1st ODI, Auckland, December 26, 2002, 12:00 AM
India
108/10(32.5ov)
New Zealand
109/7(37.4ov)
New Zealand beat India by 3 wickets
New Zealand Playing XI
India Playing XI
| Lou Vincent | Batsman |
| Nathan Astle | Batsman |
| Shane Bond | Bowler |
| Stephen Fleming (c) | Batsman |
| Brendon McCullum † | Wicket Keeper |
| Craig McMillan | Batsman |
| Kyle Mills | Bowler |
| Jacob Oram | All Rounder |
| Mathew Sinclair † | Wicket Keeper |
| Daryl Tuffey | Bowler |
| Daniel Vettori | All Rounder |
| Virender Sehwag | Batsman |
| Shiv Sunder Das | Batsman |
| Rahul Dravid | Batsman |
| Sourav Ganguly (c) | Batsman |
| Mohammad Kaif | Batsman |
| Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
| Anil Kumble | Bowler |
| VVS Laxman | Batsman |
| Ashish Nehra | Bowler |
| Javagal Srinath | Bowler |
| Yuvraj Singh | All Rounder |