New Zealand seal series with one to play

Jan 28, 2014

India, choosing to bat in a must-win game, were off to a bad start; Virat Kohli, pushed up the order with Shikhar Dhawan being dropped, mistimed a pull straight to James Neesham at midwicket on 2•Associated Press

Rohit Sharma, though himself a bit edgy initially, steadied the wobbling innings•Getty Images

Rohit made his way to 79 - his first fifty in eight ODI innings - but fell just as he was beginning to open up, edging Kane Williamson behind•Getty Images

Jesse Ryder began brightly, but as his been the case with him in the series, he failed to build on his start. He edged a delivery from Varun Aaron onto his stumps in the eighth over•Getty Images

He put on 130 with Williamson, who made 60 - his fourth consecutive ODI half-century•Getty Images

Ajinkya Rahane did not last too long either, leaving India at 22 for 2 in the ninth over•Getty Images

Ambati Rayudu provided support at the other end, the pair guiding India past the 100-run mark•Getty Images

MS Dhoni kept going and upped the momentum towards the end, hitting 79 off 73 deliveries•Getty Images

Mohammed Shami trapped Martin Guptill lbw in the next over, before India's spinners began to tighten the reins•Getty Images

Williamson was run-out in the 35th over, but Taylor carried on and reached his ninth ODI century•Getty Images

Hamish Bennett broke the promising stand by having Rayudu caught behind for 37•Getty Images

Ravindra Jadeja was in top form at the other end, hitting 62 off 54 balls. The pair put on 127 for the sixth wicket to lift India to 278 for 5 - 100 runs came in the final 10 overs•AFP

Ross Taylor held firm even as the pitch offered the spinners assistance•Getty Images

Brendon McCullum provided the finishing touch, smacking 49 off 36 to seal New Zealand's first ODI series win at home since 2008 against a team other than Zimbabwe and Bangladesh•Getty Images