Updated On: 12 January, 2026 07:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
During the clash, Team India`s wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul played a match-winning knock. Facing 21 deliveries, the right-handed batsman scored an unbeaten 29 runs, which were laced with two boundaries and a maximum

KL Rahul during his innings against New Zealand in the first match (Pic: X/@klrahul)
In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India secured a win by four wickets at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Kotambi.
During the clash, Team India`s wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul played a match-winning knock. Facing 21 deliveries, the right-handed batsman scored an unbeaten 29 runs, which were laced with two boundaries and a maximum.