India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI,IND beat NZ by 6 runs, win series 2-1

Virat Kohli-led India beat New Zealand by six runs in Kanpur to win the three-match series 2-1. Chasing 338, the visitors were well on course till the 46th over but Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s brilliance helped hosts register their seventh successive ODI series win since January 2016. Catch highlights of India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI from Kanpur 

Virat Kohli (Man of the Series): “Credit to New Zealand. They challenged us in all three games, and forced us to play our best in every game. Credit to the skill and character they possess. Congratulations to them for playing that way. I decided that I let the bowler do what he wants do do, and that’s why I was calm. There was dew too, just glad the boys pulled through.”

Rohit Sharma (Man of the Match): “Feels good when the team wins, and you contribute. Happy how we played through this series. NZ were very competitive, and it wasn’t easy to come and win. We had to be at our best to win. I was watching the pre-match analysis where they said my head was falling off, so I worked slightly on it. That helped. My head was falling a bit, and wasn’t coming into the line of the ball. The quickly you rectify, the better it is. I enjoyed playing today in Kanpur, have good memories personally.”

Kane Williamson: Fantastic series, some great cricket played and in good series. Credit to Kohli and team, they were the better team, although by just a little bit. Lots of promising signs from our end. Losing from this close is frustrating, but good signs. The surface was good throughout, and the team that played better on that day won the games in this series. But against these guys, you have to be at your best to cross the line.

Tom Latham: “The change of role was great. It’s been a great series, played in great spirits. Coming over here is tough but for us it was to stay in the game as deep as possible. But again, they have quality seamers and it wasn’t meant to be today. The score India posted was really good, and the fact that we got really close was good. The openers played well, and we probably left a little too much for the end. Great to be part of this series.”

Jasprit Bumrah: “I tried to stay calm. If you try to complicate, then lot of things happened. Stayed calm, and job was to execute. I should have probably gone to the stumps and broken it (on the Latham wicket), but decided to throw it down anyway. I don’t think about these things (people’s pressure ahead of the final over). I was just focusing on ball-by-ball and kept expectations of people away.”