India won the first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on 4 November 2026. Chasing a revised target of 143 in 32 overs under the DLS method, they finished on 143 for 5 after 22.4 overs, with 56 balls to spare. Anshul Kamboj was named player of the match.
New Zealand’s 185 and a late stand
The toss went India’s way and they chose to field. New Zealand were bowled out for 185 in 40.2 overs, and nobody in the top seven passed 38. Tim Seifert made 38 from 43 balls. Glenn Phillips added 30 off 51 and Daryl Mitchell 28 off 41. Arshdeep Singh took 4 for 70 from his ten overs. Gurnoor Brar’s three wickets cost 44 in 9.2 overs, and Kamboj took 2 for 22 with two maidens in his ten. Axar Patel gave away only 12 in five overs, while Auqib Nabi bowled six wicketless overs for 33. At 146 for 9, Blair Tickner hit four sixes in a 23-ball 34, and he and Jacob Duffy (15 not out) added 39 for the last wicket.
Gill and Kohli set up the chase
Rohit Sharma went for 0 off six balls, and India were 1 for 1. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli then put on 113 for the second wicket, Gill contributing a 56-ball 37. Kohli’s 74 came from 51 balls with 13 fours and a six, so 58 of his runs were boundaries. Shreyas Iyer made 15 off 13. India slipped from 114 for 2 to 136 for 5, but KL Rahul (3 not out) and Naman Dhir (5 not out) finished the job. Duffy took 3 for 49 from seven overs, while Kyle Jamieson and Nathan Smith took one wicket each, for 34 and 21 runs, Smith in 4.4 overs.
The next two games
India lead the series 1-0. The second ODI is at Hnry Stadium in Wellington on Saturday 7 November, starting at 02:00 GMT, and the third is at Seddon Park in Hamilton on 10 November. Mitchell Santner captains New Zealand and Shubman Gill leads India.
