India won the toss and decided to field first to provide the 276th occasion of India doing so in one day games. It also provides the 34th occasion of India doing so in one day games against New Zealand. It also provides the fifth occasion of India doing so in one day games against New Zealand at Auckland.

New Zealand capped KA Jamieson for this game. He became the 195^th cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He also became the 19^th New Zealand cricketer to make his one day debut against India.

New Zealand capped KA Jamieson for this game. He became the 87^th cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games on home soil. He also became the twelfth New Zealand cricketer to make his one day debut against India on home soil and the first cricketer to make his debut against India at Auckland.

New Zealand capped Kyle Jamieson for its second one day game against India at Auckland on 08 Feb 20. His height is 6’8”. He became the fifth tallest cricketer in the world {6’8” and above} and also 17^th tallest cricketer {6’5” and above] to play cricket. The following table lists all the seventeen cricketers. He also became the New Zealand’s tallest cricketer. The previous record was credited to Jacab Oram who was 6’6”

MJ Guptill was dismissed run out for 79 in this game to provide the 26^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games against India.

MJ Guptill was dismissed run out for 79 in this game to provide the third occasion of his being dismissed run out as an opening batsman after scoring a fifty in one day games. He became the third New Zealand opening batsman to be dismissed  run out  after scoring a fifty in one day games on three or more occasions. The other two are – NJ Astle {05} and JG Wright {04}.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	NJ Astle	60	2	Pak	Karachi	08 Dec 1996
2	NJ Astle	67	2	Zim	Wellington	06 Feb 1998
3	NJ Astle	55	2	Aus	Napier	12 Feb 1998
4	NJ Astle	117	1	Ind	Col-RPS	20 Jul 2001
5	NJ Astle	83	1	Srl	Napier	28 Dec 2006
1	JG Wright	69	2	Eng	Manchester	20 Jun 1979
2	JG Wright	55	1	Eng	Melbourne	13 Jan 1983
3	JG Wright	61	2	Srl	Adelaide	09 Jan 1988
4	JG Wright	55	2	Ind	Sharjah	01 Apr 1988
1	MJ Guptill	57	2	Afg	Napier	08 Mar 2015
2	MJ Guptill	90	1	Aus	Auckland	03 Feb 2016
3	MJ Guptill	79	1	Ind	Auckland	08 Feb 2020

LRPL Taylor scored 73 in this game to provide his eleventh fifty against India. He now owns the record for most fifties by a New Zealand batsman against India. He went past NJ Astle who has scored ten fifties against India.

LRPL Taylor scored 73 in this game to provide his eighth half century against India. He now shares the the second place for most half centuries by a New Zealand batsman against India with KS Williamson. KS Williamson has also scored eight half centuries against India. The first place is occupied by SP Fleming who has scored nine half centuries against India.

V Kohli was playing his 25^th one day game against New Zealand. He became the eleventh Indian cricketer to play 25 plus one day games against New Zealand.

V Kohli’s 51 in the first one day game was his  13^th fifty against New Zealand .He shares the record for most  fifties by an Indian batsman against New Zealand with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has also scored 13 fifties.

V Kohli’s 51 in the first one day game was his eighth  half century against New Zealand .He shares the record for most  half centuries by an Indian batsman against New Zealand with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has also scored eight half centuries. V Kohli went past M Azharuddin and MS Dhoni  who have scored seven half centuries against New Zealand.

India won the toss and decided to field first and lost the game to provide the 106^th occasion of India doing so in one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of India doing so in one day games against New Zealand.

India’s first loss against New Zealand after it had won the toss and decided to field first was at Brisbane on 18 Jan 81. India has lost this game by 22 runs. By an amazing statistical coincidence, India lost this game by an identical 22 runs after winning the toss and fielding first against New Zealand.

The Result summary at the end of this game between New Zealand and India read thus

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
Ind	109	55	48	1	5
NZl	109	48	55	1	5

India lost this game under V Kohli’s captaincy to provide its fourth loss against New Zealand out of nine outings in one day games. India has won five and lost five.

India’s performance in one day games at the end of this game under V Kohli read thus- played 88 one day games, won 62, lost 23, Tied one game and two games have ended in No Result

Captain	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
V Kohli	88	62	23	1	2

India lost this three match  series two-nil to  provide its 15^th series loss in two or three match series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Win	Venue	Series
1	India	2	0	2	0	0	Eng	Eng	1974
2	India	2	0	2	0	0	NZl	NZl	1975/76
3	India	3	1	2	0	0	Pak	Pak	1978/79
4	India	2	0	2	0	0	NZl	NZl	1980/81
5	India	2	0	2	0	0	Eng	Eng	1982
6	India	3	1	2	0	0	Win	Win	1982/83
7	India	3	0	2	0	1	Pak	Pak	1989/90
8	India	3	1	2	0	0	Srl	Srl	1993
9	India	3	0	2	0	1	Eng	Eng	1996
10	India	3	1	2	0	0	Pak	Pak	1997/98
11	India	3	1	2	0	0	Pak	Ind	2012/13
12	India	3	0	2	0	1	RSA	RSA	2013/14
13	India	3	1	2	0	0	Ban	Ban	2015
14	India	3	1	2	0	0	Eng	Eng	2018
15	India	2	0	2	0	0	NZl	NZl	2019/20