India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI: Kiwis win series 1-0 after Christchurch match washed out

New
Zealand
were
104/1
in
18
overs
at
the
time
rain
intervened
and
put
any
possibility
of
further
action
to
rest.
The
Blackcaps
thus
won
the
series
1-0.
India
were
bowled
out
for
219.

Chasing
a
target
of
220,
New
Zealand
got
off
to
a
flying
start
as
their
openers
Finn
Allen
and
Devon
Conway
gathered
97
runs
without
losing
a
wicket.

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While
thrashing
Indian
bowlers
all
around
the
ground
Allen
brought
up
his
half-century
in
just
50
balls.
Umran
Malik
then
gave
his
team
a
big
breakthrough
as
he
dismissed
Allen
for
57
off
54
in
the
17th
over
of
the
game.

Allen’s
wicket
invited
skipper
Kane
Williamson
to
the
crease.
Williamson
joined
hands
with
Conway
to
slam
Indian
bowlers
for
boundaries
while
taking
singles
at
regular
intervals.

After
18
overs
of
play
rain
stopped
the
match
with
Conway
unbeaten
at
38
off
51
while
Williamson
at
0
in
three
balls.

Earlier
put
to
bat
first,
crucial
knocks
by
Shreyas
Iyer
and
Washington
Sundar
guided
India
to
a
respectable
total
against
New
Zealand
as
the
host
produced
a
superb
bowling
performance
to
bundle
out
Men
in
Blue
for
219.

Sundar
scored
the
highest
for
India
with
51
off
64
while
Iyer
played
a
knock
of
49
runs
in
59
deliveries
to
help
Men
in
Blue
post
a
respectable
total
against
the
hosts.

For
New
Zealand,
Adam
Milne
and
Daryl
Mitchell
bagged
three-wicket
hauls
respectively
while
Tim
Southee
claimed
two
wickets.

Put
to
bat
first,
India
got
off
to
the
worst
start
as
they
lost
their
opening
duo
of
Shubman
Gill
and
Shikhar
Dhawan
within
the
13
overs
of
the
game.

Adam
Milne
rattled
India’s
top
order
as
he
dismissed
Gill
for
13
off
22
and
skipper
Dhawan
for
28
off
45
deliveries,
leaving
the
Men
in
Blues’ score
at
55/2
in
the
13th
over
of
the
game.

Shreyas
Iyer
and
Rishabh
Pant
then
tried
to
form
a
partnership
for
struggling
India
and
slammed
New
Zealand
bowlers
all
around
the
ground.

However,
the
blistering
partnership
was
broken
by
Daryl
Mitchell
as
the
bowler
sent
Pant
packing
after
scoring
10
runs
off
16
deliveries.

Suryakumar
Yadav
came
out
to
bat
but
the
stylish
batter
failed
to
contribute
to
his
team
as
Milne
struck
again
for
New
Zealand
and
sent
Suryakumar
back
to
the
pavilion
after
scoring
just
6
runs
in
the
25th
over
of
the
game.

Shreyas
Iyer’s
stint
was
also
cut
short
as
he
fall
one
run
short
of
his
14th
ODI
fifty
and
departed
after
scoring
49
off
59
on
the
delivery
of
Lockie
Ferguson
in
the
26th
over
of
the
game.

Washington
Sundar
then
came
out
to
bat.
After
30
overs
of
the
game,
India’s
score
read
135/5.
Tim
Southee
then
gave
India
a
big
blow
as
he
dismissed
Deepak
Hooda
for
12
in
25
balls
in
the
34th
over
of
the
game,
leaving
India
tottering
at
149/6.
Deepak
Chahar
then
came
out
to
bat.

Sundar
then
opened
his
hands
and
slammed
Southee
for
8
runs
with
his
back-to-back
two
fours.
New
Zealand
pacers
continue
to
dominate
the
Indian
batters.

Chahar
then
tried
to
play
aggressively
which
cost
him
his
wicket
as
he
was
sent
back
to
the
pavilion
after
scoring
12
runs
in
9
balls.

With
a
stunning
mighty
six
over
mid-wicket
Sundar
brought
up
his
maiden
ODI
fifty
in
just
62
balls,
however,
his
stint
at
the
crease
was
cut
short
as
Southee
sent
the
batter
back
in
the
pavilion
after
scoring
51
off
64
balls
in
the
48th
over
of
the
game
to
bundle
out
India
for
219
in
47.3
of
the
game.