4th ODI: India v New Zealand (Winner: IND)

NZ 315/7 (J Franklin 98, S Styris 46, Y Pathan 3/49, R Ashwin 2/66) lost to IND 321/5 (Y Pathan 123, P Patel 53, N McCullum 2/38, A McKay 2/63) by 5 wickets with 7 balls remaining.
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match: Y Pathan	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (7 Dec,2010)

Having lost 9 matches in a row, Kiwis needed something special to break this rot. They got off to a great start before 3 wickets fell to leave them at 93/3 after 14 with COW of 53%. Taylor played a surprisingly circumspect innings and with Styris got NZ to a strong base but both fell short of fifties. It took a brilliant 98* from James Franklin to push the score to 315/7 with a COW of 62%. India needed a good start to win this one and they had a steady start till 2 quick wickets left them at 68/2 after 10 with COW of 38%. Every time a partnership seemed to develop Kiwis took a wicket and soon India seemed to be out of the game at 191/5 after 34 with COW of 34%. But an explosive century by Yusuf Pathan turned the match around as India won to take 4-0 lead.

First Inns (New Zealand)- 50 Overs Maximum

13 Overs: NZ 87/2

NZ 54%

For a change, the New Zealand top

order clicked in this match providing them with a rare belligerent opening start .New Zealand’s chances increased by 7% during this period.

29 Overs: NZ 164/3

NZ 56%

New Zealand consolidated during this

period, giving New Zealand a grand platform for later acceleration .New Zealand’s chances increased by 2% during this period.

41 Overs: NZ 235/5

NZ 59%

New Zealand got to a very good

position and looked set to reach atleast 300.New Zealand’s chances increased by 3% during this period.

50 Overs: NZ 315/7

NZ 62%

James Franklin played a blinder

of an Innings carting the bowlers and giving New Zealand a real chance of winning this match.New Zealand’s chances increased by 3% during this period.

Second Inns (India: Target 316) - 50 Overs Maximum

17 Overs: IND 100/2	NZ 63%	India started with a bang, with
		Gautam Gambhir once again providing the fireworks, however after his dismissal , things fizzled out a bit.India’s chances decreased by 1% during this period.
29 Overs: IND 154/4	NZ 69%	India lost a bunch of wickets leaving
		the remaining batsmen with the envious task of surmounting a huge total. India’s chances decreased by 6% during this period.
38 Overs: IND 221/5	NZ 64%	Yusuf Pathan along with Rohit Sharma
		and later Sourabh Tiwary brought India back on track after a slight drizzle put India behind on the D/L method .India’s chances increased by 5% during this period.
48.5 Overs: IND 321/5	IND 100%	Yusuf Pathan played a blinder silencing
		his critics with an Innings of sheer brutality combined with an element of restraint, bringin India home and increasing New Zealand’s losing streak. India won by 5 wickets.

4th ODI: India v New Zealand (Winner: IND)

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