New Zealand´s gamers have a good time with the trophy after profitable the collection and the third one-day worldwide (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand on the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on January 18, 2026. — AFP
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.
The in-form Kohli, who performs simply the 50-over format after retiring from Check and T20 worldwide cricket, threatened to drag off the 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 captain Michael Bracewell left the sector with a calf damage and didn’t return.
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.
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.
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 last tune-up for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka between February 7 and March 8.
