Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds his bat during a break at the first one day international match between India and New Zealand at The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) in Dharamsala on October 16, 2016. (AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN)
Dharamsala, India: Bowlers set up India's comprehensive six-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international as batting mainstay Virat Kohli anchored the hosts' chase in the low-scoring encounter in Dharamsala on Sunday.
Kohli scored an unbeaten 85 to help the hosts canter home in 33.1 overs after debutant Hardik Pandya and Amit Mishra took three wickets each to bowl out New Zealand for 190.
India lead the five-match series 1-0.
Scoreboard
Scoreboard of the first one-day international between India and New Zealand in Dharamsala on Sunday.
New Zealand:
M. Guptill c Sharma b Pandya 12
T. Latham not out 79
K. Williamson c Mishra b Yadav 3
R. Taylor c Dhoni b Yadav 0
C. Anderson c Ydav b Pandya 4
L. Ronchi c Yadav b Pandya 0
J. Neesham c & b Jadhav 10
M. Santner c Dhoni b Jadhav 0
D. Bracewell c Rahane b Mishra 15
T. Southee c Pandya b Mishra 55
I. Sodhi lbw b Mishra 1
Extras (b2, lb1, w8) 11
Total (all out; 43.5 overs) 190
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Guptill), 2-29 (Williamson), 3-33 (Taylor), 4-43 (Anderson), 5-48 (Ronchi), 6-65 (Neesham), 7-65 (Santner), 8-106 (Bracewell), 9-177 (Southee), 10-190 (Sodhi)
Bowling: Yadav 8-0-31-2, Pandya 7-0-31-3, Bumrah 8-1-29-0, Jadhav 3-0-6-2, Patel 9-1-41-0, Mishra 8.5-0-49-3
India
R. Sharma lbw b Bracewell 14
A. Rahane c Ronchi b Neesham 33
V. Kohli not out 85
M. Pandey c Williamson b Sodhi 17
M.S. Dhoni run out (Guptill/Ronchi) 21
K. Jadhav not out 10
Extras (lb1, w13) 14
Total (4 wickets; 33.1 overs) 194
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Sharma), 2-62 (Rahane), 3-102 (Pandey), 4-162 (Dhoni)
Did not bat: H. Pandya, A. Patel, A. Mishra, J. Bumrah, U. Yadav
Bowling: Southee 9-0-57-0, Bracewell 8-2-44-1, Neesham 6-0-40-1. Sodhi 4.1-0-34-1, Santner 6-0-18-0
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND)
TV umpire: Anil Chaudhary (IND)
Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS)
Reserve umpire: CK Nandan (IND)