New Zealand VS India Match ball by ball Commentary
NZ259/7
172/9IND
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs
ICC ODI Team's Ranking
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4122 | 115 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3809 | 109 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3547 | 104 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3693 | 103 |
| 5 | Australia | 3568 | 102 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 4091 | 95 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2926 | 94 |
| 8 | England | 3530 | 93 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3304 | 81 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2924 | 79 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1315 | 63 |
| 12 | Ireland | 862 | 45 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1446 | 45 |
| 14 | Scotland | 1260 | 45 |
| 15 | USA | 1228 | 41 |
| 16 | Namibia | 1039 | 36 |
| 17 | Nepal | 1108 | 30 |
| 18 | Oman | 589 | 20 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 499 | 16 |
| 20 | Canada | 307 | 12 |
Never got going - India found themselves buried under early pressure as their top order was swept away. Abhishek, Shreyas and Nitish each offered a spark, but none could turn it into a substantial knock, all falling in the 20s. At the halfway mark, India were reeling at 89/6, and with such a towering target in sight, the damage had left them with a colossal rebuilding task.
Bounced back, and how! A complete all-round showing from New Zealand tonight, with the bowlers backing up the batters' mammoth effort. Yes, they can't win the series, but they had a few wrinkles to iron out in the bowling department, and they managed to do exactly that this time around. More so, they have no avoided the whitewash with a game to go.
An aggressive delivery from Nathan Smith to end, and New Zealand win by 87 runs. This is a quick bumper over middle stump. The ball hurries off the deck with some extra bounce and Prince Yadav is beaten all ends up as he tries to pull it away. A dot to end proceedings, and the hosts pick up their first win of the series, but are still down 3-1.
SIX! A bit of entertainment late on from Prince Yadav. Hard length over off stump, Prince hangs back and climbs into the shot, forcing the lofted shot down the ground for a six.
Skiddy length again, darting back into the batter. Mayank Yadav defends it down past the strip on the leg side and Prince calls him through for another quick single.
Good length at the stumps, swung away without much timing, over mid on and for a single.
That's poor cricket all-round. Back of a length and at the batter, Mayank gets cramped up and dabs it down in front of point. Prince Yadav calls him through for a single but Mayank is late to react. Finn Allen from cover picks the ball up and has all the time to get a direct hit in at the bowler's end, but he rushes and fires in a wide throw, allowing the batter to get home.
Ooh, extra bounce! Skiddy length over off and middle, takes off a bit after pitching. Mayank Yadav is taken aback and gets it off the handle of the blade.
Nathan Smith (3-0-38-0) will bowl the final over. He is the only wicketless bowler for the Kiwis. Can he end his night with a breakthrough?
FOUR! Edged away! Back of a length and around off, carrying through sharply. Prince Yadav hangs back and tries to glide it away but gets an outside edge wide of the keeper and the ball races away into the deep third fence.