NZ beat IND by 6 wickets | India vs New Zealand, Highlights And Cricket Score 4th ODI Match - Commentary

So, 180 is the target for the Kiwis in this warm-up game. It will be interesting to see whether they play aggressive or go slow and give chance to most of their batters. India will be looking to try out their bowling combinations. Should be a good watch. Join us for the second innings.

Trent Boult is caught for a chat on the sidelines. He says that it was nice to get out there and bowl after a while. He felt that it was decent swing out there and it gave him confidence even though it is a warm-up game. States that he tried to make best use of the conditions. He mentions that India has a lot of good batsmen and they know how to win tournaments, so this is a pleasing performance for him. Signs off by admitting that it would be nice if these kind of conditions would be present going ahead in the tournament as well along with some more carry as well!

As for New Zealand bowling, 7 bowlers were used in total but there were only 6 overs of spin and they went wicketless. The seamers though were impressive. Trent Boult got 4, whereas all-rounder James Neesham picked 3. Southee, Grandhomme and Lockie all got one wicket apiece. Time for an interview...

Not the performance India would have wanted in their preparation. As predicted by the skippers during the toss, it was a tough pitch to bat on especially at the start. India lost wickets at regular intervals. The openers did not stay long. Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya were looking good out in the middle but could not convert their starts. Ravindra Jadeja was the star with the bat. He added a 62-run stand with Kuldeep Yadav for the 9th wicket and his much-needed fifty took India to a competitive total.

Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. OUT! The innings comes to a close! Boult ends with 4! A short ball outside off from him, Kuldeep looks to make room and hit this with a flat bat over the bowler's head but the ball goes off the top edge and right in the air. It has no distance and the bowler walks near his end's stumps before completing a single catch. INDIA FOLD FOR 179!

Trent Boult to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length outside off, Shami jams it away to third man for a single.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Punched back to the bowler to his right. Dot ball to end the over.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep Yadav clears his front leg and then swings but fails to connect bat on ball.

Lockie Ferguson to Mohammed Shami. Shorter length ball on middle, Shami awkwardly pulls this one wide of short fine leg. The ball goes to the fielder in the deep for a single.

Lockie Ferguson to Mohammed Shami. Pushed off the front foot towards cover.

Lockie Ferguson to Mohammed Shami. Fuller length ball on off, Shami flicks the ball to mid-wicket.

Mohammad Shami walks out to bat at number 11.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. OUT! That has plucked out of thin air! What a fantastic catch. A short ball outside off, Ravindra Jadeja unleashes the cut but cannot keep this ball down. It flies to the left of point where a diving Guptill takes a stunner! He holds on just inches above the ground and that ends the frustration for New Zealand. The 62-run stand is broken and an excellent hand of 54 from Jadeja comes to a close.

Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Short once again, Jadeja pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. He will keep the strike.

Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. FIVE WIDES! Boult bowls a bouncer but it is too high. It goes over the head of the batsman and the keeper's head for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Once again short on off, Jadeja pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a brace.

Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. FIFTY FOR JADEJA! Shorter on off, Jadeja pulls it towards deep square leg and gets a couple to get to his personal milestone.

Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. Full on off, Kuldeep plays a good off drive. Williamson at mid off runs to is left and stops a certain boundary. They take a single.

Trent Boult to Kuldeep Yadav. Full on off, Kuldeep flicks it but finds mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Bouncer outside off, Jadeja pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 49.

Trent Boult is back on.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Fuller on off, Kuldeep looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to backward point.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. FOUR! Edgy but Kuldeep won't mind. Good length ball on off, Kuldeep premeditates his heave on the leg side. He gets an outside edge which flies over the jumping first slip for a boundary. The 50-run stand is up between these two, a very useful one this.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Shorter on the body, Kuldeep gets his bat up in time.

Ouch! Kuldeep has copped a blow on his right elbow! He looks to be in some pain and the physio is out in the middle to examine him.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Ouch! That must have hurt. Lockie steams in and hits the deck hard on a back of a length. Kuldeep looks to duck away at the last moment but the ball hits him hard on the elbow and goes to short fine leg.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Yorker on middle, Kuldeep has done well to keep it out.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. Good length ball on off, Jadeja runs it down to third man.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. On the pads, flicked straight to the fielder by Kuldeep.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Floated on off, Kuldeep sweeps it over mid-wicket and gets a brace again.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. On the pads, Kuldeep sweeps it fine down to fine leg and gets a couple.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Slower through the air on middle, Kuldeep strokes it to mid on.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Tossed up on off, Yadav looks to defend it but it goes towards short third man off the outside edge.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Floated on off, KY blocks it off his front foot.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. Comes 'round the wicket and fires a full ball on off. Jadeja looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. Bowls it at 142 kph outside off. The ball goes away with the angle, Jadeja looks to drive but gets beaten.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length ball outside off, Jadeja pulls it off the lower half of his bat to mid-wicket.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Outside off, Kuldeep runs it down to third man for a single.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Good length ball on off, Kuldeep blocks it off the front foot.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball outside off, Jadeja punches it wide of the man at cover for one.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Almost a replica of the previous delivery.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Flighted on middle and slightly turning in, the tailender defends the ball back down the ground.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Flatter and shorter outside off, pushed back to mid-wicket from the crease this time on the back foot by Kuldeep.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Fuller on the pads, pushed towards mid-wicket by KY.

Ish Sodhi to Ravindra Jadeja. Flatter on the pads, turned away through square leg for a run by the southpaw.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Flighted on off, driven back towards long on by Kuldeep. A single is taken.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. RJ drives this off the back foot towards cover.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Shy at the bowler's end but misses does Neesham. A length ball on off, Kuldeep tucks this ball towards mid-wicket and sets off. The fielder runs fast and has one stump to aim at but unfortunately fails to hit the stumps. The single is completed.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. On a length on off and middle, flicked towards mid-wicket by RJ. A single is taken.

Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length on off, defended back towards the bowler by Jadeja.

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. This time, KY works this fine on the leg side and picks up a single. 150 up for India!

Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep turns this ball off the pads towards square leg.

Lockie Ferguson is back on.

Ish Sodhi to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX! Jadeja strikes and strikes big! A flighted ball on off, Ravindra lifts the ball over long off and over the rope! This is a brilliant shot! 12 runs off Sodhi's first.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Flatter googly on middle and leg, Kuldeep pushes the ball past short mid-wicket to his right and down to mid on. Gets Jadeja back on strike.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. FOUR! Nice shot from Kuldeep. A flighted ball on middle, Yadav gets low and sweeps this ball behind square on the leg side. Finds the fence as the fielder is in front of square and cannot come around in time.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Lots of air on this one on middle, KY tucks this ball towards square leg.

Ish Sodhi to Kuldeep Yadav. Flighted on middle, Yadav turns this ball towards square leg.

Ish Sodhi to Ravindra Jadeja. Flighted on middle, Jadeja strikes it back hard to the bowler who fails to stop the ball. It goes off the hand and through mid on for a single.

Ish Sodhi to roll his arm over now.

James Neesham to Kuldeep Yadav. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

James Neesham to Kuldeep Yadav. Bouncer on middle, Kuldeep defends it somehow awkwardly by taking his hand really high. The ball goes off the glove but luckily lands near the surface and does not lob away.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Good half-stop! A length ball outside off, Jadeja cuts this away hard to the left of point where Guptill jumps and gets a left hand to it. He slows down the ball and it goes to deep cover for a run.

James Neesham to Kuldeep Yadav. Pushed away to cover for a single this time by Kuldeep.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. On a length outside off again, run down to third man off the thick outside half for a single by RJ.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! Lovely shot! Jadeja is looking superb here. Around the wicket and really full outside off, Ravindra leans into the drive and hits it wide of extra cover. The ball goes to the rope.

Mitchell Santner to Kuldeep Yadav. Flighted on off, Kuldeep comes ahead and defends this ball off the inside half to the leg side. No run though. 15 runs off the over!

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. Fired in on the pads, run down to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. Flatter this time on middle, Jadeja defends this ball back down the ground.

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX! This is even better! The first maximum of the game. Floated outside off, Jadeja reaches out and deposits this one over cow corner. Huge!

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! Slapped! A flatter one on off, Jadeja picks the ball and hits it wide of mid on. Good shot!

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! Outside edge and no slip! A flatter one from around the wicket, going straight with the angle. Jadeja looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge and goes fine of short third man and all the way to the rope.

James Neesham to Kuldeep Yadav. Outside off, Kuldeep lets it go to the keeper.

James Neesham to Kuldeep Yadav. Full on off, Kuldeep flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.

Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in.

James Neesham to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. OUT! What a catch! Ross Taylor has taken an excellent catch at first slip. Length ball on off, it moves away slightly after pitching. Bhuvneshwar has a poke at it but gets a thick outside edge. It flies wide of Ross Taylor at first slip. He dives to his right and takes a brilliant one-handed catch. Neesham gets his third of the game and India lose their 8th.

James Neesham to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Played to the point region by the batsman.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Shorter on the body, Jadeja pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! Length ball outside off, Jadeja demolishes it through covers for a boundary.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Shorter on off, Kumar defends it to see off the over. 2 runs off the over.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Defended off the front foot by Bhuvi presenting the full face of the bat

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Tossed up on the stumps, Kumar blocks it.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. On the stumps, BK taps it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. WIDE! Santner misses his line and sprays it down the leg side. Wide signalled.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Flighted outside off, Bhuvneshwar drives it straight to cover.

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. Tossed up on middle and leg, Jadeja turns it to 45 for one.

James Neesham to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Good length ball outside off, Kumar once again finds the man at point.

James Neesham to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Full on middle, Bhuvneshwar taps it back to the bowler.

James Neesham to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Length ball outside off, Kumar punches it straight to point.

James Neesham to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Outside off and slightly shorter in length. Bhuvneshwar leaves it alone.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. On the pads, Jadeja looks to flick but it goes off his thigh pad towards square leg. They take a leg bye.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Outside off on a length, RJ shoulders arms to it.

Change of ends for James Neesham.

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. Once again Santner tosses it up on the pads, this time Jadeja flicks it to deep square leg and keeps the strike.

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. On the pads, Jadeja tucks it to the man at mid-wicket.

Mitchell Santner to Ravindra Jadeja. Flights it on middle, Jadeja taps it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Slower through the air on off, BK strokes it to long off for one.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Floats it on middle and leg, Bhuvneshwar defends it off the front foot.

Mitchell Santner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Starts with a tossed up ball on off, Bhuvi defends it off the front foot.

Mitchell Santner now comes into the attack.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Left alone outside off once more. Good concentration here from the batsman.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! The Rajput wields his sword! A short length ball on middle, Jadeja pulls this away powerfully wide of fine leg. No chance for him at all. Excellent shot.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Wide outside off, left alone by the southpaw.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Bouncer on middle, Jadeja looks to pull this ball away but it goes high of the bat and without timing towards mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Another leave outside off to this ball on a fuller length.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. On a length outside off, left alone by Jadeja as he watches the ball through to the keeper's mits.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Good fielding! Saved a certain boundary there. Short outside off, Jadeja cuts this ball away and Guptill at point dives to his left and half-stops the ball. Saves 3 runs there.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Outside off, left alone by Jadeja.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Well timed but straight to the fielder. A short length ball outside off, cut away on a bounce to point by the southpaw.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Around the wicket this time and back of a length on middle, pushed back towards mid-wicket by RJ on his toes.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! The 100 comes up for India! A length ball wide outside off, Ravindra Jadeja reaches out and crunches this one away through covers. The ball beats the infield and once it has done that, there is stopping it.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Well outside off, left alone by Jadeja.

Tim Southee to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Tim Southee to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FIVE WIDES! Much needed runs for India. A ball on the pads, Bhuvneshwar looks to flick this ball down the leg side but misses the ball. It goes past the keeper to his left with the angle. Runs away to the fence.

Tim Southee to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. BK chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Tim Southee to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length outside off, pushed off the back foot to point by Kumar.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar walks out to bat next.

Tim Southee to MS Dhoni. OUT! Dhoni departs! His struggle in the middle comes to an end. A 42-ball 17, he was trying to hold the innings together but fails in the attempt to score a boundary. A length ball on middle, Dhoni runs down the track before looking to hit it over mid-wicket. He does not get close enough to the ball and hence does not get the elevation either. The ball goes straight to Neesham at mid-wicket. He will not drop those. Southee finally gets off the mark in the wickets column. India have lost 7 and not even reached 100 yet.

Tim Southee to MS Dhoni. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Tim Southee to MS Dhoni. Loud appeal there! Huge inside edge though. A length ball on off, Dhoni looks to push this ball but gets an inside edge onto his back pad. Southee appeals but the umpire has spotted the edge.

Tim Southee comes back on.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball on off, Ravindra punches it to cover.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Fuller on off, Jadeja plays a solid front foot defense.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Once again on the fourth stump line, RJ does not get on the way of the ball.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball outside off, Jadeja makes a solid leave.

James Neesham to MS Dhoni. Once again on the pads, this time it is on a length. Dhoni turns it away to fine leg and gets one.

James Neesham to MS Dhoni. FOUR! A very poor ball from Neesham. Full on the pads, Dhoni just helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Turned away past mid-wicket for a single by Dhoni. He will keep strike for the next over.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Fuller on off, driven back down the ground to mid off by the Indian wicket-keeper.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Pushed towards mid-wicket by Dhoni.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Fuller outside off, pushed to the cover region by MSD.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. FOUR Leg Byes! Tickled away fine, off the pads though. A length ball on the hips, Dhoni looks to glance it fine but misses the ball. It though goes off the pads and down to the fine leg boundary. The fielder is too square and hence cannot come around.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. Bowled well outside off, left alone by Ravindra.

James Neesham to Ravindra Jadeja. On a length outside off, defended back towards the bowler by Jadeja.

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat next.

James Neesham to Dinesh Karthik. OUT! Karthik has hit this one straight down fine leg's throat! He cannot believe it and neither can the bowler. He is in splits. A fuller length ball on the pads, Karthik flicks it away stylishly and with excellent timing. He though fails to keep it down the ground and the ball flies straight to Ish Sodhi in the deep. He gobbles the ball that comes at him. Two wickets in his first over for Jimmy!

James Neesham to Dinesh Karthik. Fuller on off and swinging away, Dinesh Karthik looks to flick it away but gets it off the leading edge back down to mid off.

James Neesham to Dinesh Karthik. FOUR! Off the mark in style is Karthik! A length ball on the pads, the new batsman would have loved it. He flicks it away through square leg and the ball runs away due to the excellent timing on it!

Dinesh Karthik is the next batsman in.

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya. OUT! Neesham strikes first ball! What an excellent bowling change this. A cross seamer on top of off, Pandya plays awkwardly as he fails to pick the line and length early, he gets an outside edge that carries at a good height to the keeper. Half of India is now back in the hut! Pandya after looking good so far has to depart for 30. He will be disappointed to have missed out to makes some more. New Zealand tightening their grip even more.

James Neesham to bowl now.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. On the middle and leg stump line, tucked away through mid-wicket for a couple by Dhoni. Good placement and running!

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Good defensive shot on the front foot from MSD.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. Thick outside edge! The length ball outside off bounces a bit more than expected and takes the outside edge on the top half of the blade. It flies through the gully region down to third man for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. Good ball! On a length just outside off, Hardik ends up playing inside the line of the ball.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. On a length outside off, pushed towards point by MSD.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Make it three in a row! A half-volley outside off, Pandya lifts it with brilliant timing over covers for a boundary. Risk was involved there as it was aerial but the connection was a true one.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Jabbed away! Shot. Back of a length on middle, pulled away by Hardik through square leg. The boundary is so short and the ball beats the fielder in the deep even though he had a very short distance to cover.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! So frustrating that for the bowler! There is a solitary slip who is at around a wide third slip position. The length ball outside off takes the outside edge and flies between the keeper and that fielder. Goes for four! Ferguson has his face hidden in his hands.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Short ball on middle, pulled away with control through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs to his left and mops up to keep the batsmen down to a single.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Back of a length outside off, left alone by the batsman this time.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Driven hard and with good timing towards the left of mid off. The fielder there stops it well. No run for the good shot.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. Solidly defended off the back foot this time by HP.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. What a ripper! A length ball on off and seams away after landing. Hardik is beaten all ends up as he looks to drive this coming ahead. The ball misses the off stump by a whisker!

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. On the pads, flicked towards fine leg by the former Indian skipper.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Pushy drive on the back foot towards cover by Dhoni. The ball goes straight to the fielder though.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Fuller on the pads, pushed towards mid-wicket by Dhoni on the front foot.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. On a length outside off, pushed to the cover fielder by MSD.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Dhoni flicks this length ball on the pads through mid-wicket. A single is taken.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. MS lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. FOUR BYES! The bouncer from Ferguson and it takes off! Dhoni looks to pull this away but the ball is too high for him as well as the keeper. It rushes to the rope behind. Free runs for India.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. Run down to third man for a single by Hardik.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length this time, kept out from the crease.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. On a length on off, the batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Drinks break! It has been a really rough start to the game for India. The Indian skipper won the toss and elected to bat in challenging conditions because they wanted to test how they fare but they have failed. On the other hand, Trent Boult has breathed fire and been supported ably by the rest of the bowlers to have bowled so far. The runs are coming at an absolute premium and 1 or 2 wickets more quickly will mean that New Zealand won't be looking at too big a target.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Carbon copy of the previous delivery.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Outside off once again and Dhoni is not interested in playing that.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Full on the pads, MS drives it straight to mid on.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. On the fifth stump line, Dhoni does not disturb it.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Outside off, Dhoni shoulders arms to it.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. Outside off on a length, HP punches it wide of cover for one.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. Outside off on a length, Hardik guides it down to third man for a run. He will keep the strike.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Back of a length ball on off, MS pulls it towards mid-wicket and gets a single.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Fuller on off, Dhoni drives it straight to mid off.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Back off a length ball on the stumps, MS solidly blocks it.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Beauty of a delivery. Lockie hits the deck hard and the ball comes in. Dhoni looks to stroke it on the off side but it goes right between the gate.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Good length ball on off, Dhoni punches it back to the bowler.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. Wide outside off, away swinger and left alone by the batsman.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. On a length outside off, punched off the inner half of the bat towards mid off.

Colin de Grandhomme to Hardik Pandya. Short one on middle, Hardik pulls this away but without timing through square leg. Two runs are taken. The 50 comes up for India.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. This one cuts in after landing on middle and leg, Dhoni tucks this ball towards fine leg for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Away swinger well outside off, left alone by MS.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Back of a length outside off, Dhoni pushes this to cover off the back foot.

Lockie Ferguson to MS Dhoni. Flicked away through mid-wicket for a single by MSD. He keeps the strike for the next over.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length on middle, swiped away to deep backward square leg for a single by Hardik. It is signalled as a leg bye though, looks like he was a little late on the shot and it came off the thigh pad.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. On a length outside off, punched towards point by Hardik. The fielder there makes a tumbling stop.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. Another defensive shot from the crease by HP.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length on middle and leg, Hardik stands tall and defends the ball down the ground.

Lockie Ferguson to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Right off the middle. This man is in some different kind of batting form. On a length outside off, Hardik just pushes at it and that is enough. The ball pings off the middle and runs wide of mid off to the boundary.

Lockie Ferguson is into the attack now.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Dhoni gets off the mark with a couple. The ball on the pads is flicked away through square leg for the two runs.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to be forced into playing a shot.

Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni. Dhoni comes down the track to this ball well outside off and then lets it go to the keeper.

MS Dhoni walks out at number 6 amidst a warm reception.

Colin de Grandhomme to Virat Kohli. OUT! Huge wicket! The Indian skipper departs! What a bowling change. A length ball on off, Kohli looks to push this away on the leg side with a forward stride but the ball actually cuts back in a little and goes between bat and pad. The off stump is uprooted! What a sight. Kohli bears a surprised look on his face. The Kiwis are well on top here. India's challenge to their batsmen has seen them failing so far.

Colin de Grandhomme to Virat Kohli. Outside off, left alone by the Indian skipper.

Colin de Grandhomme to Virat Kohli. Good line and length straightaway. Just outside off on a length, Kohli comes well ahead and defends solidly.

Powerplay 2 time! 4 fielders can be kept outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the 40th over. Meanwhile, Colin de Grandhomme comes on to bowl.

Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. Good length ball o0n off, Hardik solidly defends it off the front foot. Indian are 39/3 at the end of the first Powerplay.

Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. On the middle stump, Pandya blocks it off the front foot. Boult has been given a warning as his followthrough took him on on the line of the stumps.

Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. Full outside off, Hardik looks to drive it through covers but gets beaten.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. On the body, Kohli tucks it towards backward square leg. They take a quick single. Santner has a shy at the keeper's end but missses. Direct hit and it would have been close.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Length ball on off, Kohli defends it to cover.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Full outside off, Kohli hits it to mid-wicket against the angle.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Full on off, HP defends it towards mid on.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Fuller on off, Hardik defends it with a straight bat..

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. On the stumps, Pandya blocks it off his back foot.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Bouncer! It is on off, Hardik look to pull but misses. Blundell was interested for a bit but that's it.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Length ball on off, Hardik looks to defend it but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Excellent shot. Good length ball outside off, Hardik plays it away from the body with very little foot moment and creams his drive through covers for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Fuller on middle, Kohli defends it off the front foot to see off the over.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. On the fifth stump line, Virat leaves it alone.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. WIDE! Kohli misses his line and bowls it down the leg side. Virat tries to flick it but misses. Wide signalled.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Outside off and little to no swing on this one. Kohli leaves it alone.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. On the pads, Kohli this time flicks it to the on side but straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Superb drive. Full outside off, Kohli gets on his front foot and drives it through covers. His bottom hand comes off the bat it does not matter when it comes off the middle of his bat.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Full and coming in after pitching, Kohli drives it to mid on. Though the bat turns in his hand while playing the shot. He always looked in control.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Driven straight to the man. Good length ball on off, Hardik drives it to the man at point. Good positive shot this.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length ball outside off, Pandya lets it carry to the keeper.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Pulls his length back and bowls it on middle, Hardik blocks it off the back foot.

Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Full on off, Hardik plays a solid front foot defense. Rarely you see that.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Good length ball on middle, Kohli tucks it to square leg and gets one.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Bouncer. A good one. It is outside off, Kohli sways out of its way.

Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! That is how this guy plays. Short length ball on middle, Hardik stands tall and pulls this away through mid-wicket! Finds the gap and the boundary.

Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. Fuller this time on middle, inswinger this time. Hardik looks to come and defend the ball. He almost ends up missing the ball but gets an inside edge onto the pads. That would have been plumb had he missed it.

Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length outside off, Hardik stands tall and defends the first ball he faces.

The new man in is Hardik Pandya.

Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! Played on! Back on a length ball from Boult and it catches Rahul unaware. India have lost their third in no time. KL was initially ahead expecting the ball to be full but he has to then adjust by going backward. He is late on the shot and hence it goes off the blade and back on the stumps! Boult has his third, he is breathing fire here, 3 wickets inside 3 overs of his!

Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. On a length outside off, slightly less full than the previous ball. Rahul pats the ball towards cover. Good stride forward again.

Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Shot. That is the class of KL Rahul. A length ball outside off, Rahul leans forward and pushes it through the covers. The ball was played right under his eyes, pretty late. Lovely shot and timing.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. On the pads, Kohli flicks it wide of fine leg and gets a couple.

Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball outside off, Rahul taps it towards backward point and gets a run.

Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Outside off on a length, Lokesh lets it carry to the keeper.

Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. NOT OUT! Waste of a review this. It looked to be going down leg and replays confirm that indeed it was going down leg. Length ball pitching on middle and leg. It goes with the angle, Rahul looks to flick but gets hit on the pad. New Zealand players put in an appeal but the umpire turns it down. They take it upstairs and Hawk-Eye confirms that it was missing leg stump. New Zealand lose their only review.

Time for another review! LBW appeal against Rahul is turned down but Southee wants that to be taken upstairs!

Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. On the pads, Rahul tucks it to mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball straight outside off, Rahul shoulders arms to it.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Good length ball on off, Virat blocks it to see off the over.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. FOUR! What a shot! Full outside off, Kohli oozes class and drives it through covers for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. Good length ball outside off, Rahul runs it down to third man and gets off the mark.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. On the pads once more, Kohli flicks it towards square leg and gets to the other end.

Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. On the pads, Rahul looks to flick but it goes off the thigh pads to the on side and they take a leg bye.

The new man in is KL Rahul.

Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! There is an inside edge. Excellent review. India have lost their second. Good decision to take the review. Length ball hitting on off and it comes in beautifully. Dhawan looks to defend it but it goes between his bat and pad to the right of the keeper. Tom Blundell moves to his right and takes the catch. There was a sound as it goes to the keeper. The New Zealand players put in a strong appeal but the umpire turns it down. Williamson has a chat with Boult and Blundell. After a brief discussion they take it upstairs. Replays roll in and show that the noise was off the inside edge.

New Zealand have taken their review. It is for caught behind. Dhawan is the man in question. Was there an inside edge? The umpire does not think so. Let's see what the replays have to say.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Length ball on off, Kohli gets on his back foot and blocks it to see off the over.

Tim Southee to Shikhar Dhawan. Good cricket all-round. Full outside off, Dhawan drives it towards cover. Neesham dives to his left and stops a certain boundary. They still manage to take on.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Off the meat of the bat. Fuller on off, Kohli just nudges it to mid off and this tame successfully takes a quick single.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Length ball on off, Kohli taps it to point and looks for a quick single but Dhawan says no.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Wow! What a shot. Length ball on off, Kohli comes down the track and drives it wonderfully through covers for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Good length ball pitching on off, it comes in slightly. Virat looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. Bowled on middle and swinging away again, Shikhar pats this ball towards mid-wicket.

Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. Another away swinger landing just outside off, Dhawan lets the ball go after gauging the line.

Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. Outside off, left alone by the southpaw.

Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Bowled on the leg stump line and some more inward swing, Kohli misses his glance. The ball goes off the pad to the left of the keeper who makes a half-stop. That allows for the batsmen to run a leg bye.

Out walks Indian skipper, Virat Kohli to a huge cheer from the crowd.

Trent Boult to Rohit Sharma. OUT! The ball is clipping the top of the stumps! Rohit Sharma is a gonner but he does not take the review with him, fortunately for India. A length ball on middle and swinging inward this time, instead of straightening. Rohit after missing the first ball on the outside, feels this one will do the same and plays down the wrong line. He misses the ball and gets rapped on the back pad, after being grazed on the front pad first. The bowler appeals and the umpire takes his time but the finger eventually comes up. There is a discussion between Rohit and Dhawan post which the former takes the review but that does not save him. Not the start that he or India would have wanted but just what the Kiwis would have liked!

Review time! Rohit has been adjudged LBW here but has taken the review. Looked pretty adjacent here and it could be a waste of a review!

Trent Boult to Rohit Sharma. Jaffa first up! Unplayable! A length ball on off and straightens after landing. Rohit does well to not follow the ball which would have perhaps made the ball take his outside edge.

Trent Boult to take the second new ball from the other end.

Tim Southee to Shikhar Dhawan. Swing and a miss. Length ball outside off, no swing on this one. Dhawan slashes his bat at it but misses.

Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma. That was a sweet sound off the bat. Full outside off, Rohit just pushes it wide of cover and gets a run.

Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma. Once again it is outside off and swinging away. Rohit lets it go.

Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma. Away swing now. This is on a length outside off, Rohit watches it carry to the keeper.

Tim Southee to Shikhar Dhawan. This one comes in to the southpaw. Dhawan tucks it to square leg and gets off the mark too.

Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma. Hint of inswing first up. It is on the body, Rohit eases his flick down to fine leg and gets off the mark.

The New Zealand team is in a huddle as the two Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan head out to bat! Tim Southee has one new ball in his hand. There is quite an atmosphere for this game even though it is a warm-up fixture. Let's play!!!

PITCH REPORT - Shaun Pollock, the pitch expert for today, says that the surface is extremely green, has a lot of moisture on it. He feels it will be bowler-friendly and there might not be too many pitches like these in the rest of the tournament. Reckons that considering it is a warm-up game, the captains might want to test their batsmen and check how they fare in these conditions.

New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson agrees with what his counterpart says regarding the surface, feels that it will be a challenge for the top order early on. Informs that everyone is excited to get back into the one-day mode after coming into this from off-season. Mentions that they will be going in with 13 as well with Tom Latham missing out due to the finger injury and Matt Henry also sidelined.

India skipper, Virat Kohli says that the pitch has some grass on it and he wants to put his batsmen under some challenging conditions, thus decided to bat first. He reckons that if it remains sunny, the deck will be flat and good to bat on but he hopes that there is some seam on it. Wants all the players to have some game time. He states that match practice is the best kind of practice. Kohli informs that India will try to give game time to 13 players today with Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar not participating today.

TOSS - Kane Williamson calls Tails but the coin comes down as Heads. India win the toss and Virat Kohli decides that they will be batting first!

Welcome to this warm-up game between India and New Zealand. The match might not have the significance that the real games will have but these are games that will allow the fringe, 'maybe in, maybe out' players to prove themselves and seal a spot come their first group stage game in the World Cup. Whichever player out of the 15 that feature today from either squad, would look to perform well not only to seal their spot but also to boost their confidence before the mega-event. Toss and pitch report to follow...