1st ODI: Arshdeep Takes Four, Gurnoor Three as India Restrict New Zealand to 185
Arshdeep Singh took 4 for 70 as India’s young pace attack kept New Zealand to 185, their fourth-lowest ODI total at home against India.
- On Wednesday, November 4, 2026, India bowled out New Zealand for 185 in 40.2 overs during the opening One-Day International at Eden Park in Auckland.
- After winning the toss, India captain Shubman Gill elected to field, deploying four specialist fast bowlers with a combined 29 ODI games to exploit overcast conditions and pitch movement.
- Arshdeep Singh spearheaded the attack with 4/70, while Gurnoor Brar claimed 3/44 and Anshul Kamboj took 2/22, preventing New Zealand from building substantial partnerships.
- Opener Tim Seifert resisted with 38 runs off 43 deliveries, and tailender Blair Tickner launched a late 34-run counterattack off 23 balls to help reach 185.
- The 185-run total ranks among New Zealand's lowest all-out scores at home against India, trailing the 142 set in Auckland 1994, 157 in Napier 2019, and 168 in Wellington 2003.
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KalingaTVNZ vs IND, 1st ODI: Arshdeep joins Srinath, Shami in elite list after four-fer at Auckland
Arshdeep Singh became the third Indian fast bowler to take four wickets in New Zealand's ODIs. He took 4 wickets for 70 runs in the first match against New Zealand. Following his performance, New Zealand was restricted to 185 runs by the Indian bowlers. Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj also contributed with three and two wickets, respectively.
Indian pacers run through New Zealand as hosts bowled out for 185 in 1st ODI - The Tribune
The pace troika of Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj made the most of the conditions to rip through New Zealand’s batting line-up as India bowled out the hosts for 185 in 40.2 overs in the opening One-day International here on Wednesday.
1st ODI: Arshdeep takes four, Gurnoor three as India restrict New Zealand to 185
A clinical bowling performance from the Indian attack restricted New Zealand to 185 runs in the opening match of the five-match ODI series at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, with the visitors making full use of the conditions to dominate the hosts' batting line-up.
Team India's bowlers were on fire in the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland. The Kiwis' batters were bowled out one after another by the Indian pacers. Arsh
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