IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Bracewell heroics in vain as India edge NZ in high-scoring thriller

OUT! Shardul Thakur has done it for Team India! Rohit Sharma and co. beat New Zealand by 12 runs in a high-scoring thriller. Thakur traps centurion Michael Bracewell (78-ball 140) in front of the stumps on the second ball of the final over. What a contest this has turned out to be! The series opener at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad has been cracker. Bracewell took the review but even he knew it was of no use. Three reds! And India will breathe a sigh of relief. Double centurion Shubman Gill will be a relieved man. India take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the final over with Michael Bracewell (134*) on strike.

OUT! Hardik Pandya gets a crucial wicket. Lockie Ferguson gets beaten by the slower ball. Hits the ball straight up and Shubman Gill takes a fine catch coming in from long-off. New Zealand need another 22 runs off 9 balls. India need 1 wicket to win

4 1 4 1 1 6 - Another big over for the Kiwis. The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is absolutely stunned. Michael Bracewell has played a gem of a knock here. Shami leaks 17 runs in his final over as Bracewell finishes it off with a maximum. Hardik Pandya to bowl the penultimate over for India. NZ 326/8

6 1 1 0 Wd 6 0 - Michael Bracewell (121*) still out there in the middle, fighting it out for New Zealand. Slams a couple of sixes in the Hardik Pandya 15-run over. Mohammed Shami comes back into the attack to bowl his final over. NZ 309/8

OUT! Knocked him over! A peach from Mohammed Siraj and Henry Shipley is castled for a golden duck. Siraj grabs his fourth wicket and what an over this has turned out to be! Siraj has brought India back into the contest. NZ 294/8 after 45.5 overs

OUT! Local boy Mohammed Siraj grabs his third wicket. Finally the 162-run partnership has been broken. Siraj digs the ball in short and Mitchell Santner goes for the pull. Mistimes and Suryakumar Yadav takes a good catch running in from the deep fence. Santner walks back for 57. New Zealand need another 57 runs off 26 balls

Michael Bracewell 107* | Mitchell Santner 56* | Partnership: 160*(98) | Required rate - 11.8

FOUR! FOUR! Mitchell Santner joins the fun. Boundaries raining for the Kiwis at the moment. Santner slams Mohammed Siraj for back-to-back boundaries to raise fifty off just 38 balls. 150-run partnership also comes up between Santner and Michael Bracewell with the two boundaries off 90 balls. Both the Kiwi batters are on a roll in Hyderabad.

1 6 1 1 1 4 - Another big over for New Zealand as Mohammed Shami leaks 14 runs in it including a six and a four. Michael Bracewell has played a blinder of a knock. Siraj to continue from the other end for India. NZ 274/6 after 43 overs

SIX and HUNDRED for Michael Bracewell!! What a knock this has been from the swashbuckling left-hander. He never gave up in the steep chase. A hundred off just 57 deliveries. 11 fours and 6 sixes in Bracewell's knock so far as he takes New Zealand closer. India running out of options now. New Zealand need another 83 runs off 46 balls

1 0 Wd 0 0 1 1 - Mohammed Siraj comes back into the attack and produces a tight four-run over. Michael Bracewell is batting on 97* alongside Mitchell Santner (37*), who has been a superb support. Both have so far added 129 runs off just 80 balls. Mohammed Shami comes back to bowl his 9th over.

Michael Bracewell 89* | Mitchell Santner 33* | Partnership: 116*(68)

Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner put pressure back on India with a century stand off just 62 balls. After dominating majority of the match, India bowlers looking in complete disarray at the moment. Run flowing for Bracewell and Santner at the moment. Shardul Thakur leaks 17 runs in his over including a couple of boundaries a four wides. NZ 231/6 after 39 overs

SIX and FIFTY! Michael Bracewell has been simply outstanding tonight as he slams his maiden ODI fifty off 31 balls. He has a century to his name in the ODIs and looks like Bracewell is far from done in this chase. Both Bracewell and Mitchell Santner have been superb so far. Bracewell slams Shardul Thakur over the deep fence to raise his fifty. NZ 198/6 after 36.2 overs

New Zealand need another 167 runs off 90 balls @ 11.13 RPO as Michael Bracewell (37*) and Mitchell Santner (27*) and continue to fight. Both have now added 50 runs off 38 balls. Another big over from Hardik Pandya as he leaks 12 runs in it. In the four overs Hardik has bowled today, he has leaked 45 runs and hasn't taken any wicket. Kuldeep Yadav now comes back into the attack. NZ 183/6 after 35 overs

1 1 4 1 1 4 - Washington Sundar leaks 12 runs in his fifth over including a couple of boundaries that came off Michael Bracewell's bat. Bracewell not giving up yet as he moves to 29 off 20 balls with the help of 5 fours. He has got Mitchell Santner with him at the other end but the required rate is now over 11 for the Kiwis in this chase of 350 and not a lot of batting to come. Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack for India. NZ 153/6 after 32 overs

OUT! Rohit Sharma brings back local boy Mohammed Siraj and he makes an impact straightaway. Grabs his second wicket of the evening. A bumper from Siraj and New Zealand skipper falls into the trap. Goes for the pull but mistimes. Washington Sundar takes a good catch running-in from the deep fence. Latham walks back for 24. NZ 131/6 after 28.4 overs

Tom Latham (24*) and Michael Bracewell (11*) continue to fight for the Kiwis but the required rate is now 10. Shami and Washington Sundar have produced some quality overs and have kept Latham and Bracewell in check. New Zealand need another 220 runs off 132 balls. Siraj now back into the attack for India. NZ 130/5 after 28 overs

OUT! New Zealand are now 5 down as Shami knocks over Glenn Phillips for 11. Phillips tries to slog one over the deep fence but misses the ball as it nips back in. Hits the pads of Phillips and crashes into his stumps. Half of New Zealand side is now back in the pavilion with skipper Tom Latham fighting the lone battle. NZ 110/5 after 24.3 overs

0 1 1 1 0 0 - Mohammed Shami, who injured his left hand while attempting a catch off his own bowling earlier, comes back into the attack and bowls a decent three-run over. The required rate is now exactly 9 RPO for New Zealand from here. Washington Sundar now comes into the attack from the other end. NZ 107/4 after 23 overs

Tom Latham 8* | Glenn Phillips 6* | Kuldeep Yadav 2/23 | Need another 253 runs off 180 balls @ 8.43 RPO

OUT! New Zealand in spot of bother now. They are now 4 down. Kuldeep Yadav bowls flatter (89 kph) in the air and Daryl Mitchell gets rapped on the front leg. The on-field umpire raises his finger straightaway. Mitchell goes upstairs but it's three reds! Mitchell walks back for 9 as Kuldeep grabs his second wicket. NZ 89/4 after 17.4 overs

OUT! Swept for a boundary on the previous ball and Kuldeep Yadav comes up with an epic response. A perfect wrong'un from Kuldeep and Henry Nicholls (18) is beaten all ends up. Had absolutely no clue about that one. Misjudges length as the ball crashes into his stumps. NZ 78/3 after 15.3 overs

OUT! The short-ball strategy eventually works for India against Finn Allen. But it is Shardul Thakur, who has got rid of the Kiwi opener. Allen took on Hardik Pandya and his short deliveries but fails against Thakur. Shahbaz Ahmed takes a good catch in the deep as Shardul strikes in his very first over Finn Allen walks back for 40. NZ 70/2 after 12.5 overs

FOUR! SIX! FOUR! FOUR! Back-to-back short-pitched deliveries Hardik Pandya and Finn Allen puts each one of them to the fence. Allen takes Hardik to the cleaners in his second over as 20 runs come off it. Clearly Hardik lost the battle there to Allen. The flurry of boundaries has given some spark to this Kiwi chase. NZ 62/1 after 11 overs

Finn Allen 17* | Henry Nicholls 10* | Siraj 1/20 | Need another 308 runs off 240 balls @ 7.7 RPO

FOUR! Henry Nicholls finally cracks a boundary for the Kiwis. First boundary for them in over 30 balls. Siraj goes short and wide outside off and Nicholls slaps it to the backward point fence. NZ 36/1 after 9.2 overs

No runs has been scored in last 23 balls. India bowlers bowling superbly at the moment. Giving absolutely nothing away to Finn Allen and Henry Nicholls. Hardik Pandya has now replaced Mohammed Shami, who got hit on his hand on the final ball of his last over and had walked off the field. NZ 28/1 after 8 overs

OUT! Local boy Mohammed Siraj draws first blood. A bumper from Siraj and Devon Conway throws everything at it. Gets the top edge and Kuldeep Yadav takes a terrific catch at fine-leg under lights. Conway walks back for 10 and the Kiwis have lost their first wicket in this steep 350 chase. NZ 28/1 after 5.4 overs

New Zealand openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway are off to a confident start in this steep chase of 350. Both have hit a couple of boundaries each and are looking good touch. Kiwis start of the chase at run-a-ball. Shami has been superb in his first two overs but Siraj, at the other hand, straying in line on a couple of occasions, yet to settle in. NZ 24/0 after 4 overs

0 0 0 4 0 0 - Mohammed Shami starts off with a thrilling four-run over. Managed to get the outside edge of Finn Allen in it but the ball flew over Virat Kohli at second slip for a boundary. Mohammed Siraj to share the second new ball with Shami from the other end. NZ 4/0 after 1 over

Finn Allen and Devon Conway are in the middle to begin this steep 350 chase for New Zealand. Mohammed Shami to start the proceedings for India. Two slips in place for Shami. Allen on strike. Here we go!

Shubman Gill smashed a coming-of-age double hundred to power India to 349 for eight in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad. Gill oozed class in his special 208 off 149 balls and batted through the innings with not much support from the other end. Skipper Rohit Sharma's 34 off 38 was the second best score of the innings. The 23-year-old, who was touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket ever since he displayed his talent in the 2018 U-19 World Cup, hammered 19 fours and nine sixes, six of them coming after his 150. The double century, his maiden, was also his second successive three digit score. After India opted to bat, it was a good contest between the openers and New Zealand pacers as the hosts reached 52 for no loss in the first 10 overs. The odd ball was stopping, making stroke making difficult. Rohit once again promised a big hundred but faltered after getting a start after his aerial attempt off Blair Tickner in the 13th over ended his innings as he was caught at mid-on by Mitchell Santner. Usually a wicket silences the Indian crowd but following Rohit's dismissal, the crowd welcomed superstar Virat Kohli with a massive roar. Having scoring three hundred in his last four innings, Kohli began with a crunchy cover drive before being undone by a beauty from left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner. The ball pitch around off stump and turned just enough to clip the bails, leaving Kohli in disbelief. Ishan Kishan, who was accommodated in the middle-order after missing out against Sri Lanka, too did not last long as he edged an angled delivery to wicketkeeper Tom Latham. Suryakumar Yadav (31) joined Gill and did what he does best -- increase the tempo of the innings. He hit four boundaries in different parts of the ground to assert himself. At the other end, Gill brought up his fifty with a slog sweep off spinner Michael Bracewell that went all the way. The stylish opener also got a life on 45 when Latham fluffed a straight forward stumping chance off Bracewell with Gill expecting the ball to turn. That was all the stroke of luck that Gill had as he did not look back from there on. He unleashed his signature pull shot off the pacers while using his feet against the spinners. He pulled Santner to get to 99 before reaching his third ODI hundred with a single. He reserved his best shot for the post century celebrations as he whipped a full delivery from Tickner between mid-wicket and mid-on. After Surya's departure, Gill shared a 74-run stand with Hardik Pandya (28), who got out in a rather bizarre fashion. After he missed a cut shot completely off Santer, the bails came off and New Zealand appealed for a bowled dismissal. Latham's gloves could have dislodged the bails but he himself wasn't sure. The replays were not conclusive but the third umpire ruled in favour of the visitors. As India cruised towards 300, Gill reached 150 with a six over deep mid-wicket off Bracewell. After that milestone, he went berserk and reached the 200 with three huge sixes off Ferguson in the 49th over. His power hitting meant India hammered 57 runs off the last five overs.

409/8 vs B'desh in Chattogram | 373/7 vs SL in Guwahati | 390/5 vs SL in Trivandrum | 349/8 vs NZ in Hyderabad

6 W 1 1 1 1 - Wicket of double centurion Shubman Gill (208) and 10 runs in the final over from Henry Shipley. India finish at 349 for 8 in their 50 overs. A Gill masterclass has taken India to a terrific score. The youngster has been absolutely sensational in Hyderabad. A breathtaking knock from the 23-year-old. India fall just 1 run short of the 350-mark but that's what New Zealand have got to chase.

200 up for Shubman Gill off just 145 balls!!! Youngest player to score a double hundred. A stupendous knock this has been from the youngster. Slams three back-to-back sixes off Lockie Ferguson throws his arms up in celebration. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is roaring as the fans cheer a terrific effort from the 23-year-old.

SIX, dot, SIX! Shubman Gill has finally shifted gears. Two maximums in three balls as he takes Blair Tickner to the cleaners. The first one was down the ground, just clearing the long-on fielder and the second one clobbered over the deep mid-wicket fence. Gill moves to 181. IND 316/7 after 47.4 overs

OUT! A big mix up between the two India batters and Shardul Thakur sacrifices his wicket. Shubman Gill drove a Lockie Ferguson straight to the cover fielder and went for the run instantly. There was never a single there. A helpless Shardul runs across to ensure Gill is safe.