India Vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI - Commentary

For New Zealand, this chase was always going to be less about the result and more about the education their young, inexperienced bowling group would receive. Bowling and challenging a batting lineup of this calibre, under pressure and in unfamiliar conditions, is exposure you simply cannot manufacture in training. It was a sharp learning curve for most of them, but one that will serve them well in the future. 

India’s VIRAT KOHLI is named PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his fluent 93 off 91 balls. He collects the award and steps in for a chat, and when Harsha Bhogle informs him that this is his 45th Player of the Match award in ODIs, Kohli responds with a smile, admitting he was unaware of the milestone. Shares he sends his awards to his mother, adding that it makes her feel very proud. Reflecting on his journey, he describes it as nothing short of a dream come true. Says he always believed in his abilities and worked really hard to reach where he is today, while also expressing deep gratitude for all that God has given him. Kohli admits that he isn’t thinking about milestones at this stage, stressing that his focus is purely on putting the team in a winning position. He explains that had India been batting first, he would have played with more aggression, but in the given situation, experience guided his approach. Further adds that batting at No. 3, his aim was to counterattack sensibly when things felt tricky, without attempting outrageous shots. Details that he felt a quick partnership in the first 20 balls was key. On the crowd cheering when a batter ahead of him gets out, Kohli admits he doesn’t feel good about it, recalling that he saw the same happen with MS Dhoni, though he understands the excitement of the crowd. He adds that he simply tries to stay focused on the game and says it is a blessing to see people come out to watch him play, something that fills him with gratitude and happiness.

The victorious captain of India, SHUBMAN GILL, is all smiles. He says that it always feels great to chip in, especially when you are chasing. Adds that staying in the presence is the key for any athlete in any sport, and just tries to do that. Mentions that the way Kohli is batting is really special and he is making it look easy. Tells that it is tough to start on a surface like this, but it is not easy to replicate what he is doing. Informs that keeping Arshdeep out was more of a rotation thing, and further adds that he did well against South Africa when Siraj wasn't there. Ends by saying that Sundar had a side strain and will go for scans after the game.

The captain of New Zealand, MICHAEL BRACEWELL, reflects on the defeat. He says the side can be proud of its overall effort, though he admits there are a few areas they would like to tidy up. Feels the game could have been very interesting had they managed to add another 20 runs to the total. Further adds that he was hoping Kyle Jamieson would be able to bowl around 15 overs, noting that it’s always great to watch him charging in. Bracewell then points out that the team has plenty of experience with the bat and says they will continue to rely on that. He also praises Daryl Mitchell for doing a great job with the bat. He says they often talk about producing match-changing moments in the field, and feels that had those chances been taken, the outcome could have been very different.

... THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY ...

Now, let's hear it from the man of the moment, KL RAHUL, who is up for a quick chat with the broadcasters. He shares that Harshit took a lot of pressure off him with his knock. Adds that he was very calm as they didn't need to chase much and at this level, you are expected to get 6-7 runs an over. Mentions that he knew Sundar had an injury, but didn't know he couldn't run. Tells that when he came in, they didn't need much and took a few risks, which, if they had paid off, this game would have finished earlier. Says that everyone who came in, chipped in well. Rohit got them started, while Kohli and Gill were excellent in that partnership and then Iyer also played nicely. Further adds that the pitch was on the slower side but didn't do much and the top order made the job easier for the next batters. Says that in the last 8-10 years, they have had a lot of last-over finishes against New Zealand, and they are a side that never gives up, which makes this contest very exciting. Ends by saying that he is looking forward to the upcoming games.

Earlier in the game, New Zealand were asked to bat and set a target. On a slowish kind of surface, the Indian bowlers couldn't apply the pressure early on as Conway and Nicholls enjoyed a rather comfortable start. Both batted for 20 overs and got off to their respective fifties, but both fell within the span of a few deliveries, which triggered a collapse. New Zealand slipped from 117/0 to 146/3, but the Indian pacers kept chipping away at the wickets further as well. Several batters got into their teens but couldn't carry forward on their starts. It was Daryl Mitchell, who held his ground and batted till the backend, scoring yet another fifty in this format and ending on 84. Kristian Clarke gave a good account of himself with the bat on his debut, adding 24 crucial runs and pushing the total to 300. For India, the pace trio of Rana, Siraj, and Prasidh bagged two apiece, whereas Kuldeep got a wicket to his name as well. 

Demoted to number six, KL Rahul latched on and stuck like glue at the crease, managing the chase smartly alongside Harshit Rana. Rana briefly took the aggressive route, slashing the asking rate with a breezy 29, while Rahul was content playing second fiddle and holding the innings together. All New Zealand needed was someone to sustain the pressure Kyle Jamieson had built from the other end. But a few sloppy fielding lapses, including a dropped catch of Rana off Mitchell, coupled with the inexperience in the bowling attack, took the edge off that push. Rahul sensed his moment, lined up debutant Kristian Clarke, and slammed the door shut with a composed, authoritative finish.

It was followed by another handy little alliance between Kohli and Iyer, which just dragged the game away from the tourists. And with the increasing presence of dew, it got really hard to control the flow of runs. But against the run of play, and just seven runs short of a century, Kohli was dismissed, and from there came an unexpected twist as Jamieson delivered a dream spell by reducing India from 234/2 to 242/5 with a four-wicket haul. That slide brought the Kiwis right back in the fight as boundaries dried up. India still needed 59 runs to win in less than nine overs when Iyer got dismissed. 

Gill took his time at the crease because Virat Kohli answered the call in emphatic fashion, and batted with complete freedom to keep the pressure sustained from one end. There was a phase of nearly nine overs where boundaries didn't come for India, but both kept themselves busy with regular strike rotation and kept the asking rate in check. Both made merry with a 118-run partnership before Gill's stay was cut short on 56 by Adithya Ashok. But still, the chase was well under control with enough wickets in hand.

Chasing 301, India, much like their opponents, began on a cautious note. Gill’s outside edge was beaten repeatedly by Foulkes, who found sharp outswing, while Jamieson hit the deck hard at times. Rohit, though, broke the shackles early and took on the role of the aggressor. Once both openers found their feet, they made the most of the fielding restrictions before Rohit fell, undone by his own attacking intent. India closed the Powerplay on 48/1. They might have pinched a couple, perhaps three more boundaries, but that leakage was expertly plugged by Glenn Phillips, whose acrobatic work at backward point prevented the ball from traveling.

This game had no business going down to the wire, and was well on course for an early finish with the way Kohli and Shreyas were batting at one point. But that is New Zealand for you. No matter the situation, they find a way to scrap, claw their way back, and drag opponents into deep waters. And to do so with a depleted bowling lineup just tells about their never say die attitude. But class has a habit of rising when it matters most. KL Rahul stayed ice-cool under pressure, anchored one end with composure and responsibility, and calmly finished the job when it counted.

30 runs for Kl Rahul 48.6Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. SIX, SIX! DONE AND DUSTED! Kristian Clarke pitches it up, on middle and angling in. KL Rahul gets under it and whips it away using his wrists over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. INDIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS AND TAKE THE LEAD IN THE SERIES 1-0!

48.5Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. FOUR, FOUR! SCORES ARE LEVEL! Kristian Clarke just misses his length and bowls a low full toss, outside off. KL Rahul steps across, extends his arms and smacks it through covers for another boundary. All smiles in the Indian camp now.

48.4Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. FOUR, FOUR! Pressure-releasing shot! A slower one. full but down the leg side. KL Rahul gets down on one knee and scoops it nicely over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. There is a check whether it is a six or a four, but the replay shows that it has bounced just before. 5 needed in 8 now.

48.3Kristian Clarke to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Pitched up and around off, Washington Sundar lofts it towards sweeper cover for another run. 9 needed in 9 now.

48.2Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Slower one, back of a length and on middle, KL Rahul punches it to long on for a run.

48.1Kristian Clarke to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Overthrows! The throw was absolutely not needed there. Short of a length and around off, Washington Sundar cuts it towards point. KL Rahul wants the run but is sent back. The fielder takes aim and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Even if he had hit the stumps, Rahul was in. There is no backup and the ball rolls away in the deep, which allows the single. This is ordinary cricket from New Zealand after being so sharp in the field for most of the innings. 

Kristian Clarke (9-0-56-1) will bowl the most important over of the match on his ODI debut. The penultimate over coming up. 

47.6Zakary Foulkes to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Pitched up and angling into the pads, Washington Sundar chips it in the air but on the bounce to deep fine leg for one more. 12 needed in 12 now.

47.5Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Another short delivery, on middle, pace on, KL Rahul pulls it to deep square leg for one.

47.4Zakary Foulkes to Washington Sundar. 1 run, DROPPED! Another chance goes begging for the Kiwis! Zakary Foulkes hits the length hard, takes pace off once more. Washington Sundar shuffles across to scoop it but does not generate enough power as it flies behind short fine leg. Adithya Ashok, from the inner ring, runs backwards over his right shoulder, gets under it in the outfield, but spills it out. They cross.

47.3Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Back of a length and on middle, slower as well, KL Rahul swipes it away to deep square leg for anothe run.

47.2Zakary Foulkes to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Zakary Foulkes sees the batter back away, follows him, and serves this full, on leg. Washington Sundar drives it away towards deep point for a run.

47.1Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Short of a length and on off, takes pace off, KL Rahul mistimes his pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Conference time! Michael Bracewell is circled by several Kiwi players as they have a chat about whom to give this over to. Foulkes has one left. Which means they will need to bowl an over of spin, with only Kristian Clarke left with one over of pace. Okay, Bracewell calls Zakary Foulkes into the attack to bowl out. 9-0-43-0 are his bowling figures so far. 

46.6Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Bangs this into pitch, outside off. KL Rahul drags this and loses his bottom hand off the handle, but still manages to pull it to deep square leg for one and retains the strike. 18 needed in 18 now. 

46.5Kristian Clarke to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Slower one, on a length and on midlde, Washington Sundar flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another run. 

46.4Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. 1 run, On a length and on leg, KL Rahul clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

46.3Kristian Clarke to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Lovely shot! Fuller delivery, on off, Washington Sundar shows the full face of the bat and lifts it over mid off. Daryl Mitchell runs after and dives to push it back inside. However, as soon as Sundar played the shot, he looked in a lot of pain and only managed to get a single by hobbling gingerly to the other end. He was also seen holding his back. Might have just tweaked it a bit. 

Will Sundar come out to bat? This is the question now. Is he fit enough to bat? He sure is. Washington Sundar is in at number 8. India need 22 runs off 22 balls. 

46.2Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. out, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Kristian Clarke gets his MAIDEN ODI WICKET! He is ecstatic and so are the Kiwis as they see another twist in the tale. Clarke hits the length hard this time, on middle, gets some extra bounce. Harshit Rana is not expecting that but tries to heave it across the line, and only gets a faint outside edge behind, where Mitchell Hay makes no mistake. Rana goes back after playing a handy knock of 29 off 23.

46.1Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. FOUR, FOUR! Gets it away and this will ease the nerves even more for India! Kristian Clarke bowls a low full toss, on off. Harshit Rana opens up his body and crunches it through the covers for a boundary, beating deep backward point to his right.

45.6Michael Bracewell to Kl Rahul. 2 runs, Good effort this time in the deep! Flighted, full and on middle, KL Rahul bunts it hard and down the ground wide of long on. Daryl Mitchell runs to his left and dives to push it back inside to save a couple of runs for his team. The third umpire is called in to check for the boundary, but the replay confirms that it is a fair stop.

45.5Michael Bracewell to Harshit Rana. 1 run, Low full toss, on off, Harshit Rana drills it down the pitch, where Michael Bracewell gets a hand on it to parry it towards long off for just one.

45.4Michael Bracewell to Harshit Rana. 2 runs, Sloppy fielding and the pressure is showing on both teams now. This is quick and full, on middle, Harshit Rana swipes it off the inside half of the bat wide of deep square leg. Will Young runs to his left but lets it through. Gets lucky that it deflects off his body and does not go to the boundary. Two taken.

45.3Michael Bracewell to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Fires this one, full and outside off, KL Rahul reaches out and drills it to sweeper cover for another run.

45.2Michael Bracewell to Harshit Rana. 1 run, Floated, full and on middle, Harshit Rana gets down on one knee and slogs it but does not time it as it goes on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a run.

45.1Michael Bracewell to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Flighted, full and on middle, KL Rahul flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Michael Bracewell (7-0-48-0) is back on. Can the skipper provide another breakthrough? Let's see. 

Washington Sundar was seen padded up in the dressing room a while ago. He didn't come to bat over Rana, so there might have been some reason for that. However, Rana has given a good account of himself with the bat so far. 

44.6Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. SIX, SIX! BRUTE FORCE! That will ease the nerves massively in that Indian camp. Takes all the pace off from the ball, and lands it somewhere outside off, on a good length. Harshit Rana waits on it, weighs on the back foot and picks the bones out by pulling it over deep mid-wicket for a six. He knew it straightaway after connecting the ball. 34 needed off 30 balls. 

44.5Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Back of a length, outside off, KL Rahul leans back and cuts it to the right of Phillips at point for a single. GP stops it with the dive to that direction.

44.4Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. 1 run, A slowish delivery, on off, full in length, Rana uses his wrists to chip the ball over the vacant mid on region for a single. 

44.3Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. no run, Mighty swing and a miss! Fires one fuller, just outside off. Harshit Rana clears the front leg to send the ball sailing into the Narmada River, but connects with thin air. 

44.2Kristian Clarke to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Around off, on a length, KL Rahul plays it late and cuts it to deep point for an easy single. 

44.1Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. 1 run, Banged in short, on top of the stumps, Harshit Rana drags it off the back foot to widish long on for a single. 

43.6Zakary Foulkes to Harshit Rana. 1 run, Short and pace off, pulled off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single. 

43.5Zakary Foulkes to Harshit Rana. no run, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Daryl Mitchell, of all people! We just saw an absolutely brilliant effort in the field the last ball, and it is followed by a schoolboy error. Short of a length outside off, the slower one at 102 kph. Rana backs away and flat-bats it straight down the throat of Mitchell at long on. He gets comfortably underneath it and spills a sitter. Harshit had already started to walk off but gets a slice of luck.

43.4Zakary Foulkes to Harshit Rana. 2 runs, My word! Glenn Phillips is everywhere. Stops yet another boundary. Who says Kiwis cannot fly? That ball had no business getting cut off. Short and drifting down the leg stump, as Rana steps down the track. Harshit swivels and pulls it out to deep backward square leg for a brace, with Phillips sprinting and flinging himself to his right to intercept it. Just two.

43.3Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Rolls his fingers on the leather, short and on middle, KL Rahul pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. 

43.2Zakary Foulkes to Harshit Rana. 1 run, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Harshit Rana works it to the leg side, in front of square for a single.

43.1Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Full and on the pads, KL Rahul flicks it to the mid-wicket region and the call is for two. Rahul turns around for the second, and so does Harshit, but for some reason, Harshit stops midway, which forces Rahul to retreat back and dive before the throw arrives at the bowler's end. 

Kyle Jamieson has bowled out with figures of 10-1-41-4. So, who will Michael Bracewell turn to now? It will be Zakary Foulkes.

42.6Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. FOUR, FOUR! SMASHED! Harshit ends the boundary drought for India. It was an outstanding over from the young Clarke until this delivery. Speared fuller, outside off, Harshit backs away to give himself room and slashes hard at it. Though he gets a thick outside edge, the ball breezes through backward point and short third for a boundary. India need 50 runs off 42 balls now!

42.5Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. 2 runs, Good running! Hurls in another pace-off ball, on the leg stump, Harshit uses soft hands to clip the ball through the mid-wicket gap for a couple of runs. 

42.4Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. no run, Four dots in a row! Exceptional bowling from the debutant! Slower deceptive length ball, outside off, Harshit Rana swings with all his might to pull it over the leg side, but the ball stays low and beats the inside edge.

42.3Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. no run, Pressure building! Short, outside off, Harshit Rana knocks off the back foot to cover. 

42.2Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. no run, Nagging length, nipping in on the pads. Harshit Rana stands tall and tries to access the square leg region, but plays over it and the ball rams onto his front thigh pad.

42.1Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana. no run, Short of a good length, on middle and leg, Harshit hangs back and stabs it to cover.

Kristian Clarke (6-0-32-0) is back on. Can the debutant get his moment here?

41.6Kyle Jamieson to Kl Rahul. no run, Short of a good length, outside off, KL hops on the toes and punches it to extra cover. End of an outstanding spell from Kyle Jamieson as he ends with figures of 10-1-41-4. India need 56 runs from 47 balls. 

Harshit Rana has hurt his left shoulder while putting the dive to make his ground. The physio is in to check on him, but he seems fine. Also, positive signs for India, as the visuals show that Washington Sundar is padded up in the dressing room.

41.5Kyle Jamieson to Harshit Rana. 1 run, A massive mix-up but no harm done! Back of a length, outside off, Harshit Rana hops off and punches it to deep backward point for a single. KL Rahul is glued to the crease after completing the single, but Harshit Rana is already halfway for the double and has to retreat back. He does so with a dive, before the throw comes in at the keeper's end, and Mitch Hay underarms the throw to the bowler's end. Looks like he has jarred his left shoulder on the dive, and needs some medical assistance. 

41.4Kyle Jamieson to Harshit Rana. no run, Nagging length, angling on the leg stump line, Harshit Rana punches it to mid on. 

41.3Kyle Jamieson to Harshit Rana. no run, BEATEN! Absolute pearler! Nips away from off on a good length, on top of off, another cross-seam delivery. Harshit Rana is way leg side of the ball and hangs his bat away from the body, only to get beaten past the outside edge.

41.2Kyle Jamieson to Harshit Rana. 2 runs, An attempted yorker, on off, Harshit Rana jams the bat down and squeezes it to deep backward point for a couple of runs. 

Kyle Jamieson is single-handedly turning this game around. 3 wickets in his last 7 balls and suddenly, India are in a bit of trouble here. No signs of Washington Sundar, as it is Harshit Rana who comes out to the middle now.

5 wickets down for IND. Out batsman is Shreyas Iyer 41.1Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. out, OUT! BOWLED! A beauty and Kyle Jamieson has breathed life into this game. 4th wicket for him. A cross-seam delivery, lands on off and nips sharply into the batter from off. Shreyas Iyer plays a loose shot over the line and gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball smashes into the stumps behind. The off pole goes for a walk. This game is wide open now. Shreyas Iyer departs on 49 off 47 and India are 242/5. They were 234/2 at one stage. JAMIESON IS ON A HAT TRICK!

40.6Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Nips in off the pitch, on a good length, on middle. Shreyas heaves it off the toe end to widish square leg for a single. The equation - India need 59 off 54 balls.

40.5Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. 1 run, Short of a good length, on top of off, KL Rahul hangs back and punches it through cover and point for a single.

40.4Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. no run, Full, on off, KL Rahul hits off the inner half to mid on.

40.3Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. no run, BEATEN! Angles in and then nips away off the pitch. On a length, around off. KL Rahul plays inside the line to ease it to the off side, and gets beaten on the outside edge.

40.2Zakary Foulkes to Kl Rahul. no run, Full and around off, holds on the surface, KL Rahul tries to check his drive, and mistimes it to cover.

40.1Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Short and slow, on middle, Iyer pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Two wickets in the same over for Jamieson and New Zealand have made a slight comeback. With 62 needed off 60, KL Rahul is in at number 6. There's no update about whether Sundar is fit enough to bat. So, if New Zealand manage another quick wicket, they might actually have a real sniff at it. POWERPLAY 3 TIME! A maximum of 5 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the rest of the innings. Zakary Foulkes (7-0-34-0) to continue. 

3 wickets for Kyle Jamieson. Kyle Jamieson is on a roll. 39.6Kyle Jamieson to Ravindra Jadeja. out, OUT! TAKEN! Two wickets in the over for Kyle Jamieson, and is there a twist in the game? He goes much fuller this time, on middle, sticks to the surface a bit. Ravindra Jadeja looks to clip it away but just checks his shot at the last moment. He ends up just chipping it straight to mid on, where Kristian Clarke gets low to his front to take a simple catch. Jadeja is not happy with himself at all, but has to walk back for 4 off 5, and India are 239/4 now, chasing 301 runs.

39.5Kyle Jamieson to Ravindra Jadeja. 2 runs, Short of a length and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a brace.

39.4Kyle Jamieson to Ravindra Jadeja. 2 runs, Back of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja heaves it away wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run. The throw comes in at the batter's end and hits Jadeja on his left rib.

39.4Kyle Jamieson to Ravindra Jadeja. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone. Wided.

39.3Kyle Jamieson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Length again and on off, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it to short cover.

39.2Kyle Jamieson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, On a length and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it to square leg.

It was not to be for Virat. But nonetheless, he gets a huge reception from the Baroda crowd, who admire this knock of his. Ravindra Jadeja has been promoted to number 5.

3 wickets down for IND. Out batsman is Virat Kohli 39.1Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. out, OUT! TAKEN! Oh, dear! It is absolute pin-drop silence here in Vadodara, and heartbreak for Virat Kohli as he falls just short of his century. Kyle Jamieson lands this on hard length and around off, Virat Kohli charges down the track and tries to loft it down the ground, but ends up hitting it too close to mid off. It flies flat, and Michael Bracewell does well to move to his right to take a sharp catch with the ball almost behind him. Kohli is very disappointed with himself, not only because of not getting to a hundred, but also for not staying there till the end and finishing the job. Virat walks back for a magnificent 93 off 91, and to a big applause from the crowd.

38.6Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Another slower delivery, full and on off, Virat Kohli pushes it through covers for one more.

38.5Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Short of a length and outside off, Shreyas Iyer slaps it to sweeper cover for one. He moves to 47 now.

38.4Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Pitched up, on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli mistimes his drive off the bottom edge down to long on for a run.

38.3Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Goes a bit fuller and on middle, Shreyas Iyer drills it down to long on for a single.

38.2Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Back-of-the-hand slower one, on a hard length and on off, Shreyas Iyer punches it to extra cover.

38.1Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Back of a length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer tries to heave it away but gets it from the toe-end of the bat to mid-wicket.

37.6Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. no run, Much fuller and outside off, Virat Kohli fails to get underneath it and bunts it out to mid off.

37.5Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Hard length and around middle, Shreyas Iyer heaves it away to deep square leg for one.

37.4Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off. Shreyas Iyer slaps it off the toe-end of the bat towards mid off.

37.3Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Short of a length and on off, Virat Kohli stays back and punches it to sweeper cover for a run. Every run from Kohli is getting cheered now as he is getting closer to the milestone.

37.2Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Back of a length and around off, Shreyas Iyer steers it through backward point for a single.

37.1Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Hits the length hard, on middle, Shreyas Iyer stabs it back to the bowler.

36.6Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. no run, A big shout from Zakary Foulkes for the caught behind, but turned down. However, Michael Bracewell takes the review here, but more in desperation. This is a well-directed bumper on middle. Virat Kohli tries to pull it away, but it looks like he misses it by some distance, before Mitchell Hay grabs it behind the stumps. Well, the UltraEdge and replay confirm that there is no bat involved. The Kiwis lose a review.

36.5Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Another short delivery, outside off, Shreyas Iyer drags it from there and shovels it. He does not get the timing as his bat turns in his hands and the deep mid-wicket fielder runs to his left to cut it out. Two taken.

36.4Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Pitched up and on off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to mid off.

36.3Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR, FOUR! Superbly done! Zakary Foulkes bowls a slower bouncer, on off, with third man up in the circle. Shreyas Iyer just bends his back to sway away and ramps it over short third for a boundary.

36.2Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off now, Virat Kohli heaves it through mid-wicket for a run. Virat moves into the 90s now.

36.1Zakary Foulkes to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Short of a length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DRINKS! India need below run-a-ball now as this partnership is worth 63 runs. Kohli is on course for another century, while Shreyas is cruising for a half century of his own. The major difference between the two sides has been the way they have batted in this middle phase. New Zealand might feel that they lost a bit too many wickets in this period. India, so far, have lost just one wicket, that of Gill, in this 21-40 over stretch. With 81 runs required off 84 balls, we will see a change in bowling. Zakary Foulkes (5-0-23-0) is back on, replacing Michael Bracewell.

35.6Daryl Mitchell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Length again, on middle, Shreyas Iyer punches it to long on for one more.

35.5Daryl Mitchell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Hard length and angling into leg, Virat Kohli tucks it thorugh mid-wicket for one.

35.4Daryl Mitchell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Shreyas Iyer works it through square leg for one.

35.3Daryl Mitchell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Short of a length and on lg, Virat Kohli drags it towards long on for another run.

35.2Daryl Mitchell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, On a length and around leg, Shreyas Iyer flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

35.1Daryl Mitchell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Fuller one and angling into leg, Virat Kohli clips it through square leg for a single.

35.1Daryl Mitchell to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Good length but way down the leg side, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Mitchell Hay, the keeper does well to move to his left to stop it.

34.6Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Slows it up, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer turns it to the leg side.

34.5Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flighted, full and on middle, Virat Kohli comes down the track and thumps it towards the bowler. Michael Bracewell just manages to get a hand on it to take the sting out of it. Just one.

34.4Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Quicker, shortish and on middle, forces it down to long on for anothe run.

34.3Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shorter in length and on leg, Virat Kohli clips it through square leg for a run.

34.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. SIX, SIX! Going, going, gone! Tossed up, full and on middle and off. Virat Kohli dances down the track to get to the pitch of it and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie. Pleasing to the eye.

34.1Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Floated, short and on middle, Shreyas Iyer punches it down to long on for a single.

33.6Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Hard length and on off, Virat Kohli uses his feet but mistimes his flick off the inner half of the bat to shot mid-wicket.

200 runs for IND 33.5Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! 200 UP FOR INDIA! Kristian Clarke goes full but angling into the pads. Virat Kohli backs away and brings his wrists into play, whips it away to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

33.4Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Follows the batter, lands this on a hard length and on leg, Virat Kohli keeps it out towads short mid-wicket.

33.3Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Pitched up and on middle, Shreyas Iyer drives it down to long on for another run.

33.2Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Good length and on off, Virat Kohli punches it wide of mid off for a run.

33.1Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Fuller and on middle, Shreyas Iyer drills it towards long on for a single.

30 runs for Shreyas Iyer 32.6Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Looped up, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer eases it to long on for one more. India need 105 runs in 102 balls now.

32.5Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shorter in length once more and around off, Virat Kohli punches it to sweeper cover for one.

32.4Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. no run, Flatter, short and on middle, Virat Kohli stabs it back to the bowler.

32.3Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Tip and run! Tossed up, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer taps it in front of point for a quick one.

32.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flighted, full and on off, Virat Kohli goes down and swipes it wide of deep mid-wicket for a run.

32.1Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Floated, short and on middle, Shreyas Iyer tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

31.6Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, On a length and on off, Virat Kohli comes forward and pats it to short cover. Just 4 runs off the over!

31.5Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Hard length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer punches it down to long on for a run.

31.4Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer. 2 runs, Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Shreyas Iyer lifts his front leg up and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

31.3Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Slower again, on a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer pats it down towards point. 

31.2Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer. no run, A slower one, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer knocks it towards mid off.

31.1Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Fuller and around off, Virat Kohli uses his feet and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Kristian Clarke (4-0-21-0) returns for his second spell. He replaces Kyle Jamieson.

30.6Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR, FOUR MORE! 15 runs off the over! Short and outside off again. Shreyas Iyer gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through backward point now for another boundary.

30.5Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR, FOUR! Gets it away! Flatter, short and just outside off. Shreyas Iyer waits for it, almost plays it behind him and late-cuts it past short third for a boundary.

30.4Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Slower through the air, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer knocks it back to the bowler.

30.3Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. SIX, SIX! Up, up and away! Flighted delivery, full and on off. Shreyas Iyer gets his front leg out of the way and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for an 87-meter biggie.

30.2Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A googly, full and on middle, turns in, Virat Kohli uses his feet and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

30.1Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. no run, Tossed up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli defends it on the front foot.

A mini drinks break for the two batters. New Zealand scored 49/3 in this 21-30 over phase, whereas India added 50/1 in the same period. The tourists need a couple of quick wickets right now, as the game is gradually slipping away from their reach. 

29.6Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Length-delivery, outside off, punched off the back foot to point. 

29.5Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Spears it full and straight on middle, Shreyas knocks it to mid on. 

29.4Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Slower short ball, on top of off, Virat Kohli stands tall and mistimes it off the toe end, but clears mid-wicket for a single. 

29.3Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Cuts back in from the pitch, on a good length, Shreyas Iyer gets rushed on the back foot and bunts it off the inner half to the right of mid-wicket. They squirrel across for a quick single. 

29.2Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, On a back of a length, around off, Kohli charges down the track and drives it through cover and point for a single. 

29.1Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, IN THE AIR... Lands well short! Short on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer checks his pull shot over square leg for a single. 

28.6Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Too full, on the stumps, driven along the ground to the right of long off for a single. 

28.5Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR, FOUR! Off the edge! Leg break now, full and turning away from off. Shreyas Iyer pushes at it with hard hands to go in front of square, but outside edges it to the deep third fence for a boundary. 

28.4Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Wide outside off, a googly on a fullish length, Shreyas shuffles a bit and mistimes his heave to short mid-wicket. 

28.3Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A slider on the leg stump, Kohli clips this full delivery to deep square leg for a single. 

28.2Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. no run, Full and just outside off, at 88.7 kph. Virat leans forward and eases it to cover.

28.1Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, A leg break, full and on middle. Iyer drives it to long off for a single. 

27.6Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. no run, On a back of a length, in the channel of off. Virat Kohli plays it very late off the back foot and chops it near the sticks. 

27.5Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. no run, Length, outside off, punched away to extra cover. 

27.4Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Short and angling in from off. Shreyas Iyer stands tall and tucks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a quick single. 

27.3Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Full and jagging back in, Shreyas Iyer presses ahead and knocks it to the leg side in front of square.

27.2Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, A length ball, on middle, Shreyas Iyer rides the bounce and defends. 

27.1Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Nip-backer that jumps off the pitch, on off. Shreyas Iyer hops on and blocks it.

26.6Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Very full, on off, Virat Kohli crouches low and spanks it straight down the ground, but Adithya's half stop on the follow-through sucks out the momentum from the ball and it is cut off by Daryl Mitchell in the deep, to his left from long on. He slides and pops it to the incoming long off fielder, who gets rid of the ball towards the bowler. Two taken. 

26.5Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. no run, Short and on middle, at 86.7 kph, Virat Kohli pushes back and bunts it down the pitch. 

26.4Adithya Ashok to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Off the mark right away! Full and around off, Shreyas drills it away to long off for a single. 

Shreyas Iyer comes out to the middle now.

26.3Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. out, OUT! TAKEN! Adithya Ashok gets a massive wicket. This was much-needed for the Kiwis as he breaks the 118-run partnership. A googly, wide on off, on a fullish length. Shubman Gill tries to hit it through the mid off and cover gap, but fails to get to the pitch of the ball and ends up chipping it off the inner half towards mid off. Glenn Phillips takes a dolly at the mentioned position. Shubman Gill walks back for 56 (71) and India are 157/2, needing 144 runs.

26.2Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full and flat on the stumps, Kohli looks to drive it straight, but the ball spins in to take the inner half and rolls wide of mid-wicket for a single. 

26.1Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! A shot of real authority! Too short on middle, Virat Kohli rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. 

Looks like Shubman Gill is struggling with some cramps. The physio is in, and Gill is lying on his belly while having a banana and getting a massage on his left back thigh. A few stretches as well, and he is up now, which is a good sign for India. We are good to go again.

25.6Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Very full, on middle, Kohli jabs it down to long on for a single. 

25.5Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. no run, Serves it full and flat, on off, Kohli carves it away but cannot get it past extra cover. 

25.4Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Tossed up on the leg stump on a fuller length, Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

150 runs for IND 25.3Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. FOUR, FOUR! After 52 balls, India manage to get one away to the ropes. Dropped full and on the stumps, Gill shimmies down the ground and lofts it over the bowler, beating long on to his left for a boundary. 150 UP FOR INDIA!

25.2Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. no run, Quicker through the air, touch full and spinning down leg. Shubman Gill shuffles across and tries to paddle, but misses. It is not given a Wide as the ball has passed inside the red guideline. 

25.1Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flighted up on leg, Kohli clips the full ball to deep square leg for a single. 

24.6Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. no run, Pushed fuller, on off, Shubman Gill leans on and blocks. 

50 runs for Shubman Gill 24.5Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. 2 runs, FIFTY FOR SHUBMAN GILL! He has largely played this innings in the shadow of Kohli, but this was an important one for the Indian captain, given how the last few digs with the bat have panned out for him. This is his 16th ODI half century. Short and outside off, dragged across with a pull shot between deep mid-wicket and long on for a couple of runs. 

24.4Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, On off, on a length, Virat plays it very late and close to his body before chopping it away to deep third for a single. 

24.3Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Touch short, on off, Gill taps it gently to cover-point for a single. 

24.2Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Short, outside off, Virat Kohli uses his wrists to cut it away to deep cover for a single. 

24.1Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. no run, Short and outside off, Virat hangs back and punches it to extra cover. 45 balls since the last boundary, mentions Harsha Bhogle on air. 

23.6Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Outside off and full, Virat Kohli drills it to long on and strolls for a single. 

23.5Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Full and straight on leg, Shubman Gill drives it to long on for a single. 100-RUN STAND IS UP BETWEEN GILL AND KOHLI!

23.4Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full, on leg, clipped behind to widish square leg for a single. 

23.3Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. no run, Just past the stumps! Pitched on a length, outside leg. Virat Kohli plants his knee down to sweep, but misses and the ball grazes his elbow but rolls just wide of the leg stump. 

23.2Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Singles keep coming for India. Slower through the air, on the stumps at 89.2 kph, Shubman Gill plays it late and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single. 

23.1Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Short on middle, Virat goes back and wrists it to deep square leg for one more.

22.6Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Turns in on the pads, on a short length, Virat Kohli hangs deep inside the crease and tickles it away to deep backward square leg for a single. 

22.5Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Spins in from off, on a length, Shubman Gill walks into the shot and eases it down to long on for a single. 

22.4Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Drags the length back, outside off, Virat Kohli makes room and cuts it to deep point for one more. 

22.3Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. no run, Around off, an off break from Michael, full in length, Virat advances down the track and forces it to mid off. 

22.2Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Way too full, on the stumps, Shubman Gill works it to the left of long off for a single. 

22.1Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. no run, Full, on middle, spinning in, clipped to mid-wicket. 

21.6Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Quick at 91.5 kph, this is full on middle, Gill runs it down to long on for a single. 

21.5Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. no run, On the leg stump, full in length, Gill flicks it to short fine leg. 

21.4Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. no run, Full again, on the stumps, clipped off the front foot to short mid-wicket. 

50 runs for Virat Kohli 21.3Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! Off just 44 balls. Yet another in a run chase. He has been in command from the first ball. This is his 77th ODI half century. Full and on middle and leg, Virat charges down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get to his milestone. Vadodara rises up and admires this extremely fluent knock of his. He started off aggressively, allowed Gill to settle in nicely and both are now just making merry. 

21.2Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Flattens the trajectory, down leg, Shubman Gill flicks off the pads to deep square leg for a single. 

21.1Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, From around the stump. Short, on middle, Virat nudges it off the back foot through square leg for a single. 

20.6Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Touch short, outside off, Virat Kohli backs away and steers it through cover-point for an easy single.

20.5Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Floated fuller, on off, Shubman Gill drills it down to long on for a single. 

20.4Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Short, outside off, Virat Kohli hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

20.3Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Off break, short and around off, Gill stands tall and punches it away to long on for a single. 

20.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full and flat, on middle, Virat Kohli shimmies down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

20.1Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. no run, Spins in from middle, on a length, turned off the back foot to short fine leg. 

India are ahead in the game at the moment. After 20 overs, New Zealand were 104/0. India are 122/1. New Zealand scored 55/0 in that stretch of 11-20 overs, whereas India managed to add 74 in the same phase without losing any wickets. 

19.6Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Gives this one some more air, full and on off, Virat Kohli drills it down to long on for one more.

19.5Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Flatter, full and on leg, Shubman Gill works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

19.4Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Drags his length back, on middle, Virat Kohli moves back and clips it through square leg. He runs the first one hard but has to settle for one only.

19.3Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Flighted, full and on off, Shubman Gill eases it to long on for a run.

19.2Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill. no run, Slightly shorter, on middle, Shubman Gill pats it towards short mid-wicket.

19.1Glenn Phillips to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Floated, full and on middle, Virat Kohli flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.

So spin in tandem. Glenn Phillips is into the attack, replacing Kristian Clarke.

18.6Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. no run, Tossed up, full and on off, Shubman Gill steps across to clip it across the line but gets leading edge along the ground towards the bowler.

18.5Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Slows it up, full and on off, Virat Kohli gets forward and across to work it away towards square leg for one.

18.4Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Fires one full and on middle, Shubman Gill drills it to long on for another run.

18.3Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. no run, Flatter, full and on off, Shubman Gill strides out and knocks it to mid off.

18.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Floated, full and on middle, turns in, Virat Kohli tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

18.1Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Flighted, full and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! The momentum is completely in the clutches of the hosts. 37/0 in the last 5 overs for India. This partnership of 74 runs between Gill and Kohli is starting to frustrate Bracewell. New Zealand are in a desperate search for a wicket or two here to peg India on the back foot. But with the dew forming, the bowlers are finding it a bit tricky to land the ball in the right areas. Can the Kiwis conjure up a moment of brilliance? If not soon enough, this game will slip away in a canter with still a lot of batting experience to come next. Michael Bracewell (2-0-20-0) to continue after the break. 

17.6Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Pitched up but on the pads, Virat Kohli tucks it away with soft hands wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run quite comfortably.

17.5Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Hits the length hard, on middle, Shubman Gill heaves it away to deep mid-wicket for another run. Nelson on the board now!

17.4Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. no run, On a length and on middle, Shubman Gill gets behind the line of it and pushes it back to the bowler.

17.3Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. no run, Good-length delivery, on middle, Shubman Gill stays back and keeps it out to the leg side.

17.2Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full again and on middle, Virat Kohli charges down the track but ends up dragging it off the inner half of the bat towards long on for a run.

17.1Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Fuller delivery on off, Shubman Gill plays away from his body and drives it on the up to sweeper cover for a single.

16.6Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Flighted, full and around off, Shubman Gill drives it through covers for one more.

16.5Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. no run, Slower through the air, full and on midlde, Shubman Gill strides out and turns it to the right of the bowler.

30 runs for Shubman Gill 16.4Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. SIX, SIX! That is a top shot! Floated, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Shubman Gill goes down on one knee and nails the slog sweep, as it goes all the way over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. The third umpire is called in to check whether the ball has sailed all the way and the replay confirms that it has. Gill is starting to flourish now.

16.3Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. no run, Tossed up, full and on off, Shubman Gill taps it out to short cover.

100 runs for IND 16.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shortish again and around off, Virat Kohli steers it towards point for a single.

100 runs for IND 16.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Flatter, short and down the leg side, Virat Kohli lets it go. It goes very close to the new guideline, but wide given. Bracewell looks frustrated by that decision and has a chat with the umpire, KN Ananthapadmanabhan, but nothing doing. That indeed looked a bit touch-and-go in real time. 100 UP FOR INDIA!

16.1Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. no run, Floated, full and on middle, Virat Kohli turns it to the leg side.

15.6Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Slower delivery, full and on middle, Virat Kohli uses his feet and eases it to long on for one more.

15.5Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Back of a length and around middle, Shubman Gill plays his signature short-arm jab tpwards deep square leg for just one.

15.4Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. FOUR, FOUR! It does not get much better than that! Kristian Clarke continues with the fuller length, on off. Shubman Gill presents the full face of the bat and plays a textbook straight drive back past the bowler for a boundary. 

15.3Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Touch fuller and on middle, Virat Kohli works it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket for a single.

15.2Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Lands this on a good length and angling into leg, Virat Kohli uses his feet again but glances it to short fine leg, where the fielder dives to his right to stop it.

15.1Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Fuller and on middle, angling in a bit, Virat Kohli comes forward to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere.

14.6Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. no run, Quicker delivery, full and on middle, Shubman Gill tucks it to mid-wicket. Not the greatest of first overs from Michael Bracewell!

14.5Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 3 runs, Much better delivery from Michael Bracewell! He slows it up, full and on off, holds its line. Virat Kohli tries to play it with a straight bat but gets an outside edge past short third. The fielder chases after it and slides to make the stop. Three taken.

14.4Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Short again and around leg, Shubman Gill flicks it off the back foot through square leg for one more. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Gill and Kohli. 

14.3Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A bit short and on middle and leg, Virat Kohli nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

30 runs for Virat Kohli 14.2Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Michael Bracewell is struggling with his lines here! He pushes this through quicker, full but angling into the leg side one more. Virat Kohli tickles it away wide of deep fine leg for a couple of easy runs.

14.1Michael Bracewell to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Floated, full and on leg, Shubman Gill clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

14.1Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. wide, 2 runs, TWO WIDES! Fires one full but down the leg stump again. Virat Kohli lets it go, and the keeper, Mitchell Hay, only manages to parry it towards short fine. A wide called a bye taken as well.

14.1Michael Bracewell to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Flatter, full but down the leg side, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided.

Michael Bracewell, the Kiwi skipper, is into the attack now. He replaces Adithya Ashok.

13.6Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. leg byes, 4 runs, FOUR LEG BYES! The runs are flowing now! Kristian Clarke errs in line and bowls this full, but down the leg side. Shubman Gill fails to glance it away but it goes off his pads and rolls to the vacant fine leg fence for a boundary.

13.5Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. no run, A slower one now, lands this on a good length and on middle, Shubman Gill clips it to mid-wicket.

13.4Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. no run, Pitches it up, on middle, angling in, Shubman Gill drills it past the bowler towards mid on but denies the run.

13.3Kristian Clarke to Shubman Gill. no run, On a length and around off, Shubman Gill gets forward and pushes it to short cover.

13.2Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full again and on middle, Virat Kohli knocks it towards long on for a single.

13.1Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Fuller and on off, Virat Kohli drives it away to short cover. He is timing the ball beautifully here.

Ian Smith with the gem of words on air. He says Virat Kohli is hitting the ball like he hates it. 

12.6Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Quicker one, full and onof, Virat Kohli forces it to long off for one more.

12.5Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Powered away! Virat Kohli moves to 26 off just 19 balls. Flatter delivery, full and around off. Kohli extends his arms to get under it and thumps it past the bowler and to the long off fence for another boundary. With that, Virat also surpasses 28,000 INTERNATIONAL RUNS!

12.4Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. no run, Slows it up, full and on off, Virat Kohli pushes it to short cover this time.

12.3Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Sublime timing from Virat Kohli! Flighted, full and on off. Kohli leans on to his drive and absolutely crunches it past Glenn Phillips at short cover and the ball blazes through the outfield for a boundary. He is in some mood here.

12.2Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Floated, full and around off, Shubman Gill drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

12.1Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. SIX, SIX! BANG! Shubman Gill targets the spinner now. Tossed up, full and on middle, Gill clears his front leg away and dispatches it with ease over the long on fence for a biggie.

11.6Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Pitched up and on off, Virat Kohli takes a couple of steps out and drives it to short cover.

11.5Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Oh, almost dragged on! Kristian Clarke goes fuller this time and just on off, shapes it in a touch. Virat Kohli comes forward again to drive it away but gets an inside edge that just goes past the leg stump and races to the fine leg fence for another boundary.

11.4Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Kristian Clarke lands this on a good length and around off. Virat Kohli charges down the track, does not get to the pitch of it, but still goes through the lofted shot. It goes off the toe-end over the mid on fielder for a boundary. Kohli is not that happy with that shot.

11.3Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli tucks it away to short mid-wicket. Three dots in a row now.

11.2Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Fuller delivery and on off, Virat Kohli drives it well but straight to mid off.

11.1Kristian Clarke to Virat Kohli. no run, Kristian Clarke starts with one serving right in the blockhole, on middle, Virat Kohli gets his bat down and jams it out to mid on.

10.6Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A bit quicker, full and on off, Virat Kohli eases it to long off for one more. Just 4 runs off Ashok's first over.

10.5Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. no run, Slows it up, full and around off, Virat Kohli pushes it wide of short cover, where the fielder dives to his left to stop it now. The Kiwis are putting their bodies on the line.

10.4Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Excellent effort in the deep, yet again! Flatter delivery, full and on off, Shubman Gill plays an exquisite cover drive through covers. It races away, but Kristian Clarke, in the deep, runs to his right and dives to push it back inside. Saves three runs for his team.

50 runs for IND 10.3Adithya Ashok to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flighted, full and around off, Virat Kohli drills it firmly, it pings off the and races to sweeper cover for a run. 50 UP FOR INDIA!

10.2Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Floated, full and on off, Shubman Gill strides out and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

10.1Adithya Ashok to Shubman Gill. no run, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shubman Gill prods forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

Powerplay 2! Now, four fielders are allowed outside the circle till the 40th over. At the same stage, New Zealand were 49/0, so not much difference in runs, but India have lost the big wicket of Rohit Sharma. However, Virat Kohli is looking in good touch, already scoring a few fine boundaries. Also, the Vellore boy is here. Adithya Ashok to bowl now. He replaces Kyle Jamieson.

9.6Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. no run, Short of a good length, outside off, Virat Kohli punches it off the back foot to extra cover, but cannot get it past the fielder. One can listen to his frustrated grunt. India end their Powerplay at 48/1.

9.5Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. no run, Stump-to-stump, on a length, Kohli defends it off the front foot. 

9.4Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Kohli is up and running! Zakary bangs it short, a rib-tickler that nips into the batter. Kohli gets on the back foot quickly and uses the pace to pull it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. 

9.3Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. no run, Just erect a wall there, because the ball is not going anywhere from GP's reach! Glenn Phillips has saved at least a couple of boundaries with his wingspan. Back of a length, outside off, Gill slashes it to get it past the wall in the form of Phillips, who flies to his left from backward point and cuts it off. 

9.2Zakary Foulkes to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! And he's away! A gorgeous-looking stroke down the ground. Kohli presses forward on this full ball in front of the stumps, extends his elbow with a steady head and drills it down the ground for a boundary. 

9.1Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Fullish, outside off, Shubman Gill drives it through covers for a single. 

8.6Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. no run, A yard behind fuller length, outside off, Virat Kohli plays off the back foot and watchfully bunts it down the pitch. 

8.5Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. no run, Back of a length, around off, Kohli lets the ball arrive and works it to point. 

Silence in Vadodara as Rohit Sharma goes back. However, it soon turns into a huge roar from the crowd as Virat Kohli walks out to bat at number 3.

8.4Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. out, OUT! MISTIMED IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! The BCA stadium is stunned in silence. The boundaries had dried up since the last couple of overs and Rohit was itching to get one away. Jamieson pushes one into the batter, seeing Rohit shuffling outside leg to give himself some room. He tries to launch it over mid off, but mistimes it badly off the toe end as the bat twists at the point of contact. The ball flies to the left of mid off, where Michael Bracewell runs to that direction, follows the trajectory nicely and settles under it to take a safe catch. Rohit Sharma walks back on 26 (29) and India are 39/1, chasing 301. 

8.3Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Full, just outside off, driven away to the cover region.

8.2Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Jags back in on a length, on middle. Rohit Sharma walks in front and bunts it to the point region.

8.2Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Miles outisde off and short, it exceeds the tramline and Rohit is not interested. 

8.2Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Banged in halfway into the pitch, on top of off. Rohit Sharma tries to pull, but it is high enough to beat the bat and fly over his head. Wide called. Jamieson is not happy with the verdict. 

8.1Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Fullish delivery on off, Shubman Gill pushes it to the widish mid off region for a single. 

7.6Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. 1 run, On a length, on off, Shubman Gill stands tall and punches it to the left of mid off for a single. The fielder picks up and has a shy at the bowling end, but misses. 

7.5Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Nice and full, around off, Gill prods forward and defends. 

7.4Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, DROPPED! It will go down as a missed chance, although truth be told, anyone other than Phillips wouldn’t even have got close enough to lay a hand on it. Back of a length outside off at 126.9 kph. Gill stays back and throws his hands at it, slashing hard to the left of backward point. GP springs across like a kangaroo and gets his left hand to it, but the ball doesn't stick as he tumbles to the turf. You can't say that it was his non-dominant side as he has pulled off such stunners diving to his left as well. Just insane level of acrobatics. 

7.3Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Nips in on top of middle, on a length, Shubman Gill gets right behind the line and blocks it to the off side.

7.2Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Pitched up, on off, eased back to the bowler with soft hands.

7.1Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Whisker! A wobble-seam delivery, shaping away a shy bit from off. Shubman Gill tries to drive it down the ground, but the ball flirts past the outside edge on its way to the keeper. The Indian captain hasn't quite looked comfortable against Foulkes. 

6.6Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Nice and full now, on off, Rohit presses on the front foot and blocks it solidly. 

6.5Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! Nicely placed! Hard length, outside off, Rohit Sharma hops up and punches it right between the narrow backward point and cover gap. And even the diving Glenn Phillips cannot stop it to his right, as the ball races away to the fence. 

6.4Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Around off, full, Rohit leans on and eases it to point. 

6.3Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. SIX, SIX! MUSCLED! Short and on off, Rohit Sharma puts on his dancing shoes and heaves it powerfully over long on for a huge six. His second biggie of the evening and the former Indian captain is up and running, on 22 off 23.

6.2Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Outside off, on a good length, Gill plays it late and runs it behind to deep third for a single. 

6.1Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. 1 run, Brilliant effort in the field. It's Phillips again who dives like a panther! Back of a length, outside off, Rohit punches it to pierce the cover and point gap, but Glenn Phillips flings himself to his right and half stops it. A single taken. 

5.6Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. 1 run, Hard length, outside off, Rohit Sharma waits back and guides it past the left of backward point for a single. 

5.5Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Back of a length, rearing up outside off, Rohit Sharma leans back and punches it to cover. 

5.4Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Good comeback by Foulkes! On a fuller length, on off, Rohit Sharma leans on it and blocks it off. 

5.3Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. SIX, SIX! There comes the signature pull from Rohit! Hard length, on top of off and middle. Rohit Sharma finds the ball in his wheelhouse. He presses back, swivels, and nails the pull shot behind deep square leg for half a dozen. 

5.2Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Just outside off, on a length, Shubman Gill hangs deep inside the crease and stabs it through deep third for a single. 

5.1Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Full and outside off, Shubman Gill presses forward and drives it straight to short extra cover. 

4.6Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, BEATEN! Outside off, on a hard length, nibbling away. Rohit Sharma plays away from his body, trying to punch it through cover, but misses as he plays the initial line. The ball zips past his outside edge.

4.5Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Overpitched around off, Rohit Sharma drills it back to the bowler off the front foot. 

4.4Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. 1 run, Short of a good length, outside off, Shubman Gill knocks on its head and cuts it to the left of the diving point fielder for a single. 

4.3Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. FOUR, FOUR! Handsomely driven! Slightly overpitched with a bit of width on offer. Shubman Gill is all over and cracks the cover drive to precision through the gap for a boundary. That will make him feel a lot better. 

4.2Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, Nagging length, outside off, tapped off the back foot to point. 

4.1Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, A ZIPPER! On a good length, on top of middle. Shubman Gill tries to defend off the back foot but the ball lands on the crack and nips away from the crack and beats Gill's outside edge. 

3.6Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Good fielding! Any guesses? It's Glenn Phillips. Swings away, wide outside off, on a length, Rohit cracks the square cut to pierce the point region, but GP dives and cuts it off to his right.

3.5Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Hard length, on off, Rohit Sharma hangs back and tucks it to short mid-wicket. 

3.4Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Curves away with some bounce on middle, Rohit Sharma walks forward and tries to block in front, but gets a leading edge as the ball rolls to backward point. 

3.3Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Nagging length, outside off. Rohit knocks it on the rise to mid off.

3.2Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Outside off, on a length, left alone.

3.1Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! Misfield and it races away! Swings away from middle, on a fullish length, Rohit Sharma chips it over the bowler's head. Kristian Clarke from mid off sprints after it tries to flick the ball with a slide. Fails on the first attempt, tries once again, but fails to get his fingers on the ball and it kisses the fence. 

maiden over bowled by Kyle Jamieson 2.6Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, Hard length, on top of middle. Shubman Gill rides the bounce and tucks it across to the square leg region. MAIDEN OVER FROM JAMIESON!

2.5Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, Tight line and lengths from Jamieson so far! Back of a length, angling on the pads, Gill nudges it down to mid on. 

2.4Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, Four dots in a row! Cuts his fingers across the leather and hits the deck hard, on middle. The ball nips away a bit and Gill stands tall to pat the ball into the cover region.

2.3Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, This one slants back in from a length, Gill pushes in front and blocks it to the left of the bowler. 

2.2Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, Slight away shape from off, on a fuller length, Gill tries to lace that through cover, but finds the fielder who dives to his left. 

2.1Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill. no run, Angled in and around the leg stump, Shubman Gill gets across and flicks it to mid-wicket. 

1.6Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Loose from Rohit! He chases the wide delivery by not properly getting to the pitch of the ball and tries to drive it away, but plays inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. Smart bowling by Zakary. Just a single off his first over. 

1.5Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Full and on off, angling in. Rohit Sharma presses forward and stabs it back to the bowler. 

1.4Zakary Foulkes to Rohit Sharma. no run, Touch full, outside off, Sharma rocks back and bunts it down the pitch. 

1.3Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. 1 run, The Indian skipper is off the mark! Around off, on a length, shaping in a touch. Shubman Gill waits on it and dabs it through the gully region for a single.

1.2Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Inswinger that starts from off and angles sharply to middle. Shubman Gill walks forward to negate the swing, brings his bat in front of the pads and eases it to cover-point. 

1.1Zakary Foulkes to Shubman Gill. no run, Nagging length, swinging into the batter a bit, Shubman Gill plays off the back foot and tucks it to the leg side in front of square.

Zakary Foulkes to bowl from the other end? BINGO. Yes, he will. 

0.6Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Offers width on a good length, does Kyle. Rohit Sharma frees his arms and square cuts it on the rise, beating backward point to his right for a boundary. 5 off the opening over. 

0.5Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Banged into the surface, around off at 134.1 kph. Rohit Sharma climbs on it and uses his wrists to steer it to short mid-wicket. 

0.4Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Back of a length, angling in and around middle, Rohit rocks back and nudges it to mid on using soft hands.

0.3Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Slams the deck hard, on top of off, nipping away. Rohit rides the bounce and crisply knocks on the bounce it to short cover. 

0.3Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. wide, 1 run, WIDE! A bit too straight, down leg, on a hard length. Rohit misses his glance to the leg side. Wide called. 

0.2Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, BEATEN! Absolute beauty from Jamieson! Lovely shape away from the batter, outside off, on a good length. Rohit Sharma plays from the crease and pokes loosely away from the body, and gets beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

0.1Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma. no run, Swing straightaway! Shapes away on a fuller length, around off, Rohit Sharma presses forward and watchfully blocks it under his eyes.