India beat New Zealand by 22 runs in the fifth one-day international, also called an ODI.
The win gave India the five-match series 3-1.
In an ODI, each team bats for up to 50 overs. India batted first and scored 209 runs.
They were all out in 42.1 overs, which means all ten batters were dismissed.
Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan scored 46 runs each. Their innings helped India reach a fighting total after a poor start.
Key points
- India beat New Zealand by 22 runs in the fifth ODI.
- India won the five-match series 3-1.
- Arshdeep Singh took three wickets for 30 runs.
- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both failed again with single-digit scores.
Why did India's top order struggle so early?
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed again. Both had scored ducks in the previous match, which means zero runs.
This time Rohit made seven runs, and Kohli also scored fewer than 10.
Matthew Fisher, a New Zealand pacer, dismissed both of them. At that point India were 33 for two wickets.
Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 18 runs off 27 balls before Jacob Duffy got him out.
India needed their middle order to rebuild the innings.
So how did the bowlers defend 209 runs?
New Zealand were all out for 187 runs in 48.1 overs.
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Arshdeep Singh took three wickets for 30 runs, his best spell of the match.
Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel took two wickets each. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner scored 24 before he was caught.
Blair Tickner was stumped by Ishan Kishan for 14, and that was the final wicket.
Yash Thakur, playing his first ODI, also dismissed Dean Foxcroft.
What does this win mean for the series?
With this win, India have taken the five-match series 3-1. The fifth match was the decider, so the series is now complete.
If you followed the match on TV or your phone, the last overs were close.
New Zealand kept scoring, but India's bowlers held their nerve.
