Top 3 run-getters of NZ vs IND ODI Series 2026

India wrapped up the five-match ODI series against New Zealand with a 3-1 margin, winning the first, second and fifth games while the third was washed out. The tour had already seen India claim the T20I series 3-2 before the ODIs got under way.

Conditions across the series were bowler-friendly, with the ball swinging and seaming throughout. Despite that, a handful of batters managed to stand out and accumulate meaningful runs over the four completed matches.

3. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli ended the series as the third-highest run-getter with 86 runs in four innings. The former India captain was at his most fluent in the 1st ODI, scoring 74 off 51 balls at a series strike rate of 124.64. However, his returns across the remaining three matches — ODIs 7, 0 and 5 — amounted to just 12 runs in total, meaning his series aggregate was heavily weighted on that opening effort.

2. Tim Seifert

Tim Seifert finished second on the series run-scoring list with 110 runs across four innings, averaging 27.50 at a strike rate of 94.02. Batting at the top of the order, Seifert's most productive outing was also in the 4th ODI, where he made 58 off 48 balls. He and Will Young put together an 85-run opening partnership in that match, giving New Zealand a strong platform on a day when the Kiwis kept the series alive.

1. Will Young

Will Young was the leading run-scorer of the India tour of New Zealand ODI series 2026-27, finishing with 162 runs from four innings at an average of 40.50 and a strike rate of 91.01. The 33-year-old opener was at his best in the 4th ODI, where he struck 125 off 108 balls, hitting 14 fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 115.74. That knock came on a surface where the ball was doing plenty, and Young held the innings together from the top of the order and anchored the innings through the middle overs, setting the foundation for the Black Caps' score of 333.