Overview
- India chased 301 to win by four wickets in Vadodara, finishing 306 for 6 in 49 overs with Virat Kohli’s 93, Shubman Gill’s 56 and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 29 closing it out.
- Kohli moved past Kumar Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-scorer in international cricket at 28,068 and reached 28,000 faster than any player across formats.
- New Zealand posted 300 for 8 as Devon Conway (56) and Henry Nicholls (62) put on 117 for the first wicket and Daryl Mitchell hit 84; Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna took two wickets each.
- BCCI said Washington Sundar suffered a side strain and is out of the ODI series, with Ayush Badoni named as replacement, and Rishabh Pant was reported unavailable before the opener with Dhruv Jurel added.
- Kyle Jamieson led New Zealand’s attack with 4 for 41 for a new-look side captained by Michael Bracewell, as India go 1–0 up with the next match in Rajkot.