NZ tour of India 2016-17 News

Should Dhoni be batting at No. 4 in ODIs?
And other thoughts and reflections on the India-New Zealand one-day series
'For me, it's about spending time at the crease'
New Zealand opener Tom Latham talks about batting in India, being unlike his dad, and how he changed his one-day game around
Outstanding Mishra, a rejuvenated Dhoni
Given the lack of ODIs in their schedule before next year's Champions Trophy, India will be happy with the results of some of their experiments during the series against New Zealand
The Rohit way throws New Zealand out of gear
On a track where batsmen struggled for fluency, Rohit Sharma produced a measured 70 to redeem an ordinary series and throw New Zealand out of gear
Santner the standout in tough tour - Williamson
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson believes there are lessons to be learnt from playing against a good side in tough conditions, and said Mitchell Santner was a "highlight" of their tour of India

First loss in Ranchi

No. of ODIs India had lost in Ranchi, before this. They had played 2 and had won chasing both of them. They failed to chase this time.

India's score before the fall of second wicket. New Zealand have taken six wickets for 69 runs since then.

No. of runs accumulated by Rahane in the first three ODIs of this series - 33, 28, 5. He has got to a fifty today.

216

Number of runs scored by Kohli in ODIs in Ranchi, before this match. He made 77* vs Eng in 2012-13 and 139* vs SL in 2014-15, both while chasing.

3.82

Economy of India spinners in this match - 107 runs in 28 overs. The fast bowlers went at 6.81 - 150 runs in 22 overs.

No. of wickets for Mishra in this series. No other bowler has taken more than 6 wkts in the series so far. His figures: 3/49, 3/60, 2/46, 2/41.

Number of instances since March 2012 when New Zealand have had a 100+ opening stand in ODIs. In 49 innings they average 30. Today they added 96.