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11/04 04:36 CST Evergreen Kohli's 74 steers India to 5-wicket win over New
Zealand in rain-affected 1st ODI
Evergreen Kohli's 74 steers India to 5-wicket win over New Zealand in
rain-affected 1st ODI
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) --- Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill navigated repeated
rain showers in a 113-run stand Wednesday that led India to a five-wicket win
over New Zealand under the Duckworth Lewis System in the first of five one-day
cricket internationals.
Chasing New Zealand's inadequate total of 185, Kohli made 74 and Gill 37 as
India reached a revised winning target of 143 in just 22.4 overs.
Kohli hit 13 fours and a six. His half century was the 80th of his career and
his sixth innings of 50 or more in 10 matches this year. His talent shows no
sign of diminishing as he prepares to celebrate his 38th birthday on Thursday.
He was out when India's total was 124, leaving K.L. Rahul and Naman Dhir to
complete the chase with 56 balls remaining.
The first shower of the day delayed the toss by 20 minutes and more intense
rain returned when India was 56-1 in the 11th over. Rohit Sharma had fallen for
a duck in the first over.
When play resumed, India's target was recalculated at 167 from 40 overs. The
tourists moved on to 64-1 before a further 30-minute rain delay, after which
the target became 143 from 32 overs.
Kohli immediately went on the offensive, completing a century partnership with
Gill from 90 deliveries.
"It's never easy when you are set and then it rains," Gill said. "The wicket
got a little bit more nippy after the rain but the target reduced and we were
just trying to play normal cricket.
"I think the way Virat batted made things a lot more easy for us.
India bowls first
Gill elected to bowl on winning the toss and India produced a complete bowling performance to restrict New Zealand to 185. While there was the odd blemish in the field, the five bowlers all contributed as the home team was bowled out in 40.2 overs. The New Zealand batters were unable to establish regular and substantial partnerships despite the short straight boundaries and fast outfield. Arshdeep Patel took 4-70, his figures damaged by the forceful batting of tailender Blair Tickner. Gurnoor Brar claimed 3-44 and Anshul Kamboj returned 2-22. Opener Will Young (9) survived an early chance before mistiming a pull shot and top-edging a catch to Shreyas Iyer off Arshdeep. Henry Nicholls (9) also succumbed to the lure of the pull, hitting a ball from Arshdeep to Dhir at mid-wicket. Tim Seifert made 38, then found the pull shot irresistible, mistiming his attempt to mid-off in the 15th over. Tom Latham scored 3 before falling to a sharp reflex catch by Brar off his own bowling. Daryl Mitchell looked comfortable on his way to 28 but was run out when Glenn Phillips turned a ball into the leg side, set off for a single and Sharma's throw to Rahul beat Mitchell to the striker's end. Phillips made 30 but the New Zealand middle order failed to fire. No. 11 Tickner then blasted 34 from 23 balls, including four sixes, in a 39-run last-wicket stand with Jacob Duffy. Sharma, Rahul and Kohli are among the stars returning to the lineup after bypassing the recent T20 series which India won 3-2. ___ See AP's full cricket coverage here
India bowls first
Gill elected to bowl on winning the toss and India produced a complete bowling performance to restrict New Zealand to 185. While there was the odd blemish in the field, the five bowlers all contributed as the home team was bowled out in 40.2 overs. The New Zealand batters were unable to establish regular and substantial partnerships despite the short straight boundaries and fast outfield. Arshdeep Patel took 4-70, his figures damaged by the forceful batting of tailender Blair Tickner. Gurnoor Brar claimed 3-44 and Anshul Kamboj returned 2-22. Opener Will Young (9) survived an early chance before mistiming a pull shot and top-edging a catch to Shreyas Iyer off Arshdeep. Henry Nicholls (9) also succumbed to the lure of the pull, hitting a ball from Arshdeep to Dhir at mid-wicket. Tim Seifert made 38, then found the pull shot irresistible, mistiming his attempt to mid-off in the 15th over. Tom Latham scored 3 before falling to a sharp reflex catch by Brar off his own bowling. Daryl Mitchell looked comfortable on his way to 28 but was run out when Glenn Phillips turned a ball into the leg side, set off for a single and Sharma's throw to Rahul beat Mitchell to the striker's end. Phillips made 30 but the New Zealand middle order failed to fire. No. 11 Tickner then blasted 34 from 23 balls, including four sixes, in a 39-run last-wicket stand with Jacob Duffy. Sharma, Rahul and Kohli are among the stars returning to the lineup after bypassing the recent T20 series which India won 3-2. ___ See AP's full cricket coverage here
