Kohli hits 11-year low as India suffer another batting collapse

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli endured a difficult ODI series against New Zealand, managing just 86 runs in four innings as India suffered another batting collapse in the fifth and final match in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

The 38-year-old had arrived in New Zealand after scoring runs in India's previous ODI series against the West Indies, but could not carry that form into the contest against the Black Caps.Kohli, who holds the record for the most ODI runs against New Zealand, started the series with a 74 off 51 balls in the opening match at Eden Park in Auckland on November 4. However, his scores in the next three innings were 7, 0 and 5, respectively.

The three single-digit scores in the second, fourth and fifth ODIs marked a first for Kohli in 11 years. The right-handed batter had last recorded three single-digit scores in an ODI series in 2015.Since making his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on August 18, 2008, Kohli had previously registered three single-digit scores in a bilateral series against Pakistan during their tour of India in December 2012-January 2013.

He scored 0, 6 and 7 in the matches played in Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi, respectively.Kohli has also had two other ODI tournaments in which he recorded three single-digit scores. These came during the 2011 World Cup and the Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series in Australia in 2014-15.

Kohli's three single-digit scores in an ODI series or tournament:

• - 2011 World Cup
• - Pakistan in India, 2012-13
• - Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series, Australia, 2014-15
• - India vs New Zealand, 2026

India's batting struggles continued in the fifth ODI, with New Zealand bowling out the visitors for 209 in the series decider in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

The hosts' bowlers maintained their lines and troubled the Indian batters, putting themselves in a position to level the series.The Shreyas Iyer-led side had been expected to put up a better performance after being bowled out for 89 at the same venue in the fourth ODI a couple of days earlier. However, India suffered another batting collapse despite entering the final match with a 2-1 lead in the series.