The players are out. Irfan to begin. One slip in place, busy off-side field

0.1

IK Pathan to Ryder, SIX, what a way to start! Irfan piches it on a good length and there's a lot of audacity in that shot as he clubs him over long-on, that went rows back

0.2

IK Pathan to Ryder, no run, better delivery, he lands it outside off and he gets it to move away and beats him

0.3

IK Pathan to Ryder, no run, stretches his bat out to leave but the ball moves away and nearly takes the edge

0.4

IK Pathan to Ryder, no run, another superb delivery, this one cramps him for room and slices him with the late away movement

0.5

IK Pathan to Ryder, 1 run, fullish on middle and off, he tucks it down to mid-on and a sliding save restricts it to a single

McCullum has a leg slip

0.6

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, no run, lands it bang on target and the batsman pats it back down the pitch, nice comeback after the first-ball six

1.1

Khan to Ryder, no run, bangs it in short and nearly slices him in half as the ball bends back

1.2

Khan to Ryder, no run, full outside and nearly scooped on the full to backward point

1.3

Khan to Ryder, FOUR, poor delivery and rightfully put away, he gives him width and the bounce sits up nicely for Ryder to slash it with control over backward point

1.4

Khan to Ryder, no run, Appeal! zaheer gets the ball to bend back in and catch Ryder on the pads but the ball may have missed leg, very close shout though

1.5

Khan to Ryder, no run, another snorter of a delivery, moves away late and beats him late on the forward prod

1.6

Khan to Ryder, FOUR, super shot! It was just fractionally short of a length and Ryder did extremely well to adjust and pull him on the front foot

2.1

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, no run, cuts back in and he gets an inside edge as tries to drive through the off side

2.2

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, 1 wide, fires it short and wide down the leg side and McCullum tries to pull bit misses

2.2

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, SIX, Pathan swings it on the pads and it sits up nicely for the batsman as he whips it with ease high over deep square leg, he had tremendous bat speed on that one

2.3

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, 2 runs, gets the ball to bend back in through the air and he pushes it past the bowler

2.4

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, FOUR, Pathan errs by bowling a half volley on the off stump and he swings him across the line and the ball runs to long-on

2.5

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, 1 run, outside off and he angles it wide of backward point

2.6

IK Pathan to Ryder, FOUR, attempted yorker turns into a low full toss and he gets across just a touch and clips it with ease past square leg

Terrific start for NZ

Here's Ishant Sharma. I would have opened with him

3.1

Sharma to BB McCullum, no run, makes an impact straightaway as he gets it to cut back in and cause problems as McCullum gets forward too early

3.2

Sharma to BB McCullum, FOUR, very unlucky for Ishant, McCullum gets forward early again and shapes to drive but gets am inside edge which beats the stumps and the keeper

3.3

Sharma to BB McCullum, FOUR, streaky yet again and New Zealand will take the, he swishes hard to loft him over the off side but the ball flies off the top of the bat and travels to third man

3.4

Sharma to BB McCullum, FOUR, that's a hat-trick of boundaries but this was asking to be punished, half volley outside off and lofted to long-off

3.5

Sharma to BB McCullum, no run, holds the length back and he pushes it to the covers

3.6

Sharma to BB McCullum, no run, tapped to the off side and a run-out chance is fluffed, Raina fails to gather the ball properly and McCullum scampers back to the crease

4.1

Khan to Ryder, SIX, Ryder at his best, stays at the crease and nonchalantly swings a length ball high over wide long-on

4.2

Khan to Ryder, 1 run, gets a leading edge to the off side and Ishant dives to stop it and injures his shoulder, Rohit replaces him in the field

4.3

Khan to BB McCullum, 1 run, makes room and slices him over backward point, the ball travels like a bullet and Rohit does superbly to get a hand to it at third man

4.4

Khan to Ryder, OUT, Zaheer just manages to hit the timber, the ball comes back in and the faintest of touches clips the off bail, I don't think Ryder saw that properly

JD Ryder b Khan 26 (22m 15b 3x4 2x6) SR: 173.33

4.5

Khan to Guptill, no run, Guptill gets an absolute beauty first up, the ball comes back in and moves in late, very well left

4.6

Khan to Guptill, no run, this one moves away and nearly takes the edge, Dhoni doesn't appeal though, I don't think there was an edge

Ishant's into the attack

5.1

Sharma to BB McCullum, 1 run, he starts with a back of a length ball, angling into the batsman, pushed towards mid-on

5.2

Sharma to Guptill, no run, it's shorter this time, Guptill gets on the backfoot and defends it back towards the bowler

5.3

Sharma to Guptill, FOUR, short again, and on middle and leg, feeds Guptill's favourite pull, it's mistimed to midwicket

5.4

Sharma to Guptill, no run, gets on the backfoot and defends it towards cover

5.5

Sharma to Guptill, 2 runs, an angled bat places the ball wide of the third man fielder, enough time for the batsmen to get two

5.6

Sharma to Guptill, no run, tight line around off, Guptill opens the face and steers it towards backward point, "Wait on" is the call

6.1

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, lands it outside off and gets no turn, he punches it to the off side

6.2

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, 1 run, that is too wide outside off, he makes room and slices it square of the wicket on the off side

6.3

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets on the backfoot and works it wide of point

6.4

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, no run, floated on the pads and he chips it uppishly towards short midwicket

6.5

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, no run, very well bowled, gives him no room as he taps it back to the bowler

6.6

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, no run, and once again he keeps it tight, Guptill softly works it to the on side

Here's Jadeja

7.1

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 1 run, drops it too short on middle and leg, he shuffles and clips it to the on side

7.2

Jadeja to Guptill, 1 run, skids through and works it wide of square leg

7.3

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 1 run, not much turn, he stays back and taps it wide of cover

7.4

Jadeja to Guptill, no run, this one straightens, he punches it to the off side

7.5

Jadeja to Guptill, no run, skids through quickly and he taps it back down the pitch

7.6

Jadeja to Guptill, 1 run, stays back and punches it down to mid-off

Quiet couple of overs for New Zealand

One slip in place

8.1

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, no run, it skids through off a good length and he pats it back to the bowler

8.2

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, 1 run, works it with the turn to the on side

The slip goes off for McCullum

8.3

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and dabs it down to short third man for a quick single

8.4

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, no run, well bowled again, he defends back to the bowler

8.5

Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, OUT, very bizarre decision! Guptill aims to pull a short delivery and gets a thick inside edge onto his thigh, the Indians appeal and the inside edge was obvious to the naked eye, umpire Gary Baxter doesn't appear as if if he's going to give it out and then all of a sudden raises the finger, Guptill doesn't want to go and McCullum can't believe it either

MJ Guptill lbw b Harbhajan Singh 10 (15m 19b 1x4 0x6) SR: 52.63

8.6

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, no run, gets forward and clips it to the on side

9.1

Jadeja to BB McCullum, no run, Dhoni sprints to the on side to effect a run out but the under arm flick misses the stumps

9.2

Jadeja to BB McCullum, no run, tapped back to the bowler

9.3

Jadeja to BB McCullum, no run, gets forward and pushes it down the track

9.4

Jadeja to BB McCullum, no run

9.5

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 2 runs, drifts on the pads and he shuffles and works it away to the on side

9.6

Jadeja to BB McCullum, no run, makes room and clips it away to the off side

The spinners have pulled things back for India

10.1

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, 2 runs, opens the face of the bat and takes the risk of dabbing it wide of slip

10.2

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, FOUR, full marks for placement, harbhajan drops it a little too wide outside off, he makes room and cuts wide of the vacant backward point region and beats the sweeper

10.3

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, no run, gets well forward and defends

10.4

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it down to mid-off

10.5

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, no run, stays on the backfoot and defends

10.6

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, stays on the backfoot and angles it down to point

11.1

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 1 run, shuffles and clips it with the turn wide of midwicket

In a sense it evens out for Guptill as he should have been given out first ball in Christchurch. He went on to score 41

11.2

Jadeja to Taylor, 1 run, shuffles and clips it down to square leg

11.3

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 2 wides, gets across and the ball slides down leg and beats the keeper

11.3

Jadeja to Taylor, 1 run, pushes it down to long-on

11.4

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 1 leg bye, nudged off the pads to the on side

11.5

Jadeja to Taylor, 1 leg bye

11.6

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 1 run, gives him the charge to a full ball and forces it past the diving Jadeja

63 needed off 48. A wicket here will put the pressure right back on NZ

12.1

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, shuffles and clips it down to midwicket

12.2

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, no run, pushes it quicker and he mistimes the punch to the off side

12.3

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, 1 bye, the doosra nearly squares him up as the ball clips his thigh and rolls to the off side

12.4

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, no run, quicker through the air and the pitch, he gets behind the line and defends to the off side

12.5

Harbhajan Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, makes room and places it wide of cover

12.6

Harbhajan Singh to Taylor, no run, Harbhajan fires that quick and the batsman's beaten on the pull as he seizes on the shot a little too early

13.1

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 3 runs, strays just wide down the leg side and the ball is pulled back by fine leg

13.2

Jadeja to Taylor, 1 run

13.3

Jadeja to BB McCullum, no run

13.4

Jadeja to BB McCullum, 1 run, slides it on the pads and he works it to the on side

13.5

Jadeja to Taylor, FOUR, that will release the pressure, he gets on his knee and sweeps him on the up down to deep square leg

13.6

Jadeja to Taylor, no run

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14.1

Khan to BB McCullum, no run, begins the new spell with a snorter that fizzes past McCullum's glove

14.2

Khan to BB McCullum, FOUR, he errs by sliding down the leg side, he shuffles and clips it just wide of Dhoni

14.3

Khan to BB McCullum, 1 wide, another bonus for NZ as Zaheer strays on the pads, McCullum tries to clip it away but misses

14.3

Khan to BB McCullum, 2 leg byes, Zaheer's struggling with his line to the right-handers, this one clips the thigh and beats Dhoni who gets a hand to it, fine leg mops up

14.4

Khan to BB McCullum, 1 leg bye, Zaheer comes round the wicket, the ball cuts back in sharply and clips him on the pad well wide of the stumps, zaheer appeals anyway

14.5

Khan to Taylor, 1 run, angles it on the pads and he nudges it to fine leg

14.6

Khan to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets across his stumps and pats it back

15.1

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, lands outside off, he taps it just wide of cover

15.2

Yuvraj Singh to Taylor, 1 run, gets forward and works it wide of point

15.3

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, rocks back and punches it wide of cover and he brings up yet another fifty

15.4

Yuvraj Singh to Taylor, 2 runs, goes for a wild slog and he clears midwicket but not timed well enough

15.5

Yuvraj Singh to Taylor, 1 run, sweeps it to deep square-leg

15.6

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, no run, shapes to pull a short ball but gets a thick edge on to the pads

16.1

Khan to Taylor, 2 runs, It's a mishit over mid-on but it's safe from Irfan's grasp, too much to expect anyone to take that

16.2

Khan to Taylor, 1 run, jams out a yorker to mid-on

16.3

Khan to BB McCullum, 1 run, makes room to a slower delivery and flat-bats it to mid-off

Long-on comes up to the circle

16.4

Khan to Taylor, 2 runs, Zaheer comes over the wicket and jams it on the blockhole outside leg, he makes room and digs it out to deep square-leg

16.5

Khan to Taylor, no run, fires it on the blockhole, he digs it out and it's a dot ball, superb delivery

16.6

Khan to Taylor, 1 run, mows it to midwicket and there's a fumble

Irfan returns. Will this be a gamble? Mid-off comes up

17.1

IK Pathan to Taylor, 1 wide, the intention was right but the bouncer was just a little too high for Taylor, it's signalled a wide

27 needed off 18

17.1

IK Pathan to Taylor, 2 runs, bowls a superb inswinging yorker, he manages to dig it out on the full to long-off

17.2

IK Pathan to Taylor, OUT, that's a classic delivery and Irfan has done it for his captain, he bowls a searing inswinging yorker angling in on the off stump, Taylor makes a bit of room to forces it through the off side but the speed and movement beats him and clips the off stump

LRPL Taylor b IK Pathan 27 (35m 25b 2x4 0x6) SR: 108.00

Game on. Here's Oram. 25 needed off 16

17.3

IK Pathan to Oram, OUT, That's two in two! What a bowling change! It's a rank bad delivery outside off and Oram has himself to blame, he chases a short and wide delivery, tries to slice it over the slips and tamely edges it to Dhoni,

JDP Oram c †Dhoni b IK Pathan 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Irfan's on a hat-trick. Neil Broom takes strike

17.4

IK Pathan to Broom, 1 run, swings it on the pads and he clips it with ease down to deep square-leg

17.5

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, no run, McCullum tries to throw the bowler off balance by shuffling across early but Irfan bowls it fast and straight and forces McCullum to defend

17.6

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, 1 run, he gets on his knee to a full delivery and fetches it from the off stump and places the ball to deep square-leg

Interesting move. Here's Yuvraj. 23 needed off 12. Anyone's game

18.1

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, 2 runs, steps down and smacks him wide of cover, the ball dares to beat Raina but he times his dive to perfection and saves 2 precious runs

18.2

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, 1 run, makes room and slams it just wide of cover, all power

18.3

Yuvraj Singh to Broom, FOUR, Broom finds the gap, he makes room to a full ball and slams it wide of backward point on the front foot

18.4

Yuvraj Singh to Broom, OUT, and it's Irfan again, Broom gets on his knee to a flighted delivery and tries to slog him over midwicket but the top edge is skied to Irfan at midwicket

NT Broom c IK Pathan b Yuvraj Singh 5 (5m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

18.5

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, no run, swing and a miss, the ball is much shorter

18.6

Yuvraj Singh to BB McCullum, FOUR, that was slammed through the off side like a tracer bullet, shades of Klusener! The fielder at sweeper cover had no chance

12 needed off the last over, the tension mounts! Here's Irfan again

19.1

IK Pathan to NL McCullum, 1 leg bye, swings it on the pads, the ball clips the pads and rolls to the on side, they scamper a single

A bit of confusion here. Someone from the crowd has flung something in Zaheer's Khan direction and Dhoni has a word with the umpire. Did we need this? Dhoni maneuvers the field.

19.2

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, 1 run, full and swinging in and he fails to put away the yorker, the ball rolls to the on side

19.3

IK Pathan to NL McCullum, 1 run, Irfan gets it right again, he bowls another unplayable inswinger on the off stump and he digs it out to the off side

19.4

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, FOUR, McCullum gets under this pitched up ball and swings over midwicket, that's a cracker of a shot

19.5

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, FOUR, McCullum goes one better! The ball is pitched up on middle and leg, he scoops it over the bowler's head and long-off dives in despair

The scores are level. Now it appears as if we have crowd trouble again. What a shame. There's a bit of debris on one side of the ground. If it's a tie we have a Super Over. Everyone in the ring

19.6

IK Pathan to BB McCullum, 1 run, Rohit runs back and nearly pulls off a catch running backwards! McCullum flat-bats a length ball and mishits it over the off side, Rohit is a little too close at mid-off and the ball beats him in the air as he runs back, he fails to get a hand to it, really Brendon McCullum would have had his heart in his mouth, nevertheless, it's been a terrific game

Brendon McCullum plays the hero again but in more trying circumstances. He remains unbeaten on 69 and New Zealand claim a clean-sweep of the Twenty20s. Nothing to differentiate the two sides today. Credit to India for nearly defending 150. Just a reminder that Rohit Sharma was in the field for Ishant Sharma who injured his shoulder while fielding.

This close contest nicely sets up the five one-dayers. Stay with us for the presentation.

Dhoni: "The approach was good but we could have played better. The two-three wickets we lost in the middle were crucial. The spinners bowled well. There was chat around the camp to bowl one more seamer. I can't really update you on Ishant's injury."

Vettori: "Pleased with the bowling effort. Guys like Ryder stepped up really well. We had an opportunity to attack their fifth bowler but it didn't work. I thought Irfan bowled superbly at the end. But I thought those two fours by McCullum were crucial."

Brendon McCullum is the Man of the Match. He gets the champagne.

Thanks for your company and the mails. We'll be back for the 1st ODI in Napier on March 3. It's a day-night game. From all of us here, it's goodbye!