BLOG | SCORECARDNew Zealand skipper Kane Williamson says he did not expect the ball to swing this much. Credits the way his bowlers bowled. Further adds it was one of those days when everything went according to plan. Mentions it was great to put India under pressure by taking wickets at regular intervals and is also happy to chase this down easily.Ends by saying he is looking forward to the game in Wellington.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma says it is one of their worst performances with the bat for a long time. Credits the Kiwi bowlers for the way they bowled. Reckons the conditions were not easy and they could not cope with it. Further adds the wicket was good to bat on but they could not apply themselves. States it is always challenging when the ball is swinging but they still expected his team to put up a good show. He hopes to learn from the mistakes. Ends by saying they will be giving their best in the next game too.
Man of the Match Trent Boult says it was good the ball was moving around and he made the most of it. He is happy that they chased the score easily. Admits he is quite satisfied with his performance. Mentions it was a group effort and says he was well-supported by Colin.
Informs today's plan was to bowl it full and target the stumps. Ends by saying the series has been a poor one so far and they are happy they have won one here.
Nicholls cover drives a Pandya delivery for his fourth boundary
OVERS 10.1: FOUR! Chahal bowls a full toss on the leg side and Ross Taylor flicks it to the square leg fence
10 overs gone and Yuzvendra Chahal has been introduced in the attackOVERS 8.4: 50 up for New Zealand as Taylor flicks a Bhuvneshwar delivery to square legOVERS 7.4: BIG HIT! Pandya strays down the leg side and Nicholls flicks over square legOVERS 6.2: OUT! Williamson (11) edges a Bhuvneshwar delivery to keeper Karthik for the catch. New Zealand 39/2OVERS 5.2: FOUR! Nicholls pulls a Khaleel delivery to the mid-wicket fence
OVERS 4.5: FOUR! Williamson hits a Bhuvneshwar delivery through the covers
OVERS 3.3: FOUR! Williamson gets on his toes and hits a Khaleel delivery through the covers
OVER 1.5: FOUR! Nicholls hits a free hit over the covers
OVER 1.2: FOUR! Henry Nicholls pulls a Khaleel delivery to square leg to get off the mark
OVER 0.4: OUT! Guptill (14) looks to flick, but gets an outside edge that goes straight into the hands of Hardik Pandya at backward point. New Zealand 14/1OVER 0.3: FOUR! Guptill flicks to the fine leg fence
OVER 0.2: FOUR! Guptill on drives for another boundary
OVER 0.1: BIG HIT! Martin Guptill flicks a Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivery over mid-wicket for the first SIX of the New Zealand run chaseNew Zealand need 93 runs to win off 50 oversOVERS 30.5: OUT! Khaleel (5) is clean bowled by Neesham. INDIA 92 ALL OUT -- their seventh lowest total ever in ODIsOVERS 30.4: FOUR! Khaleel takes India over their lowest-ever total (88) against New Zealand with a boundary off Neesham through mid-offOVERS 29.4: FOUR! Chahal slog sweeps to the square leg fence
OVERS 29.1: OUT! Kuldeep (15) slog sweeps an Astle delivery straight into the hands of Colin de Grandhomme at fine leg. India 80/9First signs of spin as Todd Astle is introduced in the attackOVERS 26.6: FOUR! Chahal chips a Colin de Grandhomme delivery to the mid-wicket fence
OVERS 24.3: FOUR! Kuldeep flicks a Colin de Grandhomme delivery to the square leg fence
OVERS 23.5: FOUR! Chahal miscues a pull off Henry and the ball goes flying over the keeper
That's the end of Trent Boult's spell: 10-4-21-5OVERS 19.4: OUT! Fifth five-wicket haul for Boult as Pandya (16) gloves a delivery down the leg side for Latham to take the catch. India 55/8OVERS 18.2: Kuldeep Yadav cover drives a Colin de Grandhomme delivery for two runs to take India at par with their lowest-ever ODI total (54)OVERS 17.4: FOUR! Pandya pulls to the mid-wicket fence for his fourth boundary
OVERS 17.2: FOUR! Pandya hits a Boult delivery straight down the ground
OVERS 17.1: FOUR! Pandya hits a Boult delivery over mid-on
OVERS 16.4: OUT! Colin de Grandhomme clean bowls Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1) through the gap between bat and pad. India 40/7OVERS 14.1: FOUR! Pandya flicks a Colin de Grandhomme delivery to the square leg fence
OVERS 13.1: OUT! Jadhav (1) is trapped plumb in front by Boult. Jadhav takes a review but the replays show it is OUT! India 35/6OVERS 11.6: OUT! Gill (9) gives Boult a simple return catch. India 33/5OVERS 10.5: OUT! Karthik (0) edges to keeper Latham for a simple catch. India 33/4OVERS 10.2: OUT! Ambati Rayudu (0) hits a Colin de Grandhomme delivery to short extra cover for Martin Guptill to take the catch.India 33/310 overs gone and Colin de Grandhomme has been introduced in the attackOVERS 9.2: WHACK! Gill is hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Boult
OVERS 8.2: FOUR! Gill flicks a Henry delivery to the mid-wicket fence to get off the markOVERS 7.6: OUT! Rohit (7) hits back for Boult to take a return catch. India 23/2OVERS 5.5: OUT! Trent Boult brings the ball in, Dhawan (13) tries to play across the line and is trapped plumb in front. India 21/1OVERS 2.3: BIG HIT! Dhawan cuts a 140kph delivery over third man for the first six of the matchOVERS 2.1: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan square drives a Henry delivery for the first boundary of the match
Rohit Sharma said it is a special game as it is his 200th ODI. Stated they wanted to bat first and he is pretty excited for this game. Further added being 3-0 up is a great achievement and he wanted to end the series well. Ended by saying the players are eager to give their best and they are confident.
After winning the toss, Williamson said they want to bowl first as it looks a good surface and dew might come into play in the second innings. He mentioned the stats favour the team batting first and he hoped it works well for them today. Informed that Sodhi, Ferguson and Munro miss out and Henry Nicholls will open with Guptill.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bowl against India in the fourth ODI at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
New Zealand have replaced Colin Munro, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi and Doug Bracewell with Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, James Neesham and Todd Astle.
For India, Shubman Gill replaces Virat Kohli, Khaleel Ahmed replaces Mohammed Shami. MS Dhoni is still not fit.
Shubman Gill makes his ODI debut for India.India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Khaleel Ahmed
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
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