4th ODI: India v New Zealand at Bangalore - Dec 7, 2010

New Zealand 315/7 (50) India 321/5 (48.5)

India won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Yusuf Pathan will be fire

Toss India, who chose to field

Series India led the 5-match series 4-0

Player of the match:- YK Pathan (India)









Yusuf Pathan celebrates his maiden ODI century, India v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Bangalore, December 7, 2010

YK Pathan	not out	123	128	96	7	7	128.12

	New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	MJ Guptill	c Yuvraj Singh b Nehra	30	42	25	5	0	120.00
	8.4 124.8 kph, Gone! Too adventurous? Third aerial shot in the over. two of those were wide enough of mid-on, but this delivery was even wider, making him go into the crowded off side. Guptill went with the drive, and found Yuvraj Singh at cover 62/1
	BB McCullum†	c Sharma b Ashwin	42	67	42	8	1	100.00
	13.2 83.7 kph, big, big wicket! McCullum was looking very good here. He tried to go over short midwicket here, but got too close to this full delivery, thus not getting enough elevation. Ashwin is jubilant 91/3
	JM How	c Pathan b Nehra	4	9	6	0	0	66.66
	10.1 126.5 kph, No. 2 for Nehra in his second over. How, who looked loose outside off during the short stay, succumbs. It is a regulation delivery angled across him, but How hangs his bat out, away from the body. The edge is taken, and snapped low by Yusuf Pathan at a wide first slip 70/2
	LRPL Taylor	lbw b Ashwin	44	112	73	3	0	60.27
	37.1 82.3 kph, plumb lbw first ball! A nothing shot really! Moves too far across, and also seems to have told himself to not play the forceful shot first ball. And the bat face closes too early, missing the ball, and he is caught dead in plumb. Tame end to what was shaping up to be an important innings of struggle followed by flourish 210/5
	SB Styris	c Tiwary b Pathan	46	64	48	3	1	95.83
	29.4 66.9 kph, he is gone! Goes for the same chip over midwicket, but the ball is a bit too straight, and is also turning in, which makes him drag it a bit squarer than he wants and he finds Tiwary on the boundary 170/4
	JEC Franklin	not out	98	88	69	12	3	142.02
	DL Vettori*	b Pathan	17	24	19	2	0	89.47
	42.6 77.9 kph, bowled him! Pathan is ecstatic. Vettori looks to pull this one from the leg-and-middle line, but it is not short enough. DV misses, YKP hits 249/6
	KD Mills	b Pathan	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
	44.3 81.5 kph, No. 3 for YKP. He is over the moon. Mills goes for the big shot this time, the slog sweep, and Yusuf keeps firing them in. Mills misses, the ball hits the thigh pad outside the leg line, and then ricochets onto the stumps 251/7
	NL McCullum	not out	13	26	12	1	0	108.33
	Extras	(lb 8, w 12)	20
	Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs; 219 mins)	315	(6.30 runs per over)

Did not bat TG Southee, AJ McKay

Fall of wickets1-62 (Guptill, 8.4 ov), 2-70 (How, 10.1 ov), 3-91 (BB McCullum, 13.2 ov), 4-170 (Styris, 29.4 ov), 5-210 (Taylor, 37.1 ov), 6-249 (Vettori, 42.6 ov), 7-251 (Mills, 44.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	8	0	40	0	5.00	(3w)
	P Kumar	7	0	42	0	6.00	(1w)
	R Ashwin	10	0	66	2	6.60	(1w)
	13.2 to BB McCullum, 83.7 kph, big, big wicket! McCullum was looking very good here. He tried to go over short midwicket here, but got too close to this full delivery, thus not getting enough elevation. Ashwin is jubilant 91/3 37.1 to Taylor, 82.3 kph, plumb lbw first ball! A nothing shot really! Moves too far across, and also seems to have told himself to not play the forceful shot first ball. And the bat face closes too early, missing the ball, and he is caught dead in plumb. Tame end to what was shaping up to be an important innings of struggle followed by flourish 210/5
	A Nehra	9	1	70	2	7.77	(2w)
	8.4 to Guptill, 124.8 kph, Gone! Too adventurous? Third aerial shot in the over. two of those were wide enough of mid-on, but this delivery was even wider, making him go into the crowded off side. Guptill went with the drive, and found Yuvraj Singh at cover 62/1 10.1 to How, 126.5 kph, No. 2 for Nehra in his second over. How, who looked loose outside off during the short stay, succumbs. It is a regulation delivery angled across him, but How hangs his bat out, away from the body. The edge is taken, and snapped low by Yusuf Pathan at a wide first slip 70/2
	Yuvraj Singh	3	0	21	0	7.00
	YK Pathan	9	0	49	3	5.44
	29.4 to Styris, 66.9 kph, he is gone! Goes for the same chip over midwicket, but the ball is a bit too straight, and is also turning in, which makes him drag it a bit squarer than he wants and he finds Tiwary on the boundary 170/4 42.6 to Vettori, 77.9 kph, bowled him! Pathan is ecstatic. Vettori looks to pull this one from the leg-and-middle line, but it is not short enough. DV misses, YKP hits 249/6 44.3 to Mills, 81.5 kph, No. 3 for YKP. He is over the moon. Mills goes for the big shot this time, the slog sweep, and Yusuf keeps firing them in. Mills misses, the ball hits the thigh pad outside the leg line, and then ricochets onto the stumps 251/7
	RG Sharma	4	0	19	0	4.75

	India innings (target: 316 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir*	c Guptill b McKay	27	41	24	4	0	112.50
	9.4 125.2 kph, and what a way to get out after a missed run-out, an edge through slips! It was short, wide, juicy, and Gambhir has cut it straight to Guptill at point. Throat high. taken. Gambhir can't believe it 67/1
	PA Patel†	c sub (KS Williamson) b NL McCullum	53	87	57	8	0	92.98
	19.3 78.4 kph, NMac is on fire here. Slows this one up, Patel comes down the track and goes for the big straight hit. Not quite close enough to the pitch of the ball and ends up skying it to long-on where substitute Williamson completes a tumbling catch 108/4
	V Kohli	c Mills b McKay	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
	9.6 125.4 kph, McKay has two! Kohli is gone for a duck after having scored 50 or more in his four previous innings. McKay's energy shows as he bowls another bouncer, angled across Kohli, who goes for the hook, gets a chunky top edge to Mills at long leg. New Zealand are right back 68/2
	Yuvraj Singh	c How b NL McCullum	20	38	28	1	1	71.42
	17.4 90.5 kph, and just when he started looking good, Yuvraj is gone! Goes for the pull again to a ball that is not quite short, gets zero elevation and finds short midwicket 103/3
	RG Sharma	c Vettori b Southee	44	56	48	4	1	91.66
	33.2 112.2 kph, the crowd is stunned into silence! Slower ball, Sharma saw it early, and looked to go over mid-off, but ended up smashing it straight down his throat. Vettori did well to hold onto it because it was hit very hard at it. Just couldn't get the elevation there 188/5
	YK Pathan	not out	123	128	96	7	7	128.12
	SS Tiwary	not out	37	77	39	3	1	94.87
	Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 8, nb 2)	17
	Total	(5 wickets; 48.5 overs; 215 mins)	321	(6.57 runs per over)

Did not bat R Ashwin, P Kumar, Z Khan, A Nehra

Fall of wickets1-67 (Gambhir, 9.4 ov), 2-68 (Kohli, 9.6 ov), 3-103 (Yuvraj Singh, 17.4 ov), 4-108 (Patel, 19.3 ov), 5-188 (Sharma, 33.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	KD Mills	10	1	65	0	6.50	(2w)
	TG Southee	10	0	64	1	6.40	(1w)
	33.2 to Sharma, 112.2 kph, the crowd is stunned into silence! Slower ball, Sharma saw it early, and looked to go over mid-off, but ended up smashing it straight down his throat. Vettori did well to hold onto it because it was hit very hard at it. Just couldn't get the elevation there 188/5
	AJ McKay	7	0	63	2	9.00	(1nb, 4w)
	9.4 to Gambhir, 125.2 kph, and what a way to get out after a missed run-out, an edge through slips! It was short, wide, juicy, and Gambhir has cut it straight to Guptill at point. Throat high. taken. Gambhir can't believe it 67/1 9.6 to Kohli, 125.4 kph, McKay has two! Kohli is gone for a duck after having scored 50 or more in his four previous innings. McKay's energy shows as he bowls another bouncer, angled across Kohli, who goes for the hook, gets a chunky top edge to Mills at long leg. New Zealand are right back 68/2
	NL McCullum	7.5	0	38	2	4.85
	17.4 to Yuvraj Singh, 90.5 kph, and just when he started looking good, Yuvraj is gone! Goes for the pull again to a ball that is not quite short, gets zero elevation and finds short midwicket 103/3 19.3 to Patel, 78.4 kph, NMac is on fire here. Slows this one up, Patel comes down the track and goes for the big straight hit. Not quite close enough to the pitch of the ball and ends up skying it to long-on where substitute Williamson completes a tumbling catch 108/4
	SB Styris	4	1	27	0	6.75	(1w)
	DL Vettori	10	0	57	0	5.70

Match details

Toss India, who chose to field Series India led the 5-match series 4-0

Player of the match YK Pathan (India)

Umpires RA Kettleborough (England) and AM Saheba TV umpire S Asnani Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire UV Gandhe

Match notes

New Zealand innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 70 runs, 1 wicket) New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 10 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (MJ Guptill 22, BB McCullum 18, Ex 10) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 27 runs, 2 wickets) Drinks: New Zealand - 91/3 in 13.2 overs (LRPL Taylor 4) New Zealand: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 12 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (LRPL Taylor 19, SB Styris 27, Ex 4) New Zealand: 150 runs in 26.6 overs (162 balls), Extras 15 Drinks: New Zealand - 184/4 in 32.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 38, JEC Franklin 7) New Zealand: 200 runs in 35.5 overs (215 balls), Extras 17 Powerplay 3: Overs 37.1 - 42.0 (Batting side - 36 runs, 1 wicket) New Zealand: 250 runs in 43.2 overs (260 balls), Extras 18 JEC Franklin: 50 off 51 balls (7 x 4) New Zealand: 300 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 20 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (JEC Franklin 40, NL McCullum 13, Ex 2) Innings Break: New Zealand - 315/7 in 50.0 overs (JEC Franklin 98, NL McCullum 13) India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 2 wickets) India: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 1 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (G Gambhir 21, PA Patel 28, Ex 1) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 18 runs, 0 wicket) PA Patel: 50 off 50 balls (8 x 4) India: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 4 Drinks: India - 100/2 in 17.0 overs (PA Patel 51, Yuvraj Singh 18) India: 150 runs in 27.5 overs (167 balls), Extras 5 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (RG Sharma 30, YK Pathan 20, Ex 1) Drinks: India - 188/5 in 33.2 overs (YK Pathan 38) India: 200 runs in 35.1 overs (211 balls), Extras 6 Rain: India - 203/5 in 36.0 overs (YK Pathan 48, SS Tiwary 4) YK Pathan: 50 off 50 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6) Powerplay 3: Overs 38.1 - 43.0 (Batting side - 44 runs, 0 wicket) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (YK Pathan 34, SS Tiwary 12, Ex 4) India: 250 runs in 42.2 overs (254 balls), Extras 10 YK Pathan: 100 off 79 balls (7 x 4, 6 x 6) 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 76 balls (YK Pathan 73, SS Tiwary 16, Ex 11) India: 300 runs in 47.2 overs (285 balls), Extras 17