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Michael Bracewell called right at the toss to deny India a rare hat-trick of toss wins after losing 20 in a row. New Zealand disregarded the venue record of four successful defences in four matches and decided to chase, hoping dew would come to their aid in the night. It is not just about gripping the ball, but the pitch starting to skid on in the evening.

India's captain Shubman Gill said he would have batted first anyway. He reported there wasn't much dew at the venue when they trained the night before. He also said he had inputs that the pitch tended to slow down.

Kohli leads the way in India's win over New Zealand

KL Rahul played a pivotal role in guiding India home in the closing overs ahead of the second match in Rajkot on Wednesday

India have beaten New Zealand by four wickets in the first one-day international in Vadodara where the in-form Virat Kohli fell agonisingly short of his 54th ODI hundred.

The 37-year-old batting maestro, who had scored 376 in his last four ODI ‍innings, anchored India's chase of 301 with a sublime knock of 93 featuring eight boundaries and a six, but he was dismissed by Kyle Jamieson when a landmark ​century was within reach.

The Vadodara crowd's disappointment was palpable as their hero departed, but they rose to applaud Kohli, who achieved another milestone by becoming the second-highest run ⁠scorer in international cricket across all formats.

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