Virat Kohli’s 85th international ton went in vain as India fell to New Zealand in the 3rd ODI by 41 runs at Indore on Sunday. With this victory, the Kiwis won their first ODI bilateral series ever and broke India’s undefeated streak in 50-over bilateral wins which stretched back to March 2019.
This was the latest unwanted record in the Gautam Gambhir era after India had lost 3-0 to the same opposition in Tests in 2024 and then conceded another Test series to South Africa last year, their first longest format series loss at home to the Proteas since 2000.
On Sunday, India looked to be in the hunt as long as Kohli and Harshit Rana were in the middle. But the ace batter fell for 124 while the pacer was snapped up for 52, moments after scoring his maiden ODI half century. Nitish Kumar Reddy had also chipped in with a half century but the Indian top order except Kohli flattered to deceive.