IND 194/4 (39) - India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, live cricket score: Kohli nears century

Virtually unbeatable at home, the Indian cricket team will look for a winning start in its three-match ODI series versus New Zealand in Mumbai today. Having thrashed Australia 4-1 at home, India have produced a perfect performance in almost every ODI and Virat Kohli will look to continue that amazing momentum in his 200th ODI. The Indian skipper slammed his 46th fifty to revive the Indian cricket team. Get live cricket score of India vs New Zealand 1st ODI here. (LIVE SCORECARD) (LIVE STREAMING INFO) (SA vs BAN 3rd ODI LIVE)

16:23 hrs IST: India are making good progress. If Kohli and Dhoni hang in and with Pandya coming in next, India could go past 300. The 50-run stand is up between Dhoni and Kohli.

16:19 hrs IST: FOUR! Superb timing from Kohli. Good length ball on the pads and the Indian skipper whips it away to the deep mid wicket fence.

16:14 hrs IST: FOUR! Poor ball from Milne. Short and on leg stump, Dhoni thumps the pull to the deep backward square leg fence. India are building a nice platform.

16:05 hrs IST: FOUR! That should ease the pressure up a bit. Short and wide from Boult and Dhoni cuts it over backward point.

16:02 hrs IST: Santner and Boult have performed very well. If New Zealand get the wicket of Kohli, India can struggle.

15:58 hrs IST: One more wicket for New Zealand could give them the edge. But, with Hardik Pandya coming next, India still hold the edge.

15:50 hrs IST: Kohli and Dhoni hold the key now if India are to get a total in excess of 280. The Indian skipper is looking good for a century.

15:41 hrs IST: MS Dhoni is promoted ahead of Hardik Pandya. Good move or tactical move? India are still not totally out of the woods yet. This is a good wicket.

15:38 hrs IST: WICKET! Some luck finally for New Zealand. Short ball from Southee outside off and Karthik miscues the pull shot, Munro at fine leg runs to his left to complete the catch. Dinesh Karthik c Munro b Southee 37 (47)

15:29 hrs IST: The partnership between Kohli and Karthik has crossed 60. New Zealand are not able to control the flow of runs.

15:25 hrs IST: FIFTY! Brilliant stuff from Virat Kohli. He pulls Milne for a six and is caught brilliantly one-handed by a ball boy over the boundary. Next ball, he punches the straight drive to the long on fence.

15:17 hrs IST: Colin Munro may have to fill up the overs left behind by De Grandhomme’s absence. So far, he is doing a decent job.

15:11 hrs IST: Karthik and Kohli have looked to be confident as they look to tackle this middle over period. Adam Milne is into the attack.

15:02 hrs IST: Oh dear! De Grandhomme is not looking in good shape. He is vomiting. Probably the heat is becoming too much to handle.

14:57 hrs IST: DROPPED! Oh dear, that could be very costly for New Zealand. Full ball from de Grandhomme and it holds up on the deck, Kohli checks his drive and Santner drops it at cover.

14:54 hrs IST: FOUR! Superb timing from Karthik as he walks down the pitch and clips a length ball wide of mid on.

14:49 hrs IST: FOUR! Dinesh Karthik gets going with a boundary. Slightly short from Santner and Karthik rocks back to cut it past backward point.

14:43 hrs IST: Great over from Santner. Now, Dinesh Karthik will have to bat really well to steady this innings.

14:39 hrs IST: WICKET! Oh dear, Jadhav has wasted another opportunity. Santner tosses this delivery up and it dips on the batsman, Jadhav ends up chipping it back to the bowler. Kedar Jadhav c and b Mitchell Santner 12 (25).

14:35 hrs IST: FOURS! Poor ball from de Grandhomme. Wide ball and Kohli carves it to the square third man boundary. Next ball, the Indian skipper edges it to the third man fence for another boundary.

14:32 hrs IST: New Zealand are keeping it tight at the moment. Not allowing India to score freely. After 14 overs, India are 55/2.

14:25 hrs IST: Mitchell Santner, left-arm orthodox, is in to the attack now. He is getting some turn and grip.

14:24 hrs IST: Boult is walking off the field. New Zealand will be hoping that it is nothing serious.

14:21 hrs IST: Oops! Kohli’s bat gets stuck on the side pitch and he tumbles hard. He is in a bit of pain but he is alright.

14:20 hrs IST: FOUR! Wonderful shot. That should ease the pressure. Overpitched from Adam Milne and Kohli caresses it to the cover boundary.

14:17 hrs IST: Another great over from Boult. India are just hanging in there. After 10 overs, they are 37/2.

14:11 hrs IST: It is not a full house at Wankhede, which was not expected. It being a Sunday and holiday season, fans were expected in large numbers. Boult, at third man, is using ice pack in between balls to apply it on his neck and the head

14:08 hrs IST: Inside edged but safe! Kedar Jadhav looks to cut but it is too close to the body, gets an inside edge that rolls back on to the stumps. Boult has great figures of 4-1-6-2.

14:03 hrs IST: Kedar Jadhav and Virat Kohli hold the key for India now. Can Jadhav step up and make this innings count?

13:56 hrs IST: WICKET! Too much aggression has gotten the better of Rohit Sharma. Boult keeps it full and gets this ball to nip back in, Rohit attempts a slog across the line and the ball hits off stump. Rohit Sharma b Boult 20 (18)

13:54 hrs IST: SIXES! Brilliant batting from Rohit. Southee bowls short and on leg stump and Rohit dispatches him over fine leg for a six. Next ball, he gets the same treatment. India 29/0 after five overs.

13:49 hrs IST: WICKET MAIDEN for Boult! Superb bowling this. India are 16/1 after four overs.

13:46 hrs IST: WICKET! Brilliant from Boult. Good length ball and straightening outside off, bit of extra bounce, Dhawan pokes it to the keeper. Shikhar Dhawan c Latham b Boult 9 (12)

13:43 hrs IST: In the air but safe! Rohit chips a full ball from Southee over mid on but it does not go to the boundary. India have moved to 16/0 after three overs.

13:39 hrs IST: Much better over from Trent Boult. There is a bit of uneven bounce and the left-armer is getting some swing.

13:34 hrs IST: FOUR! Great start for Shikhar Dhawan. Full ball from Tim Southee and he creams the drive through extra cover. After the first over, India are 8/0.

13:26 hrs IST: Both teams are lining up for the national anthems.

13:08 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams -

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(wk), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

13:01 hrs IST: India have won the toss and have opted to bat.

12:56 hrs IST: It’s humid, players are warming up on either side of the ground, crowd is coming in. Full house is expected!

12:33 hrs IST: Toss in a short while

12:17 hrs IST: If South Africa beat Bangladesh 3-0, India will have to defeat New Zealand 3-0 to regain the No. 1 ranking.

12:06 hrs IST: India have won three of their last five ODIs against New Zealand.

11:55 hrs IST: Rohit Sharma needs 98 runs to become the second batsman after Virat Kohli to complete 1000 ODI runs in 2017.

11:41 hrs IST: India have won all five bilateral series against the Kiwis at home.

11:20 hrs IST: It’ll be the 99th encounter between India and New Zealand in ODIs and 33rd on Indian soil.

10:50 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to HT’s live coverage of the first ODI of the three-game series between India and New Zealand.

India’s supreme confidence comes in all varieties of cricket has come from the depth of talent available. When a team can afford to play without two of its leading spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – it tells a story in itself.

New Zealand have been honest in their approach. In Indian conditions, the Blackcaps know they have a challenge at hand and the threat primarily comes from a clutch of young bowlers who have consistently troubled the best of batsmen.

New Zealand’s batsmen know they will have to subdue India’s spinners if they are to have any chance of winning the series. Left-arm Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and right-arm leg break Yuzvendra Chahal have established themselves as India’s latest attacking combination. Add to this the telling length and line of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

India, second in the ODI rankings, can regain the top ODI spot from South Africa if they win the series 3-0. The second ODI takes place in Pune on Wednesday, with the third in Kanpur on October 29. The two sides will then play three T20 matches. New Zealand are ranked fifth in the world.