Top 5 ODIs of 2017

#2 India vs New Zealand (Kanpur)

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli scored magnificent tons.

After losing the Champions Trophy final, the Indian team won three consecutive series (against West Indies, Sri Lanka and Australia). However, New Zealand surprised them with a brilliant all-round performance in Mumbai to gain a 1-0 lead before the hosts came storming back with a 6-wicket win in Pune.

The stage was set for a fitting series-finale as the teams headed to Kanpur for the final ODI. New Zealand put India into bat first and struck as early as the 6th over to send Shikhar Dhawan back to the pavilion. But Rohit Sharma (147) and skipper Virat Kohli (113) batted brilliantly as they scored their respective tons and forged a superb 230-run stand for the second wicket. India finished with 337/6 at the end of 50 overs.

Colin Munro gave the Kiwis a flying start. Despite the loss of Guptill in the 6th over, Munro along with skipper Kane Williamson played counter-attacking cricket as the Blackcaps were well placed at 153/1 in 24 overs. But a couple of quick wickets (of set batsmen) brought India right back in the game.

However, coming in at No. 5, Tom Latham batted beautifully. He first built a 79-run partnership with Ross Taylor and when 90 runs were required in the last 10, along with Henry Nicholls, he accelerated brilliantly and it seemed that he had timed the chase to perfection.

With 35 required off four overs and Latham and Nicholls well set, it was gettable. However, some excellent death bowling from Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar defied the Kiwi batsmen as they helped India win by 6 runs and take the series 2-1.

Brief Scores: India 337 for 6 (Rohit 147, Kohli 113, Santner 2-58, Milne 2/64) beat New Zealand 331 for 7 (Munro 75, Latham 65, Williamson 64, Bumrah 3-47, Chahal 2-47)