1st ODI: New Zealand chase India's mammoth score, win by 4 wickets

New Zealand beat India by 4 wickets!

They lead the three-match ODI series (1-0). 

Ross Taylor's performance for the Kiwi cruised them to victory with 11 balls to spare. 

New Zealand-334/6 (47 overs), need 14 runs in 18 balls

24 wides till now!

The last time India conceded 20 plus wides was against South Africa at Wanderers in 2013

Two wickets in one over! 

New Zealand: 331/6 (46 overs). 

Is it too late for a comeback?

NZ 327/4 (45.0)

New Zealand need 21 runs in 30 balls

Ross Taylor hundred trivia:

•  21st in ODIs
•  12th at home
•  3rd against India
•  4th in Hamilton

Ross Taylor completes his century! 'King of Seddon Park' for a reason.

New Zealand: 323/4 (44 overs)

New Zealand are cruising towards the victory!

Tom Latham c Shami b Kuldeep Yadav 69(48) [4s-8 6s-2]

Skipper's brave innings! 

New Zealand: 311/4, need 37 runs in 48 balls.

New Zealand-307/3 (41.0), need 41 runs in 54 balls.

CRR: 7.49  REQ: 4.56

Ross Taylor: 96(68)

Latham: 68(46)

The Kiwi pair have a 100-run partnership!

They are hitting the ball out of the park!

Kuldeep Yadav must be regretting his dropped catch (Ross Taylor). 

NZ: 292/3 (40.0)

New Zealand-270/3 (39.0), need 78 runs in 66 balls. 

No Williamson no problem! Tom Latham is leading his country from the front. 

If New Zealand maintains their pace and consistency, it might hand India their first ever defeat in the tour. 

NZ: 261/3 (38.0)

Tom Latham and Ross Taylor are leading the team from the front. 

New Zealand: 250/3 (37.0)

New Zealand need 98 runs in 78 balls.

New Zealand: 235/3 (36.0)

India are desperate in need of wicket to slow down the run-chase. 

New Zealand need 130 runs in 91 balls.

 CRR: 6.34  REQ: 8.4

12 runs off the over. 

New Zealand-210/3 (34.0), need 138 runs.

[CRR: 6.18  REQ: 8.62]

14 runs off the over! India definitely needs to do better.

Tom Latham: 26 runs (26 balls)

Ross Taylor: 50 runs (45 balls)

New Zealand-196/3 (33.0), need 152 runs. 

New Zealand taking one step at a time to ensure a victory. 

NZ 178/3 (31.0)

Latham: 3(12)

Ross Taylor: 41(41)

New Zealand-175/3 (30.0), need 173 runs off 120 balls.

Henry Nicholls out!!!!!

He was run out by a breath taking action by Virat Kohli!

His Jonty Rhodes like action gets the better of Nicholls.

 Henry Nicholls run out (Kohli) 78(82) [4s-11]

New Zealand-164/2 (28.0), need 184 runs

[CRR: 5.86  REQ: 8.36]

New Zealand-156/2 (26.0), need 192 runs

9 runs off that over. 

[CRR: 6  REQ: 8]

New Zealand need 201 runs off 150 balls. 

New Zealand: 147-2 (25 overs)

[CRR: 5.88  REQ: 8.04]

New Zealand- 125/2 (23.0), need 223 runs.

Ross Taylor dropped by Kuldeep Yadav.

Can this prove costly for team India?

New Zealand: 122/2 (22.0)

Ross Taylor: 10 runs (14 balls)

Henry Nicholls: 59 runs (67 balls)

New Zealand- 110/2 (20.0), need 238 runs off 180 balls

Tom Blundell out!!!! Tom Blundell st Rahul b Kuldeep Yadav 9(10) [4s-1]

Kuldeep Yadav brings India back in the game!

New Zealand need 239 runs.

NZ: 109/1 (19.0)

Fifty for Henry Nicholls!

 New Zealand- 104/1 (18.0), need 244 runs.

New Zealand- 91/1 (17 overs)

 CRR: 5.35  REQ: 7.79.

New Zealand need 257 runs.

India get their first wicket!!! They break the opening partnership  of New Zealand.

Martin Guptill c Kedar Jadhav b SN Thakur 32(41) [4s-1]

NZ 86/1 (16.0)

Great over for New Zealand. 12 runs in the over. 

New Zealand- 83/0 (15 overs)

New Zealand- 71/0 (14 overs)

New Zealand need 277 runs.

[CRR: 5.07  REQ: 7.69]

New Zealand: 66/0 (13 overs)

Good over by Jadeja, just three runs off it. But Kiwi partnership is also going strong as they keep adding the numbers to the scoreboard. 

New Zealand- 63/0 (12 overs)

New Zealand need 285 runs.

[CRR: 5.25  REQ: 7.5]

Good over by Shardul Thakur. 

New Zealand need 289 runs. 

CRR: 5.36  REQ: 7.41

NZ: 59/0 (11 overs)

New Zealand: 54/0 (10 overs)

(India in first 10 overs: 55/0)

New Zealand: 45/0 (9 overs)

New Zealand need 303 runs.

Good over for India. 

Jasprit Bumrah stages a comeback, concedes just one off the over. 

New Zealand: 44/0 (8 overs)

 [CRR: 5.28  REQ: 7.3]

New Zealand need 304 runs.

New Zealand batsmen produce a great over for the Kiwis. 

10 runs off it. 

NZ 43/0 (7 overs)

NZ: 33/0 (6 overs)

Some records of this ground:

Highest partnership for India at Hamilton
201 V Sehwag - G Gambhir v NZ, 2009 (1st wkt) 
174 S Dhawan - R Sharma v IRE 2015 (1st)
136 S Iyer - KL Rahul v NZ, 2020 (4th)*
127* MS Dhoni - R Jadeja v NZ, 2014 (6th)

Highest 1st innings score at Hamilton (ODIs)
363 by WI v NZ 2014 (won)
347 by IND v NZ 2020 (?) 
346 by AUS v NZ 2007 (lost)
339 by SA v ZIM 2015 (won)

Highest Individual Score by an Indian batsman at Hamilton 
125* Virender Sehwag v NZ 2009 
103 Shreyas Iyer v NZ 2020* 
100 Shikhar Dhawan v IRE 2015 
88* KL Rahul v NZ 2020

 NZ 27/0 (5 overs)

Henry Nicholls 14 runs (24)

Guptill 6 runs (6)

Kiwis score 11 runs off the over. 

New Zealand reviewed Henry Nicholls LBW and get the decision overturned.

NZ: 23/0 (4 overs)

Bumrah bowls a good over just one run off it. 

NZ: 13/0 (3 overs).

New Zealand: 11/0 (2 overs)

Kiwi begin their innings steadily, they want to win this match desperately. They have not yet one a single match in the whole tour. 

This win will boost their confidence. 

India: 347/4 (50 overs, CRR: 6.94)

KL Rahul and Kedhar Jadhav's explosive 50-run partnership boosts India to 347.

New Zealand need 348 in 300 balls. 

Hamish Bennett's last over gave just 7 runs away. 

India: 326/4 (48 over, CRR: 6.79)

20 runs off the over!

With the help of Jadhav's cameo, India will eye to set a difficult target. 

New Zealand bowlers have seen three 50+ partnerships for India. 

The latest partnership was between Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, they had 136-run-stand for India. 

India: 306/4 (47 overs)

India: 298/4 (46 overs)

Shreyas Iyer out!

The young gun gets ovation as he leaves the ground. 

Shreyas Iyer c Santner b Southee 103(107) [4s-11 6s-1]

India: 291/3 (45 overs)

India cruising towards the 300 mark. 

India: 285/3 (44 overs)

He said it!

India: 277/3 (43 overs)

India: 271/3 (42 overs)

Shreyas Iyer: 98 runs (99 balls)

Rahul: 49 runs (39 balls)

Shreyas Iyer: 89 runs (94 balls)

KL Rahul: 48 runs (38 balls)

India: 261/3 (41 overs, CRR: 6.37)

India: 251/3 (40 overs)

Three consecutive boundaries by Shreyas Iyer!

15 runs off the over!

India: 236/3 (39 overs)

KL Rahul's explosive batting boosts India's bid to pose a 300+ target for the hosts.

India: 234/3 (38 overs)

India- 220/3 (37 overs)

Shreyas' six helps India's hopes to breach the 300+ mark!

India: 207/3 (36 overs)

Two consecutive sixes from KL Rahul! Ish Sodhi being hammered.

India: 199/3 (35 overs, CRR: 5.69)

India: 185/3 (34 over, CRR: 5.44)

Shreyas Iyer: 58 runs off 73 balls

KL Rahul: 11 runs off 17 balls

India: 177/3 (33 overs)

5 runs off the over.

KL and Iyer running between the wickets to maintain their run-rate. 

India:173/3 (32 overs)

5 runs off the over Ish Sodhi tries spinning his web to trouble the Indian Batsmen. 

India: 167/3 (31.0 overs)

6 runs off the over. 

India: 162/3 (30.0 overs, CRR: 5.4)

New Zealand get a breakthrough!!!

Virat Kolhi bowled by Ish Sodhi in his very first over. 

Virat Kohli b Ish Sodhi 51(63)

KL Rahul comes in to bat. 

India: 156/3 (29 overs)

India: 153/2 (28 overs)

50 runs for Kohli. 

100 runs partnership up!

10 runs off the over!

India: 149/2 ( 27.0 overs)

Virat Kolhi: 49 runs off 59 balls

Shreyas Iyer: 35 runs off 52 balls

India: 139/2 (26.0 overs)

5 runs off the over.

News from elsewhere!

India: 134/2 (25 overs)

Virat Kohli: 41 runs off 51 balls

Shreyas Iyer: 29 runs off 48 balls

New Zealand bowlers looked sharp while bowling between 11-20 overs. 

7 runs off the over!

India: 130/2 (24 overs, CRR: 5.42)

8 runs off the over!

Can India breach the 300 mark?

India: 123/2 (23 overs)

2 runs off the over!

Good over from Mitchell Santner. 

India: 115/2 (22 overs)

6 runs off the over!

India: 113/2 (21 overs)

Mithcell Santner to bowl the next over!

Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer bring up 50-runs partnership. 

India: 107/2 (20 overs, CRR: 5.35)

Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer running well between the wickets.

India:99/2 (19.0 overs)

India: 93/2 (18 overs)

KL Rahul is seen padding-up, looks like he is the next batsman. 

3 runs off the over. 

India: 90/2 (17 overs)

Virat Kohli's boundary helps India have a good over. 

7 runs off it.

India: 83/2 (16 overs)

Virat Kohli: 18 runs off 29 balls

Shreyas Iyer: 7 runs off 16 balls

Good over for India!

9 runs off it. 

India: 79/0 (15 overs)

Shreyas Iyer finally opens his innings after 10 deliveries. 

8 runs off the over!

India: 70/2 (14 overs).

Current run rate drops to 4.77

1 run off the over. 

India: 62/2 (13.0 over)

India being watchful now!

Virat's flick shot could have been his last for innings. Lucky for him the ball was not in the air till the fine leg fielder. 

India: 61/2 (12 overs) (CRR 5.08)

India: 60/2 (11 overs) 

Virat Kohli: 6 runs off 10 balls

Shreyas Iyer: 0 runs off 4 balls

The first powerplay comes to an end.

First 10 overs were full of ups and downs for both the teams. 

India: 55/2 (10.0)

Both Openers gone!!

Mayank Agarwal caught by Tom Bundell, the delivery was bowled by Tim Southee. 

Shreyas Iyer comes to bat.

India: 54/2 (9 overs)

New Zealand bring in Collin De Grandhomme, the change has paid off as Kiwi break the partnership. 

India: 50/1 (8 overs)

Prithvi Shaw caught behind!

Prithvi Shaw 20 runs off 21 balls. ​​​​​​

Virat Kohli comes in to bat. 

India make it up for the lost over!

Consecutive good overs for India.

India: 47/0 (7.0) (CRR:6.71)

Mayank Agarwal: 27 runs off 23 balls

Prithvi Shaw: 19 runs off 19 balls. 

India off to a steady start as the Kiwis are desperate win following a forgettable T20I series defeat (5-0).

Great over by India 11 runs off it.

India: 37/0 (6 overs) 

Prithvi Shaw: 19 runs

Mayank Agarwal: 17 runs

The Blackcaps' unsuccessful review against Mayank Agarwal's LBW. (the review was retained)

Umpire's Call saves the batsman. 

India: 26/0 (5.0)

India finally gets a good over! 10 runs from it. 

Prithvi Shaw's sublime batting hits two boundaries in the Hamish Bennett over. 

India: 21/0 (4 overs)

Mayank Agarwal's boundary ensures a decent end to the over. 5 runs off the over. 

India: 11/0 (3 overs)

Prithvi Shaw: 4 runs

Mayank Agarwal: 6 runs

Tim Southee:  2 overs 5 runs 1 maiden

India: 6/0 (2.0)

Prithvi Shaw: 3 runs

Mayank Agarwal: 2 runs

Hamish Bennet: 1.0 overs and 6 runs

India's both openers making their debut in ODIs:
P Sharma & Dilip Vengsarkar v NZ, Christchurch 1976
KL Rahul & Karun Nair v ZIM, Harare 2016
Mayank Agarwal & Prithvi Shaw v NZ, Hamilton 2020*

Maiden over!

Tim Southee bowls the first over maiden.

India: 0/0 (1 over)

Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw to open the innings for India!

Tim Southee to lead the bowling attack. 

New Zealand XI: M Guptill, H Nicholls, T Blundell, R Taylor, T Latham, J Neesham, C de Grandhomme, M Santner, I Sodhi, T Southee, H Bennett

India XI: M Agarwal, P Shaw, V Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul, K Jadhav, R Jadeja, S Thakur, K Yadav, M Shami, J Bumrah