Another comprehensive victory for India. India won the series 3-0 beating New Zealand by 9 wickets in the third ODI at Vadodara. Having rested key players like Sehwag, Tendulkar, Raina, Dhoni and Harbhajan, this young team played like champions of the game. Now the best option before Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja is to perform. Otherwise their names will not be listed in World Cup Playing XI.
After winning the toss India decided to field first. Dangerous Brendon McCullum went for a duck. Zaheer & Co are in brilliant form and kept taking wickets at regular intervals. James Franklin (72 from 108 balls, 5 Fours, 1 six) and Nathan McCullum (43 from 53) helped New Zealand to score 229 runs in the 50 overs. Zaheer Khan, Ashwin and Yusuf Pathan took two wickets each.
Indian openers were off to a blazing start scoring 118 runs in 18.4 overs. Gambhir who led from the front scored unbeatable 126 runs (117 balls, 16 fours) and steered India to a massive win. Gambhir became the 8th Indian to score back to back centuries.Kohli remains not out on 63 (70 balls, 6 fours, 2 six). This is Kohli's 4th consecutive fifty plus score in ODIs. India won the match in the 39.3 over itself with the loss of one wicket.
Now the question is about the World Cup Playing XI. Who will open the innings with Sehwag? Is it Sachin or Gambhir? Who will play the first down position, is it Kohli or Gambhir?
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