A run-a-ball record fourth wicket partnership of 190 by captain Ross Taylor and Scott Styris guided the New Zealand cricket team to a dominant 200 run victory over India in the opening match of the one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka overnight.
India was bundled out for 88 in the 30th over, their lowest ever one-day total against New Zealand, after the Blackcaps posted a total of 288 all out.
The Blackcaps recovered brilliantly from a poor start when they were reduced to 28-3 in the seventh over to post a competitive score for India to chase in Dambulla.
Taylor inspired his team with an excellent captains knock of 95 off 113 balls which included eight fours and a six.
Styris smacked nine fours and a six in his swashbuckling 95-ball innings before falling 11 runs short of notching up a century.
The Indian batsmen failed to handle the bounce of the pitch and fell easy victims to New Zealand's disciplined seam attack which was consistent in length and line.
The Blackcaps face Sri Lanka in the second game of the Tri-series on Friday night.