India has ascended to the top of the points table, with a fifth win in a row. The team successfully chased down the target of 278 runs in Dharamshala, with former skipper Virat Kohli starring with a 95-run knock. 

A glimmer of hope had emerged for the Kiwis between 33rd and 34th over. KL Rahul was dismissed by Mitchell Santner, breaking his 50-run partnership with Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav was run out subsequently, at a score of only 2 runs. After a brief fumble, however, India regained its dominance in the match with a 68-run partnership between Jadeja and Kohli.

Earlier, India responded with aggressive batting as they came out to chase the target of 274 runs. Rohit Sharma (46) and Shubhman Gill set the tone for the run chase, with a 71-run opening stand. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, the duo who scripted a successful run chase against Australia, are in the middle.

In the first innings, Daryl Mitchell hit a century to guide New Zealand to 273 all out against India in Sunday’s top-of-the-table World Cup clash between two unbeaten teams. New Zealand had lost their openers early after being invited to bat first in the Himalayan hill town of Dharamsala but Mitchell (130) and Rachin Ravindra (75) put on 159 to get the innings back on track.