India vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS 1st ODI: Kohli-Rana shine as India beat New Zealand in series opener
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI highlights: India, with the win in the series opener, have ended New Zealand's nine-match winning streak in ODIs
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI full scorecard
Harshit Rana proved why the Indian team management has shown so much faith in him, producing a match-winning performance after Kohli's proved why he is called chase master for India in the first ODI against New Zealand at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium on Sunday.
Rana first made an impact with the ball, picking up crucial wickets to halt New Zealand at 300 despite a strong start. He then played a key role with the bat, scoring 29 runs off 23 balls, as India chased down the 301-run target to win by four wickets and take a 1–0 lead in the series against New Zealand. Kohli, earlier set-up the stahe of the chase with his brilliant 93 runs off 91 balls.
New Zealand build strong platform before Rana strikes
After India won the toss and opted to field, New Zealand began confidently as Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls put together a steady opening partnership. India’s spinners bowled with control and created pressure, but missed chances in the field allowed the stand to cross 100 in the 20th over, with both batters reaching their half-centuries. The breakthrough came in the 22nd over when Rana dismissed Nicholls for 62, and he followed it up in his next over by removing Conway for 56, reducing New Zealand to 133 for 2 at the halfway stage.
India tighten grip through middle overs
Mohammed Siraj struck soon after to dismiss Will Young for 12, while Kuldeep Yadav removed Glenn Phillips for 12. Mitchell Hay showed intent with an 18-ball cameo but was bowled by Prasidh Krishna. Daryl Mitchell continued to counterattack from one end, bringing up his 12th ODI half-century and keeping New Zealand on course for a competitive total. Captain Michael Bracewell added 16 before being run out, and Siraj cleaned up Zakary Foulkes for 1 late in the innings.
Late runs take New Zealand to 300
Mitchell’s innings ended on 84 off 71 balls when he was trapped lbw by Prasidh Krishna in the 48th over. Debutant Kristian Clarke then provided late momentum with an unbeaten 24 off 17 balls, guiding New Zealand to 300 for 8 at the end of 50 overs.
Kohli and Gill control India’s chase
In reply, India added 39 for the first wicket before Kyle Jamieson dismissed Rohit Sharma for 26. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli then put India in command with a 118-run partnership for the second wicket. Gill scored 56 before falling to Adithya Ashok, while Kohli continued to anchor the chase.
Late stutter before composed finish
Kohli missed out on a century, falling for 93 to Jamieson. Clarke then dismissed Ravindra Jadeja for 4, and Jamieson removed Shreyas Iyer for 42, briefly swinging momentum back towards New Zealand. Rana’s brisk 29 steadied India again before he was dismissed by Clarke.
Rahul and Sundar close out the chase
With 27 required in the final 4 overs, KL Rahul and Washington Sundar kept their nerves to add the remaining runs. Rahul finished unbeaten on 29, with Sundar on 7 not out, as India completed the chase with four wickets in hand and six balls to spare.
Scorecard:
New Zealand
| New Zealand (50 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissed | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Devon Conway | b Harshit Rana | 56 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 83.58 |
| Henry Nicholls | c †Rahul b Harshit Rana | 62 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 89.85 |
| Will Young | c †Rahul b Mohammed Siraj | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Daryl Mitchell | lbw b Prasidh Krishna | 84 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 118.3 |
| Glenn Phillips | c Iyer b Kuldeep Yadav | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 63.15 |
| Mitchell Hay † | b Prasidh Krishna | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Michael Bracewell (c) | run out (Iyer) | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.88 |
| Zak Foulkes | b Mohammed Siraj | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kristian Clarke | not out | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 141.17 |
| Kyle Jamieson | not out | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (w 7) 7 | |||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 6.00) 300/8 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Mohammed Siraj | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| Harshit Rana | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 6.5 | 26 |
| Washington Sundar | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | 10 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 6.66 | 24 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5.77 | 21 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 9 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 6.22 | 18 |
India:
| India Inning | ||||||
| 306-6 (49 ov) CRR:6.24 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rohit Sharma | c MG Bracewell b KA Jamieson | 26 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 89.66 |
| Shubman Gill (C) | c G Phillips b A Ashok | 56 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 78.87 |
| Virat Kohli | c MG Bracewell b KA Jamieson | 93 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 102.2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | b KA Jamieson | 49 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 104.26 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Kristian Clarke b KA Jamieson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| KL Rahul (WK) | Not out | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 138.1 |
| Harshit Rana | c Mitchell Hay b Kristian Clarke | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 126.09 |
| Washington Sundar | Not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | 13 (b 0, Ib 4, w 9, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 306 (6 wkts, 49 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD |
| Kyle Jamieson | 10 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adithya Ashok | 6 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristian Clarke | 10 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bracewell | 8 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Phillips | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9:40 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India scorecard
| India Inning | ||||||
| 306-6 (49 ov) CRR:6.24 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rohit Sharma | c MG Bracewell b KA Jamieson | 26 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 89.66 |
| Shubman Gill (C) | c G Phillips b A Ashok | 56 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 78.87 |
| Virat Kohli | c MG Bracewell b KA Jamieson | 93 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 102.2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | b KA Jamieson | 49 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 104.26 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Kristian Clarke b KA Jamieson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| KL Rahul (WK) | Not out | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 138.1 |
| Harshit Rana | c Mitchell Hay b Kristian Clarke | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 126.09 |
| Washington Sundar | Not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | 13 (b 0, Ib 4, w 9, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 306 (6 wkts, 49 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD |
| Kyle Jamieson | 10 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adithya Ashok | 6 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristian Clarke | 10 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bracewell | 8 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Phillips | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9:34 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India beat New Zealand
Over summary: 1 1 1 4 4 6; India 306/6 after 48 overs; KL Rahul 29 (21), Washington Sundar 7 (7)
Kristian Clarke continues the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 17 runs from the over as India held thier nerve to secure thrilling win in the match and take 1-0 lead in the series.
9:28 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 12 runs to win in 12 balls
Over summary: 1 1 1 1 1 1; India 289/6 after 48 overs; KL Rahul 14 (17), Washington Sundar 5 (5)
Zak Foulkes comes back in the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 6 runs from the over.
9:22 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 18 runs to win in 18 balls
Over summary: 4 W 1 1 1 1; India 283/6 after 47 overs; KL Rahul 11 (14), Washinton Sundar 2 (2)
Kristian Clarke continues the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 8 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Harshit Rana (29).
9:15 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 26 runs to win in 24 balls
Over summary: 1 1 1 2 1 2; India 275/5 after 46 overs; Harshit Rana 25 (21), KL Rahul 9 (12)
Bracewell comes back in the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 8 runs from the over.
9:10 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 34 runs to win in 30 balls
Over summary: 1 1 0 1 1 6; India 267/5 after 45 overs; Harshit Rana 21 (18), KL Rahul 5 (9)
Kristian Clarke continues the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 10 runs from the over.
9:05 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 44 runs to win in 36 balls
Over summary: 1 1 1 2 0 1; India 257/5 after 44 overs; Harshit Rana 13 (14), KL Rahul 3 (7)
Zak Foulkes comes back in the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 6 runs from the over.
8:59 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 50 runs to win in 42 balls
Over summary: 0 0 0 0 2 4; India 251/5 after 43 overs; Harshit Rana 9 (10), KL Rahul 1 (5)
Kristian Clarke comes back in the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 6 runs from the over.
8:56 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 56 runs to win in 48 balls
Over summary: W 2 0 0 1 0; India 245/5 after 42 overs; Harshit Rana 3 (4), KL Rahul 1 (5)
Kyle Jamieson continues the attack for New Zealand. He gives away 3 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Shreyas Iyer (49)
8:41 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: New Zealand fighting back
New Zealand are fighting back with quick wickets as they have removed Kohli (93) and Jadeja (4) in quick succession to somewhat halt India's momentum in the chase.
8:13 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 88 runs to win in 90 balls
India 213/2 after 35 overs; Virat Kohli 86 (81), Shreyas Iyer 34 (29)
India is avoiding the mistake New Zealand did and is stitching long partnerships for every wicket. Now it's Kohli and Iyer who are making the case walk of the chase.
India is avoiding the mistake New Zealand did and is stitching long partnerships for every wicket. Now it's Kohli and Iyer who are making the case walk of the chase.
7:56 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 129 runs to win in 20 overs
India 172/2 after 30 overs; Virat Kohli 69 (67), Shreyas Iyer 10 (13)
India lost the big wicket of skipper Gill (56 runs) in the last five overs. But with Kohli and Iyer still at the crease, the men in blue will not be so much concerned about the chase.
India lost the big wicket of skipper Gill (56 runs) in the last five overs. But with Kohli and Iyer still at the crease, the men in blue will not be so much concerned about the chase.
7:43 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: Gill departs
Shubman Gill's fighting innings comes to and end on 56 as Adithya Ashok gets the better of Indian skipper. India two down on 157.
7:38 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 156 runs to win in 25 overs
India 145/1 after 25 overs; Shubman Gill 51 (67), Virat Kohli 57 (54)
Both Kohli and Gill have crossed the fifty-run mark as India are moving ahead comfortably in the chase. New Zealand need wickets and quickly to make a comeback.
Both Kohli and Gill have crossed the fifty-run mark as India are moving ahead comfortably in the chase. New Zealand need wickets and quickly to make a comeback.
7:20 PM
India vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st ODI: India need 179 runs to win in 30 overs
India 122/1 after 20 overs; Shubman Gill 40 (53), Virat Kohli 45 (38)
Despite losing Rohit early, India have been clinical in the chase with Kohli and Gill scoring the runs freely. New Zealand need quick wickets if they want to make a comeback in the game.
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First Published: Jan 11 2026 | 12:02 PM IST