Veteran batter Virat Kohli was the standout performer with the bat in the match. He scored a composed 93 off 91 balls, which included eight fours and one six. Kohli anchored India’s chase by stitching together two crucial partnerships, a 118-run stand for the second wicket with Shubman Gill in 107 balls, followed by a 77-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer in 76 deliveries for the third wicket, guiding India steadily towards the target.

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson was the standout bowler of the match. He finished with impressive figures of 4/41 from his 10 overs, including a maiden, at an economy rate of 4.10. Jamieson claimed the key wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Ravindra Jadeja, briefly swinging the momentum in New Zealand’s favour.

• Virat Kohli registered his 16th ODI fifty against New Zealand, second only to Ricky Ponting, who has 18 fifties.
• Shubman Gill recorded his fifth 50-plus score against New Zealand in just 13 ODI innings.
• Virat Kohli (28,068 runs) surpassed Kumar Sangakkara (28,016) to become the second-highest run-scorer in international cricket, behind Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs).
• Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 28,000 international runs, achieving the milestone in 624 innings, ahead of Tendulkar (644) and Sangakkara (666).
• This was New Zealand’s first 100-plus opening partnership away from home since 2019.
• It was also the first 100-plus partnership by any team against India in India since March 2023.
• Virat Kohli made his 309th ODI appearance for India, going past Sourav Ganguly’s 308 matches.
• This marked the fifth occasion on which Kohli has scored five or more consecutive 50-plus scores in ODIs.
• It was the 20th time India successfully chased a target of 300 or more runs in ODIs.
• New Zealand suffered their first ODI defeat after nine consecutive wins since the Champions Trophy 2025.

Virat Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Match for his composed 93 off 91 balls, during which he forged two crucial partnerships with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to guide India’s successful chase. In ODI chases of 300 or more, Kohli has amassed 1,091 runs at a remarkable average of 121.22 across 12 innings, including seven centuries and two half-centuries.

India will take on New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday, January 14 in Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot.