NZ VS IND - 4th ODI, India tour of New Zealand, 2019

Phew! This contest got over rather quickly. It was a dead-rubber and the series-winners didn't turn up for the match. In the absence of Kohli and Dhoni, the Indians were skittled out cheaply. After the loss of the openers, the untested middle-order had a golden opportunity to show their mettle. Unfortunately for India, none of them stood up. Yes, the ball was swinging around and batting was tough, but surely it wasn't a track to get bowled out for a score less than 100. A wake up call? On the other hand, it was a much-needed victory for Williamson's men. Having lost the series, they have avoided a whitewash at home. Will the end result be 3-2 of 4-1? Join us on Sunday for the final ODI. Until then, it's goodbye from Abhinand Raghavendran, Pradeep Krishnamurthy, Hariprasad Sadanandan and Vinod.

Williamson: We didn't expect the surface to behave like this. Nice to restrict them to a 90-odd total. It stood up a little bit and nipped a bit. It spun as well. One of those days, things went well. Credit to the areas guys bowled. We always wanted early wickets, to be able to that was a real step at the right direction. It was swinging, that was a weapon we wanted to use. Because we were able to put India under pressure, we were able to pick regular wickets. We exploited really well and chased down nicely as well. We always play to win and today was an outstanding performance. We'll be on a different surface at Wellington. Cricket will be different. Great to have a win today, Against a team like India, it's going to be a strong challenge. He (Henry Nicholls) played beautifully, it was challenging. Guptill whacked it around and other guys chipped in as well. An opportunity to play against best team in the world - great opportunity to improve,

Rohit Sharma: One of our worst performances with the bat in a long, long time. Something we didn't expect. You got to give credit to the NZ bowlers. It was a magnificent effort. Something to learn for us. At times, you need to absorb pressure (when asked about how to bat in swinging conditions). We need to blame ourselves for it. Thing were looking good at that stage. It was about applying ourselves. Once you get in, things will start to look easier. We played some bad shots as well. It's always challenging when the ball is swinging. Having a good run in the limited formats for a number of series. Everyone knows what went wrong. There will be times when it swings and we need to deal with it. When you are playing for your country, you try to give your best. Good teams usually keep ticking the boxes and today we didn't tick the right boxes.

Trent Boult, Man of the Match: Nice to see the ball moving around, made the most of it. Nice to chase it down as well. It swung around nicely; pretty satisfying. To make most of it is another thing. It was good fun, nice to bowl them out cheaply. I tried to pitch it up as much as possible. It was tough (going 0-3 down), but to pull it back is satisfying. (On his plans for the evening) I'm not sure. I'll have lunch and enjoy the win.

Winning with most balls to spare vs India:
212 NZ, Hamilton, 2019 *
209 SL, Dambulla, 2010
181 SL, Hambantota, 2012
176 SL, Dharamsala, 2017
174 Aus, Sydney, 1981

18:29 Local Time, 05:29 GMT, 10:59 IST: A stroll in the park for the home team here at the Seddon Park. An ODI win inside three-and-half hours for the Kiwis. Having lost the series, they made three changes to their playing XI. For the first time in the series, there was some assistance for the pacers and Trent Boult took full advantage of it. He ran through the Indian middle-order by bowling ten overs on the trot. Chahal - India's No. 10 - top-scored with an unbeaten 18 and 92 was never going to be sufficient. Guptill got the hosts off to a brisk start by hitting 6, 4 and 4 off the first three deliveries. Bhuvi dismissed him and KW, but there were no further hiccups for the New Zealanders. The duo of Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls stitched an unbeaten 54-run stand and ensured a thumping win for their team.

Chahal to Ross Taylor, FOUR, hint of width outside off and Taylor late-cuts it wide of short third man. Khaleel gives a chase, but in vain. New Zealand win by 8 wickets with 212 balls to spare!

Chahal to Ross Taylor, SIX, third six for Ross Taylor and all have come against Chahal. Chahal slightly overpitches, right in the slot and Taylor hoists it over wide long-on

Chahal to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, tad short and that's been punched to long-on

Chahal to Ross Taylor, 1 run, 80kph, overpitched flighted delivery and Taylor slapped it through the off-side, the point fielder dives to his right and saves a certain boundary

Kuldeep Yadav to Henry Nicholls, no run, tossed up delivery, full and spinning away, Nicholls offers no shot

Kuldeep Yadav to Ross Taylor, 1 run, wasn't that short, but Taylor converted it into one by going deep in the crease. Whipped away to long leg

Kuldeep Yadav to Ross Taylor, no run, straight-batted block to a leg-break, rolls towards short mid-wicket

A slip and leg-gully in place

Kuldeep Yadav to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, 78kph, Nicholls gets down on a knee and sweeps it fine

Kuldeep Yadav to Henry Nicholls, no run, looped up leg-break bowled at 77kph, Nicholls presses forward and smothers it into the pitch

Kuldeep Yadav to Henry Nicholls, no run, 79kph, spinning away outside off, left alone

Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack

Chahal to Ross Taylor, SIX, back-to-back sixes. That's Ross Taylor's favourite area. This time he gets down on a knee and kabooms the quicker delivery over cow corner with a slog sweep

Chahal to Ross Taylor, SIX, now, Ross Taylor has got it off the meaty portion of the bat. Fuller in length, Taylor stood tall and smoked it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum