NZ vs Ind 3rd ODI: KL Rahul century in vain as India suffer 0-3 whitewash in New Zealand

New Zealand defeated India by 5 wickets to whitewash ir 3-match ODI series 3-0 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. hosts put up ar clinical performance after winning toss and sending India into bat. While KL Rahul impressed for India with his 4th ODI hundred, it was Henry Nicholls and Colin de Grandhomme who nullified his efforts eventually.

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NZ vs Ind 3rd ODI Match Report

NZ vs Ind 3rd ODI India innings

Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli succumbed cheaply to leave series-trailing India struggling at 32-2. After scoring a breezy 40 at top, opener Prithvi Shaw ran himself out to waste a promising start to his innings. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul n orchestrated with a 100-run stand to continue ir respective golden form of Kiwi summer.

Shreyas Iyer brought up his 8th ODI fifty while KL Rahul underlined his own credentials with a superlative well-paced kck. In an innings that was cleverly paced and brutal alike, Rahul started patiently before finally unleashing a sequence of boundaries. right-hander tched up his 4th ODI ton by scoring 112 from 113 balls. With single-digit cameos from Ravindra Jeja, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini, ‘Men in Blue’ mand to reach a competitive total of 296-7 from ir 50 overs.

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NZ vs Ind 3rd ODI New Zealand innings

Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls formed a 106-run opening partnership over what has seemed to be an out-of-sorts Indian bowling attack off late. Guptill scored 66 from just 46 balls before Yuzvendra Chahal kcked over his off-stump. Comeback man Kane Williamson ded only 22 while Henry Nicholls top-scored with a fluent 80. Colin de Grandhomme n finished off game with a whirlwind 58* from just 28 balls as New Zealand completed run-chase with 5 wickets and 17 balls to spare.

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NZ vs Ind 2020: World Test Championship

two teams will w collide in a first of two-match Test series from February 21 onwards. match will be played at Basin Reserve in Wellington and action will commence at 4:00 AM IST. series-deciding second Test match will n be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch between February 29 and March 4. Test series will also form a part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

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