Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    5.4 And that's the second! KL Rahul has taken a bit of a blinder here, great reflexes, as Nabi pumps his fist in the air. Whip-smart bowling. Back of a length and he angles this in, cramping Will Young as he looks to defend this way too high near his body. Outside edge rockets to KL, who is stepping the wrong way but recovers to nab this up 11/2
    1.5 a first wicket for Nabi in international cricket! Length ball on middle stump, and the ball stuck in the pitch slightly. Seifert tries to punch it on the up, probably straighter than it eventually went, but instead hit it to a forward-diving Kamboj at midwicket. NZ on the back foot early 0/1
    8.4 Kamboj strikes now! Nicholls' feet go nowhere as the ball cramps him up, back of a length and just outside off, angling back in! The delivery takes a thick edge and then, almost in sci-fi slow-motion, rolls back into his stumps as Nicholls watches in horror and India's fielders begin celebrating. He has to walk back after a rather tetchy innings... 23/3
    34.6 Now he runs down the track but it's a leading edge to Kamboj at long-off! Very smart bowling by Axar, bowling it on a good length and firing it in quicker. Mitchell goes down the track and tries to bunt it over long-on, but he's misread the pace of this delivery. Ball flies out to the outfielder and Mitchell, after his fighting hand for NZ, has to walk back with a disappointed hunch 112/6
    19.2 Brar digs it in short on off stump and angling across. It's quite wide of off stump, and Latham's attempted pull originates from way outside the poles. He's ended up dragging it, and also hasn't controlled it. Easy regulation catch for deep square leg, but as we now know, there's nothing like a regulation catch, especially for Dhir, who has been prone to some drops himself. This time he keeps the ball in his grasp 53/4
    19.6 Gurnoor gets two in the over - it's a double-wicket maiden! This is the wicket of the in-form batter. Brar goes to his tried-and-tested short ball. The extra pace and the steep bounce generated the top-edge off the attempted pull, and the ball is swirling in the air. Kamboj at fine leg runs in, keeps his eyes on the ball, and takes the catch near his chest. New Zealand are in tatters. 53/5
    35.5 And now the express pace has bought Gurnoor his wicket! Pace is pace, yaar. Gurnoor fires this length ball in at 143 kph, and crucially angles this into Santner looking to back away into the leg side... Santner looks to glide this way too close to his body, wrong choice of shot, and the edge flies to the keeper. Gurnoor celebrates in the face of the batter, but Santner has a poker face as he walks back for a bit, then throws his head back in the air as he recognises he's sold his wicket here 119/7
    39.5 straight to first slip! And Brar has a fourth wicket in his penultimate delivery. Short of good length ball angling into off stump. Smith opts to block it with the full face of the bat, but the line he chooses to play at is totally wrong. Takes the outside edge, and an easy-peasy pocket for Rohit near his gut 132/9
    38.2 And now Axar's just done the job himself! Back to his vintage rapid bowling, angles it into the stumps off a good length, veeeerry quick and through the gates of Jamieson who drives down the wrong line. Skids into his stumps and knocks them back, put that in a reel 127/8
    40.6 bullseye! Yorker on middle stump and Tickner backs away smack it through the off side. But he's exposed all three stumps and that's curtains for him. Bowled. New Zealand all out for 134 in 41 overs 134/10
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    Extras
    11 (b 2, lb 2, nb 1, w 6)
    TOTAL
    134 all out (41 Overs, RR: 3.26)
    Did not bat: MJ Fisher
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tim Seifert, 1.5 ov), 2-11 (Will Young, 5.4 ov), 3-23 (Henry Nicholls, 8.4 ov), 4-53 (Tom Latham, 19.2 ov), 5-53 (Glenn Phillips, 19.6 ov), 6-112 (Daryl Mitchell, 34.6 ov), 7-119 (Mitchell Santner, 35.5 ov), 8-127 (Kyle Jamieson, 38.2 ov), 9-132 (Nathan Smith, 39.5 ov), 10-134 (Blair Tickner, 40.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Arshdeep Singh711602.28301010
    Auqib Nabi703124.42312211
    A Kamboj802523.12333000
    Gurnoor Brar1023043472140
    AR Patel912823.11351100
  • BATSMEN
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    8.4 Rohit has been tempted into a hoick down the ground, and Jamieson has the last laugh! Was floated up full-ish just outside off, Rohit's eyes light up as he instinctively goes for an expansive shot... But the ball jags late and tricks Rohit into exposing his outside edge, which flies to the keeper. Smart bowling from Jamieson 39/3
    1.1 first-ball duck for Gill! Game on, is it? Length ball angling into off, or so it seemed at first. But the ball seamed away after pitching and Gill has been drawn into a defensive shot off the back foot. It takes the outside edge, and goes straight to second slip 4/1
    3.4 a cover drive on the up - but the problem is that it's been hit straight to cover at chest height! Kohli is out for 7. Duffy had been trying to get Kohli to drive irresponsibility in the last over. Didn't work out that time, this time it does. Full ball outside off from the bowler with a shade of movement away 17/2
    19.6 And now, finally, Jamieson has his reward! Phillips has manufactured this wicket with his brilliant fielding, and Jamieson of course with his great bowling. Bouncer cramping him, into his left shoulder, very awkward fend at this delivery and the top-edge carries over his head and to the keeper lying in wait. More questions on Iyer and his pull shot, though what could any batter in the world have done to that? 86/5
    12.5 New Zealand are ascending once again, once again... Fisher wasn't in the XI today initially and now he's got a W in his first over! Impeccable short ball, cramping Axar for room, who goes for a late glide but can only ramp it straight to deep backward point. Fisher with a charming smile on his face as his team-mates swarm him 47/4
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    24.4 Six? Nope - it's out! Back of a length ball outside leg stump. Dhir tries to hook it over deep backward square leg, but he kind of checked the shot on the followthrough. Seifert takes it on the edge of the boundary but The TV umpire is checking whether his heel is touching the boundary line. Umpire takes his time, checks a few different angles, and then gives Dhir out! Close one. 108/6
    25.3 Kamboj has thrown his wicket away and Nelson has struck at 111. This was a fullish ball on off and middle. Kamboj tries to tonk it over long-on but it takes a leading edge over the slip cordon to deep third. The ball was dipping on Duffy, and so it was a well-judged catch 111/7
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    Extras
    6 (lb 1, nb 1, w 4)
    TOTAL
    113/7 (26 Overs, RR: 4.34)
    Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Shubman Gill, 1.1 ov), 2-17 (Virat Kohli, 3.4 ov), 3-39 (Rohit Sharma, 8.4 ov), 4-47 (Axar Patel, 12.5 ov), 5-86 (Shreyas Iyer, 19.6 ov), 6-108 (Naman Dhir, 24.4 ov), 7-111 (Anshul Kamboj, 25.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KA Jamieson1013533.5474200
    JA Duffy713535272211
    NG Smith511903.8232110
    MJ Fisher402315.75164020

Match Details

Toss

India , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India led the 5-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.00, Second Session 19.00-22.30

Match days

7 November 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)

New Zealand replacement

MJ Fisher for BM Tickner (New Zealand innings, 40.6 ov)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4RG SharmaShubman Gill
2nd13RG SharmaV Kohli
3rd22RG SharmaSS Iyer
4th8AR PatelSS Iyer
5th39KL RahulSS Iyer
6th22KL RahulNaman Dhir
7th3KL RahulA Kamboj
8th2KL RahulAuqib Nabi