{"id":833,"date":"2026-01-19T10:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&#038;p=833"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:55:53","slug":"nz-create-history-with-odi-series-win-india","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/nz-create-history-with-odi-series-win-india\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ Create History with ODI Series Win Over India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand scripted history by clinching their first-ever ODI series win in India, sealing the landmark achievement with a convincing 41-run victory in the third ODI at Indore.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a valiant century from Virat Kohli, the hosts were outplayed by a disciplined and fearless New Zealand side that delivered under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked to bat first after India won the toss, New Zealand were rocked early as Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh removed Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls cheaply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young steadied the innings, absorbing the early movement before Rana returned to dismiss Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mitchell then found an ideal partner in Glenn Phillips, and the duo launched a counterattack that shifted momentum decisively in New Zealand\u2019s favour. Mitchell accelerated after the halfway stage, dominating India\u2019s spin attack with authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;He brought up his ninth ODI century, his second consecutive hundred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/series\">series<\/a>, striking 15 fours and three sixes. Phillips followed with a fluent century of his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their 219-run partnership, which ended in the 44th over, laid the foundation for a formidable total.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late contributions from captain Michael Bracewell ensured New Zealand finished on 337 for 8, a challenging target on an otherwise good batting surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India\u2019s chase began positively, with captain Shubman Gill showing intent early. However, the momentum quickly shifted as Rohit Sharma fell inside the Powerplay, triggering a collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul departed in quick succession, leaving India struggling at 71 for 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virat Kohli once again stood tall under pressure, continuing his sublime form. He found valuable support from Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored a composed half-century as the pair added 88 runs to revive hopes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kohli reached his 54th ODI century, surpassing Ricky Ponting to become the highest run scorer at number three in ODI history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand struck at crucial moments as Kris Clarke dismissed Reddy, while Jayden Lennox removed Ravindra Jadeja soon after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a brief counterattacking stand between Kohli and Harshit Rana, the required rate proved too steep, and India eventually fell short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The series win marked a historic milestone for New Zealand, snapping an eight-match losing streak against India and making them the first team in three years to win a home ODI series in India despite losing the toss.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by Mitchell\u2019s heroics, Phillips\u2019 emergence, and a sharp all-round bowling effort, New Zealand achieved what once seemed unthinkable, beating India in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":834,"template":"","tags":[412,414,413],"ppma_author":[489],"class_list":["post-833","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-new-zealand-vs-india-odi-series","tag-nz-historic-odi-series-win","tag-virat-kohli-54th-odi-hundred"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}