India beat New Zealand by eight wickets in 1st ODI

Napier, New Zealand: Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 75 as India thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets in a sun-disrupted opening one-day international in Napier on Wednesday. 

India, with their target reduced to 156 after 30 minutes were lost when the setting sun shone in the players' eyes and forced a halt to proceedings, needed only 34.5 overs to seal the outcome.

Earlier, India made a mockery of McLean Park's billing as a batting paradise as they rolled New Zealand for 157, with only captain Kane Williamson showing any resistance.

New Zealand were all out with 12 overs remaining, having opted to bat first, as Williamson struck a hard-fought 64.

But the remainder of the New Zealand batting line-up failed to cope with the initial swing of Mohammed Shami and were then tied up in knots by the spin of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Yadav finished with four for 39 and Chahal took two for 43, while Shami had three for 19 off six overs.