India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, Dharamsala, Highlights: Virat Kohli, Bowlers Guide India To Six-Wicket Win Over New Zealand

Virat Kohli, bowlers guided India to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand in Dharamsala. The second ODI will be played on October 20 in Delhi. Catch highlights of India vs New Zealand here. (SCORECARD | NEWS)

20:10 hrs IST: That's it for today. Do join us on Thursday for the live coverage of the second ODI. Until then, it's goodbye. Cheers! 

Virat Kohli slammed his 37th fifty as India defeated NZ by 6 wickets in the Dharamsala ODI.
Photo Credit: BCCI

Debutant Hardik Pandya is the Man of the Match for his three wickets. 

MS Dhoni (India skipper): "Fantastic effort from the fast bowlers. We didn't think the pitch will help them this much, they hit the good lengths, especially Hardik, they bowled well and got regular wickets. Coming to the batting, Virat (Kohli) guided us well after the openers got us off to a fast start. Hardik has an awkward action, we have bowlers who bowl quick, hitting regularly in the 130 and 140 mark. Hardik's performance is important for us, if he continiues to do well, then it will be good for us - going into the future."

Kane Williamson (NZ skipper): "I think we had to weather the storm a little bit, they bowled well, there was some sideways movement, they exploited the conditions well, there were some soft dismissals as well. We scrapped well towards the end, we needed to take some early wickets, but they are a good chasing side and they showed it today."

19:50 hrs IST: SIX! And that's it. India beat New Zealand by six wickets to take 1-0 lead in five-match series. Kohli remains unbeaten on 85. 

#TeamIndia won by 6 wickets #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/R9nciWvQDg

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 16, 2016

19:42 hrs IST: India are 172/4 after 31 overs, need 19 more runs to win. 

19:32 hrs IST: WICKET! Dhoni run out (Guptill) 21. 

19:29 hrs IST: 10 runs off Southee's ninth. India are 160/3 after 28 overs. 

19:20 hrs IST: Single and that's 50 for Kohli. His 37th in ODIs. A very well-compiled innings! 

19:16 hrs IST: FOUR! That was quick! Wide delivery from Southee and Dhoni hammers to point boundary. Moves to 16 now. 

19:12 hrs IST: SIX! Short delivery from Neesham and Dhoni pulls it into fine-leg stands. India are 135/3 after 24 overs. 

19:09 hrs IST: FOUR! Too full from Neesham, Kohli gets into position and flicks it off his pads past the fielder at mid-on. Sheer class! 

19:07 hrs IST: India are 123/3 after 23 overs, need 68 more runs to win. 

18:57 hrs IST: FOUR! Length delivery from Bracewell and Kohli punches it straight down the ground. Moves to 35 now. 

18:51 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandey c Williamson b Sodhi 17. India are 102/3 after 19.3 overs. 

18:47 hrs IST: Two runs for Kohli and 100 up for India. 

18:42 hrs IST: Proving to be an easy chase for India. New Zealand will really have to dig deep if they've to make their way back in the series. 

18:30 hrs IST: India are 80/2 after 15 overs, need 111 more runs to win. Time for drinks. 

18:25 hrs IST: Single off the last ball off Bracewell's over. India are 77/2 after 14 overs. 

18:21 hrs IST: FOUR! Straying down leg and Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket boundary. 

18:16 hrs IST: WICKET! Loose shot from Rahane. Looks to work it towards third-man but gets a thick edge and Ronchi completes a good diving catch. 

18:08 hrs IST: FOUR! Half-volley from Neesham, Kohli leans forward and punches it through covers. What a way to get off the mark! 

18:02 hrs IST: WICKET! Rohit lbw b Bracewell 14. 

17:58 hrs IST: Another excellent over for New Zealand. This time it's Neesham. Just three runs off it. 

17:53 hrs IST: India are 46/0 after 8 overs. Rahane 32*, Rohit 13*.

17:48 hrs IST: India are 44/0 after 7 overs. Rahane 32*, Rohit 11*

17:43 hrs IST: SIX! That's a colossal blow from Rahane. Picks it from outside off and whacks it into deep square leg stands. India are 37/0 after 6 overs. 

17:40 hrs IST: SIX! Now Rahane goes for the pull. Same shot as that of Rohit but a bit flat. 

17:37 hrs IST: SIX! Traditional pull from Rohit! Short delivery and the right-hander pulls it over long-leg boundary. India are 25/0 after 5 overs. 

17:35 hrs IST: FOUR! Hint of width outside off, Rahane uses his wrists and places it well in the gap between point and cover. India are 19/0 after 4 overs. 

17:32 hrs IST: FOUR! Half-volley from Bracewell, Rahane gets into position early and hits it straight down the ground for his second boundary. 

17:30 hrs IST: Dot ball from Southee. India are 11/0 after 3 overs. 

17:27 hrs IST: FOUR! Touch short from Southee and Rahane pulls it to deep mid-wicket boundary. 

17:24 hrs IST: Tidy over from Bracewell to start. India are 5/0 after 2 overs. 

17:21 hrs IST: Bracewell now. First game of the tour for him. 

17:19 hrs IST: Four dot balls in a row from Southee. India are 4/0 after first over. 

17:17 hrs IST: FOUR! Full delivery from Southee, nips away, Rohit looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge and it races to third-man boundary. 

17:15 hrs IST: Time for live action. Rohit to take strike. Southee to bowl the first over. 

16:59 hrs IST: Rohit Sharma scored a hundred (vs South Africa in 2015) the last time he played an international match in Dharamsala. 

16:34 hrs IST: And that's it. Mishra gets the last wicket (of Sodhi). New Zealand bowled out for 190. What a performance from India! Their bowlers were right on the money from the word go. Not to forget Latham's 79* and Southee's 55. We'll be back in a few minutes time. Latham becomes the 10th player to carry his bat in an ODI

#TeamIndia restrict #NZ to 190. Pandya 31/3, Umesh 31/2, Mishra, 49/3 #IndvNZ pic.twitter.com/BpOY7efNOn

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 16, 2016

16:29 hrs IST: Four and a six for Latham. Moves to 78 now. 

16:21 hrs IST: OUT! Southee c Pandey b Mishra 55. New Zealand are 177/9 after 41.3 overs. 

16:17 hrs IST: Single and that's fifty for Southee. His first in ODIs. 

16:14 hrs IST: New Zealand are 165/8 after 40 overs. Latham 62*. Southee 49*

16:05 hrs IST: SIX! Juicy full-toss from Mishra, Southee comes down the track and whacks it over long-on. 

16:02 hrs IST: SIX! Wow! That's a biggie. Flighted delivery and Southee hits it straight down the ground for a maximum. New Zealand are 135/8 after 27 overs. 

15:59 hrs IST: FOUR! Flighted delivery from Mishra and Southee lofts it well over covers. Moves to 16 now. 

15:56 hrs IST: FOUR! Length ball from Bumrah, Southee gives himself some room and hits it well in the gap between mid-off and covers. New Zealand are 119/8 after 35 overs. 

STAT ATTACK - Ross Taylor now has four international ducks in his last eight innings in international cricket. 

15:44 hrs IST: WICKET! Bracewell c Rahane b Mishra 15. New Zealand are 106/8 after 31.5 overs. Mishra now has 50 ODI wickets. 

15:40 hrs IST: New Zealand are 105/7 after 31 overs. Latham 53*, Bracewell 15*

15:35 hrs IST: Single and that's fifty for Tom Latham. His fifth in ODIs. Well played! 

15:30 hrs IST: Poor delivery from Mishra and it does not go unpunished. Latham rocks back and strikes the ball through the covers for a four.

15:24 hrs IST: Latham is the only Kiwi batsman who has applied himself today. He is unbeaten on 39*.

15:17 hrs IST: Five runs came off Axar Patel's first over.

Lots of action but my two favourite moments thus far involve Umesh. The ball to dismiss Taylor and the catch to dismiss Anderson. #IndvsNZ

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 16, 2016

15:13 hrs IST: Dhoni brought Umesh back into the attack in order to polish off the NZ tail quickly.

15:03 hrs IST: Kedar Jadhav picked up back-to-back wickets. First he caught Neesham off his own bowling and then dismissed Santner, who edged it to Dhoni. Bracewell denied him a hat-trick.

14:55 hrs IST: Neesham flicks Bumrah's ball off his pads for a four past the mid-on fielder.

14:52 hrs IST: Time for some spin. Kedar Jadhav bowls a tidy first over.

14:50 hrs IST: Superb stuff from the Indian pacers. Bumrah with another tight over.

14:43 hrs IST: This has been a fine comeback from Pandya after receiving some punishment early in the innings. 15 overs up. Time for drinks!

14:37 hrs IST: Neesham and Latham have their work cut out here. The Kiwis need these two to put together a big stand.

14:32 IST hrs IST: GONE! Hardik gets his third wicket. Ronchi pops a catch to Umesh at mid-on. NZ lose their fifth wicket.

14:28 hrs IST: FOUR! Latham presents the full face of the bat to punch Bumrah's full delivery past mid-on for a boundary.

14:24 hrs IST: WICKET! Wow! Length ball from Pandya, Anderson whacks it to mid-off but finds Umesh, who takes a magnificent diving catch. New Zealand are 43/4 after 10.4 overs. 

14:20 hrs IST: Just a run off Bumrah's first. New Zealand are 42/3 after 10 overs. 

14:15 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Umesh and Corey smacks it through extra cover for his first boundary. 

14:12 hrs IST: Pandya continues the good work. Just a run off his third over. New Zealand are 36/3 after 8 overs. 

14:08 hrs IST: Pandya to continue. 

14:07 hrs IST: Tidy over from Umesh. Two runs and a wicket off it. New Zealand are 35/3 after 7 overs. 

Two early wickets, including Williamson, puts India firmly on top. New Zealand still look shell-shocked.

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 16, 2016

14:02 hrs IST: WICKET! What a delivery from Umesh! Just nips away, Taylor looks to defend but gets a faint nick and Dhoni does the rest. New Zealand are 33/3 after 6.1 overs.  

13:57 hrs IST: FOUR! Length ball from Pandya, Latham transfers his weight forward and drives it through covers.  

13:55 hrs IST: OUT! What a start for India! Umesh joins the party now. Kane Williamson goes cheaply. New Zealand are 29/2 after 5 overs. 

13:50 hrs IST: FOUR! Half-volley and Latham plays a crunching cover-drive. As good as it gets! Moves to 12 now. New Zealand are 27/1 after 4 overs. 

13:47 hrs IST: Four runs off Umesh's second. New Zealand are 18/1 after 3 overs. 

13:42 hrs IST: WICKET! Hardik Pandya strikes on debut. Guptill departs for 12. New Zealand are 14/1 after 2 overs. 

13:39 hrs IST: FOUR! Width on offer, Guptill leans forward and thumps it to point boundary. 

13:37 hrs IST: FOUR! Lucky! Fuller delivery from Pandya, swings a little, Guptill goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge. First boundary of the day for New Zealand. 

13:36 hrs IST: Pandya now. 

13:35 hrs IST: Excellent first over from Umesh. Just a run off it. 

13:32 hrs IST: Some shape for Umesh now. Genuine outswinger and Guptill decides to leave it. 

13:30 hrs IST: Umesh starts with a wide delivery. 

13:29 hrs IST: It's time for live action. Guptill to take strike. He can be extremely dangerous in this format. Umesh to start the proceedings for India. 

13:25 hrs IST: Both teams are out for the national anthems. 

STAT ATTACK - 2003: The last time India lost an ODI at home to New Zealand. 

13:07 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli (c), Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah 

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Doug Bracewell

Watch @sanjaymanjrekar's preview of the Paytm ODI Trophy #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/vS4op7a4Rg

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 16, 2016

13:02 hrs IST: MS Dhoni wins the toss and opts to bowl first. Mandeep Singh, Jayant Yadav and Dhawal Kulkarni miss out. For New Zealand, Trent Boult and Matt Henry have been rested. 

12:55 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes! 

STAT ATTACK - New Zealand have never won a bilateral ODI series in India. 

12:43 hrs IST: India will be playing their 900th ODI today. Proud moment! 

12:40 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya to make his debut today. He has just been presented his ODI cap by legendary Kapil Dev. 

.@hardikpandya7 receives his ODI cap from former India captain @therealkapildev @Paytm ODI Trophy #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/oaYbb416b8

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 16, 2016

12:35 hrs IST: A warm welcome to our live coverage of the first of the five ODIs between India-New Zealand. 

New Zealand will look to bounce back against MS Dhoni's young Indian side. 
Photo Credit: AFP

New Zealand were clearly exposed in the three-Test series that ended in Indore on October 11 (the final Test ended in four days). On turning wickets, New Zealand's top batsmen failed to apply themselves as India won all three matches by handsome margins.

The script will change in the ODIs for sure. With conditions expected to be flatter, the Kiwis will back themselves on Indian wickets even though their record here is nothing great -- New Zealand have never won a bilateral ODI series in India, having lost all four previous such rubber.

India will start the series at No. 4 in the ICC ranking. The Kiwis are at No. 3. India need to beat New Zealand by a 4-1 margin to claim the third spot in the ICC ODI rankings.

There will be pressure on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to deliver. After Virat Kohli has raised India's performance bar considerably as a captain and player, Dhoni has to address his gameplan to ensure that he is the automatic choice as skipper for next year's ICC Champions Trophy.

Dhoni will lead a second-string team but there is enough wealth in his squad to take on the Kiwis, who have been bolstered by the return of Tim Southee and Corey Anderson.