3 times India were whitewashed in an ODI series

#3 vs New Zealand 2019-20 (3-0)

Ross Taylor was the player of the series

31 years after the embarrassment in West Indies, India were whitewashed 3-0 by the Kiwis in New Zealand. Coming at the back of the hosts being thumped 0-5 in the T20Is, it was a brilliant comeback.

New Zealand began the series by chasing down a record 348 at Hamilton. Ross Taylor (109 not out) starred in yet another massive chase for New Zealand with excellent support from Henry Nicholls (78) and Tom Latham (69). New Zealand’s win meant Shreyas Iyer’s maiden ODI hundred went in vain.

Henry Nicholls anchored the chase for New Zealand to complete the whitewash

In the second one-dayer at Auckland, the Kiwis recovered from 197 for 8 to post 273. Taylor again starred with a freakish 73 not out while debutant Kyle Jamieson contributed an unbeaten 25 from 24. Despite Ravindra Jadeja’s 55 and Navdeep Saini’s 45, India fell short by 22 runs.

With the series lost, India went to Mount Maunganui hoping for better luck. Lokesh Rahul’s sublime 112 took them to a challenging 296 batting first. However, Guptill’s 66 and Nicholls’ 80 gave New Zealand the upper hand before de Grandhomme crippled India’s faint hopes with an unbeaten 58 from 28, and took New Zealand to 3-0 series win in some style.

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