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India vs New Zealand Live score, 5th ODI: Catch live updates of the series finale in Mount Maunganui
4 Mins agoIndia cautious
17 Mins agoAxar in disbelief
29 Mins ago100 up for India
33 Mins agoIshan survives
47 Mins agoIyer OUT!
50 Mins agoPower cut in Bay Oval
1 Hr 3 Mins agoTime to rebuild for India
1 Hr 5 Mins agoGaiwad's wasted opportunity
1 Hr 21 Mins agoDropped!
1 Hr 26 Mins ago3rd wicket falls
1 Hr 35 Mins agoNot the fondest farewell for Ro-Ko!
1 Hr 41 Mins agoKohli OUT!
1 Hr 44 Mins agoWhat a shot!
1 Hr 51 Mins agoRohit falls!
1 Hr 57 Mins agoFluent start from Gaikwad
7:38 AM IST, Nov 15And so it begins!
7:21 AM IST, Nov 15Matt Henry threat
7:15 AM IST, Nov 15A look at the playing XIs
7:12 AM IST, Nov 15Siraj returns
7:08 AM IST, Nov 15New Zealand have 4 seamers again
7:04 AM IST, Nov 15Toss time!
7:01 AM IST, Nov 15India will have a debutant today
6:54 AM IST, Nov 15Welcome!
India vs New Zealand Live score, 5th ODI: For one last time, the two teams face off in a white-ball game in this series. India won the opening two matches, and looked to seal the series in the third, which was washed out due to rain. The home team then came back storming in the fourth match to pull one back in their name. Expect a thrilling finale at Mount Maunganui today.
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India cautious
More caution from India at the moment. They have lost half their side already, another wicket will expose the tail-end. Ishan will be the key for India at the moment, and he gets a four against Bracewell to move into his 20s, and will expect Naman to join in quickly, before one of them decide to take the aggressive route.
India 138/5 in 29 overs
Axar in disbelief
Oh…he misses out on his 50! Axar can't believe it. He is looking down at the pitch. The ball stuck on the wicket a bit, slowed down and the lofted shot carried straight to fielder at midwicket. Bracewell gets him for 46.
India 121/5 in 25 overs
100 up for India
A four of Axar against Tickner, crunched through the cover, and India breach the 100-run mark. This has been quite a struggle for the visitors, but Axar is holding the key. He has faced the most balls so far for India. he gets another boundary, in the fourth ball. Short ball and he goes on his back foot to punch it wide of backward point for a boundary.
India 107/4 in 22 overs
Ishan survives
Short ball from Tickner and it nips back to off as Ishan goes for the pull shot, mistimes it and the keeper takes it behind. New Zealand appeal for a caught behind, but the ball did not take the edge, and rather flicked his thigh. Ishan responds with a four on the fifth ball.
India 97/4 in 21 overs
Iyer OUT!
Broadcast resumes, but perhaps with the spare camera. It is only showing from the deep cover boundary. That's how we have to manage. And as things resumed, Iyer fell.
Short ball does the trick and Tickner gets rid of him. Caught at mid-on, he goes back for 22 off 26.
Power cut in Bay Oval
Axar scores a four against Kristian Clarke ion the final ball pf the 14th over and then a six against Blair Tickner. And if you are wondering what is wrong with the broadcast, there's a power cut at the venue
Time to rebuild for India
Axar and Iyer have both been dropped once thus far, but are looking promising in rebuilding the innings for India in Bay Oval. They have stitched a 34-run stand off 35 balls, taking India to 68/3 in 14 overs. But New Zealand are still holding the edge. The pitch is holding at times and there's bounce when it is dug in.
Gaiwad's wasted opportunity
With Gill not there in the final two matches of the series, it was a nice chance for Gaikwad to stake his claim as a back-up opener, but he managed just 23 runs in two innings in New Zealand. Overall, he has played just five ODIs since the end of September, and his only standout show was in New Chandigarh, where he scored 57 against the West Indies.
Dropped!
Duffy dishes out a length ball, outside off. Iyer, with lazy hands, chases at it, gets an outside edge. But Finn Allen drops it at third slip. Iyer survives. And then Axar survives a run out on the very next ball. New Zealand are creating chances.
India 47/3 in 11 overs
3rd wicket falls
It's Gaikwad this time. India in trouble! Duffy strikes. Fuller ball, nips back and Gaikwad goes for the forward drive, but gets a thick inside edge and Seifert takes a nice catch.
India 37/3 in 9 overs
Not the fondest farewell for Ro-Ko!
If this, by all indication, is indeed their last and final appearance on New Zealand soil in professional cricket, Kohli and Rohit endured a forgettable campaign. Rohit managed just 30 runs in four innings, which included two dismissals for duck. Kohli, on the other hand, did start off the series with a stunning 74 in Auckland, but scored just 12 more runs in the next three innings, which also included a dismissal for duck.
Kohli OUT!
It's Fisher again! He gets another huge wicket, and this time Kohli goes. Shorter delivery, outside off and Kohli throws the kitchen sink at it. The top-edge flies and Tim Seifert makes no mistake. He goes to his right, leaps and takes the catch. Kohli goes back for 5 off 7.
India 33/2 in 7.3 overs
What a shot!
Another boundary and it's Gaikwad again. What a shot! Picks up the shorter length and pulls it disdainfully over mid-wicket...one bounce and over the ropes.
India 33/1 in 7 overs
Rohit falls!
Fisher strikes and gets the big wicket of Rohit Sharma. New Zealand continued with the fuller length. But this was a tad slower. Rohit flicks it straight to Dean Foxcroft at mid-wicket. He goes back for just 7 off 13.
India 23/1 in 5.3 overs
Fluent start from Gaikwad
Two boundaries against Fisher in the second over. The first one was an outside edge, which would have been an easy catch in the slip cordon, but it went for a four. The othet was clipped away towards the vacant mid-wicket area. He has been looking more confident today.
India 21/0 in 4 overs
And so it begins!
Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad are at the crease. Jacob Duffy takes the new ball.
Oh...what a start. Beaten! First ball, outswinger and Rohit survives a scare. But the batter responds with a four on the fourth ball, lofted over cover.
India 5/0 in 1 over
Time for national anthem
India go first, followed by the home team, New Zealand.
Matt Henry threat
Just over 24 hours and we are back in action on the same surface where India were folded for just 89 runs in the chase of 334. Matt Henry, reminding the Indian fans of the 2019 World Cup semifinal match heartbreak, finished with a six-for, which included three wickets in the very first over of the innings. Will India have an answer to Henry today?
A look at the playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Tim Seifert(w), Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kristian Clarke, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher
Siraj returns
He played just four ODIs this year -- three against New Zealand at home in January and just one against West Indies last month. He's back in the XI with India looking to test the bench. He will be supported by debutant Yash Thakur.
"Obviously, Siraj has also been craving an opportunity to play in all formats. He's been around the team for a while and is pretty experienced. He's played over the years, so he knows how to go about things," Iyer said at the toss.
New Zealand have 4 seamers again
"I am not sure of that, didn't expect to win. We are going to bowl because of maybe some dew later on. Henry and Jamieson is gone, Duff is back, so four seamers again. It's about building the depth," said Santner after winning the toss.
India will have a debutant today
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