IND vs NZ Highlights: Rahul’s calm hand guides India to narrow four-wicket victory

Jan 11, 2026, 21:41:33 IST

IND vs NZ Highlights: KL Rahul's unbeaten 29* was key as India defeated New Zealand by four wickets. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli narrowly missed out on a ton, slamming 93 off 91 balls, laced with eight fours and a six.

Key Events

9:34 PM IST, Jan 11INDIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS!
9:32 PM IST, Jan 11India need 5 in 8 balls!
9:22 PM IST, Jan 11India need 18 runs in 18 balls
9:17 PM IST, Jan 11EDGED AND TAKEN! OUT!
9:11 PM IST, Jan 11India need 34 in 30 balls!
9:07 PM IST, Jan 11DROPPED!
8:56 PM IST, Jan 1156 needed off the last 8 overs
8:51 PM IST, Jan 11IYER OUT ON 49! Jamieson again, and India in trouble
8:42 PM IST, Jan 11TWO IN AN OVER FOR JAMIESON! Jadeja falls early
8:36 PM IST, Jan 11AND GONE! VIRAT KOHLI OUT ON 93
8:26 PM IST, Jan 11Kohli into the 90s
8:10 PM IST, Jan 11200 up for India
7:59 PM IST, Jan 11Shreyas Iyer cashes in against the spinner! 15 off the over
7:50 PM IST, Jan 11Shreyas Iyer in on return
7:43 PM IST, Jan 11Gill picks out Phillips at mid-off! Out on 56
7:34 PM IST, Jan 11Fifty for Shubman Gill too! 145/1 after 25
7:25 PM IST, Jan 1150 for Kohli!
7:18 PM IST, Jan 11Both batters into the 40s, IND 122/1 after 20
7:04 PM IST, Jan 1199/1 after 16
6:47 PM IST, Jan 11Kohli gets lucky, inside edge past the stumps – and Gill picks up 6!
6:38 PM IST, Jan 11Kohli gets going with a pair of boundaries!
6:32 PM IST, Jan 11ROHIT SHARMA GONE! Chipped into the air and departs, 39/1
6:27 PM IST, Jan 11Glenn Phillips almost pulls off another wonder-catch! Gill gets another chance
6:22 PM IST, Jan 116, 4! Rohit begins to unleash
6:18 PM IST, Jan 11There's the pull shot for six! Trademark Rohit
6:13 PM IST, Jan 11Gill gets going with 4 now!
6:07 PM IST, Jan 116/0 after 3
5:57 PM IST, Jan 11Back for the chase! Rohit Sharma takes strike against Jamieson
5:24 PM IST, Jan 11NZ finish on 300/8
5:18 PM IST, Jan 11286/8 with last over to play
5:12 PM IST, Jan 11Prasidh responds well! Mitchell has to walk on 84
5:10 PM IST, Jan 114, 6, 4! Mitchell turns the heat up
5:02 PM IST, Jan 11Mitchell connects with one for six, 10 off the over
4:58 PM IST, Jan 11250/7 with 5 overs to play
4:49 PM IST, Jan 11Mitchell losing partners as Foulkes chops on; Siraj strikes again
4:46 PM IST, Jan 11Excellent fielding! Shreyas Iyer hits bullseye and Bracewell walks back
4:39 PM IST, Jan 11Daryl Mitchell reaches 50 – 227/5 after 42
4:19 PM IST, Jan 11Jaffa from Prasidh! Crashes through Hay's guard, top of the stumps
4:15 PM IST, Jan 11196/4 after 37
4:05 PM IST, Jan 11Kuldeep strikes! Removes Phillips
3:56 PM IST, Jan 11Mitchell counter-attacks with some big shots
3:38 PM IST, Jan 11Siraj does strike! Good change from Gill, removes Young
3:29 PM IST, Jan 11Gill goes back to Siraj against new batters
3:22 PM IST, Jan 11Harshit Rana does it again! Breaches Conway's defence to knock him over
3:20 PM IST, Jan 11Pressure slowly building again
3:19 PM IST, Jan 11Harshit Rana using plenty of slower balls
3:18 PM IST, Jan 11Will Young comes in, Gill turns to Jadeja
3:11 PM IST, Jan 11Harshit Rana comes back and does the trick! Dismisses Nicholls, breaks partnership
3:09 PM IST, Jan 11Nicholls makes the drop pay, looking comfortable
3:08 PM IST, Jan 11Conway beginning to tee off
3:03 PM IST, Jan 11Conway, Nicholls reach fifty on consecutive balls; 100 partnership up
2:58 PM IST, Jan 11Luck goes against Kuldeep! Same over, top edge falls in no-man's-land
2:57 PM IST, Jan 11Another chance goes begging! Over the head of Sundar at the boundary
2:43 PM IST, Jan 1179/0 after 16 overs
2:36 PM IST, Jan 11Kuldeep comes on to try and break growing partnership
2:30 PM IST, Jan 1150 stands as powerplay ends
2:18 PM IST, Jan 11Washington Sundar introduced as Gill looks for a difference-maker
2:06 PM IST, Jan 11Shot! Conway gets a move on
1:59 PM IST, Jan 11DROPPED! Kuldeep puts it down
1:53 PM IST, Jan 1113/0 after 4
1:46 PM IST, Jan 11First boundary as Siraj strays onto Nicholls' pads; 7/0 after 3
1:41 PM IST, Jan 11Harshit Rana also concedes just the 1
1:37 PM IST, Jan 11Just 1 off the first over
1:35 PM IST, Jan 11Siraj finding plenty of swing early
1:31 PM IST, Jan 11Ready to go! Kohli leads the huddle
1:23 PM IST, Jan 11Kotambi Stadium's first ODI – but the stats from List A matches
1:10 PM IST, Jan 11New Zealand's playing XI – Kristian Clarke earns his debut
1:06 PM IST, Jan 11India's playing XI for 1st ODI
1:02 PM IST, Jan 11Shubman Gill wins the toss – that's two in a row for India! Opts to bowl first
12:45 PM IST, Jan 11NZ using a rotated squad, but plenty of heavy-hitters
12:30 PM IST, Jan 11Half an hour to the toss
12:20 PM IST, Jan 11Important but limited year of ODI cricket for India
12:10 PM IST, Jan 11Seamers need to stand up in Jasprit Bumrah's absence
12:00 PM IST, Jan 11India's predicted XI
11:45 AM IST, Jan 11India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, IND vs NZ Live: New year but RoKo look to march on
11:30 AM IST, Jan 11India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, IND vs NZ Live: Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill return
11:15 AM IST, Jan 11Dhruv Jurel drafted into the squad
11:00 AM IST, Jan 11Hello and welcome!

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, IND vs NZ Highlights: India's KL Rahul plays a shot.

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, IND vs NZ Highlights: KL Rahul's calm hand came India's rescue when it mattered the most on Sunday in the first ODI against New Zealand. Starting off slowly, Rahul was at 14 off 17 balls, with an injured Washington Sundar for support. The pair took a streak of three singles in the 49th over, and then Rahul woke up, justfying his cautious start. He smacked Kristian Clarke for back-to-back fours and then a six, as India got to 306/6 in 49 overs (Target - 301), winning by four wickets. Meanwhile, Rahul (29*) and Sundar (7*) remained unbeaten. Harshit Rana also played a crucial knock, smacking 29 runs off 23 balls, making it easier for Rahul. The hosts got a strong start in the run chase, as openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took on the New Zealand bowlers from the get-go. Rohit failed to capitalise on his start, eventually departing for 26 off 29 balls. Then Gill built a partnership with Virat Kohli, and the captain lost his wicket to Adithya Ashok, for 56 off 71 deliveries. Kohli narrowly missed out on a ton, slamming 93 off 91 balls, laced with eight fours and a six. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer missed out on a fifty, losing his wicket to Kyle Jamieson for 49 off 47 balls. ...Read More

Earlier, India restricted New Zealand after the visitors had a strong start to the first innings, with Henry Nicholls and Devon Conway piling on 117 runs for the first wicket. India dominated the middle overs to pull back the Kiwis with some strong bowling, but Daryl Mitchell got set before pushing the run-scoring at the death. He fell on 84, but ensured the Blackcaps could finish on 300/8. Two wickets apiece for the three seamers used.

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Playing XIs

India Playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Adithya Ashok

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