The fifth and last ODI between India and New Zealand will be played today at 7:30 am at the Bay Oval ground in Mount Maunganui. India is leading 2-1. In the last match, India lost by 244 runs. New Zealand had scored 333 runs, in response to which the Indian team was reduced to 89 runs. India has a chance to win the ODI series in New Zealand after 7 years. The team last won an ODI series in New Zealand in 2019. Then the team won the five-match series 4-1. This was followed by 3-0 defeat in 2020 and 1-0 defeat in 2022. New Zealand has not lost any bilateral ODI series at home since 2019. India has the upper hand in head to head. So far 127 ODIs have been played between India and New Zealand. Of these, India has won 65 matches and New Zealand has won 53 matches. One match was tied, while 8 matches did not yield any result. Keeping an eye on the form of Kohli and Rohit, there has been a lack of consistency in India’s batting in the series. Virat Kohli played an important innings in the first match, but after that he was out for 7 and 0 runs. He has 81 runs in his name in four matches. Kohli is joint first with Sachin Tendulkar among Indian batsmen who have been out on zero the most number of times in ODIs. Both have been out on zero 20-20 times. Rohit Sharma has also not been able to score an ODI century in New Zealand so far. This could be his and Kohli’s last international tour to New Zealand. Henry and Gurnoor will not play. There will be changes in the bowling of both the teams in the last ODI. New Zealand’s fast bowler Matt Henry, who wrapped up India’s innings by taking 6 wickets in the last match, has been released from the team to prepare for the Test. Kyle Jamieson will also be involved in the preparations of the Test team. Indian fast bowler Gurnoor Brar will also not play this match. He has been included in the test team. Gurnoor has been India’s most successful bowler in the series. He has taken 9 wickets in 4 matches. Mohammad Siraj may get a chance in his place. Will Young is the batsman who scored the most runs. After four matches, Will Young of New Zealand is the top scorer of the series by scoring 140 runs. New Zealand’s Matt Henry has given the best performance of the series by taking 6 wickets in a match. Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson also have 6-6 wickets in their names. 32 players got a chance in the series. Due to injuries and preparation for the Test matches, both the teams had to make frequent changes. So far, a total of 32 players have taken the field in the series. New Zealand has given opportunity to 18 players and India to 14 players. New Zealand had never used so many players in a single ODI series before. The record of fielding the most players in a series of any team is 21. Fast bowlers can get help on the pitch. The new ball in Bay Oval has helped the fast bowlers. In the last match, the pitch favored the bowlers even in the afternoon. In the last five day-night ODIs played on this ground, the team defending the target has lost four times. In the last match, New Zealand defended for the first time in these five matches. India has won the toss in all four matches of the series. The team has won 7 consecutive ODI tosses. Earlier in 1998, India had made the record of winning 9 consecutive toss. Weather Report The weather is expected to be clear in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. There is no possibility of rain. Possible playing-11 of both teams India: Rohit Sharma, Rituraj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Aaqib Nabi, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav/Yash Thakur and Arshdeep Singh. New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Will Young, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft/Mitch Haye, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Christian Clarke/Josh Clarkson, Matt Fisher, Jacob Duffy and Blair Tickner/Brett Randall.
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