Highlights, India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI, Full Cricket Score: Men in Blue win by 90 runs, sweep ODI series 3-0

Shardul Thakur is the Player of the Match for his all-round effort (25 off 17 and 3/45)

Shubman Gill is the Player of the Series for scoring 360 runs at an average of 180

Not a bad run at all for the Men in Blue

India at home in ODI since 2019 Dec:

Beat WI (2-1)
Beat AUS (2-1)
Beat ENG (2-1)
Beat WI (3-0)
Beat SA (2-1)
Beat SL (3-0)
Beat NZ (3-0)

India marching on, the dream to the World Cup.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 24, 2023

Did you know?

This is the first men's ODI match where all openers scored either a century or a duck.

Rohit Sharma 101
Shubman Gill 112
Finn Allen 0
Devon Conway 138#INDvNZ

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 24, 2023

India back on top

With the 90-run win, Team India are back at the top of the ICC ODI rankings, going past England. And given how they performed in this series, especially in the next two games after the scare in the series opener at Hyderabad, there is little doubt as to whether the Men in Blue deserve the top spot or not.

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OUT! Santner goes out with a bang, smashing a few fours and sixes before holing out to Kohli at cow corner off Chahal’s bowling. And with that, Team India win by 90 runs and complete an emphatic 3-0 sweep of the ODI seriers!

Santner c Kohli b Chahal 34(29)

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SIX! Santner decides to have some fun at the Indians’ expense with the target well beyond the Black Caps’ reach now. Goes for the golf swing that sends the ball flying over long on. He moves to 25 with that hit. NZ 286/9

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OUT! And now Yuzvendra Chahal is among the wickets, trapping Jacob Duffy LBW for a two-ball duck, leaving the Men in Blue needing just one more wicket to collect a big win and a series sweep. NZ 280/9

Duffy LBW Chahal 0(2)

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OUT! What a grab by Rohit, pulling off a one-handed catch at midwicket after a tame chip by Ferguson as Kuldeep grabs his third wicket. The Indian skipper just stuck his right hand out and the ball somehow remained glued to his palm in the end. NZ 279/8

Ferguson c Rohit b Kuldeep 7(12)

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OUT! Ishan Kishan had been having a rough day behind the stumps, but makes absolutely no mistake this time! Pulls off a neat piece of stumping after Kuldeep Yadav fires one wide down the leg side. Michael Bracewell, New Zealand’s last hope for victory, was charging down the track looking to smash the left-arm wrist spinner for a big hit, but ends up getting stumped by a mile. NZ 269/7

Bracewell st Kishan b Kuldeep 26(22)

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After 36 overs,New Zealand 267/6 ( Michael Bracewell 26 , Mitchell Santner 14)

Sundar continues to bleed runs aplenty, going for 12 runs after being brought in place of Malik with Bracewell and Santner collecting a six and a four respectively. And just like that, Bracewell and Santner have added 37 for the seventh wicket with the required rate still very much under check.

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After 34 overs,New Zealand 246/6 ( Michael Bracewell 17 , Mitchell Santner 6)

Malik’s a touch expensive in his seventh over, conceding two boundaries in three deliveries to Bracewell after starting off with a wide down the leg side. Once again, the extra pace on offer along with the short boundaries and the ball still coming on to the bat nicely. New batter Mitchell Santner, meanwhile, got off the mark with a maximum in the previous over, bowled by Hardik Pandya.

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OUT! Massive blow to New Zealand’s hopes, as Umran Malik removes Devon Conway, who pulls straight into Rohit Sharma’s hands at short midwicket. Conway had been dishing out fours and sixes despite dealing with cramps, but ended up getting dismissed in a rather tame fashion in the end. Receives a well-deserved ovation on his way back to the Black Caps dressing room. NZ 230/6

Conway c Rohit b Malik 138(100)

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After 31 overs,New Zealand 228/5 ( Devon Conway 137 , Michael Bracewell 8)

Rohit brings Pandya back into the attack in the 31st over, replacing Sundar. The all-rounder, though, is off to an expensive start in the new spell, conceding a boundary each to Conway and Bracewell in an 11-run over, the latter pulling a short-of-length delivery in front of square that nearly clears the wide long on fence. Umpire signals drinks at the end of the over.

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After 29 overs,New Zealand 212/5 ( Devon Conway 130 , Michael Bracewell 1)

Thakur nearly collects a fourth wicket after removing Phillips, with new batter Bracewell too mistiming a pull. Luckily for him, the ball falls in no-man’s land near mid on. Conway, meanwhile, continues to attack the Indian bowlers at will the following over, smashing Sundar for a six and a four off consecutive balls after the off-spinner is brought back into the attack in place of Umran Malik, resulting in a 12-run over for the Kiwis.

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OUT! Third wicket for Shardul Thakur in a space of 10 deliveries as Glenn Phillips perishes while looking for a big hit. Gets a thick top-edge off an attempted pull, and Virat Kohli charges towards the ball to complete the catch near the mid on region. NZ 200/5

Phillips c Kohli b Thakur 5(7)

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FOUR! FOUR! Devon Conway gives the Indians a reminder of the threat that his presence at the crease poses to them, collecting back-to-back boundaries to close out a double-wicket over for Shardul Thakur. India skipper Rohit Sharma isn’t happy and has a quick word with Thakur. NZ 193/4

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OUT! Two-in-two for Shardul Thakur as New Zealand skipper Tom Latham ends up chipping a knuckle ball straight to Hardik Pandya at mid off! India are back in the contest and how! NZ 184/4

Latham c Pandya b Thakur 0(1)

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OUT! Thakur bounces Mitchell out to break the third-wicket stand worth 78, though the Indians have to take it upstairs after on-field umpire Jayaraman Madangopal initially rules it not out. UltraEdge shows a faint spike when the ball is passing by Mitchell’s glove, and that is evidence enough for the TV Umpire to overturn the on-field decision. Mitchell, though, doesn’t look entirely happy with that. NZ 184/3

Mitchell c Kishan b Thakur 24(31)

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After 25 overs,New Zealand 184/2 ( Devon Conway 108 , Daryl Mitchell 24)

New Zealand are back on track after the slowdown enforced by Kuldeep and Chahal, thanks primarily to Conway collecting fours and sixes at regular intervals that have helped the Black Caps collect 48 runs in the last five overs. New Zealand are very much in the contest at the halfway mark of their chase.

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SIX! SIX! Devon Conway brings up his third ODI hundred in style with near-identical slog-sweeps over the midwicket/cow-corner region off Yuzvendra Chahal in the 24th over. What a knock this has been from the left-handed opener, who is fighting on despite appearing to suffer from cramps, keeping the Black Caps alive in the contest in the process. NZ 172/2

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After 22 overs,New Zealand 151/2 ( Devon Conway 80 , Daryl Mitchell 20)

FOUR! A release shot for Daryl Mitchell, who was under a lot of pressure to accelerate after getting off to a slow start. Rocks back and pulls in front of square, finding the vacant cow corner fence, off Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowling.

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After 20 overs,New Zealand 136/2 ( Devon Conway 72 , Daryl Mitchell 13)

New Zealand have managed to keep themselves afloat with Devon Conway collecting the odd boundary to keep New Zealand’s run-rate as close to seven as possible. Daryl Mitchell, meanwhile, is off to a start similar to that of Ishan Kishan earlier today, and is batting on 13 off 17 at the end of the 20th.

After 17 overs,New Zealand 119/2 ( Devon Conway 62 , Daryl Mitchell 7)

The umpire signals drinks at the end of the 17th over. Conway, who had escaped a stumping opportunity in Chahal’s first over, has now moved into the 60s.

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After 16 overs,New Zealand 113/2 ( Devon Conway 58 , Daryl Mitchell 5)

The spinners bring India back in the game. While Kuldeep breaks the solid second-wicket stand by trapping Nicholls LBW, Chahal nearly gets Conway stumped after being introduced into the attack in the 16th over, with Kishan making a mess of a stumping opportunity that was handed to him on a platter. Conway, who earlier brought up his half-century with a six off Sundar, will hope to make the most of the lifeline handed to him and convert this into a big score.

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OUT! Kuldeep Yadav with the breakthrough! Traps Henry Nicholls leg-before with the wrong’un and the southpaw ends up burning a review on his way back to the pavilion, getting three reds on HawkEye after what essentially was a desperate call. NZ 106/2

Nicholls LBW Kuldeep 42(40)

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After bringing up his half-century in the previous over, Conway collects a brace at the start of Kuldeep’s second over to bring up the century partnership with Nicholls for the second wicket. NZ 101/1

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SIX! Devon Conway brings up his fourth ODI half-century in style, getting down on one knee and slog-sweeping a full delivery from Washington Sundar towards the midwicket fence. Takes 41 balls to bring up the milestone. NZ 98/1

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After 13 overs,New Zealand 90/1 ( Devon Conway 43 , Henry Nicholls 41)

The Indians have been tidy since the start of the second powerplay, with 17 coming off the last three, none of them through fours and sixes. Rohit, meanwhile, opts for spin from both ends with left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav replacing Umran Malik in the 13th over and conceding five singles in his first over.

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After 10 overs,New Zealand 73/1 ( Devon Conway 36 , Henry Nicholls 32)

End of the first powerplay of the New Zealand chase, with the visitors making a fine comeback after losing the wicket of Finn Allen early. Henry Nicholls and Devon Conway have added 73 runs for the second wicket so far, and certainly are looking quite ominous from the home team’s perspective.

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After 9 overs,New Zealand 68/1 ( Devon Conway 34 , Henry Nicholls 29)

Umran Malik is introduced in the ninth over as Hardik Pandya is given a breather after a four-over spell that got India an early breakthrough. The Sunrisers pacer starts off on a tidy note, conceding just two singles in the first four deliveries before Conway smacks the ball over his head to collect his fourth over. Conway then rubs salt on the wound by collecting a maximum the very next ball off an outside edge, the ball just about landing beyond the rope at deep backward point.

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FOUR! Now where did that come from? Conway takes a couple of steps forward and ends up playing something of a leaping pull towards the midwicket fence to pile further misery on Thakur. NZ 55/1

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SIX! Cheeky from Nicholls as he goes for a scoop shot, dispatching a full delivery from Thakur over the fine leg fence to bring up the fifty-partnership for the second wicket. NZ 50/1

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SIX! Lovely from Conway. Leans into a length ball from Pandya and flicks it over deep midwicket to collect his first maximum of the evening. NZ 44/1

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After 6 overs,New Zealand 36/1 ( Devon Conway 12 , Henry Nicholls 21)

Shardul Thakur replaces Washington Sundar, but is off to an expensive start as he ends up getting smacked for a six and a four off consecutive deliveries by Henry Nicholls, who has stitched a promising second-wicket stand with Devon Conway in quick time.

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After 4 overs,New Zealand 20/1 ( Devon Conway 11 , Henry Nicholls 6)

Conway and Nichollas are starting to fight back after Allen’s early dismissal, using the fielding restrictions to collect boundaries and settle the nerves in the Kiwi dugout. Nichollas collects the first boundary of the innings in Pandya’s second over while Conway makes good use of his feet to collect two fours off Sundar in the off-spinner’s second over.

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FOUR! Nicholls shuffles a long way across to his left, exposing all three stumps, and tickles at the length ball from Pandya and beating the diving Kishan to collect the first boundary of the innings. NZ 12/1

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After 2 overs,New Zealand 7/1 ( Devon Conway 2 , Henry Nicholls 2)

Excellent start for the Indians in their defence of the 385-run total, with Hardik Pandya taking just two deliveries to get his name in the wickets column. Rohit Sharma then decides to start with offie Washington Sundar from the other end, and the Tamil Nadu all-rounder, concedes just two off his first. Henry Nicholls joins Devon Conway at the centre after Finn Allen’s dismissal.

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BOWLED! Hardik Pandya with the early breakthrough after helping India get within touching distance of the 400-mark with a fighting half-century, as Finn Allen ends up chopping a rising delivery onto the stumps to depart for a two-ball duck. NZ 0/1

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Finn Allen and Devon Conway walk out to begin New Zealand’s chase of the daunting 386-run target. The highest ODI target successfully chased in India happens to be 362, and the Kiwis will have to produce quite the performance if they’re to top India’s batting performance. Hardik Pandya to open the bowling for the Men in Blue.