New Zealand have beaten India in the first ODI by 7 wickets. Latham and Williamson have powered the Kiwis to a comfortable win with 17 balls to spare in Eden Park. With this win, they have taken a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. India scored a decent score of 306, courtesy of knocks by Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar. Gill and Dhawan provided India with a strong platform but they fell in quick succession at the halfway stage. Pant and Suryakumar soon followed and India were in a spot of bother until Iyer and Samson snitched a crucial partnership, which was then followed by fireworks from Sundar. However, on the small ground, the target looked achievable and the Kiwis exactly showed that. Even though the openers fell, Williamson and Latham notched up a 221-run stand for the 4th wicket, which drew curtains for the Men in Blue. Latham smashed his 7th ODI hundred, which in fact is his highest ODI score. NZ skipper scored 94* as they chased 307. Umran Malik and Washington Sundar were good with the ball but India will need to regroup better for the next one to keep the series alive. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you on 27th Nov for the 2nd ODI. I Varun Malik, along with Jishu Bhattacharya signing off. Ta, ta
NZ are well and throughly ahead in the chase. They need 60 off 54 balls. Now or never for Men in Blue.
Tom Latham is in a bad mood today. He has smashed Shardul for 23 runs and brought up his hundred here. NZ are cruising through and things are getting out of India's hands.
New Zealand are cruising well in the chase. After Williamson, Latham has hit a fifty. Also, the stand between these two players has breached the 100-run mark. India need a breakthrough now.
High time that India needs wickets over here, Kane Williamson & Tom Latham are trying to build a partnership.
Both Umran and Washington are creating problems for the Kiwis. Latham & Williamson flirting with fire
In short while, Umran has claimed his second ODI wicket, the youngster is creating pressure on Kiwis
Living up to all the expectations, Umran Malik has been assigned a different end and that is creating problems for his SRH skipper Kane Williamson
India's speedster Umran has claimed his first ODI wicket as he dismissed Devon Conway
Williamson and Conway trying to break free of the shackles
A mixed start for both the teams. NZ made a fine start but lost Allen in the 8th over. India would be happy to see his back as he was striking well. NZ will need to build another partnership. Interesting phase now as Umran Malik is asked to roll his sleeves in the 11th over.
Shardul Thakur gets the big wicket of Finn Allen. He was dropped by Chahal a ball earlier and now has edged this one straight to the keeper Rishabh Pant. India get a big wicket. Meanwhile, NZ captain Williamson joins Conway now.
The New Zealand opening pair of Finn Allen and Devon Conway have made a strong start. Allen is leading NZ's charge as he is the one taking the attack to the bolwers. Allen will look to make a statement in ODI cricket as he has big shoes to fill in of Martin Guptill. India need to get an early breakthrough here.
The New Zealand opening pair of Finn Allen and Devon Conway have made their way into the middle. Arshdeep to start India's proceedings.
As far as Auckland's record goes, 300+ target has been chased only once. In 2007, New Zealand chased down 337 against Australia
Absolute belter, this is what is happening at Auckland. Sundar & Iyer batting in T20 mode
Washington Sundar has come out and has imposed himself straightaway
Shreyas Iyer & Sanju Samson are nearing 100 run partnership over here
Shreyas Iyer at this moment has started to tonk the balls for fun, he is making a statement here
Shreyas Iyer who is fighting for his spot with Suryakumar Yadav is showing intent, but it will certainly keep you on the edge of your seats
Surya and Pant have departed, Sanju Samson joins in Iyer
Pant & Iyer have been defiant. Few bad shots here and there, but they are looking solid now
Adam Milne almost had his man Shreyas Iyer, Kiwis reviewed, to India's respite, it was an umpire's call
Shikhar Dhawan and Gill have departed, but it is the pair of Iyer & Pant that has started to attack the Kiwis and they have kept the scoring rate intact
Just after Gill, Dhawan now departs, are we seeing a Kiwi fightback over here?
Shubman Gill will be disappointed, very disappointed with himself. He did the hard yards, but all in vain as Ferguson sends him back packing
As of now Dhawan and Gill are just playing the field and are having no problems. This is turning out to be a mammoth partnership
Team India are now sensing an opportunity to score big and they are trying to take on the Kiwi attack
Team India are enjoying a stellar run overe here. Dhawan and Gill are inching closer to a 100 run partnership
Both Gill & Dhawan are playing in their own style. Shubman Gill is trying to have a go over here.
Dhawan and Gill look rock steady over here. India arew with a chance of registering a big score. Kiwis need to do something real quick
A good contest between the bat and the ball is going on at Eden Park. The openers are looking to accelerate while the New Zealand side are trying to bowl according to the field and keep things in check. Both Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill are still out in the middle. They are timing well and are looking for a big knock.
The Indian openers have made a careful and decent start in the first ODI. They played carefully before breaking the shackles in the final overs of the powerplay. It is good for the team that they have not lost any wickets, There was a chance in the 10th over when Gill sent one high. But it fell short of the third man. Other than that, both have found the middle of their bats more often than not. India will want to continue the work going.
After a careful start, the Indian openers are coming to the party. Gill sent Henry out of the park, while Dhawan continues his boundary work going. Meanwhile, NZ have made first bowling change in the 9th over. Lockie Ferguson starts his spell.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill have made a careful and a decent start. Dhawan has scored two boundaries and is looking good.
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The Indian opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill have made their way out in the middle. Tim Southee will start NZ's proceedings. Here we go.
Anthem time in Eden Park. India's anthem first followed by New Zealand's.
India have played 3 seamers and 2 spinners. Umran and Arshdeep make their debut in ODIs. Samson gets a game too.
IND's playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
NZ have gone with 4 pacers as Kane Williamson is back leading the Kiwis
NZ's Playing XI:
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Latham(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
NZ have won the toss and have opted to bowl first in the 1st ODI against IND.
As per New Zealand's met service, the day is expected to be partly cloudy. Also, "Isolated showers, few and far between from afternoon" are expected.
The pitch of the Eden Park, Auckland favours the batters more. As it is another rugby ground, it has shorter straight boundaries. The batters will look to exploit that area. More on Pitch by Kartik Mehindru
Hello and Welcome to the Live Coverage of India vs New Zealand 1st ODI. After registering a 1-0 win in the T20I series, both the teams now move to the ODI setup. The countdown to the 50-over World Cup in 2023 has probably begun. Both India and New Zealand will want to start their preparations on a high note. The Indian team, led by Shikhar Dhawan features a young side. On the other hand, Kane Williamson's New Zealand will also miss the services of Martin Guptill, Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi. But there is still plenty to play. So grab your seats and some breakfast as I Varun Malik along with Jishu Bhattacharya take you to this 1st ODI.
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