HIGHLIGHTS India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI: Hosts beat Virat Kohli and Co. to complete 3-0 whitewash
HIGHLIGHTS India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI: KL Rahul struck a combative 112 but New Zealand completed a 3-0 whitewash of India by winning the third ODI by five wickets, on Tuesday.
HIGHLIGHTS India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI
HIGHLIGHTS IND vs NZ 3rd ODI: That is it from our live coverage of India vs New Zealand third ODI match live from Mount Maunganui. New Zealand registered a series victory after the side defeated India in the second ODI by 22 runs. The heroics from Ravindra Jadeja and Navdeep Saini's willow went in vain as the hosts held nerve to deny India a chance of comeback in the series. However, Virat and co. will remain upbeat to turn up in the third ODI to avoid a series whitewash in Mount Maunganui. India have never lost with a whitewash in ODIs in the past 14 years. While Kane Williamson is expected to return for the Kiwis, changes are also expected in the Indian playing XI, as the skipper confirmed that the management may look to experiment with the combination in the final game. Here, you can find the ball by ball updates from the third IND vs NZ ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. LIVE SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING
HIGHLIGHTS India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI: NZ (300/5) beat IND 296/7 by 5 wickets
15:08 IST: de Grandhomme wrapped up the series with a four and New Zealand completed the three-game contest with a whitewash against India. Thier historic first-ever, India's unwanted first since 2006.
14.56 IST: Bumrah to de Grandhomme, FOUR! On the pads and de Grandhomme guides it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
14.51 IST: Saini to Latham, FOUR! Latham charges down the ground and slammed the ball over umpires head for a boundary.
14.45 IST: Thakur to de Grandhomme, SIX! Slower one from Thakur and de Grandhomme picks it well and dispacth it for a six over mid-wicket.
14.43 IST: Thakur to Latham, FOUR! Uppish and Latham drives it elegantly for a boundary through covers.
14.39 IST: Chahal to de Grandhoome, SIX! He drags the ball through off stumps for a six over mid-wicket.
14.30 IST: Chahal to Neesham, OUT! Another soft dismissal as it's the new twist in tale and India seriously have a chance now.
14.20 IST: Saini to Neesham, FOUR! Cheeky from Neesham as the southpaw deliberately guides the ball through slips for a boundary.
14.13 IST: Thakur to Neesham, SIX! Short ball and he cuts it hard and the ball flies over the rope for a maximum.
14.02 IST: Thakur to Nicholls, OUT! Little bit of swing and it's the end of brave innings from Nicholls as he departs for 80.
13.56 IST: Jadeja to Taylor, OUT! Soft dismissal as lack of boundaries increases pressure on the batsmen and Taylor became the victim of it.
13.42 IST: Saini to Nicholls, FOUR! Short Ball and Nicholls pulls it away for a boundary.
13.36 IST: Chahal to Kane, OUT! Soft dismissal, It was a half-tracker and Williamson tries to punch it on the leg-side and get caught by Mayank.
13.33 IST: Saini to Nicholls, FOUR! Takes full advantage of free-hit to clear the boundary rope for a four.
13.26 IST: Chahal to Nicholls, FOUR! Little short and Nicholls charges on the backfoot to cut it for a boundary.
13.16 IST: Bumrah to Nicholls, FOUR and FIFTY! It was on the pads and Nicholls drives it through mid-on and mid-wicket for a boundary.
12.53 IST: Chahal to Guptill, OUT! A drifter from Chahal and Guptill didn't pick it and got bowled.
12.47 IST: Shardul to Nicholls, FOUR! Excellent cover drive for a boundary as Thakur in pressure now.
12.42 IST: Shardul to Nicholls, FOUR! Short from Shardul and Nicholls has pulled it towards the midwicket boundary!
12.35 IST: Shardul to Guptill, FOUR! Short again from Thakur and Guptill dispatches it over midwicket.
12.33 IST: Shardul to Guptill, SIX! 50 for the opener! He has reached his fifty in only 28 balls!
12.23 IST: Shardul to Nicholls, FOUR! Short Ball and Nicholls guide the ball on the backfoot for a boundary.
12.20 IST: Chahal to Guptill, FOUR! Short ball and smacked over mid-on for a boundary. Poor ball from Yuzi Chahal.
12.15 IST: Bumrah to Guptill, SIX! MAJESTIC SHOT! It was not a bad delivery but Guptill was in the mood as he slammed it over mid-wicket for a six.
12.09 IST: Saini to Guptill, FOUR! Back to Back boundaries for Guptill, this time a four but the area was same - mid-wicket.
12.09 IST: Saini to Guptill, SIX! On the pads and Guptill flicks it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
11.54 IST: Saini to Guptill, SIX! Direction-less from Saini as he bowls a quick short ball outside leg stump and Guptill hammers it over fine-leg for a maximum.
11.52 IST: Saini to Guptill, FOUR! Little bit of swing and Guptill had luck by his side as the inside edge misses the stumps and races away for a boundary.
11.45 IST: Bumrah to Guptill, FOUR! Poor bowling as Bumrah offered room to Guptill and he collects it with open arms to send it for a boundary.
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11.14 IST: Southee to Saini, FOUR! Saini finishes the Indian innings with a four over long-off! IND 296/7 in 50 overs against NZ
11.12 IST: Southee to Jadeja, FOUR! Jadeja was ready to place this ball behind the short third-man. Southee had been regularly bowling way outside off and Jadeja simply flicked it for four.
11.08 IST: Bennett to Saini, FOUR! Finds a thick inside-edge and the ball travels to the backward point!
11.05 IST: Bennett to Thakur, OUT! A full toss but Thakur fails to connect it properly. The ball sails high in the air and that's another good catch from de Grandhomme.
11.00 IST: Southee to Thakur, FOUR! Thakur slams his first ball for a boundary towards midwicket. Excellent start to the 48th over.
10.56 IST: Bennett to Pandey, OUT! Second wicket in as many balls. This time, the catch is taken on the long-on boundary.
10.55 IST: Bennett to Rahul, OUT! Same direction, but Jamieson doesn't miss this time. Rahul departs on 112.
10.53 IST: Bennett to Rahul, SIX! That should've been an easy catch, but it has gone for a maximum instead!
10.46 IST: This is Rahul's first century against New Zealand, and his first at no.5 as well!
10.42 IST: Bennett to Rahul, two runs and that's 100 for Rahul! His fourth ODI century!
10.32 IST: Jamieson to Rahul, SIX! Rahul towers it with a brilliant pull over deep square leg!
10.30 IST: Santner to Pandey, FOUR! Steps out and charges down the wicket for a brutal four! Boundary for India after almost four overs.
10.16 IST: Santner to Rahul, FOUR! Poor delivery from Santner. A full delivery on the leg side and all Rahul needed was simply guide the ball fine.
10.12 IST: Neesham to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul survived a clear run-out dismissal on the previous delivery, but he remains undeterred with it. A brilliant cover drive to end the over, which brings the 200 for India.
10.09 IST: Neesham to Pandey, FOUR! Pandey lofts it straight, knowing the field isn't spread on the long-on and long-off. He plays with a straight bat, the connection isn't perfect but the ball sails to the boundary nevertheless.
10.04 IST: Neesham to Rahul, FOUR! A flick down the leg side and Rahul collects an easy boundary.
09.53 IST: Drinks! New Zealand broke a gritty partnership between Iyer and Rahul in the 31st over of the innings. It's time for Manish Pandey to make it count.
09.52 IST: Bennet to Rahul, FOUR! Classy! Simply pushes the ball straight this time.
09.46 IST: Bennett to Rahul, 2 runs. 50 for Rahul - his eighth in ODIs. But Rahul will need to stay at the crease for long.
09.44 IST: Manish Pandey is the new man in.
09.41 IST: Neesham to Iyer, OUT! A brilliant catch from de Grandhomme! The ball rose sharply after pitched a little behind good length and Iyer justifiably failed to adjust to the bounce. A flick shot lofted over short midwicket was caught by Colin de Grandhomme.
09.39 IST: Bennet to Iyer, FOUR! Clever! This one was short and Iyer glided behind, but puts his bat to direct the ball over Latham's head.
09.35 IST: Bennett to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul uses the pace of the bowler to flick the ball towards fine leg.
09.23 IST: Santner to Iyer, FOUR! On the pads and Iyer sweeps it beautifully into the gap to collect a boundary.
09.21 IST: Jamieson to Iyer, FOUR! Back to Back boundaries from Iyer, this time top edge does it for Iyer.
09.20 IST: Jamieson to Iyer, FOUR and FIFTY! Short pitch delivers from the bowler and Iyer was ready for it as he plays a classic on drive to complete his fifty.
09.03 IST: Neesham to Iyer, FOUR! Little uppish and Iyer just guides it through covers for another boundary.
08.56 IST: Neesham to Rahul, FOUR! Poor fielding effort! Rahul guided the ball towards deep backward point where Southee should've saved two runs with relative ease, but he misfields.
08.53 IST: Mitchell Santner replaces Tim Southee
08.50 IST: Neesham to Iyer, FOUR! Iyer tries to find the gap in the square but a thick outside-edge directs the ball over the second slip to third-man.
08.47 IST: A couple of low-scoring overs as the Indian batsmen are now buying time to settle on the crease.
08.40 IST: Southee to Rahul, FOUR! A brilliant pull shot which exuberates of class from Rahul!
08.31 IST: Southee to Iyer, FOUR! A beautiful straight drive to end the over. After a flurry of dots following the dismissal of Shaw, this one was a little loose from Southee as he directs it in Iyer's slot, and the batsman simply guides it straight.
08.29 IST: Tim Southee replaces Colin de Grandhomme
08.27 IST: Bennett to Rahul, FOUR! Cuts it towards the midwicket and Rahul gets off the mark.
08.24 IST: KL Rahul is the new man in.
08.23 IST: Bennett to Shaw, RUN OUT! That is such a poor way to go! Shaw flicks the ball down the leg-side towards backward point. He ran considerably slow and fails to reach in time for the second run as Latham strikes the bails. India in trouble.
08.21 IST: Grandhomme to Iyer, FOUR! A repeat of almost all the fours being hit so far. He cuts it towards square and the ball races towards the boundary.
08.19 IST: Colin de Grandhomme replaces Kyle Jamieson
08.11 IST: Jamieson to Shreyas, FOUR! And this time it's Shreyas! Same place as the last two deliveries, as he cuts it square again.
08.10 IST: Bennett to Shaw, SIX! THIRD BOUNDARY IN A ROW! Lofts it towards the midwicket boundary again and the ball lands on the boundary rope.
08.09 IST: Bennett to Shaw, FOUR! This time on the off-stump! This one was way outside off and Shaw goes on the backfoot again to cut it square.
08.08 IST: Bennett to Shaw, SIX! Shaw remains unfazed with the big guns going cheaply. He has dispatched the short-pitched delivery with a brilliant pull shot over midwicket.
08.01 IST: Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.
07.59 IST: Bennett to Kohli, OUT! Bennett entices Virat with a short ball and the Indian captain couldn't resist a hit! He couldn't find the perfect connection, however, as Kyle Jamieson catches the ball easily on the third man boundary.
07.56 IST: Hamish Bennett replaces Tim Southee
07.54 IST: Jamieson to Shaw, FOUR! Short-pitched and outside-off, and Shaw goes on the backfoot to cut it square! The Indian youngster lofts it over the point as Shaw registers another boundary.
07.47 IST: Southee to Kohli, SIX! Counter-attack from the Indian skipper! After being beaten on a number of occasions, Kohli finally decides to step out and swing the ball towards the cow-corner for the first six of the innings!
07.46 IST: Jamieson to Shaw, FOUR! First boundary of the Indian innings in the final ball of the fourth over. Shaw cuts it beautifully and the ball races towards the rope. The outfield is considerably slow at Bay Oval today.
07.44 IST: Virat is finding it tough early on. He has been beaten thrice in his first five deliveries, all with outswingers from Southee and Jamieson.
07.38 IST: Virat Kohli is the new man in.
07.36 IST: Jamieson to Mayank, OUT! An outswinger and Mayank completely fails the flick shot! A poor start to his one-day career. This time, Jamieson castles the off-stump.
07.35 IST: Kyle Jamieson to bowl from the other end.
07.31 IST: A good first over from Southee. Bowling largely on the off to get the edge and nearly got Mayank on the fifth delivery, but found a thick-edge. Five runs off the over.
07.30 IST: Tim Southee to bowl the first over.
07.28 IST: The players are out on the field. Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal are opening the innings for India. Quite possibly, the final chance for both the players to impress in the fifty-over format for quite some time.
07.12 IST: Mitchell Santner has come in for Tom Blundell for New Zealand. For many, sanity prevails for India as Manish Pandey gets a game. Was this series the last of Kedar Jadhav in Indian colour?
07.10 IST: Playing XIs
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Hamish Bennett
India (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Lokesh Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
07.03 IST: New Zealand win toss, opt to bowl against India in Mount Maunganui. Hosts lead three-match series 2-0
07.00 IST: We're minutes away from the toss. Kane Williamson returns as captain!
Brief Preview: India would expect its top order to fire to avoid a series whitewash when it clashes with a high-flying New Zealand in the third and final One-day International, here on Tuesday. Despite missing inspirational skipper Kane Williamson in the line-up due to a shoulder injury, the hosts shrugged off the T20 series debacle to claim the ODI series. [FULL PREVIEW]