Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 23 from 28 balls in India’s chase of 135 against New Zealand at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on November 7. He was caught by Henry Nicholls off Kyle Jamieson at 8.4 overs, leaving India 39/3. His completed innings followed New Zealand’s 134 all out; the chase was still in progress when this report was checked.
India elected to field, and the match scorecard records a wet-ground delay with a 47-over maximum for each innings. New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs. That completed innings gave India a modest target, but the early loss of batting wickets changed the immediate demands of the chase.
Rohit was the third wicket in the chase
Shubman Gill had already gone for 0 from 1 ball at 1.1 overs, caught by Nicholls off Jacob Duffy. Duffy then removed Virat Kohli for 7 from 7 balls at 3.4 overs, caught by Will Young. Rohit’s dismissal was the third wicket, leaving India 39/3 at 8.4 overs rather than ending an opening stand that had carried the chase.
Rohit’s innings contained two fours and two sixes, with the dated Wellington scorecard giving 23 from 28 balls. His wicket was taken by Jamieson, not by the bowler listed in separate January 2026 Rajkot records. Those details identify this particular innings; one completed knock alone does not establish a wider judgment about his form or future selection.
Gurnoor’s four wickets held New Zealand to 134
Gurnoor Brar led India’s bowling with 4/30 from 10 overs, including two maidens. Auqib Nabi took 2/31, Anshul Kamboj 2/25 and Axar Patel 2/28. Daryl Mitchell’s 55 and Mitchell Santner’s 31 were New Zealand’s largest contributions, giving the innings some resistance after the early wickets.
New Zealand had been 53/5 before Mitchell and Santner rebuilt. Mitchell fell with the total 112 at 34.6 overs, and Santner followed at 119 in the next over. The final 134 therefore combined an early Indian bowling advantage with a middle-order recovery; Gurnoor’s four wickets describe the central bowling contribution without erasing the other dismissals.
The 14-over snapshot leaves the result open
In the chase, Axar was the fourth wicket at 47, dismissed for 7 by Matthew Fisher at 12.5 overs. At the earlier 14-over drinks checkpoint of 49/4, Shreyas Iyer was 10 not out and KL Rahul 0 not out: India needed 86 more from 33 overs with six wickets remaining. The remaining overs and wickets explain the available resources, but they do not predict whether the target will be reached.
The confirmed answers are Rohit’s 23 and New Zealand’s completed 134; the chase result remained open at the reported checkpoint. India’s first-innings bowling advantage had not prevented the loss of four early wickets. Subsequent scores and the final outcome belong to the same Wellington match record linked below, rather than to the unrelated Rajkot result.
Based on the original records and attributed reporting below. Dates, conditions and limits are retained.
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