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

Harshit Rana to Jamieson, 2 runs, slower ball at the stumps, Jamieson backs away and drags it in front of square, the duo race back for the second

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, 1 run, 136.5ks another excellent yorker, Clarke squeezes it to backward point and crosses over

Harshit Rana to Jamieson, 1 run, 114.5ks slower delivery, Jamieson swings hard and gets an under-edge wide of Rahul

Harshit Rana to Jamieson, no run, 135.1ks nails the yorker on off, Jamieson digs it off the toe-end back to Harshit

Harshit Rana to Jamieson, no run, 132.3ks arrows it into the blockhole, Jamieson jams it back down the pitch and Harshit makes the stop

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, 1 run, 135.2ks full and outside off, Clarke shuffles across and chips it towards mid-wicket

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, FOUR, neatly done! Slower ball outside off, Clarke shuffles across and waits, back cuts it behind square and the sweeper had no chance of getting across and making the stop

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, no run, 110ks slower ball outside off, Clarke is early into the pull and misses

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, no run, 134.3ks bouncer around leg, Clarke sits down and allows it to sail over him

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, 1 run, very full and close to yorker length, Mitchell digs the flick out towards deep backward square

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, 1 run, he's very good on the drive. Once again times it superbly and Jadeja was up for it this time - races to his left near mid-off and puts in the dive to stop the ball. That was travelling and Jadeja did well

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, 1 run, 116.3ks slower ball outside off, Mitchell slaps it towards deep extra cover

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, 2 runs, 139.2ks low full toss outside off, Mitchell pushes it wide of long-off and scamper back for the second

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, no run, appeal from Harshit for a bat-pad catch. But that clearly bounced before lobbing off the pad. Speared into the blockhole, Mitchell jams it down near his feet and the ball then pops up off the boot to Harshit. The umpires get togther and send it upstairs. Couple of replays and the third umpire flashes Not Out on the giantscreen

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, wide, 114.1ks slower bouncer outside off, Mitchell shuffles across and attempts the scoop, but too high and called wide for height

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, 1 run, 135.6ks short of length on off, Clarke tucks it backward of square and settles with a single

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, no run, pace off around off, Clarke defends it back to Harshit

Harshit Rana to Kristian Clarke, FOUR, shot! 138.7ks full pitcher close to off, Clarke leans forward and creams the drive wide of mid-off. That pinged off the middle and Jadeja is late on the dive, the ball races away past him

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, 1 run, arrowed in close to yorker length, Mitchell digs the clip through mid-wicket

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, out Michael Bracewell Run Out!! 1 run completed. Brilliant work by Iyer. This is a massive wicket as Bracewell has a good record against India especially while batting at this stage of the innings. Harshit spears it into the blockhole, Mitchell digs it in front of long-on and Bracewell called him for the second. He had to hurry as Iyer swoops in from the rope, picks the ball up cleanly and hits the target at the non-striker's end. Bracewell was just short of the crease. Only a direct-hit would have had Bracewell and Iyer hit the bullseye. Michael Bracewell run out (Shreyas Iyer) 16(18) [4s-1]

Harshit Rana to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Bracewell drives to sweeper cover and Kohli tidies up

Harshit Rana to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, smashed! Slower ball outside off, Bracewell has the width and he drills it straight down the ground. The width allowed Bracewell to free his hands and generate ample power for the ball to race away

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Mitchell flicks it to deep square leg

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, wide, slower bouncer around off, Mitchell tries his best to connect with the upper cut but doesn't. He even mocks that he had to jump and play that, which makes Harshit smile

Harshit Rana to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, 110.6ks pace off, Bracewell is early into the drive and checks his shot to long-off

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, 1 run, 129.7ks full pitcher outside off, Mitchell drive straight down the ground and it is only a single

Harshit Rana to Conway, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Harshit has come back and removed the two set openers in consecutive overs. He's pumped and why not! 142.2ks fullish delivery, lands on the seam and nips in a little, Conway thinks it is there for the drive and pushes his hands well away from the body, gets a thick inside edge and the ball crashes into leg-stump. India pulling things back and starting to squeeze New Zealand. Conway b Harshit Rana 56(67) [4s-6 6s-1]

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, 113.6ks off-pace full delivery, Conway waits and drives it firmly to mid-off

Harshit Rana to Will Young, 1 run, 137.1ks fullish delivery on off, Young plays it late and dabs it in front of backward point, quick single nabbed

Harshit Rana to Conway, 1 run, 112.8ks slower and slanted down, Conway swivels and helps it along to short fine, Washi doesn't collect it cleanly

Harshit Rana to Will Young, 1 run, slower ball on middle and leg, Young nurdles it with soft hands to fine leg

Harshit Rana to Conway, 1 run, needless! 141.9ks back of a length delivery, Conway punches it back to Rana and he attempts a no-look back flick at the non-striker's end, is way off target and allows the batters to cross over

Harshit Rana to Will Young, 1 run, 136.8ks back of a length delivery, Young drops it into the off-side and quickly crosses over

Harshit Rana to Will Young, no run, short of length delivery, Young gets on top of the bounce and pulls to short mid-wicket

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

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

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, fuller length delivery on off, punched straight to the fielder at mid-off

Harshit Rana to Conway, FOUR, nicely played, banged in short and angling into the left-hander - Conway gets inside the line, swivels across and then pulls it down, went fine of long leg and the fielder in the deep has no chance

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 Conway, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - pushed in front of mid-off 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

Harshit Rana to Conway, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed to the right of cover-point for a single

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, Conway plays away from his body on the drive and misses

Harshit Rana to Conway, FOUR, beautifully played, a long half-volley from Harshit - Conway leans across, presents the full face of the bat and then punches it back past the non-striker for a boundary

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Conway leans across into an open-faced drive, finds the fielder at backward point

Harshit Rana to Conway, wide, the bouncer from Harshit - but it sails harmlessly over Conway's head, called as a wide

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

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

Harshit Rana to Conway, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off - Conway leans across into an open-faced push and runs it down to third man

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off - Conway watches it closely, lifts his bat and lets it go. This one carried nicely through to Rahul

Harshit Rana to Conway, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from the left-hander, Conway covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go