Vadodara, Jan 11 (IANS) Courtesy of half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, followed by KL Rahul’s 29 not out, India clinched a four-wicket win against New Zealand in the three-match ODI series opener here at the Kotambi International Stadium (BCA) as the Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead. Rohit Sharma and skipper Gill got to business from the word go, with the former making his intentions clear with a six in the very first over. During his time out on the field, Rohit also broke the world…
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Vadodara, Jan 11 (IANS) Virat Kohli completed 28000 career international runs on Sunday, when India took on New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series here at the Kotambi International Stadium (BCA). He became the fastest cricketer to reach this milestone, doing so in just 624 innings, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record, who did it in 644 innings. Before the ODI series opener, Kohli was only 25 runs short of reaching 28,000 international runs. The right-handed batter had scored 2…
Vadodara, Jan 11 (IANS) New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell expressed that he was glad that the young players on his team had the opportunity to play in India for the first time. He noted that there is no better environment for such an experience than in front of a packed Indian crowd in blue. Mitchell was the top-scorer for his side after the Kiwis were put to bat first as he played an anchor’s innings and made 84 runs off 71 deliveries as the visitors posted 300/8 on the scoreboard at the…
Vadodara, Jan 11 (IANS) Daryl Mitchell was New Zealand’s star batter, as his 71-ball 84 helped the side reach a decent 300/8 in 50 overs and overcome the Indian bowlers’ late carnage in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Kotambi International Stadium (BCA). After being put in to bat, New Zealand started quietly and sluggishly, with openers Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls proceeding cautiously. However, once they picked up pace, the Indian bowlers’ struggles began as they failed…
Vadodara, Jan 11 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series here at the Kotambi International Stadium (BCA). The hosts suffered a major blow ahead of the series opener as wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was ruled out of the series due to a right side strain injury, and was replaced by Dhruv Jurel.All focus will be on stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who are in top form in the format across international and domestic …
Vadodara, Jan 10 (IANS) All eyes will once again be on stalwarts and former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma when India take on New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Kotambi International Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday. The venue is set to host its first-ever men’s ODI game, and the match will mark the return of men’s internationals at the venue.The last men’s international game played here was also between India and New Zealand when the two sides squared off on…