{"id":18855,"date":"2026-11-05T05:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2026-11-05T05:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:19:47","slug":"kohli-in-the-runs-as-india-thrash-new-zealand-in-first-odi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=18855","title":{"rendered":"Kohli in the runs as India thrash New Zealand in first ODI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Virat Kohli smashed his 80th half-century in one-day internationals and took a screamer of a catch to help India thrash New Zealand by five wickets in the rain-hit series opener in Auckland on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A day before his 38th birthday, Kohli underlined his enduring class with a knock of 74 in 51 balls at Eden Park as India chased down 143 on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method after repeated rain showers interrupted their reply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Talisman Kohli eventually holed out to deep square leg off the bowling of Jacob Duffy and exited waving his bat for the Indian fans who dominated the crowd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Only five days after piling up 259 for seven in the fourth T20 match, New Zealand were bundled out for a paltry 185 in 40.2 overs after losing the toss to India captain Shubman Gill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I think we were very good with the bowling,” said Gill. “Overall a very good team performance.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pace duo Arshdeep Singh (4-70) and Gurnoor Brar (3-44) took seven wickets between them, rattling through New Zealand’s top order as the home batters repeatedly succumbed to short-pitched bowling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fast-bowling all-rounder Anshul Kamboj was impressive in his second ODI, taking two wickets and conceding a miserly 22 runs from his 10 overs to be man of the match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The way both of them bowled tonight was really magnificent to watch,” Gill said of Kamboj and Brar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kohli delivered Kamboj his first wicket with a brilliant, diving slips catch, plucking a one-hander above the grass to remove all-rounder Nathan Smith for one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tim Seifert opened the batting for New Zealand, replacing the concussed Devon Conway, and top-scored for the hosts with 38 in his first ODI in over 18 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The five-match series moves to Wellington on Saturday. – Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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