After the magnificent inning of 121 runs which mark to his 200 ODI appearance for team India. Virat Kohli’s is the second highest record 31st hundreds in the ODI format. With his effort, India couldn’t manage to win over Black Cap. The host went in a losing cause as India lost the first ODI against New Zealand by six wickets at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Won the toss and elected to bats first, the hosts managed to score challenging score of 280/8 but the visitors overhauled the target with an over to spare. At the post-match presser, the Indian skipper praised the opposition and said they deserved to win.
The knocks were pretty satisfying purely because of the fact that New Zealand put us under pressure initially. 275+ was good on that wicket, but they batted really well in the second half. Ross and Tom were outstanding, they deserved to win today. When you get a 200-run partnership in ODI cricket, more often than not you end up on the winning side. Putting the dew into perspective in the last 13-14 overs, we were definitely about 30-40 runs short. In the second half, the wicket settled down nicely,” Kohli bountiful honor on Tom Latham, who scored an unbeaten 103, and said he enjoyed watching the left-hander’s knock.
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