First ODI: Team India Won After 10 Years In New Zealand, Defeated Host Team By 8 Wickets.

First ODI: Team India Won After 10 Years In New Zealand, Defeated Host Team By 8 Wickets.

• India last won in New Zealand on 11 March 2009 in Hamilton.
• Team India also won in Napier after 10 years, the last time win was on 3 March 2009.
• New Zealand scored the first 157 runs, India achieved target on 2 wickets in 34.5 overs.
• #Shikhar Dhawan scored 75 runs, Kuldeep took 4 wickets.
• The second match of the five-ODI series will be held on January 26 in Mount Maunganui.

In the first ODI played in Napier, India defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets. Simultaneously, Team India moved forward 1-0 in the five-ODI series. Team India has won one ODI after 10 years in New Zealand. Earlier, in March 2009, he had defeated New Zealand by 84 runs in Hamilton. India also won in Napier ten years later in ODIs. Earlier, on March 3, 2009, India defeated New Zealand by 53 runs in Napier. Team India has won the first match of the bilateral ODI series in New Zealand for the first time. In this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat. However, New Zealand’s decision proved wrong and New Zealand was able to make 157 runs in 38 overs. Due to the sun’s bright light, the match also had to be stopped for a while. Subsequently, the Duckworth-Lewis rule gave India the target of 156 runs in 49 overs. This was achieved by Team India in two wickets in 34.5 overs.