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NEW ZEALAND: A very hectic last few overs saw New Zealand run India close in their chase of a massive 393 to win in the third ODI of their ongoing series, at the AMI stadium in Christchurch, which India won by 58 balls.
Jesse Ryder took the Indian pace attack by the scruff of the neck and blasted 105 off 80 balls as the hosts powered to 166 for their first wicket partnership.
With acting captain Brendon McCullum's departure for 71 off 68 balls, India steadied their attack and three wickets, including two run outs saw the hosts reduced to 188 for 4.
Wickets fell regularly till the ninth wicket pair of Kyle Mills and Robert Southee came together at the score of 251. The two bowlers bludgeoned their way to an 83-run partnership and it seemed that an unlikely win was in the offing.
When Yusuf Pathan, who bowled only 4 balls in the innings, completing an over of Munaf Patel's, came in and got Kyle Mills for 54 off 32 balls, the momentum was gone. Southee too went the next ball., caught and bowled by Praveen Kumar, for 32 off 20 balls.
Sachin Tendulkar was voted Man of the Match for his unbeaten 163.
Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 43rd one-day century as India piled up a mammoth 392 for four against New Zealand in the third ODI at the AMI Stadium here Sunday.
Indian batsmen, specially Tendulkar, who scored a classy 163 before being retired hurt, and Yuvraj Singh (87) took advantage of the short boundaries and spanked the New Zealand bowlers to all parts of the ground after New Zealand's stand-in captain Brendon McCullum opted to field.
Tendulkar, during his 133-ball inning, hit five sixes and sixteen fours while Yuvraj changed the complexion of the game with his breezy 60-ball inning that was studded with six sixes and ten boundaries.
Tendulkar and Yuvraj shared a 138-run stand for the third wicket. The 35-year-old former captain also had a 135-run stand with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (68) to help India post their highest one day score against New Zealand.
It was also the highest one-day score by any side in New Zealand, surpassing the 350 for nine the home side scored against Australia in Hamilton in February 2007.
Suresh Raina smashed an unbeaten 38, which included five sixes, from 18 balls, in the last few overs to put up the huge total.
Virender Sehwag departed early after he was bowled by Mills for three, while Gautam Gambhir was caught by wicketkeeper Peter McGlashan off Ian Butler for 15.
But Tendulkar, Yuvraj and Dhoni made a mockery of the New Zealand bowling attack and punished them harshly with their brutal play. Tendulkar and Yuvraj racked up 69 runs in a batting power play from the 23rd to 27th overs.
Yuvraj was cruising towards a well deserved century but was well caught by McGlashan, who was standing up to medium-pacer Grant Elliott. McGlashan, playing his second ODI, missed an easy stumping chance to get rid of Dhoni off Jeetan Patel when the Indian captain was on five.
Elliott also dropped Tendulkar when the batsman was on 122. The batting maestro finally retired hurt after he pulled a stomach muscle.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori missed the game to attend the birth of his first child in Auckland.
Jesse Ryder took the Indian pace attack by the scruff of the neck and blasted 105 off 80 balls as the hosts powered to 166 for their first wicket partnership.
With acting captain Brendon McCullum's departure for 71 off 68 balls, India steadied their attack and three wickets, including two run outs saw the hosts reduced to 188 for 4.
Wickets fell regularly till the ninth wicket pair of Kyle Mills and Robert Southee came together at the score of 251. The two bowlers bludgeoned their way to an 83-run partnership and it seemed that an unlikely win was in the offing.
When Yusuf Pathan, who bowled only 4 balls in the innings, completing an over of Munaf Patel's, came in and got Kyle Mills for 54 off 32 balls, the momentum was gone. Southee too went the next ball., caught and bowled by Praveen Kumar, for 32 off 20 balls.
Sachin Tendulkar was voted Man of the Match for his unbeaten 163.
Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 43rd one-day century as India piled up a mammoth 392 for four against New Zealand in the third ODI at the AMI Stadium here Sunday.
Indian batsmen, specially Tendulkar, who scored a classy 163 before being retired hurt, and Yuvraj Singh (87) took advantage of the short boundaries and spanked the New Zealand bowlers to all parts of the ground after New Zealand's stand-in captain Brendon McCullum opted to field.
Tendulkar, during his 133-ball inning, hit five sixes and sixteen fours while Yuvraj changed the complexion of the game with his breezy 60-ball inning that was studded with six sixes and ten boundaries.
Tendulkar and Yuvraj shared a 138-run stand for the third wicket. The 35-year-old former captain also had a 135-run stand with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (68) to help India post their highest one day score against New Zealand.
It was also the highest one-day score by any side in New Zealand, surpassing the 350 for nine the home side scored against Australia in Hamilton in February 2007.
Suresh Raina smashed an unbeaten 38, which included five sixes, from 18 balls, in the last few overs to put up the huge total.
Virender Sehwag departed early after he was bowled by Mills for three, while Gautam Gambhir was caught by wicketkeeper Peter McGlashan off Ian Butler for 15.
But Tendulkar, Yuvraj and Dhoni made a mockery of the New Zealand bowling attack and punished them harshly with their brutal play. Tendulkar and Yuvraj racked up 69 runs in a batting power play from the 23rd to 27th overs.
Yuvraj was cruising towards a well deserved century but was well caught by McGlashan, who was standing up to medium-pacer Grant Elliott. McGlashan, playing his second ODI, missed an easy stumping chance to get rid of Dhoni off Jeetan Patel when the Indian captain was on five.
Elliott also dropped Tendulkar when the batsman was on 122. The batting maestro finally retired hurt after he pulled a stomach muscle.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori missed the game to attend the birth of his first child in Auckland.
