New Zealand created history, won the ODI series in India for the first time; Kohli’s century and Rana-Reddy’s fifty go in vain

India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI match highlights: New Zealand defeated India by 41 runs in the third ODI and won the three-match series 2-1. New Zealand, batting first after losing the toss, scored 337 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs, in response to which the Indian team Virat Kohli Despite the record 54th century and fifties from Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy, India was all out for 296 runs in 46 overs.

After trailing 0-1, New Zealand made a strong comeback and created history by winning their first ODI series in India. There was an atmosphere of celebration in the New Zealand camp after the series-decider match – scenes of players hugging and emotional moments on the field clearly expressed the importance of this victory. The last moment of the match was very special. glen phillips He ended India’s innings with a brilliant direct hit and then expressed his happiness by waving his fist in the air. His reaction itself was telling how big this victory is for New Zealand cricket.

Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips scored centuries

The foundation of this historic victory had been laid even before this. Daryl Mitchell (137) and Glenn Phillips (106) played important roles in batting and scored centuries and a brilliant partnership of 200+ runs was seen between the two. On the basis of this partnership, New Zealand made a strong score of 337 runs in the series-decider. Given the history and nature of the pitch, this score was certainly competitive, but not easy. Despite this, New Zealand’s bowlers looked completely switched-on from the first ball in the second innings. Accurate line-length, tight fielding and pressure bowling kept India on the backfoot despite Kohli’s brilliant century. Result- New Zealand’s historic ODI series win in India, which will be remembered for a long time to come.

Indian fort broken in Indore

This ODI series win of New Zealand in India is not just the result of one match, but a moment that shakes the record books. For the first time in eight attempts since 1988, New Zealand has won a bilateral ODI series on Indian soil. Before this, they had faced disappointment on every tour, but this time the Kiwi team changed history.

The plain of Indore, which till now was considered an almost invincible fort for India, also witnessed a major upheaval. After seven consecutive ODI wins, India faced defeat for the first time in Indore. Interestingly, out of the 8 ODI matches played so far at this venue, the team batting first has won 6 matches, and New Zealand took full advantage of this trend.

This happened for the first time after October 2022

Another big figure was shocking for India. This is the first time since October 2022 that India won the toss, played on home ground and still lost the match. Earlier, India had won 13 consecutive home ODI matches after winning the toss. Overall, this was not only a win for New Zealand, but also a historic crack in Indian domestic ODI dominance—one that cricket history will remember for a long time.

Virat Kohli scored 54th century

Virat Kohli scored the 54th century of his ODI career in this match. He scored 124 runs in 108 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 10 fours. Apart from them, Harshit Rana scored 52, Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 53, Rohit Sharma scored 11, captain Shubman Gill scored 23, Shreyas Iyer scored 3, KL Rahul scored 1, Ravindra Jadeja scored 12 and Kuldeep Yadav scored 5 runs. Arshdeep Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 4 runs, while Siraj could not even open his account.

For New Zealand, Zachary Fox and Christian Clerk took 3 wickets each, while Jayden Lennox took 2 wickets, while Kyle Jameson took 1 wicket.

Virat Kohli in decisive matches of bilateral ODI series

• Innings: 16
• Run: 784
• Average: 52.26
• Strike Rate: 98.0
• Century/Fifty: 2/6
• Highest score: 124

Virat Kohli chasing the target of more than 300 in ODI

• Innings: 37
• Run: 2131
• Average: 62.67
• Strike Rate: 106.4
• Century/Fifty: 10/9

Most centuries at most venues (ODI)

• 35 – Virat Kohli*
• 34 – Sachin Tendulkar
• 26 – Rohit Sharma
• 21 – Ricky Ponting
• 21 – Hashim Amla
• 21 – AB de Villiers

Most centuries against New Zealand (in all formats)

• 10 – Virat Kohli (73 innings)*
• 9 – Jacques Kallis (76 innings)
• 9 – Joe Root (71 innings)
• 9 – Sachin Tendulkar (80 innings)