INDIA V NEWZELAND – 1ST ODI 2026 | IND V NZ 2026
🏏🇮🇳 India vs New Zealand – 1st ODI Detailed Match Summary 🇳🇿
🥇 1st Innings – 🇳🇿 New Zealand Batting (300/8 in 50 Overs | RR 6.00)
🇳🇿 New Zealand
⭐ Daryl Mitchell 84 (71) • 5×4 • 3×6 • Strike Rate 118.31 🔥 Dominated middle overs and accelerated after 30th over
⭐ Henry Nicholls 62 (69) • 8×4 • Strike Rate 89.86 • Built a strong platform with Conway during powerplay
⭐ Devon Conway 56 (67) • 6×4 • 1×6 • Strike Rate 83.58 • Anchored innings and rotated strike well
Kristian Clarke 24* (17) • 3×4 • Strike Rate 141.18 ⚡ Late-innings boost with aggressive boundaries
Mitchell Hay (wk) 18 (13) • 2×4 • Strike Rate 138.46 • Quick cameo in death overs
🎯 Bowling – 🇮🇳 India
⭐ Harshit Rana 10–0–65–2 • Economy 6.50 • Key breakthroughs of Conway and Nicholls
⭐ Mohammed Siraj 8–0–40–2 • Economy 5.00 • Controlled new-ball spell with sharp movement 💨
⭐ Prasidh Krishna 9–0–60–2 • Economy 6.70 • Removed Mitchell Hay and applied pressure at death
Kuldeep Yadav 9–0–52–1 • Economy 5.80 🎯 Middle overs control with turn and bounce
Washington Sundar 5–0–27–0 • Economy 5.40 • Tight lines and dot-ball pressure
⚡ Powerplay Runs: 49 (Overs 0–10)
🔥 Key Partnership: Conway & Nicholls 117 runs for opening stand
💥 Turning Point: Mitchell’s counterattack pushed New Zealand beyond 300
🥈 2nd Innings – 🇮🇳 India Batting (306/6 in 49 Overs | RR 6.24)
🇮🇳 India
⭐ Virat Kohli 93 (91) • 8×4 • 1×6 • Strike Rate 102.20 👑 Match-defining anchor under pressure
⭐ Shubman Gill (c) 56 (71) • 3×4 • 2×6 • Strike Rate 78.87 • Stabilized innings after early wicket
⭐ Shreyas Iyer 49 (47) • 4×4 • 1×6 • Strike Rate 104.26 ⚡ Maintained momentum in middle overs
KL Rahul (wk) 29* (21) • 2×4 • 1×6 • Strike Rate 138.10 🔥 Calm finisher in final phase
Harshit Rana 29 (23) • 2×4 • 1×6 • Strike Rate 126.09 • Valuable lower-order contribution
Rohit Sharma 26 (29) • 3×4 • 2×6 • Quick powerplay aggression
🎯 Bowling – 🇳🇿 New Zealand
⭐ Kyle Jamieson 10–1–41–4 • Economy 4.10 ⭐ Best figures of the match with key scalps of Rohit, Kohli, Iyer and Jadeja
⭐ Adithya Ashok 6–0–55–1 • Economy 9.20 • Broke Gill–Kohli partnership
⭐ Kristian Clarke 10–0–73–1 • Economy 7.30 • Dismissed Harshit Rana
Zakary Foulkes 10–0–49–0 • Economy 4.90 • Consistent control in early overs
Michael Bracewell 8–0–56–0 • Economy 7.00 • Tried containing middle overs
⚡ Powerplay Runs: 48 (Overs 0–10)
🔥 Key Partnership: Gill & Kohli 118 runs stabilized chase
💥 Turning Point: Rahul’s late boundaries ensured smooth finish
🏁 Match Result & Awards
🏆 Winner: 🇮🇳 India won by 4 wickets
📏 Margin: Chased 301 in 49 overs
🎖️ Man of the Match: ⭐ Virat Kohli – 93 runs under pressure, match-winning composure
🪙 Toss: India elected to bowl first
📍 Venue: BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara
⏰ Match Time: 1:30 PM Local | 8:00 AM GMT
👨⚖️ Umpires: KN Anantha Padmanabhan, Richard Illingworth
🎯 Referee: Javagal Srinath
🔥 CRICON SPECIAL
India once again showcased chase mastery with Kohli controlling tempo and Rahul sealing the finish.
New Zealand showed batting depth through Mitchell’s explosive knock but lacked death-over discipline.