Kohli, Iyer put India on top

Sun, 11 January 2026

20:15

India 213-2 (35 ovs) vs NZ 300-8 | Scorecard

Kyle Jamieson is back into the attack. After three dots, Shreyas edges one to mid-on and takes a quick single.

Two dots to end the over. Just a single came off it.

Adithya Ashok continues and Shreyas drives one to long-on and gets off the strike.

A dot and a single follow.

Four! Shreyas edges one and the ball runs away for a boundary.

A single to end the over. Seven came off it.

India need 133 runs off 126 balls.

Kyle Jamieson with his seventh over and Shreyas plays one uppishly but is safe. The batters cross over.

A single to sweeper cover follows. Shreyas then plays one defensively with soft hands and steals a single.

A single to long-on brings Shreyas back on strike.

Two dots to end the four-run over.

Adithya Ashok continues and Kohli taps the first delivery back to the bowler. Kohli then whips one through mid-wicket and gets off the strike.

Six! Shreyas smashes one over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

A dot later, he carves one through backward square on the off-side for a boundary.

Four more, this time through deep backward point.

15 runs came off the over.

Kristian Clarke is back into the attack and Kohli drives one square past cover for a single.

Two dots later, Shreyas whips one straight of mid-wicket and gets a couple.

A single and dot to end the over. Four runs came off it.

Michael Bracewell is back into the attack. Kohli and Shreyas pick three singles off the first three deliveries.

A dot and a single follow. Shreyas then finishes the over with a single through long-on. Five runs came off it.

Kristian Clarke with his sixth over. Stars off with a slower delivery on middle and Shreyas works it down to long-on for a single.

Two singles followed by a dot.

Four! Full length delivery on pads and Kohli cracks it over backward square leg for a boundary.

A dot to end the seven-run over. India need 98 runs off the final 16 overs. The required run-rate is just over 6.

Michael Bracewell continues and Shreyas punches the first delivery down to long-on for a single.

Six! Kohli dances down and hoists it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

10 runs came off the over.

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