India vs New Zealand, 2017, 2nd ODI - 5 reasons why India won the match 

#5 Solid batting performance from the Indian batting line-up

Dinesh Karthik has given a good account of himself in the series so far

While it is true that New Zealand got enough runs on the board after electing to bat first, there was still a job to be done and India did well to negate the threat of Tim Southee and Trent Boult with the new ball.

Rohit Sharma found himself heading to the pavilion early on and skipper Virat Kohli also perished after making a good start.

Dhawan, along with Dinesh Karthik, ensured, however, that the Indian run-chase was never in a spot of bother as they played patiently seeing off the good balls while also dismissing the bad ones with disdain.

Even when Hardik Pandya walked into the middle to replace Dhawan, the youngster played a mature innings providing good support to Karthik, who played brilliantly remaining unbeaten on 64 as India won the match with four overs to spare.