Daryl Mitchell Breaks Record: In the third match of the three-match ODI series being played between India and New Zealand, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell achieved another big feat by scoring a century. Daryl Mitchell has now held the record of scoring the most runs in the three-match ODI series against the Indian team. Daryl Mitchell achieved this feat by leaving Quinton de Kock behind.
This 34-year-old right-handed batsman from Hamilton, Daryl Mitchell, needed 128 runs to break the record of South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock in the ongoing third ODI between India and New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore and he achieved this milestone by taking a run on the second ball of the 43rd over of New Zealand’s innings. De Kock played three ODIs for South Africa against India in December 2013 and scored a total of 342 runs with the help of three centuries.
Most runs in the three-match ODI series against India
| player | Country | match | Run | best score | average | 100/50 | venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| darryl mitchell | new zealand | 3 | 352 | 137 | 176 | 2/1 | India | 2026 |
| quinton de kock | South Africa | 3 | 342 | 135 | 114 | 3/0 | South Africa | 2013 |
| Roy Dias | Sri Lanka | 3 | 262 | 121 | 87.33 | 2/0 | India | 1982 |
| marlon samuels | west indies | 3 | 254 | 126* | 127 | 2/0 | India | 2014 |
| aaron finch | Australia | 3 | 250 | 116* | 62.5 | 1/2 | India | 2017 |
Daryl Mitchell has shown explosive form in the ongoing series against India. In the first match, which was played at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara, Mitchell scored 84 runs. After this, in the second ODI played in Rajkot on 14 January, he played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 131 runs. Mitchell again showed his dominance in the series decider at Holkar Stadium in Indore. He scored 137 runs in 131 balls and took the team to a strong score. His innings was ended by Mohammad Siraj.
Also read: IND vs NZ: Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips scored centuries, New Zealand gave India a target of 338 runs.
Most runs in a 3-match ODI bilateral series
- 360 – Babar Azam vs WI, 2016 (UAE)
- 360 – Shubman Gill vs NZ, 2023 (Home)
- 352 – Daryl Mitchell vs IND, 2026 (Overseas)*
- 349 – Imrul Kayes vs ZIM, 2028 (Domestic)
- 346 – P Nissanka vs AFG, 2024 (Home)
New Zealand scored 337 runs in the first innings
New Zealand scored 337 runs in the first innings. In this match being played in Indore, Daryl Mitchell played an inning of 137 runs for New Zealand. Glenn Phillips scored 106 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 219 runs and put New Zealand in a strong position. For India, Harshit Rana took 3 wickets, Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets.
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