Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the first one day international between India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team held at Vadodara on January 11.
India beat New Zealand comfortably by 4 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three match series.
India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline First ODI Vadodara January 2026
India win the toss and elect to field first.
Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls get the visitors off to a fine start and add 117, before Harshit Rana breaks the stand and claims both Conway and Nicholls in quick succession.
Mohammed Siraj then gets Will Young cheaply.
The visitors then lose a bit of momentum and slump from 146/2 to 198/5.
Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell steady the ship and add 39, before the latter is run out to a brilliant direct hit by Shreyas Iyer.
Mitchell scores a brilliant 71 ball-84.
A late flourish from debutant Kristian Clarke towards the end takes their side to 300/8 in their allotted 50 overs.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gil are steaady and add 39, before Kyle Jamieson gets Rohit for 26.
Gill and Virat Kohli feature in a second wicket stand of 118, before Adithya Ashok gets his maiden wicket by getting the former for 56.
Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are steady and add 77, before Kyle Jamieson pegs the hosts back with wickets of Kohli (93), Ravindra Jadeja (4) and Shreyas Iyer (49).
KL Rahul and Harshit Rana anchor the innings and add 37, before Kristian Clarke gets the latter for 29.
Rahul and Washington Sundar hold their nerves towards the end and takes the hosts past the finishing line.
India win by 4 wickets and 6 balls to spare.
Player of the match- Virat Kohli
