IND vs NZ ODI 2026: Team India made world record
Sports Desk, New Delhi. Team India most 300 run chase record: Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli once again displayed his class and experience in the first ODI match played in Vadodara. He scored 93 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand, but missed his 54th century. On the basis of his innings, India won the first ODI by 4 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Apart from him, Shubman Gill made an important contribution of 56 runs. The Indian team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill also created history by defeating New Zealand in Vadodara. Team India became the first team in the world to successfully chase the target of 300 plus 20 times in the history of ODI cricket.
IND vs NZ ODI 2026: Team India made world record
Actually, the Indian National Cricket Team won the toss in the first ODI match (IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026) and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Kiwi team scored 300 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. On behalf of the Kiwi team, the innings of Devon Conway (56), Henry Nicholls (62), Daryl Mitchell (84) helped the team to score this score.
In response, the Indian team seemed to be in complete control while chasing the target, but as soon as Kohli was out in the 40th over, there was a flurry of wickets.
At one time India needed 67 runs from 66 balls and had 7 wickets in hand, but after this Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer also returned to the pavilion early, which made the match exciting. KL Rahul (29*) made a partnership of 37 runs with Harshit Rana (29) and took the team closer to victory.
Team India made a world record with the victory in this match. Team India has become the first team to achieve the record of 300 plus run chase most number of times (20) in ODI cricket.
Most Successful 300 Plus Chase (ODI)
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