New Zealand collapses to 79 all out as India wins ODI series

Kohli looked in firm control of things as he scored 65 runs from 76 balls, which included two fours and one six, reflecting his dependence on singles and twos as well.

One of the reasons for New Zealand's dismal numbers was the pressure India's total had put on their batsmen. Patel smashed 24 runs off 18 balls before being bowled by an accurate yorker by Boult. Given the ODI series against England in January comprises just three matches, the series against New Zealand had to be the testing ground for the Champions Trophy.

After losing the Test series 3-0 and getting thrashed in the first ODI in Dharamsala, it appeared the tourists' long drought in India would continue. (India coach) Anil Kumble also talked to me about it before the match, to trust my strength, to trust the flighted balls.

Fresh from his match-winning 72 in Ranchi, Guptill was done in a by a lovely good length ball from Yadav as it squared him up, grazed the pad before toppling the off-stump.

The test issues of the specialist batsmen against India were well-documented, but this morning fans were subjected to a similar crisis in the one-day worldwide ranks as the Black Caps capitulated to lose by 190 runs at Vizag in the deciding match of the series.

It was a flawless Diwali gift for the Indian cricket fans as Mahendra Singh Dhonis men carried the demolition job in style as the spinners made Black Caps succumbed to their lowest-ever total against India in ODIs.

India had rested some of the senior players like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja and, therefore, opportunity was for up for grabs which the likes of Hardik Pandya made full use of it.

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With seven wickets from four games, Tim Southee has quietly climbed to second place in the top wicket-takers' list for the series.

The way he stood up to hit a six each off pacers Tim Southee, James Neesham and leggie Ish Sodhi were ominous signs of Rohit's ability to handle pace and spin easily.

Half-centuries from opener Rohit Sharma and the in-form Virat Kohli took India to 269 for six in their 50 overs after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat. This performance is the best by an Indian bowler in a five-ODI bilateral series vs New Zealand.

Having played 112 out of his 246 innings at the No. 6 position with 3613 runs to his credit, finding a replacement for MS Dhoni's batting position was never going to be an easy task for Team India. Players like Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav will have their final chance to prove themselves. But it's important we take them in. Against Australia at Christchurch on March 4, 1990, they had lost eight wickets for 15 runs - from 79 for two to 94. "So, [MS] Dhoni came to me and asked me to bowl my normal deliveries and go for wickets".

It's the same venue where Dhoni had got instant stardom with his fiery 123-ball 148 to take India to a huge 356/9 in their 58-run win over Pakistan in the first match of the venue.

"We have to keep taking wickets". Umesh, in fact, got Martin Guptill out three times in the series, twice in the first over of the innings. And he responded in style with a responsible half-century, sans flamboyance. The right-hander was dropped by Ross Taylor as he failed to hold onto a mistimed slog by Rohit at short midwicket.


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