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#India-New Zealand1stODI: Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj Shine As India Beat New Zealand By 5 Wickets D/L Method
Keeping his cool and focus chase master Virat Kohli anchored Indian chase with yet another masterclass innings a fine 51 ball match- winning 74 . It was King Kohli’s 80th ODI fifty and a day ahead of his 38th birthday
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After clinching the T20I series 3-2, Team India drew first blood in the five- match ODI series as they beat hosts New Zealand by 5 wickets by D/L method and take a 1-0 series lead . Earlier , India Skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first.
To the delight of Gill, Indian bowlers found their line and lengthe straight away and bowling according to the field set bundled the Black Caps out for a below par 185 all – out in 40.2 overs. The Kiwis struggled right from the start with opener Will Young dismissed early for 9 . Tim Seifert scored 38 , Henry Nicholls 9 , Daryl Mitchell run-out for 28, Tom Latham 3, Glenn Phillips 30 , Skipper Mitchell Santner 4, Nathan Smith 1 , Kyle Jamieson 1 . The big innings that Kiwis wanted never came . Jacob Duffy not out 15 . Blair Tickner towards the end played an important cameo to score 34 . Regular wickets also hurt the Kiwis, Indian bowlers were on top .
India Bowling : Arshdeep Singh impressed with 4/70 ( 10 overs), Auqib Nabi 0/33 ( 6 overs), Anshul Kamboj bowled a fine spell 2/22 ( 10 overs) , Gurnoor Brar 3/44( 9. 2 overs), Axar Patel 0/12 ( 5 overs)
In reply , India lost opener Rohit Sharma early for 0 to Kyle Jamieson. Then Skipper Shubman Gill and chase master Virat Kohli joined to put India back on track . The play was marred by frequent rain interuptions . The play eventually resumed with revised target for India by D/L method was now 143 in 32 overs . Shubman Gill fell soon after for 37. Shreyas Iyer The T20I skipper was out for 15. Axar Patel 0. As India chase saw some jitters.
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But Keeping his cool and focus chase master Virat Kohli anchored Indian chase with yet another masterclass innings a fine 51 ball match- winning 74 . It was King Kohli’s 80th ODI fifty and a day ahead of his 38th birthday. Kohli ensured India were on course to win this one. Kl Rahul not out 3 and Naman Dhir not out 5 saw India home. India reaching 143/5 in 22.4 overs
New Zealand Bowling : Kyle Jamieson 1/34 ( 7 overs), Jacob Duffy 3/49 ( 7 overs), Blair Tickner 0/38 ( 4 overs), Nathan Smith 1/21 ( 4.4 overs)
Match: 1st ODI
Venue: Auckland | Date: November 04, 2026