Earlier winning the toss for the third time in the 5 match series, India opted to field. New Zealand was wrapped up for 285 in 49.4 overs. For the visitors, TWM Latham was the highest scorer with 61. For India, K.M.Jadhav and Umesh Yadav claimed three wickets each while Amit Mishra and Jasprit Boomrah shared two wickets each.India went in with the same line up that played the first two ODIs. New Zealand made one change in the team, bringing in seam bowling all rounder James Neesham for the spin bowling all-rounder Anton Devcich. The five match series is level at 1-1 with India winning the first ODI in Dharamshala by six wickets and New Zealand coming back with a six run win in Delhi.