#2 Tom Latham
If any New Zealand player deserved the Man of the series title, it had to be Tom Latham. After dropping down from his usual opening spot to the middle order, Latham could not have asked for a better transition. He helped the Kiwis take the lead in the three-match series, with a blistering 103* at Mumbai. He guided his team home in a tricky chase, as they were three down with little on the board when he strode out to the middle.
If not for a run out in Kanpur, things could have been different for New Zealand. He played the spinners with visible comfort, scoring risk-free boundaries against them. He was New Zealand's best player in the series, by a country mile.
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