In the opening match of the ODI series, India beat New Zealand by five wickets as Virat Kohli scored 74.
Rain interruptions produced a revised target under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
Arshdeep Singh took four wickets as India's pace attack limited New Zealand to 185.
Kohli and Shubman Gill guided India through the revised target to secure the win and give India the lead in the five-match series.
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