Three reasons why India beat New Zealand in the fifth ODI
A firefighting innings, two crucial partnerships and accurate bowling played a part in India's comprehensive victory in the last match of the series
03/02Result
5th ODI (D/N), India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 3 2019
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![India]( "India")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
217 (44.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
03/02Result
5th ODI (D/N), India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 3 2019
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![India]( "India")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
217 (44.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Dasgupta: Shubman Gill a great talent, but too late to consider him for World Cup
Deep Dasgupta and Raunak Kapoor preview the final ODI between New Zealand and India
We wanted to challenge ourselves by batting first - Rohit
Rohit Sharma speaks about the different combinations India tried in the series, the role of Kedar Jadhav, and more
You haven't won the game till you've got MS Dhoni out' - Neesham
James Nessham addresses the media ahead of the 5th ODI in Wellington
Dhoni is fit and will play the fifth ODI - Bangar
Batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes that India's disappointing display in the fourth ODI was merely an aberration
MS Dhoni hits the nets ahead of final ODI
Dhoni will look to continue his prolific form in the fifth ODI
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia overcome tough conditions to seal 4-1 win
Wanting to test their batting on a moist Wellington surface, what India found out was not all pretty but immensely satisfying as they recovered from 18 for 4 to reach 252 and win the final ODI of the series by 35 runs
'As a bowling unit India were superb' - Williamson
He put down the 4-1 series result to the way the Indian side put the hosts 'under a lot of pressure' in the five-match series
'I consider Kedar Jadhav a proper spinner' - Rohit Sharma
The stand-in ODI captain believes Jadhav can play the second spinner's role even at the World Cup, should India decide to play four seamers
Whom should India try before the World Cup squad announcement deadline?
Give Rishabh Pant a shot? Get Ajinkya Rahane back in for English conditions? Or keep the faith in Vijay Shankar?
Lucky number 666: Hardik Pandya's hat-trick of big hits
For the fifth time in his international career, Hardik Pandya smoked three consecutive sixes, with legspinner Todd Astle the latest in the firing line
