India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI updates: India hold on to a cliffhanger win by six runs and also take the series 2-1. What a thrilling ODI series we have had and fitting decider! Outstanding cricket from both sides. The Kanpur crowd have their money’s worth. Preview: Coming from a six-wicket victory, India will look to defeat New Zealand in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) to clinch the series at the Green Park on Sunday. The series is currently level at 1-1, with the New Zealand taking lead in the initial match and the hosts levelling things in the second. India will heavily rely on skipper Virat Kohli to lead the side from the front in the batting department along side opener Shikhar Dhawan, middle-order batsmen Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Panya who have looked in good nick throughout the series. [caption id=“attachment_4182247” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Indian caprain Virat Kohli and New Zealand’s skipper Kane Williamson. AFP[/caption] Batsmen Rohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav will only add further depth to the Indian batting. In the bowling department, Kohli will fancy including wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI, who belongs from the host venue to impose threat on the opposition. Yadav was replaced by Axar Patel in the previous match. However, pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah will spearhead the bowling attack. Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal, Patel and Yadav along side all-rounder Pandya will look to apply breaks on the Kiwis batting in the middle overs. New Zealand who started the series on a positive note will look to bounce back and clinch the series under the likes of experienced batsmen Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. Middle-order batsman Tom Latham who has proved his mettle in the series will be one of the key in the visitors batting. In bowling, the Blackcaps will hope experienced pacers Tim Southee and Trent Boult to provide their side with early breakthroughs. Spinner Mitchell Santner will be the key to halt the flow of runs for India in the middle overs. Squads: India: Virat Kohli (captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur. New Zealand: Ross Taylor, Tim Southee, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (captain), Adam Milne, Colin de Grandhomme, Colin Munro, Trent Boult, Tom Latham (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Santner, Henry Nicholls, George Worker, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips, Tom Bruce. With IANS inputs.
Highlights, India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI at Kanpur, cricket result: Hosts win by 6 runs, clinch series 2-1
India hold on to a cliffhanger win by six runs and also take the series 2-1. What a thrilling ODI series we have had and fitting decider! Outstanding cricket from both sides. The Kanpur crowd have their money’s worth.
 "Highlights, India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI at Kanpur, cricket result: Hosts win by 6 runs, clinch series 2-1")
So, that brings us to an end of today’s coverage. New Zealand pushed India against the wall till the very end but just faltered in the last few overs. They shouldn’t be too disappointed with themselves. The Indian cricket team, on the other side, would be proud of the way they bounced back after the Mumbai loss. Three-match series are fun, eh? We certainly are going to see a lot of those in the future.
Anyways, New Zealand’s tour is not over yet. The Kiwis will be playing three T20Is; the first of which will be played on 1st November in Delhi. Do join us for that game. For now, it’s time to say good bye. Take care. Good night!
Watch Firstpost correspondent Anish Anand analyse India’s nail-biting victory over New Zealand in Kanpur.
Never underestimate the demons in the mind in a close game. India were the calmer side, New Zealand probably more tense
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 29, 2017
‘It was a great series, but unfortunately we couldn’t get across the line’ - Tom Latham #indvnz pic.twitter.com/98O1rTjNhf
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 29, 2017
New Zealand in a bilateral ODI series in India against India:
1988 – Lost (0-4)
1995 – Lost (2-3)
1999 – Lost (2-3)
2010 – Lost (0-5)
2016 – Lost (2-3)
2017 – Lost (1-2)
After 50 overs,New Zealand 331/7 ( Colin de Grandhomme 8 , Tim Southee 4)
Fifteen runs was always going to be too much to get off Bumrah’s over. He ends up giving 8 runs, even though Southee gets a boundary to third man off the last ball isn’t enough for the visitors.
India win by 6 runs and clinch the series 2-1.
Fine, fine spell of death bowling by Kumar and Bumrah but you would say Latham’s run out was the turning point.
Bumrah finished with 3 wickets for 47 runs in his 10 overs
OUT! High full toss but just under the waist. Santner cannot hit the screws out off it, ends up holding out to Dhawan at deep mid wicket, who takes a good catch and with that you would say India have it in their bag.
Santner c Dhawan b Bumrah 9
After 49 overs,New Zealand 323/6 ( Colin de Grandhomme 6 , Mitchell Santner 7)
10 runs come off Kumar’s over. India have 15 runs in the bank with the best death bowler –Bumrah– to bowl the final over! Santner’s six keeps the slender hopes alive, but it will take a hell of an effort to get over the line. Last ball off Kumar’s over was narrowly close to being called a wide but the umpire didn’t strecth his arms and was probably right in his decision too.
After 48 overs,New Zealand 313/6 ( Colin de Grandhomme 4 , Mitchell Santner 0)
Bumrah to bowl the 48th over! Tense moments these. Right in the blockhole to begin with. India review on the 4th ball of the over, Stuck Latham on pads with no bat involved but there was no bat involved. Unsucessful review and India lose their only review as well. Latham stays, but not for long as a horrendous miscommunication between the two batsmen brings leads to fatal run out. Bumrah hits the stumps at the non-striker’s end and India are back in it.
The crowd can’t sit now. Thrilling stuff.
OUT! De Grandhomme misses the ball that was right in the blockhole he didn’t connect it well, Dhoni passes it to the bowler Bumrah who hits the stumps to bring an end to Latham’s innings. What a sad, sad end!
Latham run out Bumrah 65
After 47 overs,New Zealand 308/5 ( Tom Latham (W) 64 , Colin de Grandhomme 2)
This over has opened the game again. A wicket and five runs off the over! Kumar has bowled a great over here!
OUT! Bowled! Exactly what India needed. Yorker, on the leg stump to end Nicholls’ cameo!
H Nicholls b Bhuvneshwar 37
After 46 overs,New Zealand 303/4 ( Tom Latham (W) 62 , Henry Nicholls 36)
Bumrah expectedly starts nice and full. Latham bunts it for one. Change of pace to Nicholls, he goes for the slog doesn’t connect pops off his gloves they run a single. Latham gets another single to long on. Bumrah delivers a full toss, hits Nicholls high on the bat but still run two to long on. Slower ball is picked by Nicholls and smashes it to deep square leg fence. Another boundary to finish the over.
After 45 overs,New Zealand 288/4 ( Tom Latham (W) 60 , Henry Nicholls 23)
End of Chahal’s spell and he has bowled a fine over by the leggie. Gave away only five runs away. Latham respecting the bowler too. Playing on the merit and not trying anything fancy. We’re in for a tight finish. 50 off last five.
10 overs 47 runs for 2 wickets
Tom Latham’s last six ODI innings:
54 (64)
104 (111)
84 (92)
103* (102)
38 (62)
57* (42)
After 44 overs,New Zealand 283/4 ( Tom Latham (W) 57 , Henry Nicholls 21)
Kiwis need 55 off 36 balls. Without any big hits, these two have brought the target relatively in Kiwi’s favour. 11 runs come off Hardik’s over. Kohli has 3 from Bumrah, it is the other 3 he needs to worry about.
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