Overview
- The visitors took the three-match series 2–1 after losing the opener and winning the final two games.
- Daryl Mitchell’s 137 and Glenn Phillips’ 106 powered a 219-run stand that set up New Zealand’s 337/8 on a two-paced Holkar surface.
- India were dismissed for 296 in 46 overs despite Virat Kohli’s 124 and rebuilding partnerships with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana.
- Bracewell praised squad cohesion and highlighted meaningful contributions from debutants during a tour without several regulars.
- Ravichandran Ashwin faulted India’s temperament, saying the team played “very soft cricket” and arguing New Zealand effectively “won the series 5-0.”