India vs New Zealand 1st ODI at Dharmasala, 16 Oct, 2016

Toss: India, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 190/10 (43.5)
India 194/4 (33.1)
India won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Hardik Pandya
  • Kedar Jadhav 10 * (12)
  • Virat Kohli 85 * (81)

Over 19.4 Ish Sodhi bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets forward and eases it down to long-on.

Over 20.1 DAJ Bracewell bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run,  steps down the track and pushes it in front of mid-off, charges across for a quick single.

Over 21.1 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and went for the drive and gets an inside edge back at the bowler

Over 21.2 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, comes on to the front foot and let it go pass through to the keeper.

Over 21.3 James Neesham bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, no runs, goes on to the back foot and let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 21.4 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and  drives it crisply and on the up - but straight to the fielder at cover-point

Over 21.5 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, jumps across and tucks it in front of square on the on-side, just a single

Over 22.1 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 22.2 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket and picks up one more.

Over 22.5 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run,  come down the track, worked past mid-wicket for a single.

Over 23.3 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 23.4 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and pushed on the up and towards cover-point

Over 23.4 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and pushed on the up and towards cover-point

Over 23.5 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 23.6 James Neesham bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, Six!! Get into the position, the ball hurried onto him, ended up getting a thick top-edge, this is the smaller side of the ground and the ball sailed deep into the stands over long leg

Over 24.2 Mitchell Santner bowls it flat in the air to MS Dhoni, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it to the on-side.

Over 24.3 Mitchell Santner bowls a quicker arm ball to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets forward and  tucked to the left of backward square leg for a run

Over 25.1 TG Southee bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square past point, off to the fence in a flash.

Over 25.2 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, shuffles across and turns it in front of square on the on-side, hurries across for a quick single

Over 25.6 TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 2 runs,  shuffles across and pushes it to the left of Latham at cover, picks up couple of runs.

Over 26.3 Mitchell Santner bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, 1 run, backs away and punches it past cover for a single

Over 26.6 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, came down the track, he misses the nudge and the ball rolls away towards the on-side

Over 28.1 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, lunges forward, opens the bat face late and gets the ball into the gap past point

Over 28.3 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and driven straight back to the bowler.

Over 28.4 Mitchell Santner bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, out Dhoni Run Out!! Dhoni was looking to work it towards the on-side, closed the bat face slightly and missed, the ball rolled away off his pads towards cover. The momentum took him further down the track, Kohli responded to the single and then stopped. Dhoni was more than half-way down the track before being sent back. Guptill lobs a throw at the keeper.

Hardik Pandya is the Man of the Match

MS Dhoni: Fantastic effort from the fast bowlers. We didn't think the pitch will help them this much, they hit the good lengths (just short of full deliveries), especially Hardik - he exploited the length well, they bowled well and got regular wickets, the catching was excellent as well. Coming to the batting, Virat (Kohli) guided us well after the openers got us off to a fast start. Umesh is someone who can bowl quick and he's getting faster. Hardik has an awkward action, it is difficult to pick his action up, we have bowlers who bowl quick, hitting regularly the 130 and 140 mark. Hardik's performance is important for us, if he continues to do well, then it will be good for us - going into the future, especially during batting - after the 30-over mark. The early wickets helped us, Axar and Mishra were good, but they need to hit consistent lines, they did go for runs, but this was a 280-300 wicket. It was important to bat in the middle, I was in no hurry with the bat, I wanted to spend some time, the more I bat, the better it will be. The target wasn't big and I knew I could spend some time in the middle. The tosses will be important in all matches, especially considering the conditions, we need to be at our best.