India won the 5th and final ODI against New Zealand easily by 8 wickets in only 21.1 overs and make a clean sweep by winning the series by 5-0 on Friday, 10th December, 2010 at Chennai. NZL all out 103 in 27 overs and IND made 107/2 in 21.1 overs.
New Zealand all out cheaply thanks to tight bowling by spinners as R Ashwin took 3 wickets while Nehra, Pathan and Yuvraj took 2 wickets each. India then lost 2 early wickets but Parthiv Patel 56* and Yuvraj 42* complete the match with 173 balls remaining.
Yuvraj Singh got Man of the Match for his 2 wickets and unbeaten 42 runs while Gautam Gambhir got man of the Series for scoring 329 runs at an average of 109.66 with 2 centuries.
Match Summary:
New Zealand - 103 all out in 27 overs (Ashwin 3-24, Yuvraj 2-5, Patahn 2-11)
India - 107/2 in 21.1 overs (Parthiv 56*, Yuvraj 42*)
Toss - New Zealand, who chose to bat first.
Man of the Match - Yuvraj Singh (India)
Man of the Series - Gautam Gambhir (India)
Result - India won by 8 wickets (with 173 balls remaining)
Series - India led the 5 match series by 5-0.
