India won the final match of the One-Day International series by 35 runs against New Zealand. With that win, India won the series by 4-1, where only defeat came in the fourth ODI on a green pitch. Indian bowlers were right on top of Kiwi batsmen throughout their run chase and successfully defended an average total of 252. Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets while Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya managed two wickets each.
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Here are some stats from the fifth ODI;
- Ambati Rayudu becomes the first Indian batsman to be dismissed in 90s in ODIs in New Zealand.
- Highest 5th wicket stands against New Zealand in an ODI after losing first four wickets in less than 20 runs:
98 – Ambati Rayudu/Vijay Shankar, Wellington, 2019*
97 – Richie Berrington/Matt Machan, Dunedin, 2015
- 5th wicket 50-plus stands for India in ODIs after losing first four wickets inside 20 runs:
Mohammad Azharuddin/Kapil Dev v West Indies, Gwalior, 1988
Ajay Jadeja/Robin Singh v Australia, The Oval, 1999
Ambati Rayudu/Vijay Shankar, Wellington, 2019*
- It was the fifth instance when Hardik Pandya hit three sixes in a row. Four of it came in the ODIs while once it happened in Tests. Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Malinda Pushpakumara (Tests), Adam Zampa and now Todd Astle
- Highest SR for batsmen in an ODI v NZ in NZ: (Min.20 balls faced)
260.00 – Shahid Afridi, Christchurch, 2011
231.03 – Shahid Afridi, Wellington, 2015
222.50 – Abdul Razzaq, Wellington, 2004
204.54 – Hardik Pandya, Wellington, 2019*
- Vijay Shankar’s last three List-A scores:
42 v New Zealand A
59 v New Zealand A
87* v New Zealand A
- This is the first ODI series in which Rohit Sharma has not scored a century, starting from ICC Champions Trophy – 2017, he scored a century in each of the ODI series.
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- Batsmen dismissed by Trent Boult most times in ODIs:
5 – Shikhar Dhawan*
4 – Rohit Sharma
4 – Quinton de Kock
- Kedar Yadav’s frequent victims in ODIs (25 wkts)
2 – Tom Latham/Mushfiqur Rahim/Kane Willimanson
- India winning an ODI after losing their first four wickets in less than 20 runs batting first:
9/4 v Zim 266/8 (Tunbridge Wells) 1983 (60 overs game) India were 17/5 (Kapil Dev 175*)
18/4 v NZ 252/10 (Wellington) today (50 overs game) (Ambati Rayudu 90)
- Lowest scores at which India lost their fourth wicket in an ODI and still won the match:
9 v Zimbabwe, Tunbridge Wells, 1983
18 v New Zealand, Wellington, 2019*
25 v New Zealand, Sharjah, 1986