KL Rahul finishes off in style; Team India seal victory by four wickets

In the first ODI match against New Zealand Team India emerged victorious by four wickets at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in KotambiHaving needed to chase a target of 301 runs Team India scored 306 runs for the loss of six wickets in 49 oversOpening batsman Rohit Sharma scored 26 runs in 29 balls with the help of three boundaries and two maximums Skipper Shubman Gill registered 56 runs after facing 71 balls His knock also included three boundaries and two maximumsTeam India stalwart Virat Kohli missed his welldeserved century by just seven runs Facing 91 deliveries the righthanded batsman garnered 93 runs which was laced with eight boundaries and a maximumShreyas Iyer accumulated 49 runs off 47 balls including four boundaries and a maximum Ravindra Jadeja managed to score just four runs in five balls Harshit Rana smashed 29 runs in 23 balls with the help of two boundaries and a maximumKL Rahul played a matchwinning knock of an unbeaten 29 runs in 21 balls He also smashed two boundaries and a maximum during his knock Along with him Washington Sundar stayed unbeaten at the crease on seven runs in seven ballsPacer Kyle Jamieson was the most successful bowler for New Zealand Having bowled 10 overs he claimed four wickets by conceding 41 runs Adithya Ashok and Kris Clarke also picked up one wicket each In six overs Ashok gave away 55 runs whereas Clarke was smashed for 73 runs in 10 oversZakary Foulkes Glenn Phillips Daryl Mitchell and skipper Michael Bracewell went wicketless in the first ODI match against the Men in Blue Foulkes leaked 49 runs in his spell of 10 overs and Bracewell was smashed for 56 runs in eight overs In his spell of four overs Phillips gave away 21 runs and Mitchell conceded seven runs in one overEarlier having put to bat first New Zealands opening batsman Devon Conway smashed 56 runs after facing 67 balls During his knock he registered six boundaries and a maximum Fellow opening batsman Henry Nicholls garnered 62 runs off 69 deliveries which was laced with eight boundariesLater Will Young departed on 12 runs followed by Glenn Phillips 12 and Mitchell Hay 18 Skipper Michael Bracewell in his knock of 18 balls scored 16 runs including a boundaryDespite losing wickets at regular intervals Daryl Mitchell showcased his exceptional skills with the willow Facing 71 deliveries he played a blistering knock of 84 runs which was laced with five boundaries and three maximums Kris Clarke stayed unbeaten on 24 runs off 17 balls His knock also included three boundaries The Black Caps managed to post a total of 300 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 50 oversHaving bowled 10 overs Team Indias pacer Harshit Rana returned with the figures of two wickets for 65 runs against the Black Caps Star pacer Mohammed Siraj claimed two wickets by conceding 40 runs in his spell of eight overs Prasidh Krishna also bagged two wickets whereas Kuldeep Yadav registered one wicket to his name