India defended 209 at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on 15 November and beat New Zealand by 22 runs in the fifth ODI, which gives them the series 3-1. The third match in Hamilton ended in no result.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. India lost Rohit Sharma for 7 and Virat Kohli for 5, both to Matthew Fisher, and with Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 18 gone as well, India were 34 for 3. Shreyas Iyer made 22 off 26 balls before the score reached 86 for 4. Axar Patel then made 46 off 55 and Ishan Kishan 46 off 58. Naman Dhir added 22, and Arshdeep Singh hit two sixes in a 4-ball 14 at the end. India were bowled out for 209 in 42.1 overs. Jacob Duffy took 3 for 60 and Mitchell Santner 3 for 47, while Fisher gave away only 28 runs in his seven overs for two wickets.
The chase never got going. Dean Foxcroft made 31 off 42, Nick Kelly 24 off 45 and Santner 24 off 31, but no batter passed 31, and New Zealand were 119 for 6 before the tail made it close. Arshdeep finished with 3 for 30 from ten overs, two of them maidens. Axar Patel took 2 for 28 in 6.1 overs, with Blair Tickner stumped by Kishan and the last man, Duffy, caught by Kohli. Mohammed Siraj took 2 for 50. Yash Thakur and Auqib Nabi took one wicket each, and Dhir took one in two overs for 4 runs. New Zealand were all out for 187 in 48.1 overs.
Where the series ended
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| 1st ODI | India won by five wickets |
| 2nd ODI | India won by four runs |
| 3rd ODI, Hamilton | No result |
| 4th ODI | New Zealand won by 244 runs |
| 5th ODI | India won by 22 runs |
India’s second win came by four runs, New Zealand’s only win by 244. Figures come from the ESPNcricinfo scorecard.
