After losing the 4th ODI against New Zealand, the hosts India are ready for the decider India vs. New Zealand 5th ODI at Vishakhapatnam. The series stands at 2-2 making the 5th ODI the final match in the series.
India vs. New Zealand 5th ODI live streaming details
Time: 1:30 p.m. local time, 4 a.m. ET, 9 p.m. NZT
Date: Oct. 29, 2016
Venue: Vishakhapatnam
Live Stream: Watch India vs. New Zealand 5th ODI online via live stream on Hot Star in India.
TV Channels: Star Sports HD 1, 3 and Star Sports 1, 3 (India), Sky Sport3 (New Zealand), Fox Sports2 (Australia), Willow TV (U.S. and Canada)
New Zealand are confident to win their first-ever ODI series in India as they are pumped up after defeating India in the 4th ODI at M.S. Dhoni's home ground.
However, it looks a tough task after India whitewashed the test series earlier. The top order of New Zealand are fantastic, but the middle order continues to struggle.
Meanwhile, India will have to bring out the best in the final game and the middle order will have to shine to make Dhoni confident about choosing them.
India vs. New Zealand 5th ODI squad
India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, M.S. Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson (captain), BJ Watling (wicketkeeper), James Neesham, Anton Devcich, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Meanwhile, cyclone Kyant has weakened and is not likely to hit Vishakhapatnam. However, there are chances of thunderstorms on Saturday.
Kedar Jadhav has stated that team India is not dependent completely on Virat Kohli. "Virat is a great player and it's always nice if he scores. It makes life easy for the batsmen coming in. But, we have too many quality batsmen in the team and we need to deliver whenever we get the opportunity," Jadhav said.
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