India beat New Zealand by 22 runs in final ODI at Mount Maunganui to win series 3-1

India beat New Zealand by 22 runs in the final one-day international at Mount Maunganui to win the five-match series 3-1. The hosts lost the last match on home soil and with it the series.

India had earlier won the Twenty20 series 3-2 as well, and they carried that winning run into the one-day series.

At the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, India lost the toss, batted first and were bowled out for 209 in 42.1 overs. Axar Patel top-scored with 46, hitting five fours and one six in his 55-ball innings.

Ishan Kishan also made 46, off 58 balls, with three fours and two sixes. Shreyas Iyer and Nitin Dhir each added 22, while Arshdeep Singh struck a quick 14 off just four balls late in the innings.

For New Zealand, Jacob Duffy and Mitchell Santner took three wickets each. Matthew Fisher took two wickets.

Chasing 210, New Zealand came under pressure from the start. They lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 187 in 48.1 overs. Dean Foxcroft top-scored with 31. Nick Kelly and Mitchell Santner each made 24, and Will Young scored 22.

Arshdeep Singh was India's most successful bowler, taking three wickets for 30 runs. Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj took two wickets each, while Aqib Nabi, Yash Thakur and Nitin Dhir took one each.

India left the field with a 22-run win on the back of that bowling performance, sealing the five-match ODI series 3-1.