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    3rd ODI: New Zealand overcome Kohli’s valiant 124 to secure 2-1 series win
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    3rd ODI: New Zealand Overcome Kohli’s Valiant 124 To Secure 2-1 Series Win

    By IANS News January 18, 2026 • 22:12 PM View: 393
    Nitish Kumar Reddy: New Zealand overcame a valiant 124 off 108 balls from the talismanic Virat Kohli to clinch a 41-run victory and seal a historic 2-1 win in the ODI series decider at the Holkar Stadium on Sunday.

    Knocks of 137 and 106 from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips took New Zealand to a commanding 337/8 on a two-paced black soil pitch, before the visitors held their nerve to overcome Kohli’s valiant 54th ODI century, and bowl out India for 296 in 46 overs. Kyle Jamieson and Zakary Foulkes picked three wickets each as the result gave New Zealand their first-ever ODI series win on Indian soil, after being 1-0 behind last week.

    India’s chase faltered early as Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul departed cheaply, leaving the hosts reeling at 71/4. Kohli (124 off 108 balls) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (53) revived the hosts' hopes with a fighting 88-run partnership, while Harshit Rana added late fireworks via a 43-ball 52. But the target eventually proved to be out of India’s reach, as the result marked India’s fifth home ODI series defeat since 2010.

    TAGS Virat Kohli Holkar Stadium Daryl Mitchell Glenn Phillips Kyle Jamieson Zakary Foulkes Rohit Sharma Shubman Gill Shreyas Iyer KL Rahul Nitish Kumar Reddy Harshit Rana Kristian Clarke Jayden Lennox Ravindra Jadeja
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