MOUNT MAUNGANUI, Nov 15: Arshdeep Singh produced an all-round performance as India beat New Zealand by 22 runs in the fifth and final ODI to win the five-match series 3-1.
Batting at No. 11, Arshdeep scored 14 runs off four balls, including two sixes. He added 26 runs for the 10th wicket with Mohammed Siraj, who remained unbeaten on 14 off 26 balls.
India were bowled out for 209 before restricting New Zealand to 187.
Arshdeep took three wickets for 30 runs. He dismissed Will Young and Nick Kelly in successive deliveries to bring India back into the contest.
“Siraj told me that these runs would be very important in the match. We made sure India crossed 200, and those runs eventually gave the bowlers some relief while defending the total,” Arshdeep said after receiving the player-of-the-match award.
The win came after India had suffered a 244-run defeat in the previous match.
