Hardik Pandya is Back

A disciplined batting effort from classical Batsmen Ambati Rayudu (90) supported by Vijay Shankar (45) and late order heroics by all-rounder Hardik Pandya helped India post 252/10 against New Zealand in the fifth and final One Day International match here on Sunday.

Coming to details, After losing four quick wickets for just 18 runs, Rayudu, Shankar and Kedar Jadhav (34) stabilised the Indian innings and then Pandya made a quickfire 45 in 22 balls towards the end and helped India to post a decent score.

New Zealand's Matt Henry scalped four wickets while Trent Boult took three.

Opting to bat, India got off to a poor start as opener Rohit Sharma (2) was the first one to get dismissed with just eight runs on the board. Pacer Matt Henry clean bowled the Mumbai batsman.

Tail-ender batsmen Bhuvneshwar Kumar (6), Mohammad Shami (1) then tried to make quick runs but were failed and dismissed cheaply. Yuzvendra Chahal remained unbeaten.

Brief scores: India: 252/10 (Ambati Rayudu 90; Hardik Pandya 45; Matt Henry 4/35) against New Zealand.