With their return to No. 1 position in the ODI rankings on the line, India need to tick every box before stepping on the field in Hamilton.
By snatching a thrilling last-ball tie in Auckland, India kept New Zealand from taking an unassailable lead after the hosts won the first two matches. 4th ODI: New Zealand beat hapless India by 7 wickets, win series 3-0. The visitors will look to build on that momentum with an improved performance in every department.
By snatching a thrilling last-ball tie in Auckland, India kept New Zealand from taking an unassailable lead after the hosts won the first two matches. 4th ODI: New Zealand beat hapless India by 7 wickets, win series 3-0. The visitors will look to build on that momentum with an improved performance in every department.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 47 | 5505 | 117 |
| 2 | India | 62 | 7172 | 116 |
| 3 | South Africa | 44 | 4825 | 110 |
| 4 | England | 47 | 5102 | 109 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 56 | 6059 | 108 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 58 | 5873 | 101 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 42 | 3882 | 92 |
| 8 | West Indies | 48 | 4300 | 90 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 26 | 2165 | 83 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 26 | 1439 | 55 |
| 11 | Ireland | 11 | 423 | 38 |
| 12 | Kenya | 5 | 103 | 21 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 8 | 48 | 6 |
| Batsman | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | c Luke Ronchi b Kane Williamson | 79 | 94 | 6 | 4 | 84.04 |
| Virat Kohli | c James Neesham b Tim Southee | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Tim Southee b Kyle Mills | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Luke Ronchi b Hamish Bennett | 37 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 63.79 |
| MS Dhoni (C) (W) | not out | 79 | 73 | 6 | 3 | 108.22 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Hamish Bennett b Tim Southee | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 62 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 114.81 |
| Stuart Binny | ||||||
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | ||||||
| Shami Ahmed | ||||||
| Varun Aaron |
| Extras: 11 (b - 0, w - 7, no - 4, lb - 0, penalty - 0) | |
| Fall of Wickets | 1/5 (Virat Kohli 3.2ov.) 2/22 (Ajinkya Rahane 8.2ov.) 3/101 (Ambati Rayudu 25.3ov.) 4/142 (Rohit Sharma 32.3ov.) 5/151 (Ravichandran Ashwin 33.1ov.) |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | WKT | NO | WD | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Tim Southee | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Hamish Bennett | 9 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.44 |
| James Neesham | 8 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.38 |
| Nathan McCullum | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Kane Williamson | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Batsman | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | lbw b Shami Ahmed | 35 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 129.63 |
| Jesse Ryder | b Varun Aaron | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 105.56 |
| Kane Williamson | run out (Ravindra Jadeja) | 60 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 73.17 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 112 | 127 | 15 | 0 | 88.19 |
| Brendon McCullum (C) | not out | 49 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 136.11 |
| James Neesham | ||||||
| Luke Ronchi (W) | ||||||
| Nathan McCullum | ||||||
| Kyle Mills | ||||||
| Tim Southee | ||||||
| Hamish Bennett |
| Extras: 5 (b - 1, w - 3, no - 0, lb - 1, penalty - 0) | |
| Fall of Wickets | 1/54 (Jesse Ryder 7.2ov.) 2/58 (Martin Guptill 8.1ov.) 3/188 (Kane Williamson 34.2ov.) |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | WKT | NO | WD | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Shami Ahmed | 8 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.63 |
| Varun Aaron | 6.1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.27 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Stuart Binny | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.67 |

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