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India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ), Latest Updates, 4th ODI: New Zealand WIN BY 8 WICKETS! Taylor ends it in style. Goes back and cuts it very late off Chahal. It races away to the fence and the Kiwis finally get this first win of the series. A dominant performance from them here. Preview, 4th ODI: A confident India will aim to maintain their winning streak when they take on hosts New Zealand in the fourth contest of the five-match rubber at the Seddon Park here on Thursday. The Indian team has already taken an unassailable 3-0 lead and will now be led by stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma as Virat Kohli has been rested for the last two matches. [caption id=“attachment_5993751” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File images of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma. Agencies[/caption] The men in blue have been in great form recently. The Indian opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit will once again lead the Indian batting attack and the duo have been the leading run scorers of the rubber with 169 and 160 runs respectively. Both the openers have been in fine form with two fifties in three games and will try to replicate their past performance. In the absence of Kohli, the middle order responsibility will be on Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu and Kedar Jadhav. All the batsmen have done well in the series. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s participation is under the scanner as the stumper suffered a ‘rare’ injury, pulling his hamstring. In the bowling department, the spinning duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been the major threat for the Kiwi batsmen. The two have been successful in picking up wickets at regular intervals and have also been economical. In the pace attack, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami have been equally impressive. On the other hand, Ross Taylor has been New Zealand’s key run scorer in the series with 139 runs and has scored a century in India’s previous meeting at this ground. Also, Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson has shown some resistance against the Indian bowling attack. A lot will also depend on openers Colin Munro and Martin Guptill, who have failed to click so far. In their bowling, Ish Sodhi has been replaced by Todd Astle for the last two games and the all-rounder is likely to make his way into the playing XI. Pacer Trent Boult, who had four wickets in the last two games, has been the most effective for the Kiwis. He, along with Lockie Ferguson and Tim Southee, will shoulder the responsibility in the pace attack. With the visitors already sealing the series, the men in blue will aim to continue their dominance while the hosts will try to salvage some pride. Teams: New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (Captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (Wicket-keeper), Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Matt Henry India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, K Khaleel Ahmed With inputs from IANS
Highlights, India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI at Hamilton, Full Cricket Score: Black Caps gallop to 8-wicket win
India vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand WIN BY 8 WICKETS! Taylor ends it in style. Goes back and cuts it very late off Chahal. It races away to the fence and the Kiwis finally get this first win of the series. A dominant performance from them here.
 "Highlights, India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI at Hamilton, Full Cricket Score: Black Caps gallop to 8-wicket win")
Trent Boult is the ‘Player of the Match’ for his figures of 5/21.
Boult: Nice to see the ball moving around a little bit. All-round performance is what we were after. Probably swung nicely from that end for most of those 10 overs. Satisfying personally. Colin bowled well from the other end. He will be more buggered than I am. Tough start until the series, but to pull one back is satisfying. Hopefully a similar performance, but we don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves.
Largest ODI wins for New Zealand by balls remaining:
264 v Bangladesh, Queenstown, 2007
252 v Kenya, Chennai, 2011
250 v Sri Lanka, Christchurch, 2015
226 v England, Wellington, 2015
212 v Scotland, Aberdeen, 2008
212 v India, Hamilton, 2019*
Largest ODI wins against India by balls remaining:
212 by New Zealand at Hamilton in 2019*
209 by Sri Lanka at Dambulla in 2010
181 by Sri Lanka at Hambantota in 2012
176 by Sri Lanka at Dharamsala in 2017
174 by Australia at Sydney in 1981
New Zealand WIN BY 8 WICKETS!
FOUR! Taylor ends it in style. Goes back and cuts it very late off Chahal. It races away to the fence and the Kiwis finally get this first win of the series. A dominant performance from them here.
After 14 overs,New Zealand 81/2 ( Henry Nicholls 29 , Ross Taylor 26)
Kuldeep starts off well. He got a hint of turn and gave away just two singles.
After 13 overs,New Zealand 79/2 ( Henry Nicholls 28 , Ross Taylor 25)
Big over for the Kiwis. And they are almost there. 14 more needed. Nicholls looked to go over the top off the first ball but mistimed one over Chahal’s head for a single to long on. Taylor missed one slog sweep but connected the next two for huge sixes to make it 15 runs off the over.
After 12 overs**,New** Zealand 64/2 ( Henry Nicholls 26 , Ross Taylor 12)
Not much swing on offer. And suddenly this looks like a very good pitch to bat. Hardik didn’t get his lengths right in that over. A tad short delivery was cut away for two and then an overpitched delivery was driven through covers for four. 8 runs off the over.
After 11 overs**,New** Zealand 56/2 ( Henry Nicholls 19 , Ross Taylor 11)
Again, five good deliveries are punctuated with that one bad delivery which doesn’t allow to build pressure. Chahal delivers a low full toss and Taylor whips it for four off the first ball. A single off the last ball makes it 5 runs off the over. 37 more needed.
After 10 overs**,New** Zealand 51/2 ( Henry Nicholls 19 , Ross Taylor 6)
A good over from Pandya. Taylor takes a single off the first ball. And then there is a huge appeal for a caught behind as Pandya misses his line and drifts one down the leg side and Nicholls misses his flick. Nicholls is again beaten on the drive off the fifth ball. Just one run off it.
After 9 overs**,New** Zealand 50/2 ( Henry Nicholls 19 , Ross Taylor 5)
Taylor taking a bit of a risky approach in that over. After driving one through extra cover for a couple, he looks to loft one over mid off, mistimes it and luckily it eludes the fielder and pops over him for another two. He then shuffles across and flicks one to fine leg, a risky but well timed shot, for just a single. 5 runs off the over.
Ross Taylor at Seddon Park, Hamilton in ODIs before today:
Innings – 15
Runs – 725
Average – 51.78
SR – 80.11
50s/100s – 5/3
After 8 overs**,New** Zealand 45/2 ( Henry Nicholls 19 , Ross Taylor 0)
One bad ball in that over and the Kiwis made most of it. Pandya found a hint of swing in that over. There was a half-hearted shout for an LBW off the first ball of the over as Nicholls missed his flick but it’s turned down as it pitches outside leg. There were five dots interlaced with that lovely nonchalant six. 6 runs off the over.
After 7 overs,New Zealand 39/2 ( Henry Nicholls 13 , Ross Taylor 0)
Brilliant over from Bhuvneshwar. He gets Williamson off the first ball, then nearly goes past Taylor’s defenses who brings his bat down in time to defend. He bowls another indipper which breaches Taylor’s defence but the LBW appeal is turned down as it was too high. The last two deliveries are dealt with cautiously. A wicket maiden from Bhuvneshwar.
OUT! Bhuvneswhar gets the BIG fish. Williamson is caught behind.
It’s a good length delivery outside off, holds its line. Williamson gets in position to play the late dab but ends up having a tentative prod. Gets an outside edge to the keeper.
There is still interest left in this match it seems…
Ross Taylor is the new batsman
After 6 overs,New Zealand 39/1 ( Henry Nicholls 13 , Kane Williamson (C) 11)
Every now and then, the Indian bowlers are guilty of delivering a boundary ball. Khaleel bowls on in that over and gets punished for a boundary. He bounces back well to bowl four dots. In all, there were five dots in the over but doesn’t matter as the Kiwis had already had a boundary off the second ball.
DID YOU KNOW?
India faced 30.5 overs today and got bowled out. The last time before today when they faced less overs than today and got bowled out was back in 2017 against Pakistan at The Oval (30.3). Moreover, New Zealand bowled eight maidens today which is the joint third most for any team in an ODI against India this century.
After 5 overs,New Zealand 35/1 ( Henry Nicholls 9 , Kane Williamson (C) 11)
Bhuvneshwar misses his lines on a couple of occasions in that over. The first time he was lucky as Williamson hit one on the pads straight to mid-wicket but then he strayed one a little wide and Williamson pounced on it in a flash to dispatch it for four. 4 runs off the over.
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