KL Rahul earlier ground it out first and then serenely switched gears to finish unbeaten on 112 off 92 balls and took India to a score of 284/7 in 50 overs. New Zealand had a vice grip on the Indian innings throughout the middle overs but Rahul ground his way through that period. He put up a partnership of 73 in 88 balls with Ravindra Jadeja after which came a 57-run stand off just 49 balls with Nitish Kumar Reddy. He then had Mohammed Siraj at the other end as he smashed 25 runs in the last 13 balls that he faced.

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New Zealand roared back after Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill got India off to a good start. Rohit fell on 24 off 38 after which Kohli looked like he was simply going to continue where he left off in Vadodara. However, the dots started piling up after Shubman Gill fell on 56 off 53 balls and soon, the in-form Kohli and Shreyas Iyer both fell for cheap. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have been trying to keep India afloat.

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How Ravindra Jadeja continues to beat the idea of time

Ever since that 2018 English summer where he rediscovered his defensive technique, Ravindra Jadeja has been a Test match titan. But that transformation came with a cost: his white-ball fluency seemed to fade, allowing Axar Patel to leapfrog him in the national rankings. Though he is currently playing the New Zealand ODIs primarily to shield a resting Axar, it’s too early to write Jadeja’s one-day obituary. As the series moves to his home turf in Rajkot, those who know him best aren’t worried. They know “Bapu” thrives on competition and possesses a unique gear that he can shift into whenever he needs to reclaim his territory. READ MORE from Devendra Pandey