INDvsNZ, 3rd ODI: India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets, seal series

India defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the third ODI at Bay Oval to clinch the series. 

India vs New Zealand

India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

After 37 overs, India are at 200-3.

They need 44 more runs to seal the ODI series. 

India look poised to win the match and seal the series by taking a 3-1 lead. 

Men in Blue have proven they will be the team to beat in this year's World Cup after an overall dynamic performance. 

They won the series opener by eight wickets when bowling first, and took game two by 90 runs when electing to bowl second.

Boult sends back Indian skipper Virat back. 

Virat scored 60 off 74.

The credit, however, goes to Nicholls, who took a well-balanced catch. 

India are 171/3 after 32 overs.

Santner to Rohit, out stumped.

He scored 62 off 77 balls. Next batsman Ambati Rayudu comes to the crease. 

152/2 after 29 overs

India are 145/1 after 27 overs

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have second most 100+ stands for India in ODIs.

After 15 overs, India are at 72/1

Rohit Sharma at 32, Virat Kohli at 12.

In form India's openers gave a required start in India's 244-run chase.

But Trent Boult strikes and sends back Shikhar Dhawan.

Dhawan scored 28 runs off 27 balls.

IND are 44/1 after 10 overs

Here is the scoreboard:

New Zealand Innings 
Martin Guptill c Karthik b Bhuvneshwar 13
Colin Munro c Rohit b Shami 7
Kane Williamson c Pandya b Chahal 28
Ross Taylor c Karthik b Shami 93
Tom Latham c Rayudu b Chahal 51
Henry Nicholls c Karthik b Pandya 6
Mitchell Santner c Karthik b Pandya 3
Doug Bracewell run out 15
Ish Sodhi c Kohli b Shami 12
Trent Boult c Shami b Bhuvneshwar 2
Lockie Ferguson not out 2

Extras (lb-4, w-7) 11 
Total (All out in 49 Overs) 
Fall of Wickets: 1-10, 2-26, 3-59, 4-178, 5-191, 6-198, 7-222, 8-239, 9-239 

Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar 10-1-46-2, Shami 9-0-41-3, Yuzvendra Chahal 9-0-51-2, Pandya 10-0-45-2, Kuldeep Yadav 8-0-39-0, Kedar Jadhav 3-0-17-0. 

India dismiss New Zealand for 243

Electing to bat, New Zealand were dismissed for 243 in the third one-dayer against India at the Bay Oval here Monday.

Ross Taylor top-scored with a 106-ball 93, while Tom Latham hit a 64-ball 51.
India are leading the five-ODI series 2-0. 

Brief Score:
New Zealand: 243 allout in 49 overs (Ross Taylor 93; Mohammed Shami 3/41). 

Innings Break

New Zealand 243-all out.

After Ross Taylor's wicket, the remaining batsmen followed him as Bhuvi and Shami strike in the death overs. 

India need 244 to win the third ODI and seal the series. 

Big wicket!

Ross Taylor out as Pandya stuns him with a good length delivery that edged and caught by wicket-kepeer Dinesh Karthik. 

Taylor missed his century by 7 runs. 

NZ are 225/7 after 46 overs. 

Pandya struck again and dismissed Mitchell Santner. 

Santner scored just 3 runs. 

NZ at 222/6 after 45 overs

New Zealand loose another wicket!

Hardik Pandya gets his first wicket of the match as Henry Nicholls caught out by Karthik. 

NZ at 191/5 after 40 overs.  

Chahal gets another!

The partnership has been broken.

Tom Latham, who looked poised today, out after scoring 51 runs. 

Next batsman Henry Nicholls comes to the crease. 

NZ at 181/4 after 38 overs.  

Cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle comments on Hardik Pandya's return. 

India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI 

From here the projected score is 216-220 in 50 overs. 

NZ at 124/3 after 30 overs.

New Zealand cross 100-run marrk, the run rate is very slow though.

But the cab be managed if the has got wickets in hand. 

Both the batsmen - Latham and Taylor - need to build up a partnership to save the series. 

NZ at 101/3 after 26 overs

Ross Taylor, Tom Latham need to build a patnership here to push the run rate. 

Spinner Chahal to Kane Williamson and out

Yuzi's wicket but the credit must go to Hardik Pandya who took a stunning two-handed catch to dismiss New Zealand's captain. 

It's a big wicket for team India. 

Williamson scored 28 off 48. Next batsman Tom Latham comes to the crease. 

NZ at 58/2 after 15 overs

Bowlers have kept the run rate under control right now. It is which is 3.69 currently.

India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

NZ at 42/2 after 10 overs

Spinner Chahal joins bowling attack from one end. 

And Pandya from the other. 

Another shock to Kiwis!

Bhuvneshwar sends   Martin Guptill back.  

Guptill scored 13 off 15. 

Losing wickets in quick successions and failing to build a partnership has troubled New Zealand's so far in the series. 

NZ at 27-2 after 7 overs

After five overs, New Zealand are at a score of 22 with losing one wicket. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Md Shami are bowling from both the ends. 

Ahead of the match:

India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

Shami strikes in his first over of the match. 

He gets Colin Munro's wicket. 

Munro scored 7 off 9. 

Martin Guptill and Colin Munro are at the crease. 

For India, Bhuvneshwar will open the bowling attack. 

Playing XI:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Doug Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Toss:

New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first in the third One-Day International (ODI) against India at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval on Monday. 

After winning the toss, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said his team would hopefully benefit (from the pitch) in the first hour. 

"We do know that If we play our best cricket, we can beat anybody. It's important we execute our plans as best as we can," he said. 

There was just one change in New Zealand's playing XI with Mitchell Santner coming in for Colin de Grandhomme. 

Williamson added that spin had been effective through the series and that the Bay Oval pitch will help spinners. 

While Indian captain Virat Kohli, who look to seal the five-match series said, "This pitch will get slower and slower but under the lights, we felt the ball came on better, we won't mind bowling first."

India will enter the stadium with two changes in the playing XI, MS Dhoni has a sore hamstring so he has been replaced by Dinesh Karthik. 

Hardik Pandya, who suffered a major backlash lately over his sexist remarks in a TV show, will play his first match after coming off from suspension as he replaced Vijay Shankar. 

"He brings great balance to the team. He can give you 5-6 overs and also play the big shots as well. It's brilliant, especially if you look at our away performances," said Virat on Pandya's addition.