India win the match by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead.
Because of rain interruptions, the second revised target was 143 in 31 overs which India reached in 22.4 overs.
India lost Rohit Sharma in the first over for a duck but the Gill-Kohli stand calmed the nerves.
Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj took four, three and two wickets respectively as India bowled New Zealand out for 185 in the 40.2 overs at Auckland's Eden Park.
Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj took four, three and two wickets respectively as India bowled New Zealand out for 185 in the 40.2 overs at Auckland's Eden Park.
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Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill took control of the innings after Rohit Sharma's departure in the first over.
IND vs NZ Highlights 1st ODI: It's over. India win the match by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead. Because of rain interruptions, the second revised target was 143 in 31 overs which India reached in 22.4 overs. Virat Kohli made a nice 74 to help his team. It was his 80th ODI fifty. Shubman Gill contributed 37. India lost Rohit Sharma in the first over for a duck but the Gill-Kohli stand calmed the nerves. Later in the innings, India had a mini-collapse, losing Gill, Kohli, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer in quick succession but by that time, the victory was certain anyway. However, the win was set up the Indian pacers. Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj took four, three and two wickets respectively as India bowled New Zealand out for 185 in the 40.2 overs at Auckland's Eden Park. If it was not for the 39-run tenth-wicket stand between Blair Tickner and Jacob Duffy, things would have been much worse for the hosts. For his extraordinary bowling display, Kamboj was adjudged Player of the Match. “I think the key was bowling consistent lines and lengths. The basic plan was to bowl on the right length. The wobble seam was working well and I was just using that. I also got good amount of bounce off the wicket. It's about the length and I was focusing on that,” Kamboj said at the post-match presentation. ...Read More
However, the win was set up the Indian pacers. Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj took four, three and two wickets respectively as India bowled New Zealand out for 185 in the 40.2 overs at Auckland's Eden Park. If it was not for the 39-run tenth-wicket stand between Blair Tickner and Jacob Duffy, things would have been much worse for the hosts. For his extraordinary bowling display, Kamboj was adjudged Player of the Match. “I think the key was bowling consistent lines and lengths. The basic plan was to bowl on the right length. The wobble seam was working well and I was just using that. I also got good amount of bounce off the wicket. It's about the length and I was focusing on that,” Kamboj said at the post-match presentation.
