Virat Kohli and bowlers lead India to five-wicket win over New Zealand

India defeated New Zealand by five wickets via the DLS method in the rain-affected first ODI at Eden Park on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Veteran batter Virat Kohli struck a commanding 74 off 51 balls, moving past Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest run-scorer in ODI run chases with 8,741 runs.

Arshdeep Singh picked up four wickets to restrict New Zealand to 185 in 40.2 overs before India successfully chased a revised target of 143 in 22.4 overs.