Welcome to the live updates of the first India-New Zealand ODI at Dharamsala on Sunday. Team India led by Virat Kohli recently trounced New Zealand 3-0 in the Test series with Ravichandran Ashwin picking 27 wickets and claimed the man-of-the-series award. Now without the spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, India are to face New Zealand in the five-match ODI series.
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And that was a comfortable 6-wicket win in the end for India at Dharamsala as Virat Kohli, its lynchpin batsman, carried his team home after Amit Mishra and the seamers clipped New Zealand's wings in the first innings. Mishra took his 50th wicket today.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni makes a mention of Hardik Pandya's surprising pace and awkward action. Awkward for New Zealand too, to concede 3/31 to the debutant. And the early wickets were a boon, he acknowledges.
In his surprisingly baritone vocal tenor, Man-of-the-match Pandya appreciates getting the ODI cap from Kapil Dev. And says he was focussing more on rhythm and length than pace, even though he notched up speeds of 140-plus on occasion.
Next stop, Feroze Shah Kotla on Sunday, October 20.
Live updates
33rd over (India win by 6 wickets): And now, Kohli has struck the crispest of straight six es to complete the clinical finish.
32nd over (3 needed off 108 balls): Jadhav tries one more cute shot outside off, and Santner's lethargic caught-behind appeal is rejected. He then pulls one away for four as Santner delivers a half-tracker.
31st over (15 needed off 114 balls): Kohli is clearly looking to end this, as he slaps a flighted half-volley away through the covers for another four . And now, Jadhav angles/edges another away through Third-man for four . 7 off the over as Jadhav survives a direct-hit. India cruising here.
30th over (162/4 | 22 needed off 120 balls): Kohli striking the ball firmly. After the first drive is defended in the infield, Kohli despatches the very next one through the Covers for four . A polite touch erupted into an absolute screamer. And that over knocked off 7 runs off the modest target.
29th over (162/4 | 29 needed off 126 balls): A rare mix-up between Kohli and Dhoni , and the captain (21 off 24) heads back as he misses a routine flick, but receives only indecision from Kohli and is unable to get back to the batting crease before the 'keeper decapitates the stumps. That looked a bit callous of Kohli, as his partner had already made his way halfway down the pitch, as had he. India needs just 29 runs off 126 balls.
28th over: Kohli smashes Southee first delivery for a boundary and it is 50 partnership between these two. Excellent shot but a cheeky one and it is another boundary. Southee drops a catch that too of Kohli at a crucial juncture. Another two quick runs and India are on for a big victory. India needs 31 to win.
27th over: Santner continues. These two are taking ones and twos adding pressure on the New Zealand bowlers. India needs 41 to win in 23 overs.
26th over : Dhoni smashes Southee first ball for a boundary. Good bat speed and it is indeed a smashing hit from the Indian captain. These two are running like Usain Bolt between the wickets. Another smashing hit and it is 37th ODI half-century for Virat Kohli. What an innings he has played. India 147 for 3.
37th ODI half century for Kohli, He is simply unstoppable! IND: 147/3 (26.0 Ovs) India need 44 runs to win. >#INDvNZ
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) >October 16, 2016
25th over: Santner ends a good over. India 137 for 3.
24th over : Beautiful shot from Kohli and the ball races to the boundary. Delectable shot and pleasing to watch. Neesham gives 5 runs in two balls of this over. Dhoni smashes the ball over fine-leg for a huge six. Dhoni on his way. India 135 for 3.
23rd over: Santner into the attack. Dhoni allows Kohli to take over by taking singles. They are dealing in singles in this over. India 123 for 3.
22nd over: Neesham into the attack. 73 runs to win from 174 balls. Dhoni taps for a single. India 119 for 3.
Virat Kohli On Fire. Hits Back To Back Fours. Reaches 39*. Come On Kohli At Least A 75* Would Also Be Great For Us. >#IndVsNZ>#INDvNZ
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) >October 16, 2016
21st over: Bracewell into the attack. Wow!! youngsters watch the running between the wickets between these two. A quick single. Sensational running between wickets. Two quick runs taken. Excellent shot from Kohli and it is boundary. Wow!!! brilliant from Kohli. Another cracking shot and it is another boundary. Kohli now dealing in boundaries. Excellent timing from Kohli. India 118 for 3.
20th over : Sodhi to continue. Soft dismissal. Sodhi strikes and it is Manish Pandey. India 102 for 3. M.S. Dhoni is the new man. Immediately off the mark. Kohli tucks the ball and it is two runs. With Dhoni and Kohli at the crease, we can expect many quick singles and two runs. Kohli smashes the ball through covers and Santner saves a certain boundary and it is two runs. India 107 for 3.
And the king comes into bat!! >@msdhoni>#INDvNZ
— CrickLife (@CrickLife07) >October 16, 2016
19th over: Southee starts with a wide. Beautiful shot from Pandey and it is two runs. Excellent fielding effort and Pandey takes three runs. Unorthodox shot from Pandey. It is 100 for India and India 100 for 2.
18th over: Sodhi continues. Pandey smashes it through cover but only for a single. Kohli does the same act and they take two runs quickly. excellent running between the wickets. Ones and twos indeed add pressure on the opponent team. India 92 for 2.
17th over : Southee continues, both players are taking singles and are quite satisfied with the progress they make. India 87 for 2.
16th over: Ish Sodhi into the attack. Crucial phase of Indian innings. Both players take singles. Ones and twos are crucial for one-day cricket. India 84 for 2.
15th over: Southee swinging it from well outside the off stump, giving Kohli plenty of room to keep the scoreboard ticking. A couple of nudges on either side of wicket yields a couple of twos for Kohli. India well on course for a comfortable win here. They need 110 from 210 balls. And, its drinks.
Both Openers are Out !! And there is 2008 U19 WC Captain and Vice Captain on crease Virat & Manish >#IndvNz
— Ankit Pandey (@Cricket_Ankit) >October 16, 2016
14th over: Bracewell continues . Kohli smashes the ball for another boundary. Excellent timing from Kohli. Excellent shot but only for two runs from Kohli. India 77 for 2
13th over:Neesham strikes second blow, this time Rahane is out for 33. India 62 for 2. Manish Pandey is the new man. good bowling from Neesham. Wild swish and miss from Pandey. Excellent shot over cover and Pandey is off the mark with a boundary. India 67 for 2.
12th over : Bracewell continues. Kohli and Rahane can now play a waiting game as the target is achievable. India 62 for 1
>#INDvNZ willing to watch >@msdhoni to bat at no. 5. >@StarSportsIndia
— Rahul Kumar Gupta (@rkg061) >October 16, 2016
11th over : Fifty for India with a wide delivry from Neesham. Three wides. Lovely shot for a boundary to open his account. Typical Kohli shot through covers. India 62 for 1
10th over : Bracewell continues, Rohit and Rahane are building a good opening partnership. Bracewell strikes and Rohit is out for 14. India 49 for 1. Virat Kohli is the new man. Excellent over from Doug Bracewell. India 49 for 1.
Revenge take by >@ajinkyarahane88 against shot balls >#INDvNZ
— R E V A N T H (@jinx27_rev) >October 16, 2016
9th over: Neesham into the attack. Good over from Neesham. India 49 for no loss
Watching >#IndvNZ and teaching the kid to follow only the Indian batting, since they don’t have a Sachin to teach his generation
— 5hyam (@5hyamatix) >October 16, 2016
8th over : Bracewell to continue, Rohit hits it through mid-wicket and it is two runs. Lovely timing from Rohit. India 46 for no loss
India has every potential to win the upcoming Champions trophy & if they go at this form they can even manage to win the World Cup. >#INDvNZ
— βądą$$ β๏ββ€¥ (@iamsrktheking) >October 16, 2016
7th over: Southee continues, beatiful flick shot from Rahane and takes two runs. Lovely Rahane and it is another boundary. What a smashing hit!! India 44 for no loss
6th over: Bracewell continues, This time, Rahane pulls for another six. Excellent shot from Rahane. He is now moving on. Another excellent pull shot from Rahane and it is another six. India 37 for no loss.
5th over : Southee continues, Rohit swings and misses. Good carry and bounce to the keeper. Rohit hits the first six of the indian innings. A short ball being pulled excellently by Rohit. What a shot!!! India 25 for no loss.
This has been trademark shot of Rohit. >#INDvNZ
— Shivaji Bajpai (@ShivajiThinks) >October 16, 2016
4th over: Bracewell continues. Rahane hits the first ball for a majestic boundary. Wow!! what a shot. Boundary to end the over. India 19 for no loss
3rd over : Southee continues. Rahane scores his first boundary. India 11 for no loss
2nd over: Doug Bracewell into the attack. Rahane on strike. India a good opening partnership while New Zealand needs early wickets. Rahane opens his account. Rahane changing his bat now. Excellent over from Bracewell. India 5 for no loss
1st over : Tim Southee to bowl with the new ball. Good start for Southee. Rohit opens his account with a boundary. Good bounce and carry to the keeper. India 4 for no loss
The Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane are out in the middle.
Umpires and New Zealand team are out in the middle.
Set for an interesting chase from Indian batsmen.
Chasing a target of 191, the Indian openers should give their team a good start. It's a new pair Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. These two were in excellent form in the Test series. But with Tim Southee back in the side, the Kiwis can expect him to give them an early wicket and put pressure on the Indian line-up.
Having put into bat by India, New Zealand were in all sorts of trouble losing early wickets and placed at 106 for 8. Tim Southee and Tom Latham stitched a good partnership and brought respectability to the New Zealand total. Now their bowlers have something to bowl at.
Thank you Tim Southee for saving the >#BlackCaps from a complete massacre >#impressiveinnings>#INDvNZ
— Delilah Rose (@DelilahRose77) >October 16, 2016
44th over : Mishra continues, Latham smashes it for a boundary.Beautiful shot and it is now six. He is moving on now taking the cue from Southee. 200 is now possibility for New Zealand. Mishra strikes and New Zealand all out for 190.
(New Zealand's Tom Latham (right) and Tim Southee during their enterprising partnership during the first ODI in Dharamsala on Sunday. Photo; R.V. Moorthy)
43rd over; Bumrah into the attack, where is the yorker Bumrah??? New Zealand 179 for 9.
42nd over: Mishra into the attack, Southee hits a boundary of the second ball. What an innings Southee is playing now. Manish Pandey takes a good catch and Southee is out. Kiwis 177 for 9. Good innings from Southee. Mishra takes his second wicket. Ish Sodhi is the last man. New Zealand 179 for 9.
Credit to Southee, good effort. First NZ 10 to score an ODI 50 and it certainly fits in the "desperately needed" category! >#INDvNZ
— Kimberlee Downs (@KimberleeDowns) >October 16, 2016
41st over : Axar Patel into the attack. A quick-fire half-century from Tim Southee. Well-deserved half-century and it is his first in ODI. Boundary to end the over. New Zealand 173 for 8.
40th over : Umesh into the attack. Latham is playing second fiddle to Tim Southee. Southee smashes another six. It is indeed a costly miss from Umesh. Southee is smashing the bowlers all around the park. It is 50 partnership between Southee and Latham. Another boundary. Southee is literally taking on the Indian bowlers now. New Zealand 165 for 8.
on this day kapil dev made his debut >#INDvNZ
— Toufeeq Ahmed️ (@ImToufeeq) >October 16, 2016
39th over : Southee hits another boundary and it is high score in ODIs for Southee. What a moment to score his highest ODI score. New Zealand 151 for 8.
38th over; Mishra into the attack. Another six. a full toss from mishra, Southee smashes over long-on for another six. He is now taking on the Indian bowlers. New Zealand 143 for 8.
37th over: Axar into the attack. First six of the match and it is a massive. Southee smashes a huge six. New Zealand 135 for 8.
Southee is not going to hold it back for too long. He is going to play his shots every now and then. >#IndvsNZ>#IndvNZ
— Paresh Godhwani (@Par_God) >October 16, 2016
36th over : Mishra continues. Umesh is juggling in the field now. catch dropped in the previous over and now let a single to Latham. Southee is taking the game to the Indians now. Another boundary. New Zealand 127 for 8.
35th over: Bumrah into the attack. Drops a sitter. Umesh drops a sitter. Oh! No. Bumrah is unlucky. Excellent shot from Southee and it is boundary after a very long time. Another boundary and it is punched through mid-wicket. New Zealand 119 for 8.
Okay, stop trolling NZ! They have an amazing bowling line up & some power hitters like Guptil! So dont underestimate them >#IndvNz
— Saloni (@salkulfree) >October 16, 2016
34th over: Mishra continues, Latham is still holding the innings together. Excellent bowling from Mishra. New Zealand 109 for 8.
33rd over : Axar continues, Good bowling effort from the Indian bowlers and equally supported by the fielders. New Zealand 107 for 8.
(Kedar Jadhav being congratulated by his teammates during the first ODI against New Zealand in Dharamsala on Sunday. Photo: R.V. Moorthy)
32nd over : Mishra continues. 41 run partnership from 77 balls from these two. Appeal for catch. Third umpire into action. Mishra strikes, Rahane takes a good catch. New Zealand 106 for 8. It is Mishra's 50th ODI wicket. Southee is the new man. New Zealand 107 for 8.
Go Team India >#MenInBlue>#BleedBlue>#indvnz>pic.twitter.com/1gGz4EAQvC
— Shifa R Cheeku (@Shifar05) >October 16, 2016
31st over : Axar continues. These two batsmen are slowly building a partnership. No success for Axar and Amit Mishra till now. Kiwis 105 for 7.
30th over: Latham hits an excellent half-century. Kiwis 101 for 7.
29th over: Axar Patel continues. Latham is holding the innings together. Tries to build a partnership with Bracewell. New Zealand 99 for 7,
28th over : Mishra gives 7 runs from this over. New Zealand 95 for 7. Lathan 47 and Bracewell 11.
Dhoni brings in Mishra.
25th over : Axar continues. Two runs from this over. New Zealand 81 for 7.
24th over: Umesh continues. Excellent bowling from Umesh Yadav. New Zealand 79 for 7,
23rd over : Axar Patel into the attack. Interesting change from M.S. Dhoni. New Zealand 78 for 7.
Sunil Gavaskar after Kedar Jadhav picked two wickets. >#INDvsNZ>#INDvNZ>pic.twitter.com/9igEpa0SqH
— #CT2017 (@ICCLive_CT2017) >October 16, 2016
22nd over : Umesh into the attack. Another excellent change of bowling from the captain M.S. Dhoni. Kedar Jadhav drops a catch. New Zeland 73 for 7
It is time for Dhoni to bring in Amit Mishra to scuttle the New Zealand lower order.
21st over: Jadhav continues. Good over from this youngster. New Zealand 71 for 7.
20th over : Bumrah continues. Today Indians are very good at the outfield with some excellent fielding effort and good catches. New Zealand 68 for 7.
19th over: Jadhav continues. Soft dismissal, Jadhav strikes. Neesham is out and Kiwis 65 for 6. Good captaincy from Dhoni to bring this youngster. It is Dhoni's captainship example. Wow another wicket. Santner is out for 0. Kiwis 65 for 7. What a match for this youngster. Doug Bracewell is the new man.
Taylor, Ronchi, Santner - 0 runs, 4 balls. Combined. >#INDvNZ
— Tareque Laskar (@tarequelaskar) >October 16, 2016
18th over : Bumrah continues. Neesham breaks the shackles and it is boundary. Beautiful shot. New Zealand 65 for 5.
17th over: First sign of spin. Kedar Jadhav into the attack. Excellent bowling from the youngster. A loud shout for LBW and it is indeed a close call. New Zealand 59 for 5.
On this day in 2013 Virat Kohli smashed fastest ODI century for India in 52 Balls and India recorded their highest ODI Chase..... >#INDvNZ
— Krishna Chavan (@ChavanKc_18) >October 16, 2016
16th over: Bumrah continues. For New Zealand Latham is the man to hold the innings together. New Zealand 57 for 5.
15th over: Pandya continues. Excellent bowling from Hardik Pandya. Neesham and Latham should show some character to put some competitive score on the board for India to chase. New Zealand 55 for 5.
14th over: Bumrah continues. Kiwis 53 for 5.
Seems like only two players are playing for us >#INDvNZ
— Pradakshina (@ViratManiac18) >October 16, 2016
13th over : Pandya strikes and it is Luke Ronchi. Ronchi is out for 0 and Kiwis 48 for 5. Pandya gets his third wicket. Memorable debut so far for this young Hardik Pandya. Good captainship from Dhoni by keeping Pandya at one end.
(Indian players congratulate Hardik Pandya after dismissing Guptill in Dharamsala on Sunday. Photo: AP)
12th over : Bumrah continues. Latham picks up another boundary. Kiwis 48 for 4.
Dear NZ it's ODI not T20. Plz sort out your batting problem & give some runs on board. Make sure you guys play at least 50 overs. >#IndvNZ
— AAkash MOdi (@Aakashskymodi) >October 16, 2016
Ronchi and Latham should hold fort and put on a reasonable partnership to put New Zealand out of trouble.
11th over: Pandya changes ends and into the attack. Excellent catch from Umesh and Anderson is out. What a catch from Umesh Yadav. Kiwis 43 for 4. New Zealand in deep trouble. New Zealand are continuing their form from the Test match. Luke Ronchi is the new man. Kiwis 43 for 4.
10th over: Bumrah into the attack. Excellent change of bowling from Dhoni. One run from this over. New Zealand 42 for 3.
9th over: Umesh continues. Wild swish and miss from Corey Anderson. He wants to break the shackles. Good delivery outside the off stump from Umesh Yadav. Anderson smashes through covers for his first boundary. First boundary from Umesh over. New Zealand 41 for 3
A partnership is expected from Latham and Corey Anderson to put pressure on India.
8th over: Pandya continues. Excellent ball from Pandya just beating the outside edge of Latham. Three fast bowlers in Pandya, Yadav and Bumrah, and with the swing Pandya and Yadav get, can India dismiss New Zealand cheaply? New Zealand 36 forf 3.
7th over: Umesh continues. Umesh strikes and it is Taylor is out for 0. Absolute beauty from Umesh. Kiwis 33 for 3 after 6.2 overs. There's plenty of bounce and swing on offer on this pitch for Yadav who continues to probe around the off stump of the new batsman, Corey Anderson.
GONE! Ross Taylor gets out for a golden duck caught by MS Dhoni of a beautiful outswinger by Umesh Yadav. >#INDvNZ>#DilSeIndian
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) >October 16, 2016
6th over: Pandya continues. first ball, Latham smashes it for a boundary. Taylor is the new man. Kiwis 33 for 2.
Too early to say... but Hardik Pandya seems like next Agarkar.. he will take wickets for sure .. but leak lot of runs as well. >#IndvNZ
— Ritesh Katti (@ritz5186) >October 16, 2016
5th over: Umesh to continue. Umesh strikes crucial one dismissing Kane Williamson for 3. Kiwis 29 for 2.
4th over: Pandya to continue. Excellent bowling from the debutant. Good shot from Latham and it is a boundary. Two boundaries in two balls. New Zealand 27 for 1.
3rd over: Umesh to continue. Kane Williamson is the new man. Another good over from Umesh. New Zealand 18 for 1
2nd over: Hardik Pandya into the attack. First boundary of the Kiwi innings. A cheeky one through the slips. Two boundaries in the over. another boundary. Two cheeky ones and another a smashing hit through point. Treating the debutant harshly. Hardik Pandya strikes. Martin Guptill is out for 12. Kiwis 14 for 1.
1st over : Umesh Yadav to open the bowling. India is the first team to play 900 ODIs. Excellent over so far from Umesh Yadav. New Zealand 1 for no loss
Looking at swing on offer good toss of >@msdhoni to win and bowl first. Nz would have bowled well here when pitch is fresh >#IndvNZ
— #@ππ|£ #$@vv@n+ (@AmitSawant4686) >October 16, 2016
The New Zealand openers are in the middle. Martin Guptill and Tom Latham.
Indian cricket team members posing for group photo, prior to the beginning of the 900th ODI at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Photo: R.V. Moorthy Set for an exciting encounter between the teams.
Dhoni and his men are on to the field followed by New Zealand team for the national anthem.
Indian captain M.S. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first on a placid track. Hardik Pandya will be making his ODI debut and was handed over the Indian cap by the former all-rounder Kapil Dev.
India Team
Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (captain and Wicket-keeper), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav
New Zealand Team
Martin Guptill, TWM Latham, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wicket-keeper), Mithcell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Doug Bracewell
