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2068dThe Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mishra five-for rolls New Zealand over for 79

Choosing to bat first and picking three frontline spinners on a slow turner, India overwhelmed New Zealand by 190 runs in the deciding fifth ODI in Visakhapatnam, with Amit Mishra picking up five wickets to send the visitors crashing to 79 all out

2068dArun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

The Rohit way throws New Zealand out of gear

On a track where batsmen struggled for fluency, Rohit Sharma produced a measured 70 to redeem an ordinary series and throw New Zealand out of gear

2068dArun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

Santner the standout in tough tour - Williamson

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson believes there are lessons to be learnt from playing against a good side in tough conditions, and said Mitchell Santner was a "highlight" of their tour of India

2068dESPNcricinfo staff

Amit Mishra's five-for seals series against New Zealand

Amit Mishra, India's leg spinner, foxed New Zealand's batsmen by claiming a five-for that helped the hosts thrash their opponents by a massive 190-run margin in the fifth and final ODI of the series played in Vishkhapatnam on Saturday.

Preview

Shortest innings

23.1

No. of overs in which NZ got all-out, is their shortest innings in ODIs. The previous shortest was 24.4 overs against Pakistan in Singapore in 2000.

Mishra's top-series

13

Previous highest wickets by a bowler in a bilateral ODI series vs New Zealand - by Warne, Gough and Narine. With Southee's wicket, Mishra has gone past them.

Low total

295

Average first inns total in the 5 ODIs in Vizag, before this. The last 4 ODIs here have been won by the chasing teams.

Efficient Santner

2003

Last time a NZ spinner had economy of 4 or less in an ODI series bowling 45 or more overs - Vettori in tri-series in SL. Santner conceded at 4 an over this series.

Slowed down

16

Runs scored by India in the overs 36th to 40th. They also lost two wickets in those overs.

Kohli's productive venue

334

Runs scored by Kohli in three ODIs in Vizag, before this match - the most by him at any venue in India. His scores: 118, 117 and 99.

Rohit gets going

53

Runs accumulated by Rohit Sharma in the first 4 ODIs of this series, with highest of 15. He has scored more than that in this match.

Nothing big at top

12

No. of consecutive home ODIs for India without a 50+ opening stand, including this match. The last 50+ pship was 62 v SL in Hyderabad in 2014-15.

India in Vizag

4-1

Win-loss record for India in ODIs in Visakhapatnam, before this. Their only defeat had come in the last complete game here, vs West Indies in 2013-14.