January 31, 2014 9:51 PM

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India suffer 4-0 loss in 5-match ODI series against New Zealand

The image of the Men in Blue turned pale as New Zealand thrashed India by 87 runs in the fifth and final ODI to complete a 4-0 drubbing of the visitors at the Westpac Stadium at Wellington today.Chasing a formidable total of 303, India lost wickets at regular intervals and apart from Virat Kohi ,82, Dhoni 47 and 20 each by Rayudu and B Kumar ,no other Indian batsman managed to play the useful knock. Five batsmen fell for single digits;there was one duck as the Indian innings caved in.For the hosts, debutant Matt Henry was certainly the pick among the bowlers, as he got four wickets at the cost of 48 runs in his ten overs.Inspired by Ross Taylor's 102 ,his 10th ODI century, the Kiwis posted 303 for 5 after put in to bat first.Williamson contributed 88.The only consolation for India in the five match series was the tie in the third ODI.

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