- India’s seamers and Kohli 74 power them to 1-0 lead in rain-hit match India’s seamers were relentless with their interrogation of the New Zealand batters and were supported by excellent fielding and ctaincy The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 On last Friday New Zealand scored 259 in a T20I at Eden Park.
- In an ODI on Wednesday, they were bowled out for 185 by India ‘s seamers, who were relentless with their interrogation of the batters and were supported by excellent fielding and ctaincy.
- All the aggression with the ball and in the field proved to be useful as it earned Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill the time to get the win amid frequent rain breaks during their chase.
India’s seamers and Kohli 74 power them to 1-0 lead in rain-hit match India’s seamers were relentless with their interrogation of the New Zealand batters and were supported by excellent fielding and ctaincy The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 On last Friday New Zealand scored 259 in a T20I at Eden Park.
In an ODI on Wednesday, they were bowled out for 185 by India ‘s seamers, who were relentless with their interrogation of the batters and were supported by excellent fielding and ctaincy. All the aggression with the ball and in the field proved to be useful as it earned Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill the time to get the win amid frequent rain breaks during their chase. Anshul Kamboj , picked ahead of Mohammed Siraj, was the pick of the bowlers even though he took just two wickets.
He extracted seam movement right until his last over, the 33rd of the innings, conceded just 22 in his 10 overs bowled across two spells and contributed to wickets at either ends with his discipline. The two Punjab seamers, Arshdeep Singh and Gurnoor Brar , caused sharp damage either side of Kamboj’s wickets, getting four wickets with the short ball. Arshdeep got a little greedy for the fifth wicket in the end, allowing the No.
11 Blair Tickner hit three sixes off him to rearrange his figures to 10-0-70-4, but Gurnoor backed him up with his third, ending a frustrating 39-run last-wicket stand between Tickner and Jacob Duffy. India’s tactics and fielding complemented the bowling. There was a second slip in place when Kamboj produced an edge in the 29th over.
Kohli, a day short of his 38th birthday, was there to dive low to his right to take a one-handed stunner to match the 39-year-old Rohit Sharma’s diving run-out of Daryl Mitchell. art from attacking field sets, Gill also kept bowling his strike bowlers: when Gurnoor got the final wicket, India had exhausted the quota of the three strike bowlers in the 41st over. They wouldn’t have known it then given the unpredictable Auckland weather, but bowling New Zealand out early was crucial for India as rain peared out of nowhere twice and reduced India’s innings to 32 overs.
If New Zealand had batted their 50 overs out, they would have been close to escing with a no-result even though Kohli’s sensational 74 off 51 full of pulls and drives on the up ensured India needed only a little under 10 overs to spare. The kind of fluency that Kohli displayed looked scarcely possible when New Zealand were asked to bat first. One of the bounciest surfaces in the world added some seam movement to make batting difficult as India’s four-man pace attack hardly gave them a loose ball.
Making a comeback because of various injuries in the hosts’ squad, Tim Seifert manufactured shots and tried desperately to transfer the pressure back on the bowlers, but managed only to top-score with 38 off 43. Arshdeep made the early inroads with the occasional short ball. Two of them resulted in top edges from Will Young and Henry Nicholls, two batters who, like Seifert, are still auditioning for the World Cup.
Once Kamboj came on as first change, Seifert had to endure a maiden and then dots because he was even more accurate. Even though Seifert and Mitchell built a partnership, New Zealand looked edgy, wanting to break free but not allowed to do so. The wickets during this period of play hpened to fall to Gurnoor with Seifert top-edging another pull and Tom Latham offering a sharp return catch when looking to work the ball on the up.
Having survived two poorly-judged singles earlier, New Zealand finally made a contribution to their own collse when Mitchell responded to Glenn Phillips’ call for a single. Rohit fielded to his right at square leg and released the ball while diving. Now that India were into the allrounders, Gill went back to looking for wickets.
Off went Axar Patel, and back came Kamboj. His second spell enjoyed much more luck than the first. Mitchell Santner played him on thanks to wicked turn from the batters’ foot holes, changing the ball’s direction dramatically.
Kamboj stayed on the hard length, only occasionally going slightly fuller, which produced Nathan Smith’s edge for Kohli to sn. Anshul Kamboj celebrates a wicket with his team-mates, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Encouraged by the fall of the last five wickets for 42 runs, Gill went all in with Arshdeep and Gurnoor once Kamboj was done. Good lengths did the job for Arshdeep in the second spell with both Kyle Jamieson and Phillips struggling to keep the ball down the drive.
Arshdeep went searching for his five-for, which allowed Tickner get a few blows in, but Gurnoor ended the innings with another short ball. It was parent that the pitch was not easy to bat on even during the chase when Rohit fell for a duck to a shot not dissimilar to the ones that got Latham and Phillips out, failing to keep down an off-drive. Kohli, though, and Gill, to an extent, were on another planet.
While Gill batted with a high control percentage even on this pitch, Kohli dominated the bowling without attaining that degree of perfection. When he started playing the shots, though, it was well worth the wait for the annoying drizzle to stop. The innings was studded with dismissive pull shots, especially off Tickner, but even they might not outshine the cover drive on the up off a bowler as tall as Tickner just before the first rain break.
Even though Gill’s dismissal kickstarted a mini-collse of 4 for 22, all four, including Kohli falling to the short ball, it was a comfortable win for India. India’s seamers were relentless with their interrogation of the New Zealand batters and were supported by excellent fielding and ctaincy taken this time – Iyer makes no mistake! Arshdeep goes short-of-good-length on off.
Young swivels to pull, but he gets a top-edge, and Iyer gets under it from square leg It’s that Eden Park bounce and another NZ batter is gone! Spliced to mid-on, where Gaikwad, the sub, takes a regulation catch. Dug in short and outside off, prancing delivery from Brar.
He runs in hard and hits the deck harder, messing with Seifert’s pull. Mis-hit to the sub fielder. NZ are three down inside 15 overs straight to square leg!
Poor, poor shot from Nicholls. Short of good length from Arshdeep, and Nicholls raises his front leg while trying to pull over the lone leg-side infielder. But he doesn’t manage to, and importantly Naman holds on this time!
time for spin, Axar here. Bowls full on middle, and Phillips tucks it to the on-side for a quick single. But Rohit swoops onto that in a flash , throws it smartly to KL Rahul, and the bails are whipped off.
Mitchell looks worried and correctly so! Rohit with a lightning effort and India have got they bogey man! NZ in big trouble, and India rewarded courtesy Rohit’s magic Brar sticks his left hand out…and the ball sticks !
One-handed return catch and Brar is chuffed. Much fuller and angling away outside off. Draws a weak drive from Latham.
Chipped back in the air. Brar holds onto the chance Gurnoor Brar is pumped after sending back Tom Latham, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Caught at mid-off! Arshdeep bags his fourth.
Another hard-length delivery, angling across off from left-arm over the wicket. GP can’t get underneath the length. He can only (mis)hit it as far as mid-off Kamboj comes around the wicket to Santner, and it’s a fullish ball just outside off stump.
Santner tried to fend this, but the ball snakes in, hits the inside-edge, and then dribbles onto the stumps! Kamboj with a big fist pump! pristine Kamboj, magical Kohli!
VK swoops to his right to grab a one-hander at second slip, but the umpires want to go upstairs. It’s a short check as the jumbotron goes O-U-T. Fuller side of a length, sixth-stump line, Smith went forward to defend, but it straightens after pitching, and gets the outside edge.
This one goes low to Kohli’s right. Kohli points to someone in the dug-out to let ’em know he still has it! Virat Kohli took a one-hander catch in Auckland, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Kohli in the mix again!
Arshdeep comes around the wicket and bowls a good length ball angling in. Jamieson reaches out to drive at it, but with minimal footwork. Ball hits the bottom-half of the bat, and pops up to Kohli at short cover for a catch he can probably take in his sleep.
Arshdeep now has three Brar takes out Tickner and gives him a send-off! Tickner backs away once again, Brar chases the moving batter with a lifter. Tickner is caught in an awkward tangle and can only fend it behind to the keeper.
Tickner has a wry smile on his face taken this time – Iyer makes no mistake! Arshdeep goes short-of-good-length on off. Young swivels to pull, but he gets a top-edge, and Iyer gets under it from square leg straight to square leg!
Poor, poor shot from Nicholls. Short of good length from Arshdeep, and Nicholls raises his front leg while trying to pull over the lone leg-side infielder. But he doesn’t manage to, and importantly Naman holds on this time!
Kohli in the mix again! Arshdeep comes around the wicket and bowls a good length ball angling in. Jamieson reaches out to drive at it, but with minimal footwork.
Ball hits the bottom-half of the bat, and pops up to Kohli at short cover for a catch he can probably take in his sleep. Arshdeep now has three Caught at mid-off! Arshdeep bags his fourth.
Another hard-length delivery, angling across off from left-arm over the wicket. GP can’t get underneath the length. He can only (mis)hit it as far as mid-off Virat Kohli took a one-hander catch in Auckland, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Kamboj comes around the wicket to Santner, and it’s a fullish ball just outside off stump.
Santner tried to fend this, but the ball snakes in, hits the inside-edge, and then dribbles onto the stumps! Kamboj with a big fist pump! pristine Kamboj, magical Kohli!
VK swoops to his right to grab a one-hander at second slip, but the umpires want to go upstairs. It’s a short check as the jumbotron goes O-U-T. Fuller side of a length, sixth-stump line, Smith went forward to defend, but it straightens after pitching, and gets the outside edge.
This one goes low to Kohli’s right. Kohli points to someone in the dug-out to let ’em know he still has it! Gurnoor Brar is pumped after sending back Tom Latham, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 It’s that Eden Park bounce and another NZ batter is gone!
Spliced to mid-on, where Gaikwad, the sub, takes a regulation catch. Dug in short and outside off, prancing delivery from Brar. He runs in hard and hits the deck harder, messing with Seifert’s pull.
Mis-hit to the sub fielder. NZ are three down inside 15 overs Brar sticks his left hand out…and the ball sticks ! One-handed return catch and Brar is chuffed.
Much fuller and angling away outside off. Draws a weak drive from Latham. Chipped back in the air.
Brar holds onto the chance Brar takes out Tickner and gives him a send-off! Tickner backs away once again, Brar chases the moving batter with a lifter. Tickner is caught in an awkward tangle and can only fend it behind to the keeper.
Tickner has a wry smile on his face taken this time – Iyer makes no mistake! Arshdeep goes short-of-good-length on off. Young swivels to pull, but he gets a top-edge, and Iyer gets under it from square leg straight to square leg!
Poor, poor shot from Nicholls. Short of good length from Arshdeep, and Nicholls raises his front leg while trying to pull over the lone leg-side infielder. But he doesn’t manage to, and importantly Naman holds on this time!
It’s that Eden Park bounce and another NZ batter is gone! Spliced to mid-on, where Gaikwad, the sub, takes a regulation catch. Dug in short and outside off, prancing delivery from Brar.
He runs in hard and hits the deck harder, messing with Seifert’s pull. Mis-hit to the sub fielder. NZ are three down inside 15 overs Brar sticks his left hand out…and the ball sticks !
One-handed return catch and Brar is chuffed. Much fuller and angling away outside off. Draws a weak drive from Latham.
Chipped back in the air. Brar holds onto the chance Gurnoor Brar is pumped after sending back Tom Latham, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 time for spin, Axar here. Bowls full on middle, and Phillips tucks it to the on-side for a quick single.
But Rohit swoops onto that in a flash , throws it smartly to KL Rahul, and the bails are whipped off. Mitchell looks worried and correctly so! Rohit with a lightning effort and India have got they bogey man!
NZ in big trouble, and India rewarded courtesy Rohit’s magic Kamboj comes around the wicket to Santner, and it’s a fullish ball just outside off stump. Santner tried to fend this, but the ball snakes in, hits the inside-edge, and then dribbles onto the stumps! Kamboj with a big fist pump!
pristine Kamboj, magical Kohli! VK swoops to his right to grab a one-hander at second slip, but the umpires want to go upstairs. It’s a short check as the jumbotron goes O-U-T.
Fuller side of a length, sixth-stump line, Smith went forward to defend, but it straightens after pitching, and gets the outside edge. This one goes low to Kohli’s right. Kohli points to someone in the dug-out to let ’em know he still has it!
Virat Kohli took a one-hander catch in Auckland, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Kohli in the mix again! Arshdeep comes around the wicket and bowls a good length ball angling in. Jamieson reaches out to drive at it, but with minimal footwork.
Ball hits the bottom-half of the bat, and pops up to Kohli at short cover for a catch he can probably take in his sleep. Arshdeep now has three Caught at mid-off! Arshdeep bags his fourth.
Another hard-length delivery, angling across off from left-arm over the wicket. GP can’t get underneath the length. He can only (mis)hit it as far as mid-off Brar takes out Tickner and gives him a send-off!
Tickner backs away once again, Brar chases the moving batter with a lifter. Tickner is caught in an awkward tangle and can only fend it behind to the keeper. Tickner has a wry smile on his face Rohit is gone for a duck!
Full outside off and driven on the up. Mid-off gets forward and jumps ahead, and takes that! It was well struck, probably his best-struck ball in this short innings, but straight to the man.
Dispointment for Rohit fans, jubilation for the NZ supporters. high in the air and lands in Latham’s safe hands. This was a short-of-good-length ball that rose steeply.
Gill tried to smack it over the leg side but the bat’s face turned. Easy one for the keeper, he had a lot of time to get under that one Nathan Smith accounted for Shubman Gill with a short-of-length ball, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Holes out to deep square leg! Kohli can’t believe it but he has to drag himself off the field.
The Kohli show is over at Eden Park. He raises his bat to the crowd and walks back. Duffy digs it shorter and outside off, Kohli has been strong with his pulls today, but does not middle this one.
He splices it to deep square leg, where Seifert runs across to his right, dives, and holds onto the ball Virat Kohli was dispointed for not seeing India through, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 dug in short and outside off, kicks up at Iyer, who can’t control his pull. Spliced to Nicholls at midwicket. Iyer can’t keep it down or clear the infielder.
Gone for 15 off 13 balls. 7 away from victory Phillips pulls off another superb catch and makes the highlight reel. He les across to his left and grabs this fast-travelling ball with both hands.
Duffy bangs it away on a hard length, not enough room for Axar to cut it away with considerable comfort. He splices it to point. Over to GP Mitchell Santner walks back after defeat in the first ODI, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Rohit is gone for a duck!
Full outside off and driven on the up. Mid-off gets forward and jumps ahead, and takes that! It was well struck, probably his best-struck ball in this short innings, but straight to the man.
Dispointment for Rohit fans, jubilation for the NZ supporters. Virat Kohli was dispointed for not seeing India through, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Holes out to deep square leg! Kohli can’t believe it but he has to drag himself off the field.
The Kohli show is over at Eden Park. He raises his bat to the crowd and walks back. Duffy digs it shorter and outside off, Kohli has been strong with his pulls today, but does not middle this one.
He splices it to deep square leg, where Seifert runs across to his right, dives, and holds onto the ball Phillips pulls off another superb catch and makes the highlight reel. He les across to his left and grabs this fast-travelling ball with both hands. Duffy bangs it away on a hard length, not enough room for Axar to cut it away with considerable comfort.
He splices it to point. Over to GP dug in short and outside off, kicks up at Iyer, who can’t control his pull. Spliced to Nicholls at midwicket.
Iyer can’t keep it down or clear the infielder. Gone for 15 off 13 balls. 7 away from victory Nathan Smith accounted for Shubman Gill with a short-of-length ball, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Mitchell Santner walks back after defeat in the first ODI, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 high in the air and lands in Latham’s safe hands.
This was a short-of-good-length ball that rose steeply. Gill tried to smack it over the leg side but the bat’s face turned. Easy one for the keeper, he had a lot of time to get under that one Rohit is gone for a duck!
Full outside off and driven on the up. Mid-off gets forward and jumps ahead, and takes that! It was well struck, probably his best-struck ball in this short innings, but straight to the man.
Dispointment for Rohit fans, jubilation for the NZ supporters. high in the air and lands in Latham’s safe hands. This was a short-of-good-length ball that rose steeply.
Gill tried to smack it over the leg side but the bat’s face turned. Easy one for the keeper, he had a lot of time to get under that one Nathan Smith accounted for Shubman Gill with a short-of-length ball, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Holes out to deep square leg! Kohli can’t believe it but he has to drag himself off the field.
The Kohli show is over at Eden Park. He raises his bat to the crowd and walks back. Duffy digs it shorter and outside off, Kohli has been strong with his pulls today, but does not middle this one.
He splices it to deep square leg, where Seifert runs across to his right, dives, and holds onto the ball Virat Kohli was dispointed for not seeing India through, New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI, Auckland, November 4, 2026 Phillips pulls off another superb catch and makes the highlight reel. He les across to his left and grabs this fast-travelling ball with both hands. Duffy bangs it away on a hard length, not enough room for Axar to cut it away with considerable comfort.
He splices it to point. Over to GP dug in short and outside off, kicks up at Iyer, who can’t control his pull. Spliced to Nicholls at midwicket.
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