January 31, 2014 1:33 PM

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NZ set victory target of 304 for India in final ODI at Wellington

India were 167 for 5 in 40.1 overs against New Zealand in the fifth and final cricket one dayer at Wellington, when reports last came in. New Zealand set a target of 304 runs for India to win the match. Put into bat, the hosts posted a challenging 303 for 5 against the visitors. New Zealand's Ross Taylor made his second-straight century of 102 runs and Kane Williamson made 88 runs, scoring his fifth-consecutive half century. From Indian side, Varun Aaron who took 2 wickets giving 60 runs, was the most successful bowler while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami took one wicket each. Earlier, Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to field first. Team India has made one change in today's playing eleven. Shikhar Dhawan has made a come back. He has replaced Stuart Binny. The hosts have already bagged this 5-match ODI series. They won the first two games, tied the third and ended as winners in the fourth to claim the series and also dethrone the Men in Blue from the Number One spot in the ODI rankings.

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