IND v NZL 5th ODI Result - India won by 8 wickets, won series by 5-0, Yuv MOM, Gambhir MOS

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.

IND v NZL 4th ODI Result - Yusuf Pathan's 96 balls 123 runs set a 5 wicket win in a thriller

India successfully chased the highest score of the series 315 runs thanks to Yusuf Pathan's 96 balls 123 not out runs and set a 5 wicket win with 7 balls remaining and extend their lead to 4-0 in a rain inturrepted game on Tuesday, 7th December, 2010 at Bangalore. NZL made 315/7 in 50 overs and IND made 321/5 in 48.5 overs


New Zealand got their best opening stand of the series 62 runs in 8 overs and then converted it to highest score of the series with a total of 315/7 thanks to Franklin's unbeaten 98 runs off just 69 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes with contributions from McCullum 42, Taylor 44 and Styris 46 runs as Pathan took 3 wickets.

India also got a good start by Parhive Patel's 53 runs but lost quick wickets and struggling at 108/4 but Yusuf Pathan first put 80 runs with Rohit Sharma 44 and then put unbeaten 133 runs in 16 overs with Saurabh Tiwary 37* to set an easy 5 wicket win with 7 balls remaining. Yusuf Pathan hit unbeaten 123 runs off 96 balls with 7 fours and 7 sixes.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 315/7 in 50 overs (Franklin 98*, Styris 46, Pathan 3-49)

India - 321/5 in 48.5 overs (Yusuf 126*, Partive 53, Rohit 44)

Toss - India, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Yusuf Pathan (India)

Result - India won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series by 4-0.

IND v NZL 3rd ODI Result - Gambhir's 2nd century helps India won by 9 wickets, won the series by 3-0

Gautam Gambhir's form continues as he hit successive century to help India won the third match by 9 wickets with 63 balls remaining and won the series by 3-0 with 2 games to go against New Zealand on Saturday, 4th December, 2010 at Baroda. NZL made 224/9 in 50 overs and IND made 229/1 in 39.3 overs.

New Zealand got a poor start as Zaheer Khan took the wicket of Brandon McCullum, both returns from injury and they lost regular wickets and struggling at 106/7 but Franklin 72* and Nathan McCullum 43 helps them to put a respecting total of 224/9. Zaheer Khan, R Ashwin and Yususf Pathan took 2 wickets each.

India again got a good start as Gambhir and Vijay 30 put 115 runs opening partnership and then with Kohli 63 put another 114 runs to seal the victory. Gautam Gambhir hit ceonsecetive century of the series with unbeaten 126 runs off 117 balls with 16 fours.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 224/9 in 50 overs (Franklin 72, Zaheer 2-31, Pathan 2-27)

India - 229/1 in 39.3 overs (Gambhir 126*, Kohli 63*)

Toss - India, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Gautam Gambhir (India)

Result - India won by 9 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series by 3-0.

IND v NZL 2nd ODI Result - Gambhir's century ensures 8 wickets win

Gautam Gambhir is back in form with an unbeaten century as India comfortably chased 258 runs and won the 2nd one day by 8 wickets against New Zealand on Wednesday, 1st December, 2010 at Jaipur. NZL made 258/8 in 50 overs and IND made 259/2 in 43 overs.

New Zealand put a competitive total of 258/8 thanks to 70 runs by opener Guptill and 59 runs by Scott Styris with quick runs by Vettori & Mills in the end as Sreessanth took 4 wickets. In reply India got a good start with 87 runs partnership for the opening wicket by Vijay 33 and Gambhir. Gambhir then put 116 runs for the 2nd wicket with Kohli 64, on his way to his 8th one day century with unbeaten 138 runs off 116 balls with 18 fours and set an easy 8 wicket win with 42 balls remaining and takes 2-0 lead in the 5 match series.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 258/8 all out in 50 overs (Guptill 70, Styris 59, Sreesanth 4-47)

India - 259/2 in 43 overs (Gambhir 138*, Kohli 64)

Toss - India, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Gautam Gambhir (India)

Result - India won by 8 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series by 2-0.

IND v NZL 1st ODI Result - Kohli and Sreesanth stars in India's 40 runs win

India beat New Zealand by 40 runs in the opening ODI and took the 1-0 lead in 5 match series on Sunday, 28th November, 2010 at Guwahati. IND made 276 runs in 49 overs and NZL made 236 runs in 45.2 0vers.

India invited to bat first got a good start by Vijay 29 and Gambhir 38 and then Kohli and Yuvraj 42 put 88 runs for the third wicket and after Virat Kohli hit his 4th ODI century, his 2nd in a row they were looking for a 300+ runs but lower order collapsed and all out on 276 runs. Kohli hit 105 runs off 104 balls with 10 fours while Yusuf Pathan hit 19 balls 29 runs in the end. McKay took 4 wickets for New Zealand.

New Zealand in the reply lost regular wickets as only Ross Taylor made 66 runs in the middle and they were struggling on 169/8 after 35 overs and then Nathan McCullum 35 runs and Mills 32 runs put 67 runs in 10 overs for the 9th wicket and put some fighting the end but Sresanth took both the wickets in 2 balls to give India a 40 runs win.

Match Summary:

India - 276 all out in 49 overs (Kohli 105, Yuvraj 42, McKay 4-62)

New Zealand - 236 all out in 45.2 overs (Taylor 66, N McCullum 35, Sreesanth 3-30)

Toss - New Zealand, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Virat Kohli (India)

Result - India won by 40 runs

Series - India led the 5 match series by 1-0.