End of Kohli’s great innings: Team India lost in Indore ODI, New Zealand created history by winning the ODI series.

Indore: Today, New Zealand has performed brilliantly and won the last match of the ongoing ODI series between India and New Zealand. After this victory, New Zealand has also captured this three-match series. Although Indian team’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli tried to turn the match by playing a century, but his century could not help Team India win. This match was played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Handaur.

In fact, after the brilliant century innings of Darryl Mitchell (137) and Glenn Phillips (106), thanks to the excellent bowling of Christian Clarke and Zachary Fox taking three wickets each, New Zealand won the ODI series from India for the first time. Indian star batsman Virat Kohli attacked the New Zealand bowlers till the end and scored a century of 124 runs. Apart from this, despite the fighting innings of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana, New Zealand defeated India by 41 runs in the third and last ODI on Sunday. With this victory, they won the three-match ODI series 2-1.

Chasing the target of 338 runs, India did not have a good start and lost four wickets till the score of 71. Rohit Sharma (11), captain Shubhman Gill (23), Shreyas Iyer (three) and KL Rahul (one) returned to the pavilion after scoring runs. At such a time of crisis, Virat Kohli took charge and added 88 runs for the fifth wicket with Nitish Kumar Reddy. Christian Clarke dismissed Nitish Kumar Reddy in the 28th over. Nitish Kumar Reddy played an innings of 53 runs in 57 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes. Ravindra Jadeja was out after scoring 12 runs as the sixth wicket. Batting at number eight, Harshit Rana along with Virat Kohli added 99 runs for the seventh wicket and took India to the threshold of victory. Meanwhile, in the 44th over, Zackary Fox once again put India in trouble by dismissing first Harshit Rana and then Mohammad Siraj.

Harshit Rana scored 53 runs in 43 balls hitting four fours and four sixes. In the 46th over, Christian Clarke gave a big blow to India’s hopes of winning the match by dismissing Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli scored 124 runs in 108 balls hitting 10 fours and three sixes. Phillips ran out Kuldeep Yadav (five) in the 46th over, ending the Indian innings at 296. Christian Clarke and Zachary Fox took three wickets each for New Zealand. Jayden Lennox got two wickets. Kyle Jamieson dismissed one batsman.

Mitchell maintained his excellent form in this series, hitting 15 fours and three sixes in 137 runs in 131 balls. While Phillips hit nine fours and three sixes in 106 runs in 88 balls. The partnership of 219 runs between the two batsmen for the fourth wicket is New Zealand’s second highest partnership for any wicket against India. Today here India won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand, who came to bat, lost the wickets of both its openers on the score of just five runs. Henry Nicholls (zero), Devon Conway (five) were out after scoring runs. After this, Darryl Mitchell added 53 runs with Will Young for the third wicket. In the 13th over, Harshit Rana gave India its third success by dismissing Will Young (30). After this, Glenn Phillips, who came to bat, displayed brilliant batting with Darryl Mitchell and laid the foundation of a big score by making a partnership of 219 runs. During this, both the batsmen completed their respective centuries. In the 44th over, Arshdeep broke this partnership by dismissing Glenn Phillips. Glenn Phillips played an innings of 106 runs in 88 balls hitting nine fours and three sixes. New Zealand’s fifth wicket fell in the form of Darryl Mitchell in the 45th over. Mohammad Siraj got him caught out by Kuldeep Yadav. India made a brilliant comeback in the last overs, taking out the wickets of New Zealand and restricting them to 337. For India, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana took three wickets each. Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav dismissed one batsman each.

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