India Become ICC No.1 ODI Team After Winning Against  NewZealand.


England, who had gained the top spot three days back following New Zealand’s loss to India in the second ODI, are now in second position while the Black Caps find themselves in the fourth spot.


India became the No 1 team in the ICC ODI rankings after defeating New Zealand by 90 runs in Indore, thereby clean sweeping the Kiwis 3-0 in the series. The Men in Blue had won the first match by 12 runs in Hyderabad and the second match by 8 wickets in Raipur. This was India’s second consecutive clean sweep, having beaten Sri Lanka last week.



England, who had gained the top spot three days back following New Zealand’s loss to India in the second ODI, are now in second position while the Black Caps find themselves in the fourth spot. Australia are the 3rd placed team in the rankings. India now have 114 rating points while England has 113 and Australia have 112. After the whitewash, New Zealand have 111 points.


England can regain the top spot if they can defeat South Africa 3-0 in their upcoming ODI series.


In the match, Rohit Sharma scored his first ODI hundred in three years while Shubman Gill continued his domination with another sublime ton as India completed a clean sweep on Tuesday.

Batters from both sides lit up the dead rubber as 680 runs were scored at the Holkar Stadium.



Rohit (101 off 85 balls) got to the three-figure mark for the first time since January 2020 while Gill (112 off 78) scored his fourth ODI hundred to take India to 385 for nine.



Following twin failures, the New Zealand top-order put up a much better show. Devon Conway (138) stitched crucial partnerships but Shardul Thakur (3/45) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/62) regularly struck to bowl out the Balck Caps for 295 in 41.2 overs.



Summary


Rohit Sharma's team are now at the top of both T20Is and ODIs


India completed a clean sweep against New Zealand in the 3-match series 


Man of the Match today India vs New zealand Indore 3rd ODI?


Shardul Thakur was awarded the Player of the Match in the third ODI between India and New Zealand. The pacer change the complexion of the game with his staggering spell of fast bowling and helped India clinched the game. Shardul took three quick wickets in the middle overs that tilted game in India’s favour. He returned with the figures of 3/45. 



India vs New Zealand Man of the Series ODIs

Although India batter Shubman Gill (112) could’ve also won a match award for scoring his third ODI century but Thakur was chosen primarily for bowling a game-changing spell in the second innings. Gill, however, was awarded with the series award for the third time in the last six months.

Highest run-scorer across the three ODIs, Gill amassed a whopping 360 runs at an average of 180 and a strike rate of 128.57 consisting of a couple of centuries. In the process, equaling Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s record of scoring most runs in a three-match ODI Series.

“Feels nice when you have a series and you perform well. I don’t think my approach has changed after the double Hundred. It’s all about getting a start and converting [in] every game,” Gill told  during the post-match presentation ceremony.