INDORE: Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hit attacking centuries to assist India sweep the one-day worldwide collection in opposition to New Zealand with a 90-run victory within the third match on Tuesday.
Rohit (101) and Gill (112) placed on 212 for the opening wicket in Indore to information the hosts to 385-9 after being invited to bat first in Indore.
In reply, Devon Conway’s 138 was in useless as India bowled out New Zealand for 295 in 41.2 overs for his or her second successive 3-Zero whitewash and go high of the ODI rankings.
Rohit, who recorded his first ODI century since January 2020, and Gill stood out within the highest opening partnership by any group in opposition to the Kiwis within the 50-over format, surpassing the 201-run stand of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in 2009.
New Zealand’s bowlers hit again after the pair’s departure as India slipped to 293-5 earlier than Hardik Pandya took cost, boosting the full with a 38-ball 54.
But it began with Gill smashing Lockie Ferguson for 4 fours and a six in a 22-run eighth over and Rohit joined the social gathering with a number of massive hits over the fence.
Gill recorded his third 100-plus rating in his final 4 ODI innings, taking off his helmet and basking in applause from the stands when he reached the milestone.
Michael Bracewell bowled Rohit and Blair Tickner despatched again Gill within the subsequent over and India quickly misplaced common wickets, regardless of a brisk 36 from Virat Kohli.
The left-handed Ishan Kishan was run out after a mix-up with Kohli, who quickly fell to Jacob Duffy.
Pandya placed on 54 for the seventh wicket with Shardul Thakur, who hit 25.
In reply, New Zealand misplaced Finn Allen on the second supply of their chase after Pandya bowled the opener for nought.
Conway stood agency so as to add 106 for the second wicket with Henry Nicholls, who hit 42, and 78 for the third with Daryl Mitchell (24).
The left-handed Conway fought exhausting as wickets fell on the different finish as he raised his third ODI hundred with a six off leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
Thakur dented New Zealand’s chase when he struck twice with successive deliveries, Mitchell caught behind after which skipper Tom Latham caught at mid-off.
Conway, who smashed 12 fours and eight sixes in his 100-ball blitz, appeared unstoppable till tearaway fast Umran Malik bought the batsman caught at mid-wicket.
Bracewell, who hit 26, and Mitchell Santner, who made 34, tried to maintain up the combat however Bracewell’s wicket off Kuldeep Yadav, who picked three wickets, spelt the tip for the Black Caps.
The two groups will now play three Twenty20 internationals beginning Friday in Ranchi.
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