NZ vs IND 5th ODI Live Commentary - Mount Maunganui (15 November 2026)

3 runs, good shot. The batter goes deep in the crease and punches it through the point. Nice testing of stamina to pick up three.

Wide of off, on a fractionally fuller length, Ruturaj leaves it alone.

FOUR! A bit edgy! On the stumps, on a length. It lands and nips away off the seam. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays put to defend, but the ball shoots off the outer half of his bat and beats the sliding Blair Tickner to his left at deep third for a boundary.

Fuller than a length, Gaikwad pushes it to mid off.

FOUR! Lovely timing and placement! Fuller on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad transfers the weight on the front foot and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Back of a lenght, on top of off, Gaikwad bunts it down the pitch.

Full and wide outside off, not much swing on offer. Gaikwad creams the cover drive, but can't find the gap.

Duffy goes past the bat straight away. Angled in towards the off stump, on a back of a length, before moving away. Rohit presses half-forward for the block and presents a straight bat. He is beaten past the outside edge.

Fuller and there is a hint of an away shape, on off. Sharma leans on and dabs it down towards point.

Pulls the length back and it is bowled at 135 kph, around off. Rohit stands tall on his toes and knocks it back towards the bowler.

India are underway with this extra! Duffy tries to dart it back into the right-hander but sprays it down leg. Rohit misses out on the tickle. Duffy seemed to have heard something, and he went up in an appeal but got no support from anyone else. Given as a wide by the umpire.

FOUR! Rohit Sharma is up and running. Duffy looks to go full in search of swing but ends up offering a lot of width. Sharma climbs all over it as he extends his hands into the shot and slams it over cover for the first boundary of the game.

Angling in on the leg stump, on a length, Rohit blocks it back to the bowler.

Outside off on a good length, slightly holding on the pitch and then nipping away. Rohit looks to cut it square on the off side but chops it on the pitch.