Rain, New Zealand D(hon)isappoint India

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

New Zealand made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Adam Milne made way for Kyle Mills.

While Amit Mishra was India’s twelfth man, James Neesham was New Zealand’s twelfth man.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

Rain reduced New Zealand’s innings to 42 overs.

The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 54, and lost a wicket.

Jesse Ryder, whose 11-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Dhoni. Mohammed Shami broke the 25-run stand.

The second-wicket pair scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. While Martin Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Kane Williamson, the player of the match, to it was 28.

Seventeen overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. New Zealand scored 98 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Guptill was batting on 40, Williamson was batting on 36.

New Zealand scored 100 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). India had conceded two extras at that point.

Williamson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 52 balls in 61 minutes.

New Zealand scored 150 off 29 overs (174 balls). India had conceded two extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair scored 50 off 70 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was two While Williamson’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 23.

Two hundred balls into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. New Zealand scored 170 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Williamson was batting on 76, Taylor was batting on 26.

The second Powerplay of their innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 34^th and the 38^th over. They scored 58, and lost a wicket.

Williamson, whose 87-ball innings included five boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 77. Eighty balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 60-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 200 off 36 overs (216 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Taylor’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 49 balls in 71 minutes.

The fourth-wicket pair scored 50 off 21 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was two. While Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Corey Anderson’s contribution to it was 24.

Anderson, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 44. Twenty-eight balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Ishant Sharma broke the 74-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 250 off 39.1 overs (235 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand’s skipper, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. Three balls after Anderson’s dismissal, Shami broke the two-run stand.

Taylor, whose 56-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 57. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Shami broke the one-run stand.

Luke Ronchi, whose innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. He was unbea‘ten’.

Nathan McCullum, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the one-run stand.

Mills, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 271 for the loss of seven wickets off 42 overs. Virat Kohli bowled two overs, conceding 12. He was unbeaten, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled eight overs, conceding 50.

Raina bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Ishant bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket. Kumar bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja bowled eight overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.

Shami bowled seven overs, conceding 55. He picked up three scalps.

India’s target was revised to 293 off 41.3 overs.

The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the ninth over. They scored 33, and lost a wicket.

Dhawan, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Forty-six balls into the chase, Tim Southee broke the 22-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Ronchi. Southee broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 50 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 61 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 24, Ajinkya Rahane was batting on three.

The third-wicket pair scored 50 off 49 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was two. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Rahane’s contribution to it was 28.

India scored 100 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 41 balls in 56 minutes.

Rahane, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 36. Ninety-five balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Ronchi. Mitchell McClenaghan broke the 90-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 28.1 overs (169 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of their innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 30^th and the 33^rd over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Kohli, whose 65-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 78. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Anton Devcich. Southee broke the 37-run stand.

A hundred and seventy-eight balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 164 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Dhoni was batting on 11.

India scored 200 off 32.5 overs (197 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair scored 50 off 30 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Raina’s contribution to it was 28.

Raina, whose 22-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 35. Thirty-nine balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Mills broke the 62-run partnership.

India scored 250 off 38.4 overs (232 balls). New Zealand had conceded nine extras at that point.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 42 balls in 79 minutes. He eventually scored 56 off 44 balls. Eighteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Williamson. Anderson broke the 31-run stand.

Jadeja, who bowled eight-ball innings included a six, scored 12. Three balls later, Anderson broke the two-run stand.

Ashwin, who faced four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Southee broke the six-run stand.

Kumar, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Four balls later, he was caught by Nathan. Anderson broke the 10-run stand.

Shami and Ishant faced a ball each, scoring a run apiece. They were unbeaten.

Two hundred and forty-nine balls into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. India, who had scored 277 for the loss of nine wickets (which included the 10 extras eventually conceded by New Zealand) at that point, lost by 15 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Nathan bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 40. McClenaghan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Mills bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket.

Anderson bowled 7.3 overs, conceding 67. He picked up three wickets. Southee bowled nine overs, conceding 72. He picked up four scalps.

New Zealand led the five-match series 2-0.