New Zealand created history by winning the ODI series for the first time in India. In the third ODI played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, the Kiwi team defeated India by 41 runs. This was also India’s first ODI defeat at this ground.
On Sunday, Virat Kohli had a day of records. He became the highest run-scorer at number 3 in ODIs and also made the record of scoring the most centuries against New Zealand, but his innings could not win the team. Chasing a target of 338 runs, the Indian team was all out for 296 runs in 46 overs. Earlier, New Zealand had scored 337 runs for the loss of 8 wickets after losing the toss and batting. Daryl Mitchell scored 137 and Glenn Phillips scored 106 runs. India had a bad start. Captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 11 runs while Shubman Gill could only score 23 runs. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul also failed to play a big innings, which reduced India’s score to 71/4. After this, Virat Kohli returned to the match by partnering with Nitish Kumar Reddy. Kohli kept up the pace of runs. When he completed his century, the stadium erupted in applause.
Chasing a difficult target of 338 runs, India was bundled out for 296 runs in 46 overs. Virat Kohli, while handling the innings under pressure, played a best innings of 124 runs off 108 balls. Even when wickets kept falling one after the other, Kohli remained steadfast at the crease, but as soon as he was dismissed, the last hope of the Indian innings also ended. India’s defeat was certain as Kohli’s wicket fell at the score of 292.
