India vs New Zealand 1st ODI 2026 Highlights

Watch the highlights of India vs New Zealand 1st ODI 2026 - New Zealand tour of India 3-match one-day international series of the 1st ODI match played between New Zealand and India at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 11th January 2026.

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill put on a 118-run stand © Associated Press

Virat Kohli's masterful 93, Shubman Gill's half-century, Shreyas Iyer' 49 before Harshit Rana and KL Rahul cameos helped to India chase down the target of 301 against New Zealand by 4-wickets, despite a Kyle Jamieson's four-for and take a 1-0 lead in a high-scoring game of the first ODI.

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Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara became the 51st Indian venue to host a One-day international match and the 221st venue in the world to host a ODI match. India chased 301 was their second highest successful run-chase against New Zealand in ODIs after they have chased 316 at Bengaluru in 2010. 117 : Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls set up the fourth highest first-wicket partnership for New Zealand against England in One-day international, The highest is 166-run stand between Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum at Christchurch in 2009. 42 : Daryl Mitchell and Kristian Clarke set up the fourth highest eighth-wicket partnership for New Zealand against India in ODIs, The highest is 94-run stand between James Franklin and Nathan McCullum at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara in 2010. New Zealand's 300 was their joint 12th highest score against India in One-day international and It is their seventh highest-score against India in Indian soil in ODIs, The highest is 349 at Rajkot in 1999. This is the 80th time New Zealand scored 300 or more in a ODI and It is their 14th 300-plus total against India in ODIs. 118 : Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli set up the fifth highest second-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in ODIs, The highest is 331-run stand between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid at Hyderabad (Deccan) in 1999. This is the seventh time Virat Kohli dismissals on nervous nineties in One-day international and the second most nineties dismissals by an Indian batsman in ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most dismissals in the nervous nineties, with 17 instances in ODIs. Virat Kohli scored 93 runs against New Zealand at Vadodara in the first ODI - This is his 130th 50-plus scores in ODIs, The record hold by Sachin Tendulkar with 145 fifty-plus scores. 77 : Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer set up the 13th highest third-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in ODIs. Virat Kohli became the third batsman to reach 28000 international runs after Sachin Tendulkar's (34357) and Kumar Sangakkara's (28016). 28068 : Virat Kohli became the second leading run-scorer in international cricket, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record with 34357 international cricket runs. 624 Innings : Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 28000 international runs in terms of innings, beating Sachin Tendulkar's record, He took 644 innings to reach this epic feat. India's 306 was their joint 12th highest score against New Zealand in One-day international and It is their joint eighth highest total at their home venue in ODIs. This is the 140th time India scored 300 or more in a ODI – the most 300-plus totals by any side in ODI cricket history. Australia had (124) and England (105).

New Zealand scored a massive total of run-a-ball 300 for losing 8 wickets in 50 overs with top scorer by Daryl Mitchell hammered a 84 off 71-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 118.30.

Henry Nicholls cracked a 62 off 69-balls including 8-fours, Devon Conway struck 56 off 67-balls included 6-fours & a six.

Debutant Kristian Clarke - who blasted a unbeaten 24 off 17-balls on his debut ODI match - including 3-fours with strike rate of 141.17, Mitchell Hay hit 18 off 13-balls included 2-fours and Michael Bracewell scored 16 off 18-balls contained a four.

India best bowler by Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana each took 2-wickets and one for Kuldeep Yadav.

India chase down the target of 301, finishing at 306 for 6 in 49 overs with top scorer by Virat Kohli struck 93 off 91-balls - who fell seven-run short of his century.

Shubman Gill cracked a 56 off 71-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes, Shreyas Iyer struck 49 off 47-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century - included 4-fours & a six.

KL Rahul hammered a unbeaten 29 off 21-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 138.09, Harshit Rana blasted a 29 off 23-balls included two-fours & a six with strike rate of 126.08 and Rohit Sharma struck 26 off 29-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes.

New Zealand best bowler by Kyle Jamieson claimed a 4-wickets for 41-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 4.10, Adithya Ashok picked up one-wicket and Debutant Kristian Clarke - who took 1-wicket on his debut ODI match.

Virat Kohli named Player of the match for his match-winning masterful innings of 93 off facing 91-balls including 8-fours & a six

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