India take 1-0 lead after five-wicket win over New Zealand in Auckland

India beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first ODI in Auckland on November 4, 2026, giving India a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

India arrived in the ODI leg having won the preceding T20I series, while New Zealand — described as strong with the bat in the T20Is — were dismissed for 185 in the opening ODI. Tim Seifert was New Zealand’s top scorer with 38, while No. 11 Blair Tickner made 34, their second-highest individual score of the innings.

In India’s chase Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a six-ball duck, but Virat Kohli produced the only half-century of the match, scoring 74 off 51 balls at a strike rate of 145.10. Captain Shubman Gill added 37 and India reached the revised target of 143 in 22.4 overs.

New Zealand’s batting faltered as they were bowled out for 185; apart from Seifert and Tickner the next highest contribution was Glenn Phillips with 30. The lower-order runs from Tickner were the second-highest in New Zealand’s innings.

Arshdeep Singh led the Indian bowling with figures of 4/70, having been India’s highest wicket-taker in the T20I series as well. He was supported by Gurnoor Brar (3/44) and Anshul Kamboj (2/22) in the first ODI.

After one match the leading run-scorers in the series are Virat Kohli 74, Tim Seifert 38, Shubman Gill 37, Blair Tickner 34 and Glenn Phillips 30; the leading wicket-takers are Arshdeep Singh 4, Gurnoor Brar 3, Jacob Duffy 3, Anshul Kamboj 2 and Nathan Smith 1.

India’s victory leaves them 1-0 up in the ODI series.