India Bowl New Zealand Out for 185 in Eden Park ODI Opener

India bowled New Zealand out for 185 in the first ODI at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, after winning the toss and choosing to bowl first, leaving the visitors needing 186 to win the series opener.

The last pair added 39 runs after New Zealand had slipped to 146 for 9, with Blair Tickner smashing three sixes before falling for 34 off 23 balls, caught by KL Rahul off Gurnoor Brar, who finished with three wickets.

Jacob Duffy was left unbeaten on 15.

Arshdeep Singh led the attack with four wickets and Anshul Kamboj took two, as India, who won the five-match T20I series 3-2, dismissed the hosts in 40.2 overs in the first ODI of the five-match series.