Gambhir-led India are the (Ki)winners

This was India's last One-day International for 2010. India made just one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Zaheer Khan made way for Munaf.

New Zealand also made a change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andy McKay made way for Grant Elliott.

On winning the toss, Vettori, New Zealand's skipper, (Dani)elected to bat. The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 47 and lost three wickets.

Martin Guptill, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. (Parth)IV balls into the match, he was caught by Patel. Praveen broke the one-run stand.

Brendon McCullum, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashish Nehra, who broke the 14-run stand.

Ross Taylor, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Parthiv. Nehra broke the 14-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 15^th over.

Sixteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 68 for the loss of three wickets at that point.  While Jamie How was batting on 21, Scott Styris was batting on 22.

How, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 23. Seventy-three balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, who broke the 43-run stand.

Styris, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 24. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the one-run stand.

James, whose 24-ball (Frankl)innings included a six, scored 17. He was unbeaten.

Elliott, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the one-run stand.

Vettori, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Yusuf Pathan broke the 16-run stand. Nathan McCullum, who faced three balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Pathan broke the eight-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 25.4 overs (154 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kyle Mills, who faced seven balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eight balls after Nathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Saurabh Tiwary. Ashwin broke the five-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Tim Southee, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma off the bowling of Ashwin.

New Zealand were bundled out for 103 off 27 overs. Munaf, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded nine.

Kumar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket.

Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded five. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pathan, who bowled three overs, conceded 11. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who bowled five overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ashwin bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 47 and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Gautam Gambhir, India's skipper and the player of the series, faced three balls, failing to open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was caught by Brendon off the bowling of Nathan.

Parthiv, whose 70-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 56. He was unbeaten.

Virat Kohli, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Vettori broke the 10-run stand.

Yuvraj, whose 46-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and two sixes, scored 42. He was unbeaten.

India scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point. They scored 100 off 20.2 overs.

The number of extras New Zealand eventually conceded gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 107 for the loss of two wickets off 21.1 overs, won by eight wickets with 173 balls to spare.

Mills bowled a wicketless over, conceding 15. Styris, who bowled four wicketless overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Elliott bowled 4.1 wicketless overs, conceding 27.

Vettori bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 30. He picked up a wicket, as did Nathan, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26.

India won the five-match series 5-0.