Brilliant all-round effort from Yusuf Pathan first with the ball (3 for 49) and then with bat (123*), helped India beat New Zealand by five wickets in the fourth One Day International at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
India won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat and the visitors got off to a good start as Openers Martin Guptill (30) and Brendon McCullum (42) added 62 runs for the first wicket before Guptill was caught by Yuvraj Singh at cover off Ashish Nehra.
Nehra struck again in his second over as he had Jamie How (4) caught by Yusuf Pathan at first slip with the total on 70.
21 runs later Brendon McCullum (42) was caught by Rohit Sharma at short midwicket off R Ashwin to reduce New Zealand to 91 for 3.
McCullum hit 42 off 42 balls with eight hits to the fence and one over it.
Ross Taylor and Scott Styris then added 79 runs for the fourth wicket before Styris was caught by Saurabh Tiwary at midwicket off Yusuf Pathan.
Styris hit 46 off 48 balls with three boundaries and one six.
Ross Taylor and James Franklin then added another 40 runs for the fifth wicket to take New Zealand to 210 for 5 before Taylor (44) was trapped leg before wicket by R Ashwin.
Meanwhile James Franklin continued to dominate the Indian bowling and added 39 runs for the sixth wicket with Captain Daniel Vettori before being clean-bowled by Yusuf Pathan for 17.
Pathan struck again in his next over as he clean-bowled Kyle Mills for 1.
Franklin then brought up his half-century with a single off Ashwin and followed it up by smashing the spinner over extra cover for a six.
Franklin and Nathan McCullum added 64 crucial runs off only 33 balls for the eighth wicket to take New Zealand to 315 for 7 in 50 overs.
James Franklin remained not out on 98 off 69 balls with a dozen fours and three sixes while Nathan McCullum remained unbeaten on 13 off 12 deliveries.
Yusuf Pathan was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 49.
In reply, India started brightly as Gautam Gambhir (27) and Parthiv Patel (53) added 67 runs for the first wicket before Gambhir was caught by Guptill off Andy McKay for 27.
Virat Kohli (0) survived two balls before being caught by Mills at long-leg off Andy McKay.
Meanwhile Patel reached his first ODI half century with a single off Styris and after 17 overs India were 100 for two.
3 runs later Yuvraj was caught by How at short midwicket off Nathan McCullum.
McCullum then struck again in the 20th over having Patel caught by Kane Williamson for 53, Patel’s 57-ball knock included eight hits to the fence.
Rohit Sharma and Yusuf Pathan then added 80 runs in 13.5 overs for the fifth wicket before Sharma was caught by Vettori at mid-off off Southee for 44.
Sharma's 48-ball knock included four hits to the fence and one over it.
There was a brief rain interruption but when play resumed, Yusuf Pathan continued to dominate New Zealand bowling and was at his attacking best as he brought up his first ODI century with a superb six.
He added 133 unbeaten runs for the 6th wicket with Saurabh Tiwary to help the India score a comprehensive victory over the Kiwis and take 4-0 lead in the five match series.
Saurabh Tiwary hit the winning runs in the 49th over as he hit a brilliant six over long-on off Nathan McCullum and remained unbeaten on 37 off 39 balls with three fours and a six.
Yusuf Pathan remained unbeaten on 123 off 96 deliveries with seven hits to the fence and seven over it.
Yusuf Pathan was named Man of the Match for his all-round effort with the ball (3 for 49) and then with the bat (123*).
Scores: New Zealand 315/7
India 321/5
Man of the Match: Yusuf Pathan
Series: India leads the 5-match series 4-0
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... it is a glorious victory for india having young lads to perform and the good thing is that they are performing well. congrates team india. |
yusuf pathan is ROCKZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 
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