India beat New Zealand by 12 runs in thrilling ODI series opener

The hosts guaranteed an exhilarating 12-run triumph over the Kiwis India asserted an outright exhilarating 12-run triumph over New Zealand after Shubman Gill scored a twofold 100 years and Mohammed Siraj got four wickets as they started off their one-day global series in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old opener scored 208 off 149 balls, crushing a mind boggling 19 fours and nine sixes as he assisted India with setting New Zealand an objective of 350.

Aside from Gill, the remainder of India's batting request battled to add runs, with chief Rohit Sharma making the second-most noteworthy commitment with 34.

-hitting Virat Kohli could oversee eight runs. New Zealand opener Finn Allen made 40 however the other batsmen did very little until Michael Bracewell delivered a batting masterclass in the wake of coming in at number seven.He made 140 runs, hitting 12 fours and 10 sixes, as he kept the guests in the challenge and took the game until the last finished, where he was the last player to be given the boot as they were bowled out with four balls in excess.

India seamer Siraj was the pick of the bowlers with 4-46, including two late wickets at a vital stage, while Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur likewise stowed two wickets each.

The groups are because of play three Twenty20 internationals after the ODI series.