India Vs New Zealand 2019

Rohit, Dhawan gave a perfect start to India, Dhoni played key role yet again, Kuldeep scalped four New Zealand batsmen

India failed to get over the line as wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals.

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The T20 series is now locked at 1-1 with the hosts winning the first one convincingly and India returning the favour in style in the last game

The chase was set up by skipper Rohit Sharma (50 off 29 balls) in company of Shikhar Dhawan (30, 31 balls) with a 79-run opening stand

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The hosts New Zealand are in sublime form and will like to continue with the same momentum on Friday

Tim Seifert took Indian bowling attack to cleaners with a scintillating 84 off 43 balls as New Zealand scored a commanding 219 for 6

Mandhana held the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian before the match and she bettered it by a ball during her 58-run knock at the WestPac Stadium

Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who was not part of the ODIs, see this as a big opportunity to stake a claim for a World Cup spot in the upcoming three T20s

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Pant, recently adjudged the ICC's Emerging Cricket of the Year, returns to the side for the T20s against New Zealand starting Wednesday after being left out of the ODIs which India won 4-1

Opening batsman Martin Guptill picked up a back injury during fielding practice. He has returned to Auckland for rest and recuperation, make way for seam-bowling allrounder Jimmy Neesham in the squad.

Defending a total of 252 runs, Indian bowlers finished the match in the 45th over as they bundled out the entire New Zealand team for 217 runs

India notched up a 35-run win in the fifth ODI to secure a historic 4-1 win in the 5-match series, their biggest triumph on New Zealand soil across formats since they started touring country in 1967

Ross Taylor was trapped by Hardik Pandya in the 11th over, leaving New Zealand reeling at 38/3 while chasing 253 for a win

Guptill sustained injury prior to the final ODI against India and now will be eyeing a return against Bangladesh in a series starting next week

India overcame a disastrous start to earn a hard fought 35-run win over Kiwis in 5th ODI to finish the series with a 4-1 scoreline in their favour, proving the heavy loss at Hamilton was an aberration

The Indian middle order crumbled in the absence of both Virat Kohli and legendary wicket-keeper MS Dhoni for India in the 4th ODI against New Zealand

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