India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Vijay Shankar made way for Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya.
New Zealand made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Colin de Grandhomme made way for Mitchell Santner.
On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 42 and lost a couple of wickets.
Although his nine-ball (Col)innings included a boundary, Munro had no reason to be in seventh heaven – twelve balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Mohammed Shami, the player of the match, broke the 10-run stand.
Guptill, whose 15-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 16-run stand.
The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 149 and lost three wickets.
New Zealand scored 50 off 12 overs (72 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Williamson, whose 48-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Sixty-one balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 33-run stand.
Ninety-eight balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 59 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Ross Taylor was batting on 11.
New Zealand scored 100 off 25.5 overs (155 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Taylor's contribution to the partnership was 23, Tom Latham’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Twenty-nine overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. Taylor was the batsman. South Africa’s Shaun George took the umpire’s call.
In fact, that over – which was bowled by Pandya – was called a seven-ball over by George.
Taylor’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 71 balls.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 144 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Taylor was batting on 53, Latham was batting on 35.
New Zealand scored 150 off 33.3 overs (202 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 110 balls. While Taylor's contribution to the partnership was 53, Latham’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.
Latham's half-century – which included a boundary and a six – came off 62 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 64 balls. A hundred and twenty-seven balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Chahal broke the 119-run partnership.
Henry Nicholls, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Pandya broke the 13-run stand.
The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 52 and lost five wickets.
Santner, who faced nine balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Needless to say, Pandya was in seventh heaven.
New Zealand scored 200 off 41.5 overs (252 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.
Twenty balls later, New Zealand sought a batting review. Taylor – who eventually scored 93 off 106 balls, which included nine balls – was the batsman. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Wayne Knights. He was caught by Karthik off the bowling of Shami, who broke the 24-run stand.
Ish Sodhi, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India's skipper. Shami broke the run-a-ball stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Doug Bracewell, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. The next ball, Kohli ran him out.
Trent Boult, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Shami. Kumar broke the four-run stand. Lockie Ferguson, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 11 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 243 off 49 overs.
Kedar Jadhav, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Kuldeep Yadav, who bowled eight overs, conceded 39.
Chahal, who bowled nine overs, conceded 51. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Kumar and Pandya, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46, the latter conceded 45. Shami, who bowled nine overs, conceded 41. He picked 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 44 and lost a wicket.
Shikhar Dhawan, whose 27-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 28. Fifty balls into the chase, he was caught by Taylor. Boult broke the 39-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 174 and lost a couple of wickets.
Eighteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 80 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 35, Kohli was batting on 17.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Kohli’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 100 off 21 overs (126 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Sharma’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 63 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 105 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Kohli’s contribution to it was 49. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls.
India scored 150 off 27.4 overs (166 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.
Sharma, whose 77-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 62. A hundred and twenty-three balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was stumped by Latham. Santner broke the 113-run partnership.
Kohli, whose 74-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 60. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Nicholls. Boult broke the 16-run stand.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 177 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rayudu was batting on 15, Karthik had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
An over later, the third drinks break was taken. India had scored 178 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rayudu was batting on 16, Karthik hadn’t added to the aforementioned score.
India scored 200 off 36.4 overs (220 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Karthik’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Rayudu, whose 42-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who scored 38. His run-a-ball innings included five boundaries and a six.
New Zealand eventually conceded 17 extras. India, who scored 245 for the loss of three wickets off 43 overs, won by seven wickets with seven overs to spare.
Bracewell, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 49. Sodhi, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 53. Ferguson bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 57. Santner, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket. Boult bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up a couple of scalps.
India led the five-match series 3-0. In fact, they won the series with a couple of matches to spare.
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