Arshdeep Singh put on a stellar show to help India pull off a heist as India won the final ODI by 22 runs to win the series 3-1. Arshdeep Singh played a handy cameo of 14 off 4 balls after India were struggling at one stage. Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel scored 46 runs each while Naman Dhir made 22 and Mohammed Siraj made 14*. Mitchell Santner and Jacob Duffy picked up 3 wickets each while Matthew Fisher picked up 2 wickets as India made 209 in 42.1 overs.
In reply, Arshdeep Singh picked up 3 wickets while Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel picked up 2 wickets each and the others chipped in with one each as India managed to defend this paltry score by bowling New Zealand out for 187 in 48.1 overs. Dean Foxcroft made 31, Nick Kelly made 24, Will Young 22, Mitchell Santner 24, but those scores were not good enough in the end. India win by 22 runs to win the series 3-1.
Mitchell Santner & Co. Rattle India for 209 in 42.1 overs.Â
Put into bat first, Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad came out to open the batting for India while Jacob Duffy had the ball in hand for New Zealand. The openers tried to give New Zealand a fast start and put on 23 for the first wicket in 5.3 overs before Rohit fell for 7 off 13 balls with one four to his name to Matthew Fisher. Virat Kohli came out to bat next. Kohli and Gaikwad added 10 runs to the score before Virat fell for 5 off 7 balls to Fisher. Captain Shreyas Iyer came out to bat next.
Just one run was added to the score before Gaikwad fell for 18 off 27 balls with 3 fours to his name to Jacob Duffy. Axar Patel came out to bat next and nearly fell when Foxcroft dropped a tough catch at short midwicket. The power play score for India was 37/3 in 10 overs. Axar and Shreyas tried to lead India’s fightback by forging a partnership. The duo weathered the storm and put on 52 runs for the 4th wicket before Shreyas fell to the short ball for 22 off 26 balls with 3 fours to his name to Blair Tickner.
Ishan Kishan came and joined Axar in the middle. The left-handed duo tried to forge some sort of a stand and added 35 runs for the 5th wicket before Axar fell for 46 off 55 balls with 5 fours and one six to his name to Michael Bracewell at midwicket with a chip as India slipped to 121/5 in 25 overs at the halfway stage of the innings. Naman Dhir came out to bat next.
Naman and Ishan tried to resurrect India from the mires. They put on 39 runs for the 6th wicket before Naman fell for 22 off 31 balls with 2 fours to his name to Mitchell Santner. Auqib Nabi came out to bat next. Just 6 runs were added to the tally before Nabi fell for 5 off 9 balls with one four to his name to that man Santner again. Yash Thakur on debut came out to bat next. The score stayed at 166 when Yash fell for a 4th ball duck to Santner who had two in the over.
Mohammed Siraj came out to bat next. Ishan decided to go for the big ones with the tail in now. He connected and hit the sixes as well. Ishan and Siraj added 17 runs for the 9th wicket before Ishan the last of the recognised batter fell for 46 off 58 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes to his name to Jacob Duffy. Arshdeep Singh joined Siraj in the middle. The duo had fun as both went for the long handle. The duo had fun and took India past 200.
They put on 26 valuable 26 runs for the final wicket before Arshdeep was cleaned up for 14 off 4 balls with 2 sixes to his name by Duffy. Siraj remained unbeaten on 14 off 20 balls with one four and one six to his name as India were eventually bowled out for 209 in 42.1 overs. 10 extras given by the fielding side.
For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/47 in 10 overs. He was ably supported by Jacob Duffy who finished with 3/60 in 8.1 overs. Matthew Fisher chipped in with 2/28 in 7 overs. Blair Tickner chipped win with 1/24 in 5 overs. Michael Bracewell finished with excellent figures of 1/35 in 10 overs. Kristian Clarke chipped in with 0/13 in 2 overs. This meant that New Zealand’s target was 210 runs off 50 overs to level the series 2-2.
All-round bowling led by Arshdeep Singh skittles New Zealand out for 187 in 48.1 overs to win series for India.Â
Chasing 210 for the win, Will Young and Tim Seifert came out to open the batting for New Zealand while Arshdeep Singh had the ball in hand for India. The openers gave New Zealand a steady start as they put on 26 for the first wicket before Seifert fell for 14 off 21 balls with 2 fours to his name to Mohammed Siraj. Nick Kelly came out to bat next. Kelly and Young got together and put in a solid partnership.
New Zealand were 41/1 in 10 overs of power play. The duo added 38 runs for the second wicket before Young fell for 22 off 42 balls with 3 fours to his name Arshdeep Singh. Dean Foxcroft came out to bat next. Foxcroft got a lifeline early on when he was dropped by Virat Kohli at second slip. Foxcroft and Kelly added 18 runs for the 3rd wicket before Kelly fell for 24 off 45 balls with 2 fours to his name to Arshdeep as the ball cannoned back onto the stumps through an inside edge.
Finn Allen came out to bat next. Just one run was added to the score when Allen fell for 1 off 5 balls to Siraj who cleaned him up. Michael Bracewell came out to bat next. Bracewell got a lifeline when he was dropped by Yash Thakur of his own bowling early on. The duo of Bracewell and Foxcroft added 26 runs for the 5th wicket before Bracewell fell for 19 off 33 balls with 2 fours to his name to Auqib Nabi. Mitchell Santner came out to bat next.
The score remained at 119 when Foxcroft the set batter fell for 31 off 42 balls with 5 fours to his name as he inside edged it back onto the stumps. Kristian Clarke came out to bat next. Santner and Clarke then got together and led New Zealand’s fightback. Clarke survived a run out scare at the bowler’s end as well. The duo of Santner and Clarke added 39 runs for the 7th wicket before Santner fell for 24 off 31 balls with one four and two sixes to his name to Naman Dhir.
Blair Tickner came out to bat next. Just 3 runs were added to the score before Clarke was dismissed for 16 off 35 balls with one four to his name to Arshdeep Singh. Jacob Duffy came out to bat next with New Zealand needing an uphill task from here. Tickner and Duffy fought hard and added 20 runs for the 9th wicket before Duffy fell for 9 off 12 balls with one four to his name to Axar Patel. Matthew Fisher came out to bat next.
The duo of Tickner and Fisher added 6 runs to the tally before Tickner was the last man out for 14 off 20 balls with one four to his name to Axar Patel. Fisher remained unbeaten on 3 off 6 balls as New Zealand were bowled out for 187 in 48.1 overs. 10 extras given by the fielding side.
The Indian bowlers were superb with the ball in hand. Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/30 in 10 overs. He was ably supported by Mohammed Siraj who finished with 2/50 in 10 overs. Axar Patel chipped in with 2/28 in 6.1 overs. Auqib Nabi finished with 1/37 in 10 overs. Yash Thakur finished with 1/38 in 10 overs. Naman Dhir finished with 1/4 in 2 overs. So, India win this match by 22 runs to win the series 3-1. Arshdeep Singh was awarded the Player of the Match Award while Gurnoor Brar was awarded the Player of the Series Award.
What Lies Ahead.Â
So, India win both the white-ball series as they won the T20I series 3-2 and the ODI series 3-1 with one match abandoned. The focus shifts to Test match cricket as both teams will play a 2-match Test series next. The first Test will be from Basin Reserve, Wellington from Thursday, 19th November 2026 from 3:30 AM IST onwards. Let’s see and wait to see who gets the bragging rights in Red Ball cricket.
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