India Beat New Zealand by Five Wickets to Win Rain-Hit Eden Park ODI Opener

India beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first ODI at Eden Park in Auckland, reaching the revised target of 143 in 22.4 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Virat Kohli led the chase with 74, adding a 113-run stand with captain Shubman Gill, who made 37, after Rohit Sharma fell for a duck in the first over.

New Zealand were bowled out for 185 earlier in the day, with Tim Seifert top-scoring with 38 and Arshdeep Singh taking four wickets for India, and KL Rahul and Naman Dhir were unbeaten when India crossed the line with 56 balls to spare.