India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI: Centurions Rohit, Gill, bowlers shine as hosts clean sweep series

With
the
win,
India
clinched
the
series
3-0
and
now
are
at
the
top
of
the
ICC
ODI
rankings.
This
was
also
India’s
7th
consecutive
bilateral
ODI
series
win
at
home,
which
dates
back
to
December
2019.

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Rohit
and
Gill
continue
batting
Supremacy:

India
were
put
into
bat
by
New
Zealand
skipper
Tom
Latham.
Rohit
Sharma
(101
off
85
balls)
and
Shubman
Gill
(112
off
78
balls)
scored
hundreds
each
to
give
India
a
solid
start.
The
Indian
captain
scored
his
30th
ODI
century,
which
came
after
a
gap
of
more
than
3
years,
while
Shubman
Gill
continued
his
fantastic
form
with
his
2nd
century
in
this
series.

Late
Flurry
of
Hardik
and
Shardul:

Although
the
hosts
lost
their
way
in
the
middle
with
some
wickets,
Hardik
Pandya
(54
off
36
balls)
and
Shardul
Thakur
(25
off
17
balls)
took
them
to
385/9
at
the
end
of
50
overs.
Kiwi
pacer
Jacob
Duffy
picked
up
3
wickets,
but
conceded
100
runs
in
his
ten
overs,
becoming
the
15th
bowler
in
the
history
to
concede
100
runs
in
an
ODI
match.

Devon
Conway
Heroics
not
enough:

In
response,
New
Zealand
were
bundled
out
for
295
runs.
Devon
Conway
(138
off
100
balls)
played
a
brilliant
knock
but
couldn’t
prevent
his
team
from
losing
the
match
by
90
runs.

For
India,
Shardul
Thakur
and
Kuldeep
Yadav
picked
up
3
wickets
each,
while
a
returning
Yuzvendra
Chahal
picked
up
a
couple
of
scalps.
Shardul
was
adjudged
player
of
the
match
for
his
brilliant
all-round
display,
while
Shubman
Gill
got
the
player
of
the
series
award.

India
vs
NZ,
3rd
ODI:
Full
List
Of
Award
Winners,
Player
Of
The
Match,
Stats,
Post-Match
Presentation

What
Next:

The
focus
now
shifts
to
T20I
as
both
teams
will
lock
horns
in
a
three-match
T20I
series
that
starts
on
January
27.