India 154-2 (30 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Mahendra Singh Dhoni gets off the mark with a single off Neesham on the off-side and Kohli picks one off the fourth ball as just two come from the over.

Good thinking by Kane Williamson as he brings on spinners from both ends against Dhoni, who has struggled to get going against the slow bowlers in the middle overs.

Sodhi comes back and bowls a tight over, giving away three runs, including three straight dot balls to Dhoni, in the 24th over.

Another couple of dot balls for Dhoni against Santner in the next over as he is again slow to get going, with just three scored from 11 balls.

Infact, in the quest to take singles, Kohli nearly loses his wicket as he responds to a risky single from Dhoni but luckily the fielder inside the circle on the leg side fails to collect the ball cleanly.

While he is struggling to get the boundaries, Dhoni is even finding it hard to rotate the strike, having scored just seven singles from 21 balls faced, including 14 dot balls.

The crowd seems to be getting impatient with a few quiet overs in the middle. Dhoni breaks the shackles as he puts a giant stride forward and plays a rare sweep for a four behind square on the leg side.

Kohli decides to do something about the lack of runs in the last few overs. He comes down the track to Sodhi and lofts him straight back over his head for a six.

Dhoni has suddenly decided to change gears as he smashes it powerfully and flat back over the bowler's head for a four.

India are looking on course for a huge total as they reach 154 for two in 30 overs with Kohli on 40 from 47 balls and Dhoni on 16 from 29 balls.