Auckland, Nov. 4 -- Virat Kohli's commanding 74 off 51 balls and Anshul Kamboj's economical bowling spell of two for 22 powered India to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in a rain-interrupted first ODI at Eden Park here on Wednesday, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Kohli was named Game Changer of the Match for his match-defining batting effort, while Kamboj received the Player of the Match award for his disciplined bowling performance that helped restrict the hosts to 185.
The contest witnessed two rain interruptions, disrupting the proceedings and forcing a reduction in India's chase to 32 overs. The target was revised to 143 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
India captain Shubman Gill also sho...