India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: Kyle Jamieson picked up Shreyas Iyer, India are five down. Earlier, Daryl Mitchell was the top scorer for New Zealand with 84 in 71 runs as the visitors scrapped their way to a score of 300/8 batting first in Vadodara in the first ODI against India. The Kiwis were earlier buoyed by a 117-run opening stand between Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls, both of whom scored half-centuries. Mitchell then stood strong at one end but the Kiwis were really able to put up a partnership of note after Harshit Rana broke the opening stand
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Shubman Gill won the first toss of the calendar year of 2026 and said that India are bowling first against New Zealand in the first ODI at the BCA Stadum in Vadodara. India are playing with six bowlers and a host of changes, with Gill himself returning to the squad after recovering from his injury that kept him out of the preceding ODI series against South Africa. The venue is Kotambi Stadium, which will be hosting a men’s ODI for the first time in its history. It is also the first men’s international match to be played in Vadodara in 15 years.
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Gill has not had the best of ends to 2025, losing his spot in the T20 World Cup side and even more frustratingly getting injured and subsequently missing out on crucial Test and ODI contests against South Africa. The 26-year-old, however, has not let them define him as he exemplified it clearly during the pre-match press conference.
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Match EndedNew Zealand tour of India, 2026 – 1st ODI
India306/6 (49.0)
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New Zealand300/8 (50.0)
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India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
While top-order batsmen often steal the spotlight in Indian cricket, the nation’s most iconic victories have historically been built on the strength of a reliable middle order. From the 1983 heroics of Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil to the versatile 2011 core featuring MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, and Suresh Raina, championship success has always required a solid spine.
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