Overview
- New Zealand beat India by seven wickets, reaching 286 for 3 with 15 balls to spare to tie the three-match series 1-1.
- Daryl Mitchell hit an unbeaten 131 and shared a 162-run stand with Will Young, who made 87, to steer the chase on a slow surface.
- The target of 285 was New Zealand’s highest successful ODI chase in India, eclipsing their 283 against England in 2023.
- KL Rahul’s 112 not out lifted India to 284 for 7 and brought two milestones as the first Indian wicketkeeper to score an ODI hundred versus New Zealand and the first Indian centurion at Rajkot’s Niranjan Shah Stadium.
- Virat Kohli, who returned to No. 1 in the ICC ODI batting rankings, became India’s leading ODI run-scorer against New Zealand before falling for 23 to Kristian Clarke, whose 3 for 56 pegged India back.