IND vs NZ 5th ODI Score: Indian batsmen were again in trouble in the last ODI against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad were out early. After this, Blair Tickner also sent captain Shreyas Iyer to the pavilion.
Sports News: The fifth and last ODI between India and New Zealand is being played at the Bay Oval ground in Mount Maunganui. The Indian team, which came with the intention of winning the series, once again had a bad start. New Zealand won the toss and asked India to bat first. Both the opening batsmen were playing cautiously in the first five overs, but after that the series of wickets started falling. Captain Shreyas Iyer also could not play a big innings.
Shreyas Iyer dismissed by Tickner, fourth blow to India
The 18th over of India's innings was going on. New Zealand's fast bowler Blair Tickner came to bowl and took the wicket of Indian captain Shreyas Iyer on the very second ball. Iyer faced 26 balls and scored 22 runs.
This time also the short ball troubled him. The Indian captain had spent some time at the crease and a long innings was expected from him. The problems of the Indian team increased further due to his dismissal.
After 18.5 overs, India's score was 89 runs for four wickets. Akshar Patel was present at the crease after scoring 29 runs, while Ishan Kishan scored one run.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could not show their magic again
Rohit Sharma and Rituraj Gaikwad came out to bat on behalf of the Indian team. Both of them initially tried to play cautiously against the fast bowlers of New Zealand. After completion of five overs, India had scored 22 runs without losing any wicket.
After this, Rohit Sharma was out in the sixth over. He played a shot towards short midwicket on the ball of Matt Fisher, but Dean Foxcroft took the catch. Rohit could score only seven runs in 13 balls.
After Rohit was out, Virat Kohli came to bat. Big innings were expected from him, but he too could not last long. On the third ball of the eighth over, Matt Fisher got him caught by wicketkeeper Tim Seifert. Kohli could score only five runs in seven balls.
The pressure on India increased due to the early dismissal of two experienced batsmen.
Even Ruturaj Gaikwad could not save his wicket
The third blow to the Indian innings came in the ninth over. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad was out after scoring 18 runs in 27 balls. He was caught by wicketkeeper Tim Seifert off the ball of Jacob Duffy.
At that time the Indian team's score was only 34 runs. By the time ten overs were completed, India had managed to score only 37 runs after losing three wickets.
Due to continuous fall of wickets, Indian batsmen could not play shots freely. New Zealand's bowlers maintained pressure from the beginning and did not give much chance to the Indian batting order to recover.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first
In the fifth ODI, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand has won the toss for the first time in this series.
The Kiwi bowlers proved the captain's decision right. Matt Fisher took the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, while Jacob Duffy dismissed Rituraj Gaikwad. After this Blair Tickner took the wicket of Shreyas Iyer.
Indian fast bowler Yash Thakur has got a chance to make his ODI debut in the match. He has been included in the team in place of Gurnoor Brar. After Brar was called in the Test team, Thakur got a chance to play in the final ODI.
Why is the fifth ODI important for India?
India is currently leading 2-1 in the five-match series. Team India had made a good start by winning the first two matches. The third ODI was canceled due to rain.
New Zealand made a brilliant comeback in the fourth match. The Kiwi team scored 333 runs and in reply the Indian team was all out for just 89 runs. New Zealand won this match by a huge margin of 244 runs.
Now by winning the last ODI, India can win the series 3-1. At the same time, if New Zealand wins this match then the series will be leveled at 2-2.
Playing eleven of both the teams
India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Aaqib Nabi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Yash Thakur.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Will Young, Tim Seifert, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Finn Allen, Mitchell Bracewell, Christian Clarke, Blair Tickner, Matt Fisher, Jacob Duffy.
The Indian team now faces the challenge of making a respectable score. After the early return of the opening batsmen, the responsibility of the middle order has increased.
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