New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell entered his name in the history books on Sunday, January 18, by becoming the first batter in the world to register five 50-plus scores in a row in ODIs played against the Indian team in India.
The 34-year-old right-handed batter from Hamilton, who sits at the No. 2 position in the ICC ODI batter’s rankings, scored his fifth 50+ score in a row against India on Sunday in Indore.After walking out to bat at No. 4 for the Black Caps in the third ODI of the ongoing three-match series at Holkar Stadium, Mitchell completed his 50 by scoring a four on the last ball of the 21st over of New Zealand’s innings bowled by Kuldeep Yadav.
He needed 56 balls to reach the 50-run mark.
In his last four ODIs against the Indian team in India,
Mitchell has registered scores of 130, 134, 84 and 131*.
Daryl Mitchell performance in ODIs against India (in India)
| RUNS | BALLS | VENUE | DATE |
| 9 | 12 | Hyderabad | January 18, 2023 |
| 1 | 3 | Raipur | January 21, 2023 |
| 24 | 31 | Indore | January 24, 2023 |
| 130 | 127 | Dharamsala | October 22, 2023 |
| 134 | 119 | Mumbai (WS) | November 15, 2023 |
| 84 | 71 | Vadodara | January 11, 2026 |
| 131* | 117 | Rajkot | January 14, 2026 |
| 51* | 56* | Indore | January 18, 2026 |
A total of four batters – Chris Gayle, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds and AB de Villiers – have scored four 50-plus scores in a row against the Indian team in ODIs played in India.
Most 50+ scores in a row against India in ODIs (in India)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | 50+ SCORES | SCORES |
| Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | 5* | 130, 134, 84, 131*, 51* |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 4 | 103, 72, 140, 101 |
| Damien Martyn | Australia | 4 | 100, 61*, 61, 73* |
| Andrew Symonds | Australia | 4 | 87, 89, 75, 107* |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 4 | 114*, 102*, 52, 104* |
Overall, in his last four ODIs against India, Mitchell has crossed the 50-run mark four times. In the list of New Zealand batters with the most back-to-back 50-plus scores against India in ODIs, Mitchell is now only behind the legendary Kane Williamson. In 2014, Williamson scored at least 50 runs in five ODIs in a row against India.
Most successive 50-plus scores for NZ vs IND (ODIs)
| PLAYER | TIME PERIOD | 50+ SCORES | SCORES |
| Kane Williamson | 2014 | 5 | 71, 77, 65, 60, 88 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 2025-26 | 4* | 63, 84, 131*, 51* |
| Glenn Turner | 1975-76 | 3 | 114*, 63*, 52 |
| Stephen Fleming | 1994-95 | 3 | 56, 59*, 78* |
| Roger Twose | 1999 | 3 | 63, 60*, 56 |
| Ross Taylor | 2019-2020 | 3 | 74, 109*, 73* |
If Mitchell manages to score at least 116 runs in the ongoing third ODI against India, then he will break Martin Guptill’s record of most runs for the Black Caps in a three-match ODI series played away from home.
Guptill amassed a total of 330 runs for the Kiwis in the three-match series played against the English team in 2013.
