India have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand. In the first ODI at Eden Park, Auckland, on 4 November, India won by five wickets under the DLS method, after rain cut the game short.
New Zealand were bowled out for 185 in 40.2 overs. Seifert made 38, and Arshdeep took 4 wickets for 70 runs, while Gurnoor took 3 wickets for 44 runs.
India were then set a revised target of 143 runs in 32 overs. They reached it in 22.4 overs, losing five wickets.
Kohli’s 74 leads the chase
Virat Kohli was the star of the match. He scored 74 off 51 balls, with 13 fours and one six, in a match played a day before his 38th birthday. It was his 80th ODI fifty. Shubman Gill made 37.
The second ODI will be played in Wellington on 7 November 2026.
Source: ESPNcricinfo and cricket.com.au match reports on the New Zealand v India 1st ODI, 4 November 2026. Record claims about Kohli’s career milestones were not included here because they were not verified in this report.
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