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

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, out Caught by Mitchell Hay!! Gone! Just when you think India have gained the upper hand, New Zealand strike back. Maiden ODI wicket for Clarke. Pace on short of length delivery, Harshit stays leg-side and looks to pull, gets a top-edge and the ball flies behind, Hay hangs on. Nice little cameo from Harshit, took the pressure off Rahul and got India closer to the target. Harshit Rana c Mitchell Hay b Kristian Clarke 29(23) [4s-2 6s-1]

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, FOUR, cracking shot, that's a superb start to the over, full-toss outside off - Harshit Rana gets his left leg out of the way and scythes it past extra-cover for a boundary

Michael Bracewell to Harshit Rana, 1 run, 95ks low full toss around off, Harshit drives it back to Bracewell and he parries it to mid-off

Michael Bracewell to Harshit Rana, 2 runs, 93.5ks quicker and at the stumps, Harshit sweeps towards deep square leg and Young fumbles, second conceded. Bracewell not happy with the effort..

Michael Bracewell to Harshit Rana, 1 run, 93.9ks fires it full on middle, Harshit clears his front leg and heaves it to deep mid-wicket

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, SIX, Harshit breaks the shackles. Much needed hit for India. It also gets the crowd going. 104.5ks siower ball, bowled into the wicket and sits up nicely, Harshit throws everything behind the pull and nails it over deep mid-wicket

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, 1 run, 107.2ks slower ball around off, Harshit chips it down to long-on

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, no run, 133.5ks full and in the slot, Harshit swings so hard that if he connected, the ball would have ended up in the car park, but he didn't

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, 1 run, fullish delivery on off, Harshit drives to long-on

Foulkes to Harshit Rana, 1 run, off-pace delivery, Harshit pulls to deep mid-wicket and retains strike

Foulkes to Harshit Rana, no run, dropped! That's a sitter. Mitchell has put it down. It was such a regulation catch that Harshit had started to walk back. The pair didn't even cross over for a single or double. Slower delivery, short of length and Harshit is early into the pull, miscues it to long-on and goes at a nice height, Mitchell kneels down and spills the catch. Will that prove to be costly?

Foulkes to Harshit Rana, 2 runs, ufff! That's incredible from Phillips. Harshit charges down and is met by a 93.4ks slower ball, swivels and pulls it behind square, the ball was racing to the fence but not on Phillips' watch - he sprints to his right and puts in a swimming pool like dive to stop the ball, recovers quickly and releases the ball, saves a couple

Foulkes to Harshit Rana, 1 run, angled in from back of a length, Harshit tucks it backward of square and rotates strike

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, FOUR, that's even better. Full and outside off, Harshit sees the width and does not hold back, goes hard on the drive and slices it past a diving backward point. Much needed boundary for India..

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, 2 runs, slower ball on leg, Harshit nudges it with soft hands towards square leg and races back for the second

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, no run, 107.9ks off-pace delivery, Harshit does not spot it and has an ugly hack across the line, the ball stays low and sneaks under his swinging blade

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, no run, 126.5ks short of length around off, Harshit gets on top of the bounce and punches to cover

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, no run, 108.6ks slower ball and it breaks in, Harshit ekes out an inside edge onto the thigh pad

Kristian Clarke to Harshit Rana, no run, good length ball at the stumps, Harshit stays leg-side and defends to cover

Jamieson to Harshit Rana, 1 run, oh my! Everything happening now. Harshit wanted the second, he was more than halfway down when Rahul sent him back. He turns around and dives to make his ground. Short of length outside off, Harshit rides the bounce and punches it square. It would have been a tight second and Rahul didn't want to risk it. Harshit dives awkwardly and is in pain

Jamieson to Harshit Rana, no run, 130.5ks back of a length delivery, Harshit stays beside the line and defends down the pitch

Jamieson to Harshit Rana, no run, uhhh! 132.4ks on a length and in the channel, Harshit stays leg-side and plays inside the line, the ball holds its line and beats the outside edge, flies over the off-stump

Jamieson to Harshit Rana, 2 runs, 131.5ks very full delivery around off, Harshit brings his bat down and squeezes it to deep backward point, easy couple