IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli's 31st hundred guides India to 280
Trent Boult was the shining star for the New Zealand cricket team as he picked up 4/35, his third career-best figure. Mitchell Santner was also effective and extracted some spin from the surface.
India looking to continue their fine form take on New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. In the first ODI in Wankhede, India won the toss and elected to bat first, New Zealand would have batted first too, Kane Williamson said, had he won the toss.
India started off poorly, both the openers failed to make any significant impact but then the skipper stepped up, compiling a masterclass century, his 31st in ODIs to celebrate his 200th ODI in style. Apart from Kohli, nobody else got going in a big although Karthik played meaningful innings, scoring 37 runs while the cameo by Kumar at the end has ensured that India finish on a high.
After 200 games, Kohli has 8888 runs at sn average of 55.55 .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2017
What a brilliant 121 this one was. 280 is a fighting total.#INDvNZ
No.31 for Virat Kohli.What unbelievable consistency. Only 200 matches thus far, sky is the limit for what he will achieve in next 9-10 yrs
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 22, 2017
Trent Boult was the shining star for the New Zealand cricket team as he picked up 4/35, his third career-best figure. Mitchell Santner was also effective and extracted some spin from the surface.