India vs New Zealand 4th ODI Highlights: New Zealand Beat India to Level Series 2-2

MS Dhoni's India failed to trigger an early Diwali as New Zealand won the 4th ODI at Ranchi's JSCA international stadium on Wednesday by 19 runs. Chasing 261 for a series-clinching win, the Men in Blue were bowled out for 241. Tim Southee picked up three wickets for the visitors.

Catch the highlights of India vs New Zealand here. (SCORECARD | NEWS | VIDEOS)

21:43 IST: That's it from us. See you on Saturday. Adios!

21:41 IST: The series, locked at 2-2, now moves to Vizag. Do join us there. The 5th ODI promises to be an absolute cracker.

21:40 IST: Martin Guptill is the man-of-the-match. He scored 72 to help set up a tricky total.

21:37 IST: Older ball was not coming on. But with partnerships, this total could have been chased - MS Dhoni.

21:33 IST: I think we gave too many extras and too many runs early on. We could have done it still, with wickets in hand - MS Dhoni.

21:30 IST: The series is locked at 2-2 and the action shifts to Vizag for the decider on Saturday.

21:28 IST: Considering how Dhawal Kulkarni batted at the very end, Indian batsmen will feel they should have applied themselves better.

21:27 IST: Anil Kumble will be disappointed with the effort of his batsmen.

21:20 IST: That's it! New Zealand beat India by 19 runs.

21:15 IST: India need 23 runs in 12 balls. The match is headed for a tense finish.

21:10 IST: Boult to Kulkarni. FOUR! Cut through backward point. This game is not over!

21:05 IST: Santner to Kulkarni. FOUR! Poor delivery and cut through backward point.

21:01 IST: Sodhi to Kulkarni. SIX! The leg-spinner's ball was hit over long-off by the tailender.

20:53 IST: Boult to Axar. OUT! The left-hander missed a full and fast delivery from the Kiwi. Bowled!

20:49 IST: Unbelievable! Just when the two India batsmen looking good, Mishra is run out. Poor running between the wickets from the Indian duo.

20:45 IST: Neesham to Axar. SIX! That was hit straight back over the bowler's head. Clean strike!

20:36 IST: Axar and Mishra picked up a boundary each in that Southee over. The crowd is delighted!

20:29 IST: India need 84 runs from 70 balls. Can they get home?

20:22 IST: Santner to Pandya. OUT! The right-hander attempted a big shot and was caught in the deep.

20:15 IST: Boult bowled fine over. Just two runs came off it.

20:07 IST: Axar and Pandya are the last two recognized batsmen in the line-up. India need a solid partnership from them.

Tim Southee rocked India's batting line-up with wickets of Pandey and Jadhav.
Photo Credit: BCCI

19:51 IST: Neesham to Axar. The right-hander was at his aggressive best, picking up two boundaries in that over.

19:44 IST: Neesham to Dhoni. OUT! Crowd is stunned as the ball uproots Mahi's leg stump. He completely missed the line of the delivery. NZ know the importance of that wicket.

19:36 IST: Neesham to Axar. FOUR! Presents the full face of the bat to drive the ball straight down the ground.

Photo Credit: PTI

19:34 IST: Neesham to Rahane. OUT! The right-hander is trapped lbw. Big blow to India.

19:28 IST: Good stuff from Sodhi. Just three runs came off the 26th.

19:25 IST: Devcich to Rahane. FOUR! That's his 16th ODI fifty. India need him to carry on.

19:21 IST: Sensible batting from Dhoni and Rahane to score six off the Sodhi over. They don't need to play the big shots.

19:17 IST: Seven runs came off that Devcich over.

19:13 IST: Sodhi to Dhoni. Huge appeal for caught behind, but the umpire doesn't agree. Crowd is delighted.

19:07 IST: Sodhi to Kohli. OUT! Tried to cut the ball, but edged it to Watling. In walks Dhoni!

19:02 IST: That's 7500 ODI runs for Kohli. Staggering.

.@imVkohli at it again. Another milestone for the run-machine #INDvNZ @Paytm ODI pic.twitter.com/JCzCRpgN3s

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 26, 2016

18:57 IST: Kohli and Rahane are milking the bowling at the moment. Chipping away at the NZ total without taking any risks.

18:47 IST: Santner to Kohli. SIX! Reaches out and lofts the ball over the extra cover for a maximum.

18:42 IST: Sodhi to Kohli. Back-to-back boundaries for India's vice-captain.

18:35 IST: Neesham to Rahane. Almost played that one back on to his stumps. Lucky!

18:31 IST: Time for spin! Just two runs came off Santner's first over.

Photo Credit: AFP

18:27 IST: Neesham was brought into the attack. He bowled a tight first over.

18:22 IST: Southee to Rahane. Excellent batting from the Mumbaikar. First a cover drive boundary and then a pull shot with the same result.

18:17 IST: Boult to Kohli. FOUR! He rocked on to the backfoot and punched the ball through mid-wicket

18:08 IST: Boult to Rahane. Superb stroke-play! Four and a six came off the right-hander's bat in that over.

18:03 IST: Southee to Rohit. OUT! He edges one to Watling. Superb delivery from Southee. Rohit had to play it. In walks Virat!

18:00 IST: Boult to Rohit. PURE CLASS! The stylish right-hander hit two boundaries in that over.

17:52 IST: Boult to Rohit. The left-arm pacer starts off with a maiden.

Photo Credit: AFP

17:51 IST: Fair to say Kevin Pietersen is a fan of the star-studded Indian batting.

India batting...now I can watch! What a batting line up!

— KP (@KP24) October 26, 2016

17:47 IST: Southee to Rahane. FOUR! Punched the ball past the fielder backward point.

17:36 IST: Will the dew be a factor? If yes, then this run chase could be a lot harder than the one at Mohali.

17:30 IST: The Ranchi crowd will be hoping so see some Dhoni fireworks.

17:20 IST: Anil Kumble will be looking to his openers to finally put up a big stand.

17:02 IST: Southee ends the innings with a boundary. NZ finish with 260/7.

16:49 IST: Umesh to Devcich. OUT! Hits it straight into the hands of Pandya in the circle.

16:42 IST: Ross Taylor is run out!

16:34 IST: Kulkarni to Watling. OUT! He swings hard and is caught by Rohit at deep backward square leg

16:27 IST: Yadav to Watling. FOUR! Cuts it fine between third man and backward point.

16:09 IST: Dhoni brought Yadav back into the attack. The pacer conceded just 2 runs.

16:08 IST: Mishra to Neesham. OUT! The left-hander hits it straight into Kohli's safe hands.

16:06 IST: Mishra to Neesham. FOUR! Straight back over the bowlers head.

15:59 IST: Mishra to Williamson. OUT! The Kiwi skipper edges one straight into Dhoni's gloves.

Photo Credit: AFP

15:49 IST: Mishra to Williamson. FOUR! Inside-out lofted drive earns him four more runs.

15:44 IST: Mishra to Williamson. FOUR! Sweeps it through the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.

15:36 IST: Pandya gives away just five runs in the 30th over. New Zealand 161/2

15:26 IST: New Zealand 149/2 in 28 overs

15:22 IST: After Guptill's departure, New Zealand's run-rate has fallen below 5.50 per over.

15:16 IST: Pandya to Guptill. OUT! Edges one to the keeper. Dhoni makes no mistake.

15:13 IST: Jadhav completes another excellent over. Just two off it.

15:08 IST: Umesh to Guptill. FOUR! Powers the ball through covers for a boundary.

15:03 IST: Kedar to Guptill. DROPPED! Mishra fails to judge correctly and makes a mess of a simple catch at long-off. He doesn't even get his hands on the ball.

15:01 IST: Axar to Guptill. FOUR! He goes inside-out and clears the in-field.

14:56 IST: Kedar quickly finishes off another over. Just a single given.

14:55 IST: Axar conceded just 4 runs off that over. Spinners have helped India to pull back the match a little.

14:51 IST: Kedar followed up his first with another tight second over.

14:45 IST: Axar conceded two fours in that over. Williamson and Guptill the beneficiaries.

14:43 IST: Kedar Jadhav into the attack. Good start by the off-spinner.

Axar Patel dismissed Tom Latham to give India the first breakthrough.
Photo Credit: BCCI

14:36 IST: Axar to Latham. OUT! The top-edge from the left-hander's sweep is caught by Rahane.

14:34 IST: The spinners have put the brakes on the Kiwi openers. Good stuff from Mishra.

Catch live updates from the 4th ODI between India and New Zealand.

14:31 IST: Axar to Latham. The top-edge from the left-hander's sweep falls safely. Axar almost had his man there.

14:28 IST: Mishra follows up his first over with another tight second. 3 runs came off the 13th over.

14:26 IST: Axar into the attack. Tidy first over by the left-arm spinner.

14:22 IST: Mishra into the attack. Excellent start by the leg-spinner. Just 2 runs came off his first over.

14:16 IST: Pandya into the attack. He was welcomed with a boundary each by the openers. Pressure on the youngster straightaway.

14:11 IST: Umesh to Guptill. Two boundaries came off that over. Not great bowling from Yadav on that occasion.

Catch live updates from the 4th ODI between India and New Zealand.

14:06 IST: Kulkarni to Latham. FOUR! Another boundary to the left of short cover. Latham's drive is so good to watch.

14:03 IST: Yadav to Guptill. DROPPED! Mishra puts the dangerous Guptill down at mid-off. Tough one but that will go down as a chance.

13:57 IST: Fine comeback by Kulkarni in his 3rd over. Just four singles came off it.

13:53 IST: Umesh to Guptill. FOUR! Over mid-off for another boundary. Guptill is looking good!

In news other than cricket, here's why Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis will join forces again.

13:46 IST: Kulkarni to Latham. The left-hander plays two glorious drives to pick up two fours in that over. Superb stuff from Latham!

Martin Guptill got the Kiwis off to a brisk start in Ranchi.
Photo Credit: AFP

13:44 IST: Umesh to Guptill. FOUR! The edge flies past the first slip for a four down to third man.

13:37 IST: Kulkarni to Guptill.The right-hander hit three fours in the second over the innings. Pressure on the Mumbai pacer.

13:34 IST: Umesh to Guptill. The Indian pacer starts with a maiden.

13:30 IST: Tom Latham and Martin Guptill to open the Kiwi innings.

13:27 IST: Time for the national anthem of both countries. New Zealand first and then India.

13:20 IST: India have made one change. Dhawal Kulkarni for an unfit Jasprit Bumrah. New Zealand have made three changes. Have included leg-spinner Ish Sodhi. Matt Henry is sitting out.

13:05 IST: New Zealand have won the toss for the first time on their tour of India and captain Kane Williamson opts to bat.

13:02 IST: Toss time!!

13:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the fourth ODI between India and New Zealand in Ranchi.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni at a net session ahead of the India vs New Zealand fourth ODI in Ranchi.
Photo Credit: AFP

India haven't won a bilateral ODI series since November 2014. On current form, MS Dhoni's team has the momentum to clinch the five-match ODI series against New Zealand today. Barring a six-run defeat in Delhi, India have won the Dharamsala and Mohali ODIs by emphatic margins.

New Zealand's middle-order worries have hit them hard. Tom Latham and Kane Richardson have been quite solid but the failure of key batsmen like Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill and Corey Anderson has ruined the Kiwis.

India have played the almost perfect team game in this series. The absence of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja has been hardly felt. Kedar Jadhav's part-time off-spin and Hardik Pandya's ability to use the new ball well has given India a lot of options for the future.

Virat Kohli's amazing form and Dhoni's decision to bat early in the order have been big factors in India chasing rather stiff targets. Ajinkya Rahane has to showcase his talent as an opener before time runs out.

Kohli's last two ODI innings in Ranchi have helped India win while chasing. India's young Test captain scored an unbeaten 139 against Sri Lanka in November 2014 and 77 not out versus England in January 2013.

Ranchi usually offers a batting paradise. Williamson will hope that his luck with toss spins for the better.