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IND vs NZ Live Score: Their spinners will be key through the middle overs with Kuldeep and Jadeja working in tandem, but the seamers need to set the tone early on. Can’t let Conway and Nicholls speed away early. Back very soon for the chase!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Take a bow, KL Rahul. Came in during a tricky period, survived that, and finished with some oomph to take India to a very defendable 284/7 on this surface with very little support. Lots of 20s scattered through for India, but Gill’s 56 and KL’s 112* are the difference-makers.

Back for the chase next.

IND vs NZ Live Score: THERE IT IS! Thoroughly deserved, what a knock he has played. Almost a one-man army, his first six of the innings to bring up his tone. Full toss hammered straight back.

Pushes India past 270, into the last over. 285-290 the goal here now.

IND vs NZ Live Score: NZ into the tail, and Rahul needs to keep hold of the strike now. Lennox gets his first wicket of his ODI career, floats it up nicely for Harshit. He tries to hammer it over the off-side, but doesn’t connect cleanly. Taken at long-off.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Not easy, but Rahul showing plenty of craft and precision to pick up his boundaries. Crucial 87* so far, and with 3 overs to play, he’s eyeing 3-figures, but quick runs the need of the hour.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Really good late bowling from New Zealand. With the slowness of the pitch, everything it a cutter. The batters struggling to generate their own power. NKR gets most of this one, but not enough of it as he tries to hoick it over square. Picks out the fielder there.

248/6 now with 22 balls to play.

IND vs NZ Live Score: 5 overs left to play – what is the target NKR and KLR have in mind? They are happy to get a lot of their runs by running hard and rotating, but need boundaries too. Someone needs to be the aggressor.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Shot! That’s what he is in the team for. Reads the slower ball from Clarke, and it’s a lovely compact swing over midwicket.

234/5 now with 6 overs to play. 300 on?

IND vs NZ Live Score: Showing off now. Known as a classical player but has that in his locker. Gets low and sweeps fine past the short third fielder.

Onto 63*.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Great innings from KL Rahul this, absorbed the pressure and then slowly began to up the scoring without needing to hit too many expansive shots. Six fours in his fifty, and with 10 overs to play, looking to go big in the last 10 overs. 199/5.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Partnership broken by the Kiwi captain! That’s the slowness in the pitch undoing Jadeja. Tries to knock it to long-on, but stops on him, and he rather spoons it back towards Bracewell. The bowler does well to get across to his left and take a low catch.

191/5 now. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in.

IND vs NZ Live Score: What a shot that is, wow! Shot of the afternoon so far. Knows that he’s expecting, knows what he wants to do, and that is timing and placement sent down from the cricketing gods. Not even really a half-volley from Jamieson, but Rahul can punch a cover drive from off-stump through the gap between mid-off and extra-cover inside the ring. Beautiful shot, onto 46*.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Good going from this pair. It’s not the easiest of pitches but one with some runs on offer for good cricketing shots. KL Rahul beginning to accelerate too with some boundaries here – a lovely shot through the leg-side gap on the swivel, slightly cross-batted but very nicely maneuvered.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Boundary for Jadeja! Short into him by Foulkes from around the wicket, but he can swivel and play it past short fine leg.

157/4. Slow and steady.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jadeja and Rahul into Test mode almost, allowing the Kiwis to run through overs with some of their change spinners. The Kiwis in no rush, but they know they can’t let Rahul in particular get set. He’s on 14*(25).

IND vs NZ Live Score: There’s the boundary India needed! KL Rahul was in this kind of situation in the World Cup final, and was heavily criticised for being too passive. Doesn’t want to make that mistake again, so dances down and pierces the gap at cover against Phillips.

IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand’s discipline ensuring that India can’t break the shackles at all. 10 overs without a four. Basically since Gill’s wicket. Things getting tricky here.

IND vs NZ Live Score: No boundaries in 8 overs now. Runs have dried up and New Zealand have a pep in their step. Rahul already has been hit hard on his helmet. India will need to survive this little period – Kiwis on top now.

IND vs NZ Live Score: HUGE WICKET! Virat Kohli has been in red hot form and this is a wicket he wouldn’t have expected himself to lose! Tries to guide it down to third man but cramped for room just a little bit, and chops onto his stumps – he is absolutely bewildered.

That’s three wickets for Kristian Clarke in just his second ODI – Rohit, Shreyas, Virat. Not a bad list at all.

IND vs NZ Live Score: That’s a poor shot and New Zealand have their third wicket in the innings! Iyer tries to drive Clarke on the up, but it’s not there for this shot. Hits the inside of his bat and loops easily to Bracewell at mid-off.

Neither one shot or another from Shreyas there, he will be angry at himself. 115/3 now. Kohli on 21*.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Quiet little poerion of play here after Gill’s wicket. Taking their time in the middle, are Iyer and Kohli, knowing they need to keep their wickets in hand. Won’t concern them too much – even in a defensive frame, they can rotate the strike very well and keep the runs flowing.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Got him! He’s been close to picking up his wicket and does it now! Short, Gill tries his short-arm jab which he is usually good at, but hits it too uppishly. Daryl Mitchell at midwicket can pouch it easily.

Looked good for 56, but will be disappointed he couldn’t get more.

99/2 after 16.5.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Virat Kohli with a couple of early boundaries to get going. He has already achieved a couple of big feats today – he’s up to number one ODI batter, announced earlier today by ICC. He has also become India’s highest run-scorer against New Zealand, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar, and stands only behind Ricky Ponting in the overall list.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Fine half-century from India’s skipper, off just 47 deliveries. Getting into his groove now, picking the boundaries with great skill and placement. A cut shot off the seamer played in front of point for four more to reach his milestone.

IND vs NZ Live Score: CLOSE CALL! Gill gets lucky there. Kyle Jamieson back on, Gill tries to cut when it’s too close to him. Under edge and it somehow misses the top of the bails by a whisker. Gets away with one there!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Wicket for New Zealand, Kristian Clarke strikes! Rohit tries to dance down and hit him over mid-off, but slices it down the throat of the fielder on the boundary at cover. Slightly soft after he had gotten set, lost his shape after advancing.

70/1 now.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jeyden Lennox into the attack, the left-arm spinner. Round-arm action, zips it in flat from wide in the crease. Keeps it nice and tidy in his first over except for one wide.

57/0 after 10 overs. India will be slightly happier of the two, having survived the testing early period.

IND vs NZ Live Score: It’s clicking for them now! Foulkes loses his shape in this over right at the end, first too wide which Gill can carve over backward point, then down leg which Gill can help along all the way over the ropes. Too easy, and India have caught up with a couple of big overs!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Not a complete highway, this pitch. There is lateral movement on offer and also some variable bounce that is keeping a few deliveries low. Couple of times now that Foulkes has run his fingers down the side of the ball and gotten it to stay low, catching the batters out.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Much more like it from the India openers! Beginnig to play some shots of intent after blunting the twin new balls. Jamieson has been very accurate but begins to lose his line just a touch, and enough for two boundaries and a ran three in that over. One is slightly fortunate, an edge past short third, but Rohit won’t mind.

IND vs NZ Live Score: He has taken his time, but he gets going here! Short and wide from Foulkes again, mistake ball, and Rohit is happy to pounce on it with a cut shot himself. Through covers and the crowd finds its voice.

Two balls later, Foulkes hits a better line, but it’s overpitched this time. Rohit with a gorgeous cover drive over the top for another four!

IND vs NZ Live Score: That’s a peach! Unlucky for Jamieson, more or less the perfect ball, and wry smile from both Gill and the bowler. Angled in, pitches on a good length, and then seams away late. Can’t play those, and Gill breathing easy knowing he very easily could have edged that behind.

Something for the seamers early on here.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Has taken till the 4th over but India finally underway with a boundary. Short and wide from Foulkes, and Gill puts it away with a hard cut to beat point.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Quiet early on. Shubman Gill picks up 1 for the first runs of the day off Zak Foulkes.

IND vs NZ Live Score: No shot in anger from Rohit in the first over, respects Jamieson and plays him out for a maiden.

IND vs NZ Live Score: Players are ready and we are set to go in Rajkot. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in the middle. Kyle Jamieson with the fresh new ball.

IND vs NZ Live Score: One change for New Zealand too. Left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox earns his debut ahead of Adi Ashok against India’s righty-heavy batting unit.

New Zealand XI: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell( c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox

IND vs NZ Live Score: Just one change for India as Nitish Kumar Reddy replaces the injured Washington Sundar.

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

IND vs NZ Live Score: Surprise! New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell wins the toss and opts to bowl first on this surface, preferring to chase. Gill says he would have batted first, so he’s happy.

One change for New Zealand with debutant Lennox coming in. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in for India.

IND vs NZ Live Score: From the pitch report, Simon Doull for the broadcaster says winning the toss and batting first is the call, with 320+ as par on this surface. Four out of four times that batting first has resulted in a win at this venue.

Captains ready for the toss!