New Zealand clinched a victory in the first ODI against India at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) on Sunday night.
India decided to bat first after winning the toss. India put 280/8 on the board at the end of 50 overs.
In reply, New Zealand reached the target in 49 overs after losing four wickets. New Zealand won this ODI by six wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series.
Brief Scores: India – 280/8 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 121, Dinesh Karthik 37, Trent Boult 4/35)
New Zealand – 284/4 in 49 overs (Tom Latham 103*, Ross Taylor 95, Hardik Pandya 1/46)
Result – New Zealand won by six wickets.
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
- Playing his 200th ODI, Virat Kohli scored a brilliant century. It was Kohli’s 31st ODI century. Now he is on the second most ODI century list. The record holder is legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar with 49 ODI centuries.
Also, Virat Kohli became the second batsman to score a century in the 200th ODI match. The first batsman was AB de Villiers (South Africa) who had scored 101* in his 200th ODI (against England at Cape Town on 14th February 2016)
- Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 121 runs in this match. It is the fourth best ODI knock by an Indian captain against New Zealand. Here are the top four list:
List of highest ODI knocks by an Indian captain against New Zealand
| Name | Runs scored | Venue | Date |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 186* | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 8th November 1999 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 138* | Jaipur | 1st December 2010 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 126* | Vadodara | 4th December 2010 |
| Virat Kohli | 121 | Mumbai | 22nd October 2017 |
- New Zealand left-arm pacer Trent Boult bowled superbly in this match as his bowling figure was 10-1-35-4. It is the best ODI bowling figure by a New Zealand bowler against India on the Indian soil. The previous best was 10-1-62-4 by Andy McKay at Guwahati on 28th November 2010.
- New Zealand batsmen Ross Taylor and Tom Latham put a match-winning 200 runs partnership for the fourth wicket. Here are some important stats on this partnership:
i) It is New Zealand’s highest ODI partnership for any wicket against India. Their previous best was 190 runs partnership between Scott Styris and Ross Taylor for the fourth wicket at Dambulla on 10th August 2010.
ii) It is the highest fourth-wicket ODI partnership for New Zealand against any team. Their previous record was 191 runs partnership between Corey Anderson and Jesse Ryder against West Indies at Queenstown on 1st January 2014.
iii) It is the third highest fourth-wicket ODI partnership for any team on the Indian soil. The top three list is given below:
| Partners’ names (Team) | Partnership runs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja (India) | 275* | Zimbabwe | Cuttack | 9th April 1998 |
| MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh (India) | 256 | England | Cuttack | 19th January 2017 |
| Ross Taylor and Tom Latham (New Zealand) | 200 | India | Mumbai | 22nd October 2017 |
iv) It is the third highest fourth-wicket ODI partnership for any team against India. The top three list is given below:
| Partners’ names (Team) | Partnership runs | Venue | Date |
| Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 206 | Centurion | 26th September 2009 |
| Stuart Carlisle and Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe) | 202 | Adelaide | 24th January 2004 |
| Ross Taylor and Tom Latham (New Zealand) | 200 | Mumbai | 22nd October 2017 |
- New Zealand left-handed batsman Tom Latham scored a brilliant century as he remained unbeaten on 103 runs. Latham became the second left-handed New Zealand batsman to score an ODI century against India. Jesse Ryder was the first left-handed New Zealand batsman to achieve this feat when he had scored 105 runs against India at Christchurch on 8th March 2009.
Also, Tom Latham became the second left-handed New Zealand batsman to score an ODI hundred on the Indian soil. Chris Harris was the first left-handed New Zealand batsman to achieve this feat when he had scored 130 runs against Australia at Chennai on 11th March 1996.
- New Zealand chased down the target of 281 runs (284/4) in 49 overs. It is the highest ODI chase for any team at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). The previous record holder was India who had chased down the target of 275 runs (277/4 in 48.2 overs) against Sri Lanka in the 2011 ICC World Cup final (2nd April 2011).
Also, it is the highest ODI target that is successfully chased by New Zealand against India. New Zealand’s previous record against India was successfully chasing 279 runs (280/3 in 48.1 overs) at Hamilton on 28th January 2014.