India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, out Caught by Rahul!! Was that a set-up? Bowled a couple of short of length deliveries and gave away two fours, then slips in the slower one and breaks the partnership. 113ks off-cutter outside off, would have been a wide had Nicholls let go, but he reaches and squeezes it off the outside edge, the ball lobs to the left of Rahul and he dives across to hang on. Much needed wicket as the tempo had started to pick in the last few overs. Nicholls c Rahul b Harshit Rana 62(69) [4s-8]

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, FOUR, back to back fours! This is even more authorative. Harshit persists with the shortish length and this pitch is not one for that length, Nicholls gets into a good position and hammers the pull in front of square. No one bothered to chase it..

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, FOUR, charges down and is met by a shortened length, but this is a slow pitch and the ball does not rush onto Nicholls, gives him time to adjust and nail the pull in front of square, beats a diving Rohit at mid-wicket and picks up the boundary

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, back of a length around off, Nicholls angles it with an open bat face to backward point

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 1 run, 81.7ks slows it up on middle, Nicholls eases it to long-on and retains strike

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, no run, 85.2ks tossed up on off, Nicholls defends it back to Kuldeep

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 2 runs, 85.4ks drifting into leg, Nicholls sits down and sweeps it backward of square, easy couple

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, no run, 82.7ks flighted delivery, Nicholls eases it to the right of Kuldeep and he makes a diving stop

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 1 run, 82.9ks tossed up on off, Nicholls pushes it to long-off

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, fifty for Nicholls. He got an early reprieve from Kuldeep and he's making the most of it. Started scratchily but has gown into the innings, looks more assured of the two batters now. Another short of length delivery from Washi which Nicholls punches to long-off and reaches the landmark

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, 96.4ks shortens the length and angles it in, Nicholls knocks it to long-on

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, directed with an angled bat towards point and takes on Jadeja. Nicholls nabs the single with ease

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 1 run, 85.7ks flatter delivery on off, Nicholls knocks it to long-on and retains strike

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, no run, tossed up on off, Nicholls presses forward and blocks it back

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, 98.3ks fired full and around off, Nicholls eases it to sweeper cover

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, no run, flatter and attacks the stumps, Nicholls knocks it back to Washi

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 1 run, waits for the ball by hanging back in the crease and knocks it to long-on

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, no run, flighted close to off, Nicholls prods forward and defends it towards cover

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, no run, attacks the stumps, Nicholls stays back and blocks it to the off-side

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, wide, Rahul throws the ball up and is excited for a strangle down leg. Kuldeep does not appeal, while the umpire signals a wide. Was there some bat? Sliding down leg, Nicholls looks to glance and the ball was close to the bat. UltraEdge shows it brushes the pad on the way to Rahul, that was the sound

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, no run, tossed up on off, Nicholls lunges forward and defends solidly to mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 2 runs, drifting into the pads, clipped in front of square and there are large opens spaces near deep mid-wicket, easy couple

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, 118.7ks slower delivery around off, Nicholls eases the drive to sweeper cover

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, in the air and safe. Short and angled in, Nicholls plays the one-legged pull and is not in control, it is half-hearted as well and luckily for him the ball lands in front of an incoming Kuldeep near deep square leg

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, 141ks back of a length delivery, Nicholls gets behind the line and defends to cover

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 1 run, tossed up on off, punched down to long-on for a single

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, FOUR, lovely shot, quick hands from Nicholls - bends down low, reverses the stance, gets on top of the bounce and beats backward point to his right with the reverse sweep

Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholls, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - Nicholls lunges forward on the push and skews a thick inside edge, behind square on the on-side for a single

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven to the left of RJ at cover-point and they're off for a quick single

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and around the off-stump channel, defended off the back-foot to mid-on

Prasidh to Nicholls, FOUR, beautifully played, short and at the left-hander - Nicholls swivels across, uses the pace on the ball and pulls it behind square on the on-side, Siraj ran to his right, slid and dragged the ball back, but as he did so, his fingers were touching the rope and the ball also went back to touch the rope, given as a boundary

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps - Nicholls jams the bat down and squeezes it back at the bowler

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, nicely tossed up outside off - driven down to long-off for a single

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, no run, fracton short and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to backward point

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, FOUR, nicely played, tossed up and drifting back into the left-hander - Nicholls gets a long way across on the sweep, rolled his wrists and then beats backward square leg to his right with a controlled sweep

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, kicks onto Nicholls and catches the soft edge as he went back on the tuck, drops down to the off-side

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, short of a length and around off, tucked in front of mid-on for a single

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, back of a length and climbing onto the left-hander - Nicholls rides the bounce and drops it down to backward point

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, eased down to long-on for a single

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, no run, flighted delivery outside off - chopped off the back-foot to backward point

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, punched back past the bowler for a single

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off - dabbed behind square on the off-side for a single

Prasidh to Nicholls, FOUR, cheeky and four, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Nicholls shuffles across, uses Prasidh's pace and laps it fine, beats short fine to his left and runs away to the ropes

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, Prasidh shortens the length around off, Nicholls prods across and tucks it onto the on-side

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, thuds onto Nicholls's thigh-pad and bounces through to backward point

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 1 run, flatter and on off, punched down to long-off for a single

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, 2 runs, nicely played, Nicholls comes down the pitch and plays a controlled chip, to the left of long-off and Siraj does well to palm it back into play, saved a couple of runs

Washington Sundar to Nicholls, no run, tossed up on middle, defended back at the bowler

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped behind square and straight to the fielder at short fine

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Nicholls rides the bounce and drops it back at the bowler

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, wide, appeal for a catch at the wicket, KL went up, so did Harshit, but umpire Richard Illingworth signals it as a wide - banged in short and down leg, Nicholls swivelled across on the pull and missed

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and angling into the left-hander, nudged into the gap left of mid-on and Nicholls is back for the second run

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - dabbed off the back-foot to the off-side

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, FOUR, nicely played, banged in short and at the body - Nicholls picks the length early, swivels across and then pulls it past square leg for a boundary

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, Rana shortens the length outside off - dabbed off the back-foot to backward point

Siraj to Nicholls, 1 run, banged in short and at the left-hander, Nicholls swivels across and pulls it down to long leg for a single

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, on a good length and around moff, Nicholls presses across and defends it with a straight bat to mid-on

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - pushed in front of mid-off and Nicholls calls his partner across for a quick single

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 1 run, short, wide and Kuldeep has dropped it - width on offer and Nicholls went chasing after that, gets a thick top-edge and the ball flew towards third man - Kuldeep ran in, got to the ball at a decent height, slides forward and lets the ball pop out as he hit the ground

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, tucks Nicholls for room on the flick, gets an inside edge onto the thigh-pad

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, left alone

Siraj to Nicholls, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and at the hips, Nicholls gets inside the line and then clips it past square leg, was in the air, but there's no one in the vicinity, the ball runs away to the ropes

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Nicholls leans across into a tentative push to mid-off

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Nicholls gets right behind the line in defence

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off - Nicholls covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery on off, punched back at the bowler and Harshit stops it on his followthrough

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, Harshit shortens the length outside off - Nicholls gets right behind the line in defence

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, full and shaping back into the left-hander - Nicholls gets a good stride forward, presents a straight bat and then blocks