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Dhoni's lightning reflexes and big hits

Martin Guptill gave New Zealand a quick start after they lost the toss again  Associated Press
Umesh Yadav broke through when he swung one back in to trap Guptill lbw  Associated Press
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Kane Williamson got off to a start, but then perished to the part-time offspin of Kedar Jadhav  Associated Press
Ross Taylor shared a third-wicket stand of 73 with Tom Latham to lay a solid platform  AFP
Taylor's dismissal triggered a collapse. When Luke Ronchi was stumped - thanks to some lightning work behind the stumps from MS Dhoni - New Zealand had slid to 161 for 5  Associated Press
But Latham tried to keep the fight going with his fifth international half-century of the tour...  AFP
... before Kedar Jadhav got him - his third wicket  Associated Press
Tim Southee chopped a short ball on and New Zealand were down to 199 for 8  Associated Press
But James Neesham biffed 57 off 47 balls and put together 84 for the ninth wicket with Matt Henry; New Zealand recovered to 285  Associated Press
Matt Henry struck in the third over of the chase when Ajinkya Rahane chipped a simple catch to cover  AFP
Henry was denied a second wicket when Ross Taylor dropped Virat Kohli at wide slip. Kohli was on 6  Associated Press
But with Tim Southee trapping Rohit Sharma lbw with a slower ball, New Zealand edged ahead in the first Powerplay  Associated Press
MS Dhoni promoted himself, steadied the chase, and completed 9000 ODI runs  Associated Press
With Kohli also scoring freely at the other end, the duo added 151 for the third wicket  Associated Press
Henry broke the stand when Dhoni mistimed a shot to cover on 80  Associated Press
Kohli stayed till the end, completing his 26th ODI century and racing away to 154, as India eased home with 10 balls and seven wickets to spare  Associated Press
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