india vs new zealand match highlights
In the first match of the five-match ODI series in Napier against of india against new zealand , India won the match by 8 wickets. In the series between India vs new zealand has taken a 1-0 lead. NewZealand gave India a target of 158 runs Batting first, winning the toss, New Zealand’s team made a fortune of 157 runs in 38 overs. Captain Kane Williamson (61) scored the highest score for New Zealand. Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest of 75 runs, while Kuldeep took 4 wickets. The second match of the five ODI againts newzealand will be held on January 26 in Mount Monganui against india .
india and Shikhar equals Lara’s record:
Shikhar Dhawan equals Brian Lara with left-hander Brian Lara by touching the statistics of five thousand ODI runs in 114 innings. Together with Lara, they have become the left-hand batsmen of five thousand runs at the fastest speed
Interrupted match for 30 minutes in between india vs newzealand
Team India chasing the target, the team had to stop the match for some time. Actually, it was due to the sun’s bright light, due to which the players were struggling to play. After play was stopped after 10 overs, the Indian team scored 44 runs on a wicket. Shikhar Dhawan (29) and Virat Kohli (2) were on the run.
Shami made this record:
 New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first, after the toss, New Zealand made all out with 157 runs in 38 overs. Captain Kanen Williamson scored 61 runs for most. This is his 36th half-century of his career. For India Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets.and Mohammed Shami picked up three wickets and Chahal took two wickets. Kedar Jadhav received a breakthrough. Shami dismissed Guptill and completed his 100 wickets in ODIs. because of this he became the Indians who reached this figure in the lowest match. He broke the record of Irfan Pathan’s 59th match.
India did not win in Napier for 10 years:
India won the last time on 3 March 2009 against New Zealand in Napier. So far, 101 ODIs have been played between India and New Zealand. Out of these, India has won 51 and lost 44. There was a tie, while five remained no results. On this tour Team India have to play five ODIs and three T20s.
Virat Kholi rest from t20I and ODI:
Team India captain has been rested for the last two ODIs in the New Zealand series and he will not be a part of the T20I series as well.
In his absence, the current vice-captain, Rohit Sharma will be leading the team and he has already proven that he is a worthy captain.
This can come as a strange decision from the board, given the fact that the world cup is around the corner. Having said that, Kohli is in great need of rest after a hectic tour in Australia.
