India Bounce Back as New Zealand Lose Series at Home

India won the fifth one-day international at Mount Maunganui by 22 runs to complete the series 3-1. With this result, New Zealand lost an ODI series at home for the first time since 2019. The home side had won 11 consecutive bilateral ODI series at home before this.

After losing the toss, the visitors lost three wickets for 34 runs at Bay Oval and were then all out for 209. A 26-run last-wicket partnership between Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj proved decisive in India's recovery. The pair also took five wickets with the ball, restricting New Zealand to 187.

Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets and Siraj took 2. Axar Patel, together with Ishan Kishan, was India's top scorer in the match, making 46 runs. He then contributed with the ball, taking 2 wickets.

New Zealand were in a position to level the match at 64 for one wicket. However, they lost five wickets for 55 runs.

The two teams will now meet in two Test matches in New Zealand. The first will be played in Wellington on 19 November, and the second in Christchurch on 27 November.