Mount Maunganui | India endured another ordinary batting display to be shot out for a mere 209 in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand here on Sunday.
After losing their stalwarts Rohit Sharma (7) and Virat Kohli (5) cheaply, India could not stage a comeback.
Axar Patel (46) and Ishan Kishan (46) produced the only knocks of note for India, who hold a 2-1 lead in the series with one game washed out.
Towards the end, Mohammed Siraj (14 not out) and Arshdeep Singh (14) added vital runs to take India past the 200-run mark.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner returned 3/47.
Brief Scores:
India 209 all out in 42.1 overs (Axar Patel 46, Ishan Kishan 46; Mitchell Santner 3/47, Jacob Duffy 3/60)
Following is the scoreboard of the fifth One-Day International between India and New Zealand here on Sunday.
India’s innings:
Rohit Sharma c Foxcroft b Fisher 7
Ruturaj Gaikwad c Seifert b Duffy 18
Virat Kohli c Seifert b Fisher 5
Axar Patel c Young b Bracewell 46
Ishan Kishan c Fisher b Duffy 46
Naman Dhir c Kelly b Santner 22
Auqib Nabi c Allen b Santner 5
Yash Thakur c Seifert b Santner 0
Mohammed Siraj not out 14
Arshdeep Singh b Duffy 14
Extras: 10 (lb-2, nb-1, w-7)
Total: 209 in 42.1 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-33, 3-34, 4-86, 5-121, 6-160, 7-166, 8-166, 9-183, 10-209.
Bowling: Jacob Duffy 8.1-1-60-3, Matthew Fisher 7-1-28-2, Kristian Clarke 2-0-13-0, Blair Tickner 5-1-24-1, Mitchell Santner 10-1-47-3, Michael Bracewell 10-0-35-1.