🏏New Zealand Tour of India 2026: 1st ODI: Vodadara on 11/01/26 D/N🏏 - Page 25

This is the second-highest target successfully chased by India against New Zealand, behind 316 runs chased in Bengaluru in 2010

This is India's eighth straight victory over New Zealand in ODIs since 2023. At home venues, they have now won eight successive ODI games against them since 2017.

New Zealand lost an ODI match after nine consecutive wins post Champions Trophy 2025.

Most times successfully chasing a 300+ target (ODIs)

20 - India*

15 - England

14 - Australia

12 - Pakistan

11 - New Zealand / Sri Lanka

Most times five or more consecutive 50+ scores (ODIs)

5 - Virat Kohli*

2 - Quinton de Kock

2 - Kane Williamson

2 - Babar Azam

Player of the match - Virat Kohli 💙💙💙❤️💖

Virat Kohli in 300-plus successful chases in ODIs

Inngs: 12

Runs: 1091

Balls: 871

Avg: 121.22

SR: 125.25

100s/50s: 7/2

Michael Bracewell: We can be proud of our effort. Taking the number 1 team in the world to the last over was a pretty good effort. If we could have got 320-330 then it would have been the difference. I wish he could have bowled 15 overs, that's how good he was. We have some excellent batters in our unit, he has been doing it for a long time, if we had got a few more then things could have been different. We talk about match changing moments in the field, if we had taken those then it would have been different.

Shubman Gill: Definitely always feels great to contribute when chasing. Staying in the present is the most important thing for any athlete or sportsman, that's what I try to do. At the moment, the way he's batting he's making it look easy, it was not an easy wicket to start on, but he made it look easy. More of a rotation, Arshdeep did well in the last series, Siraj was not there in that series, we won't to give everyone a chance and there's not many games before the World Cup. He's going to go for a scan, let's see.

Interesting that KL didnt know that Sundar couldn’t run hmm

KL Rahul: I don’t think the pressure really came in during the last 4-5 overs. Harshit did a terrific job as soon as he walked in. He took a lot of pressure off me with the way he struck the ball, and suddenly the chase became much easier. I stayed pretty calm towards the end. We weren’t chasing too many - around 6-7 an over - and at this level, that’s something you’re expected to chase down 9 out 10 times. I didn’t know he (Washington) couldn’t run. I knew he had a bit of an injury in the first innings, but I wasn’t aware of the extent. That said, he was striking the ball really well. When he came in, we were already going at about a run-a-ball, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks. There wasn’t too much pressure on him. He rotated the strike, and did his job. Everyone who walked in contributed and that made the difference. (did the pitch change?) Not really. I thought it played pretty much the same throughout the 100 overs. The new ball was the best time to bat on this wicket. The way Rohit started with Shubman, and then the partnership between Shubman and Virat, set the tone perfectly. They scored quickly and found the right tempo. If we’d gone at 4-5 an over early on, the chase later could’ve been 7-8 an over, which is always tough. The wicket did get a bit slower later, but the top-order did their job and made it much easier for the lower-order batters. (New Zealand fighting till the end) Absolutely. Ravi Bhai you’ve been here - you know how many close finishes there have been against New Zealand over the last 7-8 years. They never give up, and they always find a way to stay in the contest. That’s what makes India–New Zealand such an exciting rivalry.