India vs New Zealand: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – as it happened

In the end, this match lived up to its lofty expectations as both sides demonstrated at various stages today why they deserved to inhabit the top two spots of the standings.

New Zealand survived an early scare in their batting innings to rally back and almost looked on course at one stage for a 300-plus total.

However, India’s bowlers came back fiercely to restrict them to an achievable target.

While India started with a bang, New Zealand began to apply the screws and if it wasn’t for some considered batting, led by the efforts of Kohli’s 95, the chase could have gone a myriad of ways.

India will next face England on October 29, while New Zealand face rivals Australia on October 28.

We hope you enjoyed our coverage of today’s pulsating match, and look forward to you joining us again as we continue to cover select matches.

Shami is rightfully named player of the match for his 5 for 54, and had this to say, via an interpreter: “The start was important, and getting a wicket first ball was very important, especially after coming back after a long time into the squad.”

“I understand the team is doing well and that it is important I am there to support the team,” he said.

“It is obviously important to pick up wickets from a team perspective, especially against a top side, so I am very happy to do so for the team.”

Jadeja rocks back to pull the final ball through deep backward square leg to seal the match for India!

This was arguably the closest match of the tournament so far, and it deserved to be given how well both these sides had played.

In the end, India go to the top of the standings as the sole undefeated team, and New Zealand drop to second.

The crowd knows what he wants to do, the bowler knows what he wants to do, he knows what he wants to do.

But despite all that, and even with the sense of the inevitability of it all, Kohli ends up mishitting an attempted six to bring up the milestone to Phillips off Henry.

Still, his 95 should seal the deal for India at this stage of the game as Shami walks out to see this through.

Boult goes short and Kohli slams a flat six over mid-wicket which has the HPCA Stadium in raptures.

The bowler follows with a quick bouncer, which Kohli is late on.

He then produces a sublime on-drive that evades the fielder at long-on to find the boundary.

Is he going for his 49th ODI century to match the great Sachin Tendulkar?

Jadeja blocks the final ball, and it is clear that he wants his partner to get to the momentous mark as well.

India require 7 from 18 to win. 

The batsmen work Ravindra around the ground to pick up seven off the over.

India require 19 from 24 to win. 

Boult is back into the attack and keeps it tight as India only manage three runs.

India require 26 from 30 to win. 

Ravindra restricts the batsmen to just the two runs.

India require 29 from 36 to win. 

Santner does well to finish with figures of one for 37 from his 10 overs.

The pair also get to their 50-run stand, which is the fourth one India have had this innings.

Ravindra is invited to have a bowl.

Jadeja throws caution to the wind by traipsing down the pitch and launching the spinner high over mid-wicket for six.

Another three singles are scored as India get closer to the target.

Santner is brought back on.

The pair are able to eke out four runs, and India will be cognizant he has just one over left to bowl.

Henry is back on in place of Ferguson.

He does well to keep the batsmen to just three runs as we head into the final 10 overs.

The batting powerplay is also taken.

Kohli and Jadeja rotate the strike to pick up five from Phillips’s over.

The former remains the key for either side as we get into the business end of the innings.

Ferguson does well to keep India to five runs before dropping the final ball short.

Kohli sees it early and hooks it through long leg to find the boundary.

Phillips is invited to have a bowl and Kohli greets him by pulling him in front of square to find the boundary.

They end up picking up seven useful runs off the over.

Ferguson is back in to try and blast out some wickets.

Jadeja is able to pull away a shortish length behind square leg for four.

The quick follows up with an angling delivery down the leg side, which is helped along to the fine leg boundary.

Ferguson then traps Jadeja in front, with the umpire calling it not out.

The bowler is unconvinced and urges Latham to review, which he does. However, ball tracking confirms the ball would go on to miss the stumps.

Santner continues as India finally have a left-right hand combination at the crease.

They could take some solace in the way Ravindra and Mitchell thrived in such circumstances during their 159-run stand.

He gives up just one run as the fans in HPCA Stadium – and across the world – are potentially in for a nail-biter here.

Yadav looks for a single after guiding one towards the cover fielder.

The fielder does well to pass the ball back to the bowler behind his back, which Kohli spots.

He heads back to the non-striker’s, but Yadav is already more than halfway down, and because he is the new batter, has no choice but to sacrifice his wicket.

Really unfortunate way to get out, especially for a player who is capable of some outlandish strokes.

Jadeja heads out to bat for the first time in this tournament, which is hard to believe given this is India’s fifth match.

Kohli works the ball away on the leg side to achieve yet another ODI 50 for his nation.

India will want him to see off the chase till the end.