- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 taken this time - Iyer makes no mistake! Arshdeep goes short-of-good-length on off. Young swivels to pull, but he gets a top-edge, and Iyer gets under it from square leg 22/114.2 It's that Eden Park bounce and another NZ batter is gone! Spliced to mid-on, where Gaikwad, the sub, takes a regulation catch. Dug in short and outside off, prancing delivery from Brar. He runs in hard and hits the deck harder, messing with Seifert's pull. Mis-hit to the sub fielder. NZ are three down inside 15 overs 73/38.3 straight to square leg! Poor, poor shot from Nicholls. Short of good length from Arshdeep, and Nicholls raises his front leg while trying to pull over the lone leg-side infielder. But he doesn't manage to, and importantly Naman holds on this time! 40/221.1 time for spin, Axar here. Bowls full on middle, and Phillips tucks it to the on-side for a quick single. But Rohit swoops onto that in a flash, throws it smartly to KL Rahul, and the bails are whipped off. Mitchell looks worried and correctly so! Rohit with a lightning effort and India have got they bogey man! NZ in big trouble, and India rewarded courtesy Rohit's magic 97/516.6 Brar sticks his left hand out...and the ball sticks! One-handed return catch and Brar is chuffed. Much fuller and angling away outside off. Draws a weak drive from Latham. Chipped back in the air. Brar holds onto the chance 84/435.1 Caught at mid-off! Arshdeep bags his fourth. Another hard-length delivery, angling across off from left-arm over the wicket. GP can't get underneath the length. He can only (mis)hit it as far as mid-off 146/926.1 Kamboj comes around the wicket to Santner, and it's a fullish ball just outside off stump. Santner tried to fend this, but the ball snakes in, hits the inside-edge, and then dribbles onto the stumps! Kamboj with a big fist pump! 113/628.3 pristine Kamboj, magical Kohli! VK swoops to his right to grab a one-hander at second slip, but the umpires want to go upstairs. It's a short check as the jumbotron goes O-U-T. Fuller side of a length, sixth-stump line, Smith went forward to defend, but it straightens after pitching, and gets the outside edge. This one goes low to Kohli's right. Kohli points to someone in the dug-out to let 'em know he still has it! 115/731.1 Kohli in the mix again! Arshdeep comes around the wicket and bowls a good length ball angling in. Jamieson reaches out to drive at it, but with minimal footwork. Ball hits the bottom-half of the bat, and pops up to Kohli at short cover for a catch he can probably take in his sleep. Arshdeep now has three 131/840.2 Brar takes out Tickner and gives him a send-off! Tickner backs away once again, Brar chases the moving batter with a lifter. Tickner is caught in an awkward tangle and can only fend it behind to the keeper. Tickner has a wry smile on his face 185/10Extras13 (lb 4, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL185 all out (40.2 Overs, RR: 4.58)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Will Young, 4.3 ov), 2-40 (Henry Nicholls, 8.3 ov), 3-73 (Tim Seifert, 14.2 ov), 4-84 (Tom Latham, 16.6 ov), 5-97 (Daryl Mitchell, 21.1 ov), 6-113 (Mitchell Santner, 26.1 ov), 7-115 (Nathan Smith, 28.3 ov), 8-131 (Kyle Jamieson, 31.1 ov), 9-146 (Glenn Phillips, 35.1 ov), 10-185 (Blair Tickner, 40.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 10 0 70 4 7 38 8 4 2 0 Auqib Nabi 6 0 33 0 5.5 25 4 2 0 0 A Kamboj 10 2 22 2 2.2 46 2 0 1 0 Gurnoor Brar 9.2 0 44 3 4.71 37 2 2 1 1 AR Patel 5 0 12 0 2.4 18 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 Rohit is gone for a duck! Full outside off and driven on the up. Mid-off gets forward and jumps ahead, and takes that! It was well struck, probably his best-struck ball in this short innings, but straight to the man. Disappointment for Rohit fans, jubilation for the NZ supporters. 1/118.2 high in the air and lands in Latham's safe hands. This was a short-of-good-length ball that rose steeply. Gill tried to smack it over the leg side but the bat's face turned. Easy one for the keeper, he had a lot of time to get under that one 114/219.4 Holes out to deep square leg! Kohli can't believe it but he has to drag himself off the field. The Kohli show is over at Eden Park. He raises his bat to the crowd and walks back. Duffy digs it shorter and outside off, Kohli has been strong with his pulls today, but does not middle this one. He splices it to deep square leg, where Seifert runs across to his right, dives, and holds onto the ball 124/321.4 dug in short and outside off, kicks up at Iyer, who can't control his pull. Spliced to Nicholls at midwicket. Iyer can't keep it down or clear the infielder. Gone for 15 off 13 balls. 7 away from victory 136/519.6 Phillips pulls off another superb catch and makes the highlight reel. He leaps across to his left and grabs this fast-travelling ball with both hands. Duffy bangs it away on a hard length, not enough room for Axar to cut it away with considerable comfort. He splices it to point. Over to GP 124/4Extras9 (lb 1, w 8)TOTAL143/5 (22.4 Overs, RR: 6.3)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Rohit Sharma, 0.6 ov), 2-114 (Shubman Gill, 18.2 ov), 3-124 (Virat Kohli, 19.4 ov), 4-124 (Axar Patel, 19.6 ov), 5-136 (Shreyas Iyer, 21.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KA Jamieson 7 0 34 1 4.85 27 4 0 2 0 JA Duffy 7 0 49 3 7 22 7 1 2 0 BM Tickner 4 0 38 0 9.5 11 6 1 0 0 NG Smith 4.4 0 21 1 4.5 19 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.00, Second Session 19.00-22.30
Match days
4 November 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: New Zealand - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 140 runs, 7 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: New Zealand - 71/2 in 14.0 overs (TL Seifert 36, DJ Mitchell 17)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 22.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: New Zealand - 115/7 in 28.3 overs (GD Phillips 13)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 35.5 overs (216 balls), Extras 11
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 0 run, 1 wicket)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 185/10 in 40.2 overs (JA Duffy 15)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 26.0 (Mandatory - 94 runs, 4 wickets)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (Shubman Gill 17, V Kohli 28, Ex 7)
- Rain: India - 54/1 in 10.5 overs (Shubman Gill 17, V Kohli 29)
- Wet Ground: India - 54/1 in 10.5 overs (Shubman Gill 17, V Kohli 29)
- Revised DLS Target - 167 runs in 40 overs
- Rain: India - 64/1 in 12.0 overs (Shubman Gill 27, V Kohli 29)
- Revised DLS Target - 143 runs in 32 overs
- Over 12.4: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - V Kohli (Struck down)
- V Kohli: 50 off 35 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 90 balls (Shubman Gill 35, V Kohli 59, Ex 7)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKohli 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
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




