Wednesday, 4 November 2026 — New Zealand were closed on 185 in 40.2 overs after batting first, and India then chased a DLS target of 143 in 32 overs. They reached 143/5 in 22.4 overs to win by 5 wickets, with Virat Kohli unbeaten on 59 and Shubman Gill unbeaten on 36 at the close.
How the match unfolded
India chose to field, and New Zealand's innings ran at 4.59 an over. Tim Seifert top-scored early with 38 off 43 balls, while Blair Tickner's 34 off 23 balls, including four sixes, gave the innings a late lift. Glenn Phillips (30 off 51) and Daryl Mitchell (28 off 41, run out) were the other main contributors. Arshdeep Singh was the standout bowler, finishing with 4/70 from 10 overs at an economy of 7.00. Gurnoor Brar took 3/44 from 9.2 overs and Anshul Kamboj 2/22 from 10 overs, going at 2.20 an over.
India's target was set at 143 after the match was reduced to 32 overs. Rohit Sharma was out for 0 from 6 balls, c Mitchell Santner b Kyle Jamieson, but the chase did not stall. India scored at 6.31 an over, and won with 9.2 overs to spare. Kohli's 59 not out came off 43 balls with 10 fours, and Gill's 36 not out came off 51 balls.
The turning point
The record does not identify one decisive moment. Ball-by-ball data was missing for some innings, so this report relies on scorecard figures only. The clearest early moment on the scorecard is Sharma's dismissal for 0, but India's chase remained steady afterwards and the result was never in real doubt once the target was in sight.
Where India won it
Arshdeep Singh's 4/70 in 10 overs was the foundation of the win, as it kept New Zealand's total to 185. Kamboj's economy of 2.20 and Axar Patel's 0/12 from 5 overs at 2.40 added to the control on New Zealand's batting. In the chase, Kohli and Gill were together unbeaten at the close, with 95 runs between them, and India's scoring rate of 6.31 kept them ahead of the required pace under the DLS target.
Where New Zealand went wrong
New Zealand's batting left them short of a total that might have tested India's chase. Phillips (strike rate 59) and Mitchell (strike rate 68) both scored slowly, and Mitchell's run out came when New Zealand were looking to build a stronger finish. In the chase, Jamieson's 1/34 from 7 overs came at an economy of 4.86 and included 6 wides, while Tickner's 0/38 from 4 overs went at 9.50. Those extras and expensive overs gave India easier scoring opportunities at the moments that mattered most.
Standout performers
- Virat Kohli: 59 not out off 43 balls with 10 fours and a strike rate of 137, unbeaten at the finish.
- Arshdeep Singh: 4/70 from 10 overs, the best bowling figures of the match.
- Blair Tickner: 34 off 23 balls with four sixes, the quickest scoring in New Zealand's innings.
- Shubman Gill: 36 not out off 51 balls, sharing the unbeaten finish with Kohli.