Kohli and quicks power India to 1-0 lead in Auckland
India's seamers were relentless with their interrogation of the New Zealand batters and were supported by excellent fielding and captaincy
03/11Result
1st ODI (D/N), India tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Nov 4 2026
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
185 (40.2 ov) -
![India]( "India")
143/5 (22.4/32 ov, target 143)
Player of the Match
03/11Result
1st ODI (D/N), India tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Nov 4 2026
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
185 (40.2 ov) -
![India]( "India")
143/5 (22.4/32 ov, target 143)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Kohli embraces risk in awesome display of pull shots
On one of the bounciest one-day pitches in the world, Virat Kohli took on the challenge and triumphed
Anshul Kamboj: One bad match doesn't affect me
Exactly a month after an expensive ODI debut, the India fast bowler took 2 for 22 in his second match in Auckland
Duffy: Late starts 'definitely a factor' in teams' inability to defend totals
The New Zealand fast bowler said that 185 was never going to be enough and said that they will come back hard at India
India opt to bowl, pick Nabi and Kamboj
India opt to bowl against New Zealand in the first ODI; Auqib Nabi and Anshul Kamboj earn their spots, while Tim Seifert makes his ODI comeback
Daryl Mitchell - an unlikely boss of the ODI format
Daryl Mitchell has scored four of his nine ODI centuries against India and, given his mastery of spin, is their foremost scourge
Conway ruled out of opening ODI after collision with Henry
The opener took a blow to the head and was "taken to A&E for further examination, which confirmed a concussion," according to NZC
Eden Park: The dos and don'ts at a weirdly shaped cricket ground
Eden Park is a tricky ground for setting fields, and that's why length of bowling and selection of shots matter
Ishan Kishan, the all-in-one answer to India's tricky World Cup question
Ishan Kishan hasn't had a lot of match practice in ODIs but being named vice-captain for the last two games in New Zealand might be a hint about India's squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup
Preview
India, New Zealand switch to World Cup prep at bouncy Eden Park
Four days after playing a high-scoring T20I at Eden Park, the two teams are back here for the ODIs, but the conditions could be a lot different