India v New Zealand 2019: 3 reasons why New Zealand lost the 3rd ODI

#2 Worrisome batting at the death

The Indian bowling unit did well again

New Zealand's top order was dismissed early and once again, the onus fell on the experienced Ross Taylor and the talented Tom Latham to rescue them. Taylor struggled to get going at the start, while Latham was cautious as well. But more importantly, they did not lose their way.

After facing a few balls, both started to rotate the strike more efficiently and hit the occasional boundaries. However, Latham got out when he chipped a ball from Chahal straight to the fielder.

The need of the hour for NZ was for other batsmen to chip in and Taylor to carry his bat, however, they collapsed. Henry Nicholls got out while trying to pull a slower short ball by Pandya, whereas Mitchell Santner could only last nine balls before edging a wide ball by Pandya to Karthik.

Meanwhile, Taylor neared his century but got out to Shami. From thereon, New Zealand never really got going. The was brutally dislodged as the Kiwis could manage only 67 in last 13 overs for the loss of 7 wickets.