India Vs Nz

India vs New Zealand: Trent Boult's five-wicket haul in Kiwis' big win sets alarm bells ringing for opponents ahead of World Cup

England tends to offer some swing everywhere, and if the conditions are right for Trent Boult, the upcoming World Cup could be one that sees another highlight added to his career reel.

India vs New Zealand: Rohit Sharma rates batting collapse as visitors' 'one of worst performances'

In the absence of talismanic skipper Virat Kohli, who has been rested after the side claimed an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, India's much-vaunted batting was dismissed for 92 in 30.5 overs here with pacer Trent Boult (5/21) bowling a deadly opening spell.

India vs New Zealand: Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme top Report Card in Kiwis' win; visitors' top-order flunk

Blown away by Boult and Colin de Grandhomme, India barely had anything to defend with the ball and ended up losing by eight wickets. Here is our report card from the fourth ODI at Hamilton.

India vs New Zealand: Trent Boult rocks visitors with five-wicket haul; Rohit Sharma-led side bundled out for 92

Left-arm pacer Boult, the leader of the hosts' bowling attack, bowled ten overs in an unchanged spell to return with figures of 10-4-21-5.

India vs New Zealand: As Rohit Sharma gears up for his 200th ODI, a look at his astronomical 50-over numbers

Rohit Sharma’s batting average as an opener in ODI cricket is 58.32 which is the highest for any player who has scored at least 1,500 runs as an opener in ODIs.

India vs New Zealand: Visitors keen to test bench strength in remaining ODIs with World Cup looming

"We shouldn't be in a situation going into the World Cup where the main XI has played and the reserves have not got enough game time," India's fielding coach R Sridhar said.

India vs New Zealand: Blindfold technique, simulation machine, using balls of varying weights, how Team India improved its catching

While India used the 'blindfold technique' in England for red-ball cricket, a simulation machine called 'Teammate' was used in Australia for slip-catching.

India vs New Zealand: Mohammed Shami becomes fastest Indian to claim 100 ODI wickets

Shami's wicket number 100 was New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who played onto his stumps a delivery that moved in after pitching on a good length.

India vs New Zealand: Visitors look to solve middle-order conundrum in final overseas stop ahead of World Cup

With the World Cup approaching, the five-match series presents India and New Zealand the opportunity to finetune their strategies and find the right team balance.

U-19 World Cup: Confident India face Kiwis in semis

Their confidence at an all-time high after a narrow win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the quarterfinals, India will look to carry on the good show against New Zealand in the semifinals of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup tomorrow.