Daryl Mitchell’s (137) second consecutive century and Glenn Phillips’s blistering 106 ensure NZ bury India in run heap at Indore to register maiden ODI series win here; hosts manage just 296 all out with Virat Kohli scoring his 54th one-day ton in 41-run defeat during third and final fixture
NZ’s Daryl Mitchell is ecstatic after scoring a ton during the third ODI against India in Indore on Sunday; (right) Glenn Phillips celebrates after reaching his century on Sunday. Pics/BCCI, AFP
Virat Kohli’s magnificent, combative century, forged with trademark resolve under mounting pressure, proved heartbreakingly insufficient as India slumped to their first-ever bilateral ODI series defeat at home against New Zealand, losing the decider by 41 runs at the Holkar Stadium here on Sunday.
Kohli’s 124 off 108 balls was a study in controlled aggression and steely temperament. The chase master shouldered the responsibility almost single-handedly, counter-punching a disciplined New Zealand attack with crisp drives, well-judged pulls and calculated risks over the ropes.
As wickets tumbled regularly at the other end, Kohli dug in, refusing to let the chase drift away, but once he fell late in the innings, India’s resistance finally collapsed at 296 in 46 overs while chasing a stiff 338.
Virat Kohli after scoring his 85th international century
The defeat not only handed New Zealand a 2-1 series win but also marked a historic first — India had never before lost a home ODI series to the Kiwis.
Earlier, Daryl Mitchell’s second consecutive hundred and Glenn Phillips’s blistering century powered New Zealand to a competitive 337-8 despite early jolts from India’s pace attack.
Mitchell (137) and Phillips (106) stitched together a 219-run partnership for the fourth wicket that turned the innings on its head.
India were controlling the innings at one stage, having reduced the visitors to 58-3, but Mitchell and Phillips made it a contest.
One
Mitchell is the only batter to record five consecutive scores of over 80 in ODIs against India in India
219
No. of runs put on by Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips for the fourth wicket — the highest partnership by a New Zealand pair in ODIs against India in India
One
No. of times two New Zealand batters (Mitchell and Phillips) have scored centuries in the same ODI innings against India
One
No. of centuries for Kohli in Indore. His previous best score here was 36 in four ODIs
12,676
No. of runs scored by Virat Kohli batting at No. 3 in ODIs — the most by a player, surpassing Australia’s Ricky Ponting (12,662)
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