India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: IND beat NZ by 5 wickets and take 1-0 lead in Auckland
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Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli take India to 49/1 after the first powerplay, chasing 186 runs against New Zealand in Auckland. Follow India vs New Zealand 1st ODI live cricket score, match updates, wickets and latest highlights.
Virat Kohli’s 51-ball 74 helped India beat New Zealand by five wickets and take a 1-0 lead in Auckland. Earlier, Arshdeep Singh’s 4/70 helped India bundle out New Zealand for 185 after the Indian skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand. India begin their five-match ODI series against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday with a reshuffled side and a point to prove, fresh from a 3-2 T20I series win but facing familiar questions about their bowling depth in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the 50-over fold, with Shubman Gill captaining for the first three games before Shreyas Iyer takes over for the final two. The hosts, meanwhile, are dealing with their own set of disruptions as Devon Conway was ruled out with concussion after a training collision, adding to the absences of Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman, and Tim Seifert is set to fill in at the top.
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