Live Cricket Score, India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

Live Score, IND vs NZ 3rd ODI: New Zealand registered a series victory after the side defeated India in the second ODI by 22 runs. The heroics from Ravindra Jadeja and Navdeep Saini's willow went in vain as the hosts held nerve to deny India a chance of comeback in the series. However, Virat and co. will remain upbeat to turn up in the third ODI to avoid a series whitewash in Mount Maunganui. India have never lost with a whitewash in ODIs in the past 14 years. While Kane Williamson is expected to return for the Kiwis, changes are also expected in the Indian playing XI, as the skipper confirmed that the management may look to experiment with the combination in the final game. Here, you can find the ball by ball updates from the third IND vs NZ ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

India vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI: IND 83/3 in 16 overs against NZ in Mount Maunganui

08.40 IST: Southee to Rahul, FOUR! A brilliant pull shot which exuberates of class from Rahul! 

08.31 IST: Southee to Iyer, FOUR! A beautiful straight drive to end the over. After a flurry of dots following the dismissal of Shaw, this one was a little loose from Southee as he directs it in Iyer's slot, and the batsman simply guides it straight.

08.29 IST: Tim Southee replaces Colin de Grandhomme

08.27 IST: Bennett to Rahul, FOUR! Cuts it towards the midwicket and Rahul gets off the mark.

08.24 IST: KL Rahul is the new man in.

08.23 IST: Bennett to Shaw, RUN OUT! That is such a poor way to go! Shaw flicks the ball down the leg-side towards backward point. He ran considerably slow and fails to reach in time for the second run as Latham strikes the bails. India in trouble.

08.21 IST: Grandhomme to Iyer, FOUR! A repeat of almost all the fours being hit so far. He cuts it towards square and the ball races towards the boundary.

08.19 IST: Colin de Grandhomme replaces Kyle Jamieson

08.11 IST: Jamieson to Shreyas, FOUR! And this time it's Shreyas! Same place as the last two deliveries, as he cuts it square again.

08.10 IST: Bennett to Shaw, SIX! THIRD BOUNDARY IN A ROW! Lofts it towards the midwicket boundary again and the ball lands on the boundary rope.

08.09 IST: Bennett to Shaw, FOUR! This time on the off-stump! This one was way outside off and Shaw goes on the backfoot again to cut it square.

08.08 IST: Bennett to Shaw, SIX! Shaw remains unfazed with the big guns going cheaply. He has dispatched the short-pitched delivery with a brilliant pull shot over midwicket.

08.01 IST: Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.

07.59 IST: Bennett to Kohli, OUT! Bennett entices Virat with a short ball and the Indian captain couldn't resist a hit! He couldn't find the perfect connection, however, as Kyle Jamieson catches the ball easily on the third man boundary.

07.56 IST: Hamish Bennett replaces Tim Southee

07.54 IST: Jamieson to Shaw, FOUR! Short-pitched and outside-off, and Shaw goes on the backfoot to cut it square! The Indian youngster lofts it over the point as Shaw registers another boundary.

07.47 IST: Southee to Kohli, SIX! Counter-attack from the Indian skipper! After being beaten on a number of occasions, Kohli finally decides to step out and swing the ball towards the cow-corner for the first six of the innings!

07.46 IST: Jamieson to Shaw, FOUR! First boundary of the Indian innings in the final ball of the fourth over. Shaw cuts it beautifully and the ball races towards the rope. The outfield is considerably slow at Bay Oval today.

07.44 IST: Virat is finding it tough early on. He has been beaten thrice in his first five deliveries, all with outswingers from Southee and Jamieson. 

07.38 IST: Virat Kohli is the new man in. 

07.36 IST: Jamieson to Mayank, OUT! An outswinger and Mayank completely fails the flick shot! A poor start to his one-day career. This time, Jamieson castles the off-stump.

07.35 IST: Kyle Jamieson to bowl from the other end.

07.31 IST: A good first over from Southee. Bowling largely on the off to get the edge and nearly got Mayank on the fifth delivery, but found a thick-edge. Five runs off the over.

07.30 IST: Tim Southee to bowl the first over.

07.28 IST: The players are out on the field. Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal are opening the innings for India. Quite possibly, the final chance for both the players to impress in the fifty-over format for quite some time.

07.12 IST: Mitchell Santner has come in for Tom Blundell for New Zealand. For many, sanity prevails for India as Manish Pandey gets a game. Was this series the last of Kedar Jadhav in Indian colour?

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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2020

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07.10 IST: Playing XIs

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Hamish Bennett

India (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Lokesh Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah​

07.03 IST: New Zealand win toss, opt to bowl against India in Mount Maunganui. Hosts lead three-match series 2-0​

07.00 IST: We're minutes away from the toss. Kane Williamson returns as captain!

Brief Preview: India would expect its top order to fire to avoid a series whitewash when it clashes with a high-flying New Zealand in the third and final One-day International, here on Tuesday. Despite missing inspirational skipper Kane Williamson in the line-up due to a shoulder injury, the hosts shrugged off the T20 series debacle to claim the ODI series. [FULL PREVIEW]