India beat New Zealand, clinch ODI series 2-1

Kanpur, India: India beat New Zealand by six runs in the third and final one-day international in Kanpur on Sunday to take the series 2-1.

Chasing 338 for victory, New Zealand faltered in their chase to end on 331-7 despite a gritty 52-ball 65 by Tom Latham, who was run out in the 48th over.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah claimed three wickets while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took two.

Final scoreboard of the third and final one-day international between India and New Zealand in Kanpur on Sunday:

India

R. Sharma c Southee b Santner 147

S. Dhawan c Williamson b Southee 14

V. Kohli c Williamson b Southee 113

H. Pandya c Southee b Santner 8

M.S. Dhoni c Munro b Milne 25

K. Jadhav c Guptill b Milne 18

D. Karthik not out 4

Extras (lb1, w7) 8

Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 337

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Dhawan), 2-259 (Sharma), 3-273 (Pandya), 4-302 (Kohli), 5-331 (Dhoni), 6-337 (Jadhav)

Did not bat: B. Kumar, A. Patel, J. Bumrah, Y. Chahal

Bowling: Southee 10-0-66-2 (w1), Boult 10-0-81-0 (w3), Milne 10-0-64-2 (w2), Grandhomme 8-0-57-0, Santner 10-0-58-2, Munro 2-0-10-0 (w1)

New Zealand (target 338)

M. Guptill c Karthik b Bumrah 10

C. Munro b Chahal 75

K. Williamson c Dhoni b Chahal 64

R. Taylor c Jadhav b Bumrah 39

T. Latham run out (Dhoni/Bumrah) 65

H. Nicholls b Kumar 37

C. de Grandhomme not out 8

M. Santner c Dhawan b Bumrah 9

T. Southee not out 4

Extras (lb4, w16) 20

Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 331

Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Guptill), 2-153 (Munro), 3-168 (Williamson), 4-247 (Taylor), 5-306 (Nicholls), 6-312 (Latham), 7-326 (Santner)

Did not bat: A. Milne, T. Boult

Bowling: Kumar 10-0-92-1 (w7), Bumrah 10-0-47-3 (w2), Pandya 5-0-47-0 (w2), Patel 7-0-40-0 (w1), Jadhav 8-0-54-0 (w!), Chahal 10-0-47-2 (w1)

Toss: New Zealand

Result: India beat New Zealand by 6 runs

Series: India clinch the three-match series 2-1

Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (IND), Michael Gough (ENG)

TV Umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)