India v New Zealand 2019: 4 reasons why India won the 5th ODI 

#3. Pacers give India the perfect start

Mohammad Shami was once again amongst the wickets for India

The Indian pacers continued their great form as they gave a perfect start to the second innings. They initially kept it tight and didn’t allow the openers to get off to a flier. Mohammad Shami, who was rested for the last game, continued his rich vein of form and sent both the openers cheaply.

He got the wicket of Henry Nicholls with a bouncer, while Munro chopped on a wide delivery on the stumps. So as usual, New Zealand had lost two wickets in the first power play. Bhuvneshwar Kumar backed him with a tight spell from the other end. Once these two were finished with their opening spell it was time for the all-rounders to pile further misery on the opposition batsmen.

Pandya and Shankar too kept it tight and didn’t give many runs. The former picked up the important wicket of Ross Taylor, which completely put the Kiwis on the back foot. NZ were on 49-3 after the 15 overs and this was just the start India wanted after the finish they had got.