India vs NZ 1st ODI: New Zealand Bowled Out For 185

Auckland: 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.

India captain Shubman Gill opted to field with the visitors including four specialist fast bowlers with a collective experience of 29 games in the first ODI against New Zealand.There was no Mohammed Siraj in the line-up with Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Arshdeep Singh set to share the bowling responsibilities.

Spin-bowling all-rounder Naman Dhir was preferred over seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Arshdeep (4/70), Gurnoor (3/44) and Anshul (2/22) exploited the overcast conditions and movement off the pitch to keep the New Zealand batters on the back-foot throughout their innings. The start of play was delayed by 20 minutes due to rain, but no overs were lost.

Opener Tim Seifert (38) offered some resistance at the top, but New Zealand kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Glenn Phillips (30 off 51 balls) tried to steady the innings before tailender Blair Tickner launched a counter-attack, smashing four sixes in a blistering 34 off 23 balls to give the Indian bowlers a late scare.

Earlier, India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field, opting for a pace-heavy attack featuring four specialist fast bowlers with a combined experience of just 29 ODIs.

Brief scores:

New Zealand 185 all out in 40.2 overs (Tim Seifert 38, Daryl Mitchell 28, Glenn Phillips 30, Blair Tickner 34; Arshdeep Singh 4/70, Gurnoor Brar 3/44, Anshul Kamboj 2/22) vs India.

India vs NZ 1st ODI: New Zealand Bowled Out For 185

The pace trio 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.

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