NZ beat IND by 5 wickets | New Zealand vs India, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd ODI Match - Commentary

So 297 is the target for the Kiwis to inflict a whitewash on India. The Men in Blue have a good total on the board and now the onus will be on their bowlers. Can India restrict them or will New Zealand chase it down? Join us after the break to find out.

A decent bowling performance from the Kiwis. They had India on the back foot and will be ruing the fact that they have let them reach a competitive score. The Black Caps had India stuttering at 62/3 but failed to break the stand in the middle overs. 6 bowlers were used by Kane Williamson with Hamish Bennett being the pick of the lot. He was expensive but scalped 4 wickets that included Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey and KL Rahul.

After being put in, India got off to a disastrous start losing both Mayank Agarwal and Kohli early. Shaw was looking very good but his run out made it worse for the visitors. Iyer and Rahul though joined to revive India. The duo added a 100-run stand with Iyer getting to his fifty but getting out against the run of play. Pandey then carried on from where Iyer left off. Manish Pandey and KL Rahul added 107 with Rahul getting a century. The pair struggled to flourish towards the fag end though and that meant they could muster only 42 runs in the final 5 overs as both of them departed in consecutive deliveries.

A solid comeback from the Men in Blue and they have managed to not just go past the par score but they will enter the second half with momentum. Thanks to Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul that the Indians have managed to put a more than decent total.

Tim Southee to Navdeep Saini. FOUR! Superb end to the innings for India. Full toss on off, Saini lofts it over mid off and gets a boundary to end the innings. INDIA FINISH ON 296/7!

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. On off, Jadeja plays it to point and looks for two but Saini turns down the second.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. WIDE! Full toss and outside the tramline. Wided by the umpire.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR! Smart batting! Jadeja goes across his stump and lofts this length ball from there over fine leg for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Slower ball outside off, Jadeja swings but fails.

Tim Southee to Navdeep Saini. NOT OUT! Good work from Latham but Jadeja is in. Length ball outside off, Saini fails to connect and Jadeja calls for a run. Latham scores a direct hit with his underarm throw at the keeper's end but Jadeja is in as shown by the replay.

Run Out appeal taken upstairs. Jadeja looks to be in.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Full and wide outside off, Jadeja guides it behind square on the off side for just a run.

Hamish Bennett to Navdeep Saini. Dot to end the over. Saini once again fails to connect. Good length ball outside off, Navdeep wildly swings his bat but misses.

Hamish Bennett to Navdeep Saini. Back of a length outside off, Saini makes a wild swing at that but fails to connect again.

Hamish Bennett to Navdeep Saini. Swing and miss! Outside off on a length, Saini swings but connects with thin air.

Hamish Bennett to Navdeep Saini. EDGED AND FOUR! Fuller outside off, Saini swings his bat at it but gets an inside edge which goes past the stumps and the old little french cut sends it to the fence for a boundary fine down the leg side.

Navdeep Saini is the new batsman in.

Hamish Bennett to Shardul Thakur. OUT! Caught! It is a dipping full toss and hence no issue there. Bennett dishes out a full toss on middle, Thakur cannot get under it. He heaves it high in the air towards deep square leg. The ball goes high in the air and Colin de Grandhomme settles under it. He almost misjudges it and drops it but somehow the Kiwi all-rounder manages to hold onto it. The umpire goes upstairs to check whether it is over the waist but Hamish is safe there.

Shardul Thakur is caught at square leg. They are checking for the no ball. Is it a waist height full toss?

Hamish Bennett to Shardul Thakur. Swing and a miss. Full outside off, Thakur throws his bat at it as it is in the zone but he misses.

Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. On middle, Thakur nudges it towards long on.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Fuller on off, Jadeja strokes it towards cover for a single.

Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. Good ball but cannot stop the run. Yorker outside off, Thakur looks to dig but gets a bottom edge onto the keeper. They steal a run by then.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. Direct hit but Jadeja is lightening quick to get back in. Length ball outside off, Jadeja punches it towards long off and calls for a quick run. Williamson gets to the ball quickly and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. Replay rolls in and shows Jadeja is safely in.

Tim Southee to Ravindra Jadeja. WIDE! Southee bowls it wide outside the tramline on the off side. Wided by the umpire.

Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. Full on off, Thakur pushes it towards mid on for a single.

Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. FOUR! Good shot. He is a man in form. Good length ball on off, Thakur pulls it through square leg for a boundary. Good start to the over for India.

Tim Southee to Shardul Thakur. WIDE! Southee misses his line and sprays one down the leg side. Thakur tries to flick but misses. Wided by the umpire.

Tim Southee is back on. 7-0-37-0 are his figures so far.

Hamish Bennett to Ravindra Jadeja. No hat-trick for Bennett. Jadeja sees off the hat-trick ball. Pacy ball on a length. Jadeja defends it towards point.

Shardul Thakur comes out to bat next.

Hamish Bennett to Manish Pandey. OUT! Caught! Both the set batters are out of here and Hamish is on a hat-trick now. Full on off, Manish looks to go over long on but he cannot time it well. The ball goes towards long on. Santner, one of the best fielders in the world is stationed there. He comes in and takes a good catch diving in front. As they say, one brings two and that has what has happened here.

Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. OUT! Caught! Jamieson redeems himself in the next ball and takes a tougher chance than the one he dropped in the last ball. End of a fabulous innings from Rahul. He has done his job but he will be gutted to get out at this stage of the game. Good length ball on off, Rahul looks to play it over long off but it comes off the upper half of his bat and dips on its way to long off. Jamieson there dives in front and takes a good catch. This time Bennett has his man.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. DROPPED AND SIX! How has Jamieson dropped that? That is one of the simplest catches you will get in the deep. Unlucky for Bennett, not only he misses out on a wicket but that also goes for six. Length ball on off, Rahul lofts it over long off. He does not time it well and it goes towards long off. Jamieson there gets it on his chest height and looks to take it with his fingers pointing to the sky but the ball clips his hand and goes over the fence.

Hamish Bennett to Manish Pandey. Full on off, Manish strokes it to long on and gets to the other end. Good bowling from New Zealand, they have dried up the boundaries.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Good length ball outside off, Rahul fails to get under it and manages to play his pull towards long on for a single. 100-run stand is up between Rahul and Pandey.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Shorter on middle, Rahul milks it to long on and keeps the strike.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. On the pads, Manish flicks it to the on side for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Shorter outside off, Pandey runs it down to third man for a couple.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Short and just outside off, Rahul looks to play the reverse hit with the wrong end of his bat but he manages to just play it towards third man for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Tossed up on off, Pandey comes down the track and plays it to sweeper cover for a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flatter on off, Rahul plays it towards point for a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Little inside edge saves Rahul. Full and swinging in. Rahul looks to drive but gets a slight inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards backward point and they take a single. Good over at this stage of the game. Just 7 off it.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Slower ball outside off, Rahul looks to play it but gets beaten by the lack of pace on the delivery.

Hamish Bennett to Manish Pandey. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Good length ball on off, Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. HUNDRED FOR KL RAHUL! What an innings from the Karnataka boy! He is having a tour to remember here. He removes his helmet and raises his bat as the crowd applauds his knock. He came in at a difficult time but he's played an innings that has taken his side out of the muddle. He gets to his century by turning this length ball off his pad towards the leg side and getting a couple. 4th century for KL Rahul in ODIs. He has been in and out of this side but now he is cementing his place.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Length ball outside off, Rahul drags his pull wide of long on and gets a couple. Latham fails to gather the throw at the keeper's end but there is backup behind him and that denies them the third.

Hamish Bennett is back on. 7-1-45-1 are his figures so far.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on off, Rahul drives it through mid off for a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. KL Rahul moves to 95.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. NOT OUT! A big error from Santner as he has dislodged the bails with his foot. Floated on off, Pandey tucks it to the leg side. Rahul calls for a single, Manish hesitates but goes for it. Latham quickly gets to the ball and removes his glove before reaching there. He sends a good throw at the bowler's end. Manish is struggling and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replay rolls in and it shows Manish is short but Santner has disturbed the bails with his foot before the ball comes to him.

A run out check! It is referred upstairs. It seems that Santner has removed the bails before he collected the ball.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Floated delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Short delivery on off, Rahul cuts it towards point for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it through square leg for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. Full delivery on middle, Pandey drives it through mid on for a run.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. On a length on off, Rahul defends it towards covers. The batsmen take a single.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. In the air but safe! Rahul riding his luck now. Short ball around the body, Rahul looks to play the pull but the ball comes off the bottom edge. It lobs to the right of the bowler. Jamieson dives but cannot get his hand to the ball.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. On a good length on middle, Rahul looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. SIX! That is some shot from Rahul! On the pads on a length. Rahul just lofts his whip over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Boy, he makes batting look effortless.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Beautiful shot from Manish. He makes this look so easy. Tossed up on off and middle, Pandey comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. On the pads, Pandey flicks it to the leg side for a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. EDGED AND DROPPED. Tough chance but still half a chance for Latham. There is turn and bounce on this one. Short outside off, Rahul looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge edge which clips the glove of Latham. He cannot hold onto it and the ball goes behind towards third man. They take three.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Floated on middle and off, Pandey comes down the track but cannot connect. He squeezes it to long on for a run.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Floated on middle, Rahul glances it towards long on. Santner goes behind it but the man from long on cleans it up and keeps it down to one.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it through square leg for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on middle, Pandey pushes it towards long on for a run.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. On a length on middle, Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. Short again on leg, Pandey pulls it towards square leg for a run.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it through square leg for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot.

Powerplay 3 is signalled. Maximum of 5 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. On middle, Pandey keeps it out.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey plays it to covers.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Full delivery on off, Rahul drives it through point. The batsmen take a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Floated delivery on off, Rahul plays it to point.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Loopy delivery on off, Pandey punches it towards point for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey lofts it over covers. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. On a length on middle, Pandey pushes it past the bowler towards mid on for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. Good length delivery on off, Pandey blocks it off the back foot.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a run. 50-run stand is up between Rahul and Pandey.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. Full delivery on middle, Pandey drives it towards mid on for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point.

Kyle Jamieson to Manish Pandey. On a length on off, Pandey plays it to covers.

Kyle Jamieson is back on. 7-0-36-1 are his figures so far.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. FOUR! Pressure reliving shot from Raul. Santner bowls it down the leg side, Rahul gets down and paddles it fdine down the leg side for a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul keeps it out.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flighted delivery on off, Rahul guides it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Loopy delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Full delivery on off, Pandey drives it to covers.

Mitchell Santner to Manish Pandey. Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey defends it off the back foot.

Mitchell Santner is back on. 5-0-25-0 are his figures so far.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. FOUR! Lovely! The over ends the way it started. Flatter on off, Rahul smashes it through extra cover for a boundary.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. Direct Hit and Rahul would have been a goner. Good length ball on off, Manish defends it on the off side and looks for a quick run. Rahul goes for it as well. Santner gets to the ball quickly and has a lot of time to aim his throw at the striker's end but he misses to hit the target.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on off, Pandey pushes it through point. The batsmen get two runs.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. Good length delivery on off, Manish blocks it off the back foot.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. On a length on middle, Pandey keeps it out.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Manish Pandey starts the over in style. Neesham bowls it straight and full on the stumps. Manish goes aerial and lofts it straight over the bowler's head. The ball bounces just inside the ropes and goes away.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. On a length on off, Rahul punches it to covers.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on middle, Manish pushes it towards point. The batsmen take a single.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. On a length on off, Rahul punches it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Short delivery on middle, Pandey pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Short and wide outside off, Rahul plays it towards third man for a single.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. FOUR! Really poor delivery from Neesham, spoils the over. He takes the pace off the ball but misses his line. He bowls it down the leg side and Rahul just tickles it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point for a single.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. On a length on middle, Pandey plays it uppishly towards mid on where it falls short of the fielder.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Length delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it towards square leg for a run.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. On a length on middle, Pandey defends it towards mid on for a single.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Full delivery on off, Pandey drives it towards mid off for a single.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. On a length on off, Pandey punches it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. On a good length on middle, Pandey looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Short delivery on off, Rahul cuts it through point for a run.

Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. On a length on middle, Pandey flicks it through square leg for a single.

Tim Southee is back on. 5-0-28-0 are his figures so far.

Drinks Break!

James Neesham to KL Rahul. On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Short and outside off, Rahul cuts it to point.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. FOUR! Lovely drive! Slightly overpitched on middle, Rahul lunges and drives it past the diving mid on fielder for a boundary.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Good length delivery on middle, Rahul keeps it out.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Length delivery on off, Rahul plays it to point.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. On a good length and outside off, Rahul shoulders arms to this one.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Length delivery on off, Rahul plays it towards point for a run.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL! He has continued his fine form in this tour. Another rescue act from him but he knows that the job is not done and he will now focus to turn this into a hundred and take India to an above par total. A subdued celebration from him as he knows the job is only half done. He gets to his half ton by stroking the full ball on the off side for a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Full delivery on off, Rahul plays it towards mid off.

Hamish Bennett to Manish Pandey. Full delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen take a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single.

Hamish Bennett to Manish Pandey. Length delivery outside off, Pandey guides it towards third man for a run.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. Length delivery on off, Pandey guides it towards third man for a single.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. Full delivery on off, Pandey lofts it over covers. Williamson chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs.

James Neesham to Manish Pandey. On a length on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket.

Manish Pandey walks out to bat next.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! Caught! Very good catch from Colin de Grandhomme. The century stand is broken and it has come against the run of play. Nothing was happening, the pair of Iyer and Rahul was going strong but looks like there is a lapse of concentration from Shreyas. Good length ball on the pads, Shreyas looks to flick but he is a bit early into his shot. He ends up getting a leading edge which is dipping in front of mid-wicket. De Grandhomme there dives in front and takes a good catch. This will dent India's score and a timely wicket for Kane Williamson as this pair was taking the game away from them.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. 100-run stand is up between the pair and they have managed to take India out of the muddle. The job is not done yet and they will look to carry on. On off, Rahul punches it to the off side and gets a single.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Very good shot from Iyer! Short ball on off, Iyer waits for it and then plays the upper cut over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Short and outside off, Rahul cuts it through point. The batsmen take a single.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on off, Shreyas dabs it towards third man for a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. On a length on middle, Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Length delivery on off, Rahul taps it towards point.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. FOUR! Poor ball from Bennett. He misses his line and serves one on his pad. Rahul flicks it through fine leg. The fielder in the deep is too square and de Grandhomme jogs just to give the ball back.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. On the pads, Rahul turns it to the leg side and keeps the strike again. 150 comes up for India with it.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Defended calmly once again by Rahul.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Good length ball well outside off, Rahul looks to run it down to third man but misses.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Full on off, Rahul defends it to cover.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Full again on off, Iyer strokes it to extra cover and gets a run.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Full on off, Shreyas drives it but straight to cover.

James Neesham is back for his second spell. 3-0-21-0 are his figures so far.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball on middle, Shreyas turns it to deep backward square leg and keeps the strike.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Full around off, Shreyas defends it towards point and shouts a loud wait.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Full on off, Iyer defends it towards mid off.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Outside off, Iyer looks to tap it down towards third man but misses.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. On the pads, Rahul flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. What was that? Back of a length ball outside off, Rahul looks to pull but then decides to maybe retract from it. Difficult to say but in the end he does not get any bat on it.

Hamish Bennett is back on. 4-1-26-1 are his figures so far.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Short delivery on off, Rahul cuts it through point for a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul defends it off the front foot.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. FOUR! Swept and swept hard. Floated on middle and leg, Rahul gets down on one knee and sweeps it powerfully through square leg for a boundary.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flighted delivery on off, Rahul plays it to point.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up delivery on middle, Iyer drives it through mid on for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on off, Iyer guides it towards third man for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. TOP EDGED AND FOUR! Iyer gets to his fifty with a nervy shot. A very good knock from him so far. He came in at a difficult situation but he has shown his composure and played a wonderful knock. He though needs to continue his work and convert this into a big one. Coming to the ball, it is short and down the leg side. Iyer looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes wide and over to the left of the keeper. Latham tries but has no chance of getting there. The ball goes away to the fence. Iyer raises his bat as his teammates applaud his efforts.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Lovely placement! Cross-seam delivery overpitched on middle and off. Iyer just times it and pushes it through the gap at long on for a boundary.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. Length delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Full delivery on off, Iyer drives it to mid off.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul defends it off the back foot.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on off, Rahul plays it to covers.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Floated delivery on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. WIDE! Santner bowls it down the leg side, Iyer looks to flick but misses it. It goes towards the keeper where Latham takes the bails off but Shreyas was well inside the crease.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. BEATEN! Short and outside off, Iyer looks to cut but misses it.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up delivery on middle, Shreyas flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it through square leg for a run.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Jamieson bowls a bouncer, Iyer lets it sail through to the keeper.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. Length delivery on middle, Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. The fielder fires a direct hit at the bowler's end but Shreyas was well in.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on off, Iyer plays it to point.

Kyle Jamieson to KL Rahul. Full delivery on middle, Rahul drives it through mid on for a single.

Kyle Jamieson is back on. 5-0-21-1 are his figures so far.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Delightful from Iyer. He has cemented that place at number 4 and he is in very good form. Floated on off, Iyer gets on his front foot and drives it through covers for a fantastic boundary.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Floated delivery on middle, Rahul defends it off the front foot.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Full delivery on off, Iyer drives it through mid off for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Flighted delivery on off, Iyer punches it towards mid off.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul drives it through mid on. The batsmen cross ends.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Full delivery on off, Rahul drives it through covers for a single. 50-run stand is up between Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on off, Iyer dabs it towards third man for a single.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on off, Shreyas guides it towards third man for a single.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Terrific shot. Full delivery on off, Iyer lofts it over covers for a boundary.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Iyer looks to cut but misses it.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Short outside off, Rahul punches it straight to the man at cover-point.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Floated on off, Iyer punches it towards point for a run.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Flatter on off, Rahul milks it to long off for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Short again, Shreyas flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Shorter on off, Rahul milks it to long on for a run.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Floated on off, Rahul pushes it to point.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Full on off and middle, Rahul pushes it to the left of mid on and calls for a quick single. That brings up the 100 for India.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Length ball on middle, Rahul taps it towards point and once again is loud and clear to his partner.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Fuller on middle and leg, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket and tells his partner to hang on.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Length ball on off, Rahul defends it off his back foot.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Outside off, Rahul looks to flat-bat it on the off side but misses.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. FOUR! Poor from Southee in the deep. He should have stopped that. Full and wide outside off, Rahul drives it through backward point. Southee covers the ground from third man but fails to get his hand on the ball with his slide and it goes past him to the fence.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Floated on off, Rahul strokes it through cover and keeps the strike.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Ohh! Quicker and shorter from Santner. It is on middle, Rahul looks to defend but the ball turns in as well. He gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul. Floated on off, Rahul defends it.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up on off, Shreyas drives it wide of the diving cover fielder and towards long off for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Flighted on off, Iyer defends it off the front foot.

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Floated on off, Iyer pushes it towards cover.

Mitchell Santer is into the attack.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Rahul looks to defend but misses it.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on off, Iyer punches it towards mid on and takes a single.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Full delivery on middle, Iyer drives it towards mid on.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. EDGED AND FOUR! Length ball outside off, Iyer looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge which goes over the vacant slip region and fine down the third man fence for a boundary.

James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer. Full on the pads, Iyer flicks to the left of deep square leg. Colin de Grandhomme runs to his left and puts a dive to parry to the man coming from the other side. Good fielding from Colin, saves two for his side.

James Neesham to KL Rahul. Full delivery on middle, Rahul drives it towards mid on for a single.

James Neesham is into the attack.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. On the pads, Rahul glances it to the leg side and keeps the strike.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. De Grandhomme tempts Rahul to go for a drive by serving a ball outside off. Rahul though does not fall in the honey trap and leaves it alone.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. Good length ball on off, Rahul strokes it to point.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. On off, Rahul defends it back to the bowler.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. On the pads, Shreyas glances it to the leg side for a run.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller outside off, Iyer looks to drive but it goes back to the bowler off the inner half of his bat.

Drinks Break! New Zealand have enjoyed the opening exchanges of this innings and are on top here. India have two of their best batter from the series out in the middle in the form of Rahul and Shreyas. This is a crucial partnership for the hosts and they will hope these two can build a big stand and take them out of troubled waters.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Stifled appeal but the umpire says nothing doing. Good length ball on off, it nips back in. Rahul looks to defend but the ball hits him high on his pad. The Kiwi players are asking the question but the umpire is unmoved.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Good drive but straight to the man at cover. Full on off, Rahul drives it right off the meat but straight to the cover fielder.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. FOUR! Pulled right in the gap. Southee goes short but Rahul picks it early. He gets on his back foot and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and fine leg for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length on off and middle, Shreyas hops and tucks it towards mid-wicket. They take the single quickly and look for two but Rahul sees the fielder getting there quickly so he shouts a loud and early no.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Good running. Good length ball on middle, Rahul taps it to the leg side and calls for a quick run. Iyer responds and gets there with ease.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Full on off, Rahul blocks it to the off side.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. Full on off, Shreyas defends it to get through the over. Tidy start from the Kiwi all-rounder. Just 3 off his second.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. Fuller on off, Rahul drives it off his back foot to the off side for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on middle, Shreyas pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. Smashed but there is protection in the deep. Good length ball wide outside off, Rahul smashes his cut past point but there is a fielder in the deep so just a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. Once again the same stroke from Rahul.

Colin de Grandhomme to KL Rahul. Colin starts with a good length ball on off, Rahul plays it to point.

Colin de Grandhomme is back on. 1-0-5-0 are his figures so far.

Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Delicious from Iyer. Fuller on middle, Shreyas gets on his front foot and plays a lovely straight drive and there is no stopping that.

Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Outside off, Iyer offers no shot to this one.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Full delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Good length delivery outside off, Rahul offers no shot to this one.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul. Full outside off, Rahul lunges forward and defends it right off the middle of his bat.

Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball on off, Iyer strokes it towards point and gets a single.

Tim Southee is back on. 3-0-16-0 are his figures so far.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Full delivery on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. Length delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. On a length on off, Rahul plays it towards point.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. FOUR! Beautiful shot! That's the class of this man. Nothing wrong with the delivery, it is on a length around off. Rahul gets on his back foot and punches it through point for his first boundary.

Hamish Bennett to KL Rahul. On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the back foot.

KL Rahul is the new batsman in.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. OUT! Run Out! The last thing India would have wanted is a run out but that is what has happened here. This is what pressure does. Good length ball on the pads, Shaw turns it towards fine leg and dashes to the other end. He wants the second as well but Iyer is a bit hesitant for it. Shreyas though follows his partner's call and goes for the second as it is Prithvi who is running at the danger end. Colin de Grandhomme gets to the ball quickly and sends a decent throw at the keeper's end. Latham gets it on the bounce, around his chest. He whips the bails off as Shaw puts in a dive to get back in. The square leg umpire goes upstairs and replays find Shaw wanting. India lose their third wicket and it is the man who was set and looking in good touch. Unfortunate way for Shaw to depart.

Run Out appeal taken upstairs. Is Shaw short of his crease? The New Zealand players feel so and by the looks of it looks like Shaw's dive is not enough to save him. Let's see what the replays have to say.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. On a good length on off, Iyer keeps it out.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. Good length delivery outside off, Shreyas shoulders arms to this one.

Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Lovely shot. Full delivery outside off, Iyer drives it uppishly over covers for a boundary.

Colin de Grandhomme to Prithvi Shaw. On a length on middle, Shaw flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Colin de Grandhomme to Prithvi Shaw. Good length delivery on middle, Shaw keeps it out.

Colin de Grandhomme to Prithvi Shaw. On a good length on off, Shaw defends it off the back foot.

Colin de Grandhomme is into the attack.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on off, Shreyas plays it to covers.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Play and a miss! Full delivery outside off, Iyer looks to drive but misses it.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on middle, Shreyas pushes it towards mid on.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. Full delivery on middle, Iyer drives it towards mid on.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Iyer looks to defend but misses it.

Hamish Bennett to Shreyas Iyer. On a length on middle, Iyer defends it towards mid-wicket.

Powerplay 2 is signalled. Maximum of 4 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Oh! Dangerous end to Powerplay 1! India almost lose their third. Kyle goes full on off, Shaw looks to drive but the ball comes in a bit and takes the inside edge. Luckily for the Men in Blue, it goes onto hit his pad. India 56/2 in Powerplay 1!

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Length ball on off, Shaw looks to punch but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes towards the leg side.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. On the pads, Shreyas glances it to the leg side and gets a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Good length ball outside off, Shreyas looks to defend but the ball shapes away and beats him up.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. On off, Iyer defends it off the back foot.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Iyer must have had his heart in his mouth. Fuller on off, Iyer looks to drive but the ball hangs on him a bit and he is a bit early in his drive. Luckily for him it goes over the cover fielder and runs away to the fence.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. SIX! Wow! What an over for India. 16 off the over. Back of a length outside off, Shaw goes on his back foot and slams it over cover-point. The ball hits the ropes on the full and after a few replays, the umpire has his arms up.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Now Shaw shows his back foot class on the off side. Good length ball around off, Prithvi gets on his back foot and punches it delightfully through cover-point for a boundary. The man at cover-point dives to his left but has no chance of stopping that.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. Follows the biggie with a calm back foot defense.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. SIX! What a hit! Shaw is a fearless young man and this shot proves just that. Bennett bangs it in short, Shaw is a very good player off his back foot. He transfers his weight on his back leg and smokes his pull over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. On the pads, Shaw flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. Good length ball outside off, Shaw punches it to point.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. On a length on off, Shaw taps it towards point for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Length delivery on off, Shaw taps it towards point.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. On a good length on off, Shaw keeps it out.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. WIDE! Bowls a bumper, Shaw ducks under it.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery on off, Iyer punches it towards point for a single and gets off the mark.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Bowls a bouncer, Iyer does well to duck under it.

Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer. Full delivery on off, Iyer drives it to covers.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. Lucky escape for Shaw as this falls just short of Nicholls at cover-point. Good length ball outside off, Shaw once again punches it hard but uppishly. Henry Nicholls at cover-point dives to his right and almost takes it on the full but it falls agonizingly short of him and gets it on a bounce. New Zealand could have had their third and Bennett was inches away from getting his second in the over. Just 3 off the over but more importantly the big wicket of Virat Kohli.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. Length ball on off, Shaw defends it.

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.

Hamish Bennett to Virat Kohli. OUT! Caught! Massive, massive wicket for the Kiwis as the Indian skipper is out of here. Bennett has provided his skipper with a precious wicket. A wicket that is worth in gold. Bennett bangs it in short outside off, Kohli throws his bat at it and one would feel there was no reason for that especially at this stage. Virat never usually does this but this time he does and falls in the trap. The ball goes off the upper half of his bat and it flies to the right of third man. The tall figure of Kyle Jamieson there moves to his right and dives to take a very good catch.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. Good length ball on off and middle, Shaw looks to pull but the bat turns in his hand. He still manages to get it past mid-wicket for a single.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. WIDE! Bennett misses his line and goes well wide outside off. On the wrong end of the tramline, Shaw leaves it. Wided by the umpire.

Hamish Bennett to Prithvi Shaw. Back of a length on off, Shaw defends it.

Hamish Bennett to Virat Kohli. Bennett starts with a length ball on the pads, Kohli looks to flick but it goes behind square on the leg side off the inner half of his bat for a single.

Hamish Bennett is into the attack.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Dot to finish the over. Shaw punches it to the fielder on the off side to get through the over.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Just over the stretching point fielder. Back of a length outside off, Shaw hops and slams it over the man at point. He jumps and stretches but the ball is well over him and it goes away to the fence.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Fuller on off, Shaw drives it towards mid off. The bat turns in his hand and hence it does not come off well.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Back of a length on off, Shaw hops and manages to defend it behind square on the off side off the lower half of his bat.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. The batsman has played it to the point region.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Length ball on off, Shaw punches it to the off side.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Full and wide outside off, Kohli slams it but towards mid off.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Better throw and Shaw might have been in trouble. On the body, Shaw hops and flicks it through mid-wicket. It is on the longer side of the boundary and the fielder from deep square leg comes on to clean it up. The batters meanwhile are quick and go for the third. Shaw is struggling but the throw at the bowler's end is a poor one and that allows Prithvi to come back in time.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. On off, defended by Shaw.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Fuller on off, Kohli looks to defend but gets an outside edge which goes towards third man for a single.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Fuller on off, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. SIX! Bang! The Indian skipper puts on his dancing shoes and sends Southee out of the park. Good length ball on off, Kohli comes down the track and flat-bats it over the mid-wicket fence for the first biggie of the game. An early indication from the Indian skipper to not play the line and length game with him.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! First one off the game and what a lovely shot from the young and talented Shaw. Jamieson is guilty of offering width outside off, Shaw is quick to pounce on it and cuts it beautifully through point for a boundary.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Length ball on the stumps, Shaw goes on his back foot and blocks it.

Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. Well played and the Indian captain is off the mark. Jamieson once again extracts extra bounce on this one. It is on a length on off, Kohli manages to get on top of the bounce and runs it down to third man for a single.

Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. Another beauty from Jamieson. He goes full and just outside off. Kohli looks to defend but the ball shapes away a tad and bounces off the surface. Squaring up the Indian skipper on its way to the keeper.

Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli. Length delivery outside off, Virat leaves it alone.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Back of a length on off, Shaw pulls it but there is a man at fine leg. He gets it on a bounce and Prithvi gets a single.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Good shot but straight to the fielder. Full and wide outside off, the ball swings away as well. Kohli drives it away from his body but right off the middle. It is hit perfectly to the man at covers so he won't get any run for that lovely shot.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. Play and a miss! Excellent ball from Southee. On a good length and outside off, Kohli looks to flick but misses it due to the away movement on this one.

Tim Southee to Virat Kohli. BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Kohli looks to defend but misses it due to the seam movement on this one.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Length delivery on middle, Shaw flicks it over square leg. The batsmen cross ends.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Length delivery on off, Shaw taps it to covers.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. On a length on off, Shaw defends it to covers.

Virat Kohli, the skipper, is the next batsman in.

Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal. OUT! Bowled! New Zealand strike early and unlike in Tests, Mayank Agarwal has a forgetful debut series with the bat. Brilliant ball from the tall Jamieson. He did the damage in the second ODI and he looks to be in the mood today as well as he ends his first over with a wicket. Jamieson goes full on off, Mayank looks to push it towards mid on but the ball straightens up and goes past the outside edge to disturb the stumps. Superb ball and a dream wicket for any pace bowler especially in the first over. Tremendous start for the Kiwis.

Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal. Outside off, left alone by Agarwal.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Good shot. Length ball outside off, Shaw punches it a bit uppishly through point. Nicholls gives it a chase and manages to pull it back before the ropes, saving one for his side.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Jamieson hits the deck hard outside off, the ball shoots up off the surface. Shaw initially looks to defend but then leaves it alone.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. A hint of movement for Jamieson in this delivery. Good length ball just outside off, Shaw has a poke at it but misses as the ball nibbled away just a tad.

Kyle Jamieson to Prithvi Shaw. Jamieson starts with a length ball on off and middle. The ball jumps up a bit but Shaw is right behind that and blocks it.

Kyle Jamieson to bowl from the other end with the second new ball.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Single to end the over. Good length delivery outside off, Shaw runs it down to third man for a single. Tidy start for both the sides. 5 off the first.

Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal. Mayank is off the mark as well. It has come off the edge but he won't mind that. Outside off on a length, Mayank looks to punch but it goes off the outside edge and flies wide of first slip towards third man for a single.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Length ball on off, Shaw punches it wide of mid off and gets a single.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Nicely defended. Good length delivery outside off, Shaw defends it right off the meat of the bat towards cover. Crunch sound as the ball hits the bat.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. Southee corrects his line and bowls it on middle and off. Shaw defends it with a straight bat. No movement in the first two balls for the Kiwi pacer.

Tim Southee to Prithvi Shaw. India and Shaw are off the mark straightaway. Southee starts with a length ball on the pads, Shaw flicks it through square leg and gets a couple.

We are all set for the action to begin. New Zealand players are in a huddle before they take their respective positions in the field. Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal stride out to open the innings for the tourists. Tim Southee to operate first up with the first new ball for the hosts. Two slips in place for him.

Shreyas Iyer is caught down for a quick chat. Iyer says that before he came here he had decided to have an amazing series. Says he took tips from the experienced players and adds that he was confident after playing at home. On how he approaches batting at no.4, Shreyas says he has had a good time batting at no.4 and says he has to assess the situation and bat accordingly. Tells he has his own plans and he looks to bat according to it and not copy others. Says they need to be fearless as they are playing a lot of cricket. Adds that they decided to express themselves individually in the field and be fearless as they have already lost the series.

Pitch Report - Scott Styris and VVS Laxman are down for the pitch report. Styris says there is no cloud and it is nice and windy. Styris says that India will be familiar with the wicket as it is is the same wicket they played on a few months back. Laxman says that it is a rock solid pitch but there is even covering of grass which will help the fast bowlers to generate lateral movement and get some spongy bounce. Further adds that the pitch will get flatter as the game goes on. Styris adds that there won't be a lot of spin but they will generate the spongy bounce as well.

India (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey (In for Kedar Jadhav), KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand (Playing XI) - Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (C) (In for Tom Blundell), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (WK), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner (In for Mark Chapman), Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says they wanted to bat first anyway. Tells it is a hard surface with some grass on it. Says they have nothing to lose and want to put some runs on the board. Tells it has been a great learning especially with a few debutants. Tells they were outplayed in the first ODI but showed great fight back in the second ODI and tells the cricket has been good but also admits he is disappointed to finish on the wrong side. Informs they have one change as Kedar Jadhav goes out and Manish Pandey comes in for him.

New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson says that it is a new surface and he hopes dew to play a part later on in the game. Tells the fight they showed and put up a fight against a fantastic side like India has been great and they look to continue that in this game. Informs Santner is in for Chapman. Tells it was a balance thing and says it is nice to have the balance back and hence the change.

Toss - We are all set for the spin of coin. New Zealand's regular skipper Kane Williamson is back and he has the coin in hand. Up it goes. Indian skipper, Virat Kohli calls Heads but it comes down as Tails. NEW ZEALAND OPT TO BOWL!

Pride is at stake for the Men in Blue after being outclassed in the first two ODIs. Virat Kohli and co. will be desperate to avoid a humiliating whitewash, which would be their first in what feels like an eternity. The 2011 world champions find themselves in uncharted territory. New Zealand, on the other hand, have proved their 2019 World Cup semi-final win against the Asian side was no fluke and they will be eager to avenge for the T20I whitewash with an ODI payback. To bolster their confidence, their star man and skipper Kane Williamson is all set to come back in the side. Can the Kiwis deliver the knockout blow before the Tests or will India finally get over the line? Hello and welcome to the coverage of the third and final ODI between New Zealand and India.