Overview
- India chased 301 in Vadodara, finishing 306/6 with six balls left to open the three-ODI series.
- Virat Kohli reached 28,000 international runs to move past Kumar Sangakkara into second all time, becoming the fastest to the mark during his 93.
- Shubman Gill scored 56, Shreyas Iyer 49 and KL Rahul closed unbeaten on 29 with the winning six, while Harshit Rana added 29.
- New Zealand posted 300/8 through a 117-run opening stand by Devon Conway (56) and Henry Nicholls (62) and Daryl Mitchell’s 84; Kyle Jamieson led their bowling at 4/41.
- India bowled first after Gill won the toss to test combinations in dew conditions; KL Rahul kept with Rishabh Pant ruled out by an oblique tear and Washington Sundar nursing a side strain, with the second ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.