India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the first ODI at Vadodara on January 11, 2026. New Zealand made 300/8, and India finished 306/6 in 49 overs.
The BCCI match centre identifies the event and Virat Kohli as Player of the Match after his 93. This is a reference to that fixture, not a live scorecard or proof of an unspecified twenty-match streak.
A target and an innings total differ
With New Zealand scoring 300, the initial winning target was 301. A chase can end above the target when the winning stroke adds enough runs. India’s 306 therefore should not be mistaken for the target set at the interval.
Overs notation also needs care: it records completed overs and balls, not a decimal fraction of an over.
What a successful chase establishes
India won this match. Explaining a general chasing reputation requires a defined dataset, including the period, opposition and whether only home fixtures are counted. A memorable win alone cannot establish the best chasing team in every condition.
The Mandhana–Shafali partnership article uses a different format and innings context. Men’s ODI and women’s T20I records should not be combined into one trend.
Read the scorecard in order
Start with the toss, innings totals and result, then examine wickets and contributions. The Sri Lanka–England fixture guide explains why the match date matters when several games share the same team names.
For another dated Indian series, see the December women’s T20I overview. Keeping each event identifiable makes the statistics useful without invented certainty about future chases.
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