India made four changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Manish Pandey, Shikhar Dhawan and Navdeep Saini (Shar)made way for a couple of One-day International debutants (Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal), Kedar Jadhav and Shardul Thakur.
New Zealand made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson made way for One-day International debutant Tom Blundell, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee and Hamish Bennett.
On winning the toss, Tom Latham, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 55, and lost a couple of wickets.
Twenty-eight balls into the match, New Zealand sought a bowling (Ruse)review. Agarwal was the batsman. It was struck down by Zimbabwean umpire Langton.
India’s openers scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Shaw’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Agarwal’s contribution to it was 28.
Shaw, whose 21-ball (Col)innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Eight overs into the match, he was caught by Latham. De Grandhomme broke the 50-run stand.
Agarwal, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 32. Four balls later, he was caught by Blundell. Southee broke the run-a-ball stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 196, and lost a wicket.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 83 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli, their skipper, was batting on 18, Shreyas Iyer was in seventh heaven.
India scored 100 off 19.1 overs (116 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 65 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Iyer’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
India scored 150 off 27.2 overs (165 balls). New Zealand had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 61 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 119 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Iyer’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 11.
Kohli, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and twenty balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, Sodhi broke the 102-run partnership.
Iyer’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 66 balls.
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 Iyer was batting on 51, Lokesh Rahul was unbea‘ten’.
India scored 200 off 35.2 overs (213 balls). New Zealand had conceded 13 extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. Both Iyer’s and Rahul’s contributions to the partnership was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
India scored 250 off 39.4 overs (239 balls). New Zealand had conceded 21 extras at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 40th and the 50th over. They scored 96, and lost a wicket.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 72 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 48. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Rahul’s half-century – which included four sixes – came off 41 balls.
Iyer’s ton – which included 11 boundaries and a six – came off 101 balls. He eventually faced 107 balls, scoring 103. A hundred and one balls later, he was caught by Mitchell Santner. Southee broke the 136-run partnership.
India scored 300 off 46.2 overs (279 balls). New Zealand had conceded 23 extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Jadhav’s contribution to the partnership was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Rahul, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 88. He was unbeaten, as was Jadhav, who scored 26. His 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.
New Zealand eventually conceded 27 extras. India scored 347 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs.
Jimmy Neesham, who bowled eight overs, conceded 52. He was wicketless, as was Bennett and Santner, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 77, the latter conceded 58.
Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket, as did de Grandhomme, who bowled eight overs, conceding 41. Southee bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 85, picking up a couple of scalps.
The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 54, without the loss of a wicket.
Twenty-one balls into the match, New Zealand sought a batting review. Henry Nicholls was the batsman. It was struck down by Rusere.
New Zealand’s openers scored 50 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). New Zealand had conceded nine extras at that point. While Martin Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Nicholls’ contribution to it was 29.
The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 238, and lost three wickets.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 83 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Guptill was batting on 31, Nicholls was batting on 41.
Guptill, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 32. Ninety-four balls later, he was caught by Jadhav. Thakur broke the 85-run partnership.
Nicholls’ half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 60 balls.
New Zealand scored 100 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). New Zealand had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Blundell, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was stumped by Rahul. Yadav broke the 24-run stand.
New Zealand scored 150 off 25.3 overs (153 balls). New Zealand had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Nicholls’ contribution to the partnership was 21, the contribution of Ross Taylor, the player of the match, to it was 30. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 62. Nicholls, whose 82-ball innings included 11 boundaries, eventually scored 78. Fifty-six balls later, Kohli ran him out.
Fifteen overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 178 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Taylor was batting on 41, Latham was batting on three.
New Zealand scored 200 off 33.3 overs (201 balls). New Zealand had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Taylor’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 45 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Nicholls’ contribution to the partnership was 21, the contribution of Ross Taylor, the player of the match, to it was 30. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
New Zealand scored 250 off 37 overs (222 balls). New Zealand had conceded 17 extras at that point.
Latham’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 65 balls. While Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 40, Latham’s contribution to it was 61. Extras’ contribute to the partnership was four.
The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 40th and the 50th over. They scored 56, and lost three wickets.
New Zealand scored 300 off 40.2 overs (243 balls). New Zealand had conceded 24 extras at that point.
Latham, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 69. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Mohammed Shami. Yadav broke the 138-run partnership.
Taylor’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and four sixes – came off 73 balls. He eventually faced 84 balls, scoring 109. He was unbeaten.
Neesham, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Jadhav. Shami broke the 19-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on three. De Grandhomme, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Iyer and Kohli ran him out.
Santner, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 12. He was unbeaten.
India eventually scored 29 extras. New Zealand, who scored 348 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 48.1 overs, won by four wickets with 11 balls to spare. Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 64, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 53.
Thakur, who bowled nine overs, conceded 80. He picked up a wicket, as Shami, who bowled 9.1 overs, conceding 63. Yadav, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 84. He picked up a couple of scalps.
New Zealand won the three-match series 1-0.
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