India Defeat New Zealand By 22 Runs In Fifth ODI, Secure 3-1 Series Victory

India defeated New Zealand by 22 runs in the fifth and final ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Sunday.

The visitors successfully defended 209 runs to claim the series 3-1 and register New Zealand’s first home ODI series defeat in seven years.

The victory also marked India’s first overseas ODI series success under head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Arshdeep Singh spearheaded the bowling effort with figures of 3-30, while Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel collected two wickets apiece.

Auqib Nabi, Naman Dhir and debutant Yash Thakur each took one wicket as New Zealand were dismissed for 187 in 48.1 overs.

New Zealand started their chase positively but lost Seifert for 14 to Siraj. Arshdeep then removed Will Young (22) and Nick Kelly (24), before Siraj dismissed Finn Allen to reduce the hosts to 83/4.

Thakur claimed his maiden ODI wicket by removing Foxcroft for 31. Axar later completed the job by dismissing Jacob Duffy and getting Blair Tickner stumped.

Earlier, Jacob Duffy and Mitchell Santner claimed three wickets each as India managed 209 in 42.1 overs.

Rohit Sharma (7) and Virat Kohli (5) departed cheaply. Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan provided crucial contributions of 46 runs apiece, while Shreyas Iyer scored 22.

Arshdeep and Siraj added valuable runs at the end, with their 26-run last-wicket partnership helping India cross 200.

India: 209 all out in 42.1 overs (Axar Patel 46, Ishan Kishan 46; Mitchell Santner 3-47, Jacob Duffy 3-60).

New Zealand: 187 all out in 48.1 overs (Dean Foxcroft 31, Mitchell Santner 24; Arshdeep Singh 3-30, Axar Patel 2-28).

Result: India won by 22 runs and clinched the five-match ODI series 3-1.

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