All Records Broken By Virat Kohli In India vs New Zealand 1st ODI 2026

Sakshi Sharma

All Records Broken By Virat Kohli In India vs New Zealand 1st ODI (Source: AFP)

Virat Kohli continued his excellent form in ODI cricket with a sensational batting performance against New Zealand in the ongoing first ODI at Eden Park, Auckland, on November 4, 2026. The former Indian captain scored an unbeaten 74 runs off just 51 balls at a strike rate of 145.10 to guide India towards victory in a rain-affected run chase.

New Zealand were bowled out for 185 runs in the first innings. However, multiple rain interruptions forced a revision of India’s target under the DLS method.

Virat Kohli played an important role in India's chase and built a brilliant 113-run partnership with India captain Shubman Gill. He also completed his half-century in just 35 balls and registered his 80th fifty in ODI format.

During this impressive innings in IND vs NZ 1st ODI, Kohli created several records and achieved important milestones.

Here is a look at all the records broken by Virat Kohli in the IND vs NZ 1st ODI.

Most Runs in ODI Run Chases

Virat Kohli moved ahead of Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest run-scorer in ODI run chases.

8727 - Virat Kohli (India)*
8720 - Sachin Tendulkar (India)
6801 - Rohit Sharma (India)
5742 - Sanath Jayasuriya (Asia/Sri Lanka)
5575 - Jacques Kallis (ICC/South Africa)

Fastest 50s for Kohli in Away ODIs (By Balls)

Kohli also registered one of the fastest half-centuries of his career in away ODI matches. He reached his fifty in just 35 balls against New Zealand.

34 vs Australia, Canberra, 2016
35 vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2026, Tonight*
36 vs South Africa, Centurion, 2018
38 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (RPS), 2017

Virat Kohli Becomes 1st Batter To Complete 13000 ODI Runs At No.3

Most 50+ Scores vs New Zealand in ODIs

Virat Kohli also equalled former Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s record for the most 50+ scores against New Zealand in ODI.

18 - Ricky Ponting (Australia), Virat Kohli (India)*
14 - Dean Jones (Australia), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
13 - Babar Azam (Pakistan), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Most 50+ Scores vs New Zealand Across Formats

27 - Babar Azam (Pakistan), Ricky Ponting (Australia), Virat Kohli (India)*
26 - Joe Root (England)
25 - Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Most 50+ Scores vs SENA Teams Across Formats

Kohli also moved ahead of Sachin Tendulkar for the most 50+ scores against SENA teams across international formats.

134 - Virat Kohli (India)*
133 - Sachin Tendulkar (India)
100 - Brian Lara (ICC/West Indies)
97 - Kumar Sangakkara (ICC/Sri Lanka)
91 - Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Most Runs for India in New Zealand Across Formats

Kohli also achieved another important milestone by becoming the fourth-highest Indian run-scorer in New Zealand across all international formats.

1663 - Sachin Tendulkar
1191 - Rahul Dravid
1038 - Mohammad Azharuddin
1000* - Virat Kohli*

Most Runs vs New Zealand Across Formats

3345 - Sachin Tendulkar (India)
3268 - Joe Root (England)
3241 - Virat Kohli (India)*
3145 - Ricky Ponting (Australia)
3071 - Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Most Runs for India vs New Zealand in ODIs

1971 - Virat Kohli*
1750 - Sachin Tendulkar
1157 - Virender Sehwag

NUMBERS GAME: Virat Kohli is the first and only batter to average 50+ in ODIs in all four SENA countries: South Africa: 76.38, England: 51.48, New Zealand: 51.53, Australia: 50.03.