Kohli-led India beat New Zealand

India (Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini made way for Rohit, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.

New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Daryl Mitchell and Scott Kuggeleijn made way for Martin Guptill and Twenty20 International debutant Hamish Bennett.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had conceded 68, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Munro’s Co(li)ntribution to it was 31.

Guptill, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored eventually 30. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Sharma. Dube broke the 80-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.

Munro’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls. He eventually scored 59 off 42 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Twenty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Shardul Thakur broke the 36-run stand.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Dube. Ravindra Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls).

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While the contribution of Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, to the partnership was 21, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Williamson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 26 balls. Twenty-eight balls after de Grandhomme’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Chahal broke the 61-run partnership.

Taylor’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 54 off 27 balls. He was unbeaten.

Tim Seifert, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer, the player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah broke the three-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 203 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Shami bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 53.

Jadeja bowled two overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Thakur and Dube bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 24. Chahal and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 31.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had conceded 65, and lost a wicket.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls into the chase, he was caught by Taylor. Santner broke the 16-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

India’s second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Kohli’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 8.4 overs (53 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls. He eventually scored 56 off 27 balls. Eighty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 99-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Seven balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Blair Tickner broke the six-run stand.

India scored 150 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

India’s fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 13. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Iyer’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 26 balls. He eventually scored 58 off 29 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes. He was unbeaten.

Dube, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Southee. Sodhi broke the 21-run stand.

Pandey, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

India scored 200 off 19 overs (115 balls). In fact, they eventually scored 204 for the loss of four wickets, winning by half-a-dozen wickets with an over to spare. Southee and Bennett bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 36.

Tickner bowled three overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Santner, who bowled four overs, conceding 50. Sodhi bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match series 1-0.