Watch Online India vs New Zealand, 5th ODI, Auckland, Live Scores,Live Streaming
The 5th and final ODI between India and New Zealand will begin from Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Auckland , Start time 14.00 local (01.00 GMT).6-30 Am India Time
India recorded a thumping win in the 4th Odi in Hamilton , Their swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag destroyed the Kiwi’s Bowling attack and reached a century in only 60 balls, the 7th fastest ODI century of all time and the fasteset by an Indian player.
India leads the 5 match series by 3-0, For New Zealand, their sole focus will be to snatch a win and get some momentum before the Test series begins. India have a 3-3 win-loss record at Eden Park.
New Zealand will seek a confidence-boosting victory in their fourth one-day international against India Saturday, after losing the series 3-0 this week.
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Pitch & conditions
One more small ground greets the visitors and if the pitch is flat, expect another run-fest. The weather has been unpredictable over the last two days in Auckland, with sunshine followed by a spell of rain in very frequent intervals.
Batting second has traditionally been an advantage in day-night games here. Teams chasing have won eight out of 13 completed matches.
Team News
New Zealand have brought in Scott Styris as cover for Ewen Thompson, who bruised his left thumb at practice
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ohja may be included in the Indian line up for the first time, along with pace bowler Irfan Pathan, who has not played since last month’s Twenty20 matches.
New Zealand (likely) 1 Jesse Ryder, 2 Brendon McCullum, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Jacob Oram, 6 Peter McGlashan (wk), 7 Grant Elliott, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Ewen Thompson/Scott Styris, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Iain O’Brien.
India (likely): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Praveen Kumar, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Zaheer Khan.
“This is a momentum game for us before the Tests — we don’t want to go down 4-0, we want to win a game and give our one-day side the credibility it deserves,” Vettori told reporters.
Match is on India is batting first
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