In India's seven-wicket win at Mohali today, he scored 54 of his runs off 33 deliveries from left armer Trent Boult, a strike rate of 164. Boult's figures, none for 73, were his poorest in ODIs.
Only one New Zealand bowler, Chris Drum, has conceded more runs in an ODI in India, 85 in Hyderabad in 1999.
''I didn't think we bowled that badly," New Zealand allrounder Jimmy Neesham said.
''I thought the way Virat and MS (Dhoni) batted was outstanding. When you're dealing with two of the best chasers in the game, you need things to go your way.
''A couple of things didn't but we kept trying.
''If we had managed to get a wicket somewhere between the 40th and 45 over we would have been right in the game. But the way Virat batted took the game away from us in the end."