In the first match of the three-match one-day series, New Zealand defeated India by four wickets. Team India came out to bat first after losing the toss and scored 347 runs for four wickets. Shreyas Iyer hit a brilliant century and KL Rahul also played a crucial 88-run inning. Kiwi team started off chasing a big target of 348 runs. Openers made a steady start and batted with patience. With this victory, New Zealand has created history.
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According to reports, this is the biggest victory of the Kiwi team in ODI cricket. Earlier, New Zealand had made a successful chase of 350 runs against Australia in 2007 at Hamilton ground. Ross Taylor (109), the most experienced batsman of the Kiwi team, played a brilliant century. Today the performance of Indian mariners was very disappointing. Indian fielders took several catches. Taylor completed his century in 73 balls and brought New Zealand to the threshold of victory in the first one-day.
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The record of chasing the biggest run against India is in the name of Australia. The Australian team chased 359 runs against India in 2019. On the other hand, New Zealand chased a score of 347 runs today. After this, Pakistan scored 322 runs and Sri Lanka also scored 322 runs successfully against India.
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