In the fifth ODI against New Zealand, the Indian team won the lost game. Team India, who came to bat first after losing the toss, was all out for 209 runs in 42.1 overs in the match played at the Bay Oval ground in Mount Maunganui. The New Zealand team, which came out to chase the target, seemed to be in a strong position at one time. Its score was 82 runs for two wickets and it seemed that the Kiwi team would easily win the match and level the series 2-2.

However, after this the Indian bowlers made a brilliant comeback and did not allow the New Zealand batsmen to survive.

The entire Kiwi team was reduced to 187 runs. India won the match by 22 runs and won the five-match ODI series 3-1.

India won ODI series in New Zealand after seven years

With this victory, the Indian team has won the ODI series on New Zealand soil after seven years. Earlier, India had won the five-match ODI series played in New Zealand in 2018-19 by 4-1. At the same time, New Zealand team has also lost the ODI series on its home ground after seven years.

Fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj played important roles in India's victory.

Arshdeep took three wickets, while Siraj got two wickets. Arshdeep shook New Zealand's top order. He sent Will Young to the pavilion on the score of 22, Christian Clarke on 16 and Nick Kelly on the score of 24 runs. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj dismissed Finn Allen for one and Tim Seifert for 14 runs.

New Zealand faltered after losing two wickets for 82 runs.

New Zealand did not have a good start while chasing the target of 210 runs. The team got its first blow on the score of 26 runs. Tim Seifert was out after scoring 14 runs in 21 balls with the help of two fours.

After this Will Young and Nick Kelly tried to take over the innings. There was a partnership of 38 runs between the two.

Will Young was out after scoring 22 runs in 42 balls with the help of three fours. After this, Nick Kelly also returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs in 45 balls with the help of two fours. At one time New Zealand's score was 82 runs for two wickets, but after this the team lost two more wickets within just one run.

Even Foxcroft and Bracewell could not handle the innings

After continuous fall of wickets, Dean Foxcroft and Michael Bracewell tried to handle the innings.

There was a partnership of 36 runs between the two. Foxcroft scored 31 runs in 42 balls, while Bracewell scored 19 runs in 33 balls. Indian bowlers broke this partnership and again put New Zealand under pressure.

New Zealand lost the fifth and sixth wickets on the score of 119 runs. After this, Mitchell Santner and Christian Clarke revived the team's hopes by adding 39 runs. Santner scored 24 runs in 31 balls with the help of one four and two sixes. At the same time, Clarke contributed 16 runs in 35 balls.

New Zealand's score was six wickets for 158 runs, but the Indian bowlers took two consecutive wickets and took it to eight wickets for 161 runs.

After this Blair Tickner and Jacob Duffy made a partnership of 20 runs. This kept the Kiwi team's hopes alive for some time, but the Indian bowlers did not give them a chance to make a comeback. Tickner was out after scoring 14 runs and Duffy after scoring 9 runs. In this way the entire New Zealand team was reduced to 187 runs.

Akshar and Ishan took India to a respectable score

Before this, Indian batting also seemed to be struggling. Team India was all out after scoring 209 runs in 42.1 overs. For India, Akshar Patel and Ishan Kishan scored the maximum 46-46 runs. Akshar faced 55 balls, while Ishaan played an inning of 46 runs in 58 balls.

Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 7 runs and Virat Kohli was out after scoring only 5 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer and Naman Dheer contributed 22 runs each. At one time the Indian team had lost nine wickets for 183 runs and it seemed difficult to even reach 200 runs.

In such a situation, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj added important runs for the last wicket. Arshdeep scored 14 runs in just four balls, while Siraj contributed 14 runs in 20 balls. Thanks to this useful partnership of both, India could reach 209 runs. Later, this score proved to be enough for victory due to the excellent performance of the Indian bowlers.