Glenn Phillips (L) and Daryl Mitchell each scored a whole bunch in a landmark victory for New Zealand. Picture: AFP
INDORE, INDIA:
New Zealand overcame a valiant 124 by Virat Kohli to down India by 41 runs and seal their first-ever ODI collection victory on Indian soil on Sunday.
Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips guided New Zealand to 337-8 with a fourth-wicket stand of 219 after the vacationers slipped to 5-2 and 58-3 in Indore.
Mitchell made 137 and Phillips hit 106 off 88 balls.
The Black Caps then bowled out India for 296 in 46 overs regardless of Kohli’s 54th ODI century and clinched the three-match collection 2-1.
New Zealand had misplaced all seven of their earlier ODI collection in India, a run courting again to 1988.
The Black Caps registered their first ever Check collection win in India with a 3-0 sweep in October 2024, and added one other landmark success on this collection regardless of being with out a number of key gamers together with Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy.
“We are the sum of all of the components and we actually attempt to work collectively as a gaggle — that is a part of the Kiwi method,” captain Michael Bracewell stated.
“We’re only a small nation from the underside of the world and we attempt to work collectively to tackle among the greater international locations on the earth.”
He added: “We actually rally round there as a gaggle and when issues come like that, it is fairly particular.”
India — the world’s most populated nation with 1.4 billion folks — are the top-ranked ODI aspect forward of New Zealand.
The in-form Kohli, who performs simply the 50-over format after retiring from Check and T20 worldwide cricket, threatened to drag off a exceptional chase in a 99-run seventh-wicket partnership with Harshit Rana, who made 52.
New Zealand left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox returned figures of 2-42 from his 10 overs after Bracewell left the sphere with a calf harm and didn’t return.
Mitchell magic
Mitchell led the staff in Bracewell’s absence, which additionally left New Zealand a bowler brief.
Zak Foulkes and fellow seamer Kristian Clarke took three wickets every.
India slumped to 71-4 earlier than Kohli hit again in an 88-run stand with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who made 53, after which with Rana.
“The best way Virat is batting, that is positively a plus all the time,” stated India captain Shubman Gill. “The best way Harshit has batted within the collection, batting at quantity eight, it isn’t simple.”
Kohli struck 10 fours and three sixes in his 108-ball knock earlier than he was caught off Clarke and walked again to a rousing ovation after his eighty fifth worldwide century.
Earlier the in-form Mitchell picked up from the place he left off after his match-winning 131 not out within the second ODI, which levelled the collection at 1-1.
Mitchell reached his ninth ODI ton with a single off Ravindra Jadeja earlier than Phillips additionally introduced up his hundred.
Arshdeep lastly dismissed Phillips caught behind to finish the marathon stand and Mitchell quickly adopted, falling to Mohammed Siraj.
Mitchell was named participant of the match and collection for his 352 runs in three matches.
New Zealand wobbled, dropping 4 extra wickets however Bracewell hammered an unbeaten 28 off 18 balls.
The groups subsequent play 5 T20 matches in a remaining tune-up for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka between February 7 and March 8.
