By Admin 
New Zealand created history by registering victory in the third ODI played in Indore. For the first time the Kiwi team won the ODI series in India. Batting first, New Zealand had scored 337 runs, in reply the Indian team was reduced to 296 runs. Virat Kohli fought till the end, but many big players could not even stay at the crease with him. Whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana also fought to a great extent.
Shreyas Iyer
Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer could score only 3 runs in the decisive ODI, even though he came on the field after both the openers were out. After Rohit (11), India’s second wicket in the form of Shubman Gill (23) fell at 45 runs. Kohli was looking in good form, Iyer just had to play a little more carefully. But he was caught out on the ball of Chris Clarke. A sensible innings was expected from him.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul, who scored a century in the last match, got soft dismissal. The ball on which he was dismissed by Jaden Lennox had come to a stop. Rahul dodged this completely, he just threw the bat forward. He did not play this shot completely, due to which it became an easy catch for Glenn Phillips. Rahul scored only 1 run in 6 balls.
Ravindra Jadeja
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who came after 4 wickets fell for 71 runs, played a brilliant inning, he not only supported Virat Kohli but also hit good shots himself. Along with Kohli, he made a partnership of 88 runs for the fifth wicket. He was out after scoring a half-century (53). At this time India’s score was 159, Ravindra Jadeja was the new batsman.
When young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy played a sensible innings, everyone was expecting a similar innings from experienced Ravindra Jadeja. But Jadeja got caught out after playing an unnecessary shot. He moved forward and hit the ball of Jaden Lennox, which became an easy catch for Will Young on the boundary line. Jadeja scored 12 runs in 16 balls.
India’s hopes were almost over after the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja. Although Harshit Rana’s half-century had definitely given life to the match, but in the end India lost the match due to continuous fall of wickets. Virat Kohli scored the highest 124 runs for India. In this innings played in 108 balls, Kohli hit 3 sixes and 10 fours.