Virat Kohli overcomes fog and New Zealand to continue India's World Cup march

Virat Kohli played another match-winning innings in a tense run chase as India finally defeated New Zealand in a World Cup match for their fifth win of the tournament in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Kohli hit a sparkling 95 and received excellent support from all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (39) as the hosts chased down the 274-run target with four wickets and 12 balls in hand.

The conditions proved challenging throughout the day. The poor state of the outfield meant India's fielders were unwilling to dive near the boundary ropes. Then in the evening, a thick blanket of fog engulfed the stadium, suspending play. The temperature plummeted to less than 15º Celsius in the evening, in stark contrast to the stifling heat and humidity of Mumbai where England and South Africa players struggled.

It all added to the drama in what was the first close game of the World Cup.

India captain Rohit Sharma and fellow opener Shubman Gill continued their good form, adding 71 inside 12 overs with some crisp stroke play.

However, the introduction of pacer Lockie Ferguson brought joy for the Kiwis as he castled Sharma (46) off an inside edge and then had Gill (26) caught at third man off an upper cut.

But Kohli steadied the ship, as he has done a number of times in tense chases. He got good support from Shreyas Iyer (33), who fell to the short ball again.

The situation became tense for the hosts as KL Rahul got out lbw for 27 and Suryakumar Yadav was run out after a mix up with Kohli.

Great win. King Kohli doing it in grand style but it was an outstanding spell from Shami that restricted NZ to 273. Closest match for us and a wonderful win. pic.twitter.com/FVyRHOzFjt

But the last recognised batsman Jadeja provided excellent company for Kohli, remaining