India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd ODI: Focus on Deepak Hooda and Sundar

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Williamson goes back to Daryl Mitchell

Williamson goes back to Daryl Mitchell, who bowls an excellent over. There was a huge LBW appeal against Hooda, and he followed it up by bowling an excellent bouncer.

Three runs come from his over. IND: 148/5 (33 overs) 

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Excellent stuff by Matt Henry

Excellent stuff by Matt Henry as he gets the ball to swing back into Deepak Hooda. The first one hits the thighs of Hooda, which is followed by a huge LBW appeal. 

The second time the ball beats the edge by inches. Three runs come off the over as India reach 145/5 after 32 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Good shot by Washington Sundar

Williamson now hands the ball to Tim Southee, who starts with a dot. Hooda and Sundar then combine to keep the scoreboard ticking, before Sundar plays an excellent drive, which beats the mid-on fielder and races for a four.

IND: 142/5 (31 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Attacking captaincy by Williamson

Attacking captaincy by Kane Williamson as he looks to wrap up the Indian innings. He gets his strike bowler Matt Hendry back into the attack and just one run come off his over. IND: 135/5 (30 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Milne finishes his quota

Adam Milne finishes his quota as he scalps three wickets and concedes 57 runs. IND: 134/5 (29 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Sundar plays a ‘sundar’ shot

A beautiful shot by Washington Sundar as Ferguson misses his line. The bowler pitches on the leg stump line and Sundar knocks it past the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. IND: 131/5 (28 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Hooda, Sundar keep scoreboard ticking

Deepak Hooda and Washington Sundar keep the scoreboard ticking as five runs come off the over bowled by Adam Milne. IND: 126/5 (27 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Shreyas Iyer departs

Wickets fall in quick succession for India as Shreyas Iyer falls for 49 off 59 balls. The batter is dismissed by Lockie Ferguson after he got an edge, which flew towards Devon Conway.

Washington Sundar and Deepak Hooda are the new batters in the middle. IND: 121/5 (26 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Milne strikes, Suryakumar Yadav departs

Adam Milne is brought into the attack and he starts his over on a strong note.

Bowls a length ball, which takes the outside edge of Suryakumar's bat and is collected by Tim Southee at first slip. He departs for 6(10). 

Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer remains unfazed despite wickets tumbling at other end. He times it sweetly, to send the ball for a four on the off side.

IND: 116/4 (25 overs) 

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Powerful shot by Shreyas Iyer

Lockie Ferguson is reintroduced into the attack and he concedes three runs in his first ball. Iyer, who is scoring the bulk of runs at this moment, then whacks the pacer for a boundary, square of the wicket and then completes another double. 

IND: 110/3 (24 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: SKY, Iyer keep rotating strike

Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer keep rotating the strike as four runs come off the over bowled by Daryl Mitchell. With this India also breach the 100-run mark. IND: 101-3 (23 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Back-to-back boundaries

Shreyas Iyer hits Adam Milne for consecutive fours as 10 runs come off his over. IND reach 97/3 after 22 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pant's struggle continues

Daryl Mitchell strikes with a short ball as Rishabh Pant plays it straight to Glenn Phillips at mid-wicket fence. He departs for 10(16). 

Suryakumar Yadav is the new batter in as India reach 87/3 in 21 overs 

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pant, Iyer stabalise things

Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have stabalise things at the moment as India reach 85/2 after 20 overs. The pair have added 30 runs from 42 deliveries. Pant is batting on10(13), while Iyer is playing on 27(40).

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Shreyas Iyer on the charge

Two boundaries from the bat of Shreyas Iyer. His problems against the short ball may be an open secret but that doesn't stop him from playing his shots and it came off twice. IND: 74/2 (17 overs)

IND vs NZ live score: An uneventful over

Just three runs from Lockie Ferguson over and the umpires have called for drinks. Which side will be happier? It's more even at the moment. IND: 65/2 (16 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Milne continues to keep things tight

Adam Milne continues to keep things tight as he concedes just one run in the over. IND: 62/2 (15 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pant starts strong

New Zealand introduce Lockie Ferguson into the attack. So it's a contest between the new bowler and the batter. Pant wins the initial battle, as he charges down the track and connects it well enough to send the ball towards the mid-wicket fence.

Six runs come off the over. IND: 61-2 (14 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Dhawan departs

Another tidy over by Milne and he also gets the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. The left-handed batter once again charges down the track but gets an inside edge, which goes back to hit the stumps. He departs for 28(45). IND: 55/2 (13 overs)

IND vs NZ LIVE score: Shreyas Iyer is dropped

Matt Henry comes to bowl his sixth over and Shreyas Iyer is dropped at third man by Adam Milne. The batter sneak a single. If we look at the catch, it was a simple opportunity and Milne was under the ball. He gets his hands, but fails to hold on to it.

Iyer then goes to hit Henry for a four in the same over.

IND: 52/1 after 12 overs

IND vs NZ LIVE score: Good recovery by Adam Milne

After an expensive start, Adam Milne concedes just three runs in the following over. IND: 46/1 after 11 overs.

IND vs NZ LIVE score: Matt Henry bowls a maiden over

Matt Henry keeps thing tight and bowls a maiden. India finish the first 10 overs with 43 on the board for the loss of one wicket.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Gill departs but plenty of boundaries

An expensive over by Adam Milne, which also gets New Zealand the wicket of Shubman Gill.

The over started with Gill showing his class and whacking the pacer for consecutive fours, before he was caught by Santner inside the circle. He departs for 13 (22).

Shreyas Iyer then joins proceedings and hits the bowler for another four. IND: 43/1 (9 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Dhawan takes charge

Dhawan once again does what he has been doing so far. He charges down the track against Matt Henry and plays it square of the wicket for a four.

He attempts something similar, which flies over the mid-on fielder as the batters sneak a double. He then finishes the over with another cracking boundary, square of the wicket. 

IND: 31/0 (8 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Gill tries to follow Dhawan

Two aerial shots by Shubman Gill as he comes down the track on both occasions, and both shots fetch two runs. The ball got slow after bouncing on the field. The first one was hit straight, while the second one went square of the wicket. IND: 21/0 (7 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Gill finally opens his account

Shubman Gill finally opens his account as he gets a single against Matt Henry. Meanwhile, the bowler has kept things tight as just that single come off the over. IND: 17/0 (6 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Great contest between Dhawan and Southee

We're witnessing a great contest between Shikhar Dhawan and Tim Southee. As Dhawan continues to use his feet, Southee bangs it short, which is defended well by the batter.

Southee bowls a maiden over. IND: 16/0 (5 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Matt Henry almost had Gill packing

A tight over by Matt Henry as he concedes just one run. He also had Shubman Gill packing on 0, with the ball missing the edge by inches in the final delivery of the over. Gill has so far played eight balls and is yet to open his account. IND: 16/0 (4 overs)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Good intent by Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is making great use of his feet. He did that in the previous delivery, which went towards the keeper, but manages to connect the second one. The ball flies over the long-on fence for a six.

Eight runs come off the over as IND reach 15/0 after 3 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Dhawan hits a 4

Matt Henry shares the new ball duties with Southee. The pacer starts with two dots, before Dhawan comes down the track and gently pushes the ball over the fielders in the circle, which races away for four square of the wicket.

Five runs come off the over as IND reach 6/0 after 2 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Southee starts strong

Tim Southee starts strong as just one single come off the first over. There is movement but not threatening enough to derail the Indian batting line-up. IND: 1/0 (1 over)

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Here we go!

Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill walk out in the middle to kick-off the proceedings. Tim Southee will lead the attack for hosts.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pre-match rituals

The players of both side walk out in the middle for the pre-match rituals. 

As usual, there is good support for the visitors, no matter where the team travels. 

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Rishabh Pant before toss

“I would choose to bat in the top order in T20Is, number 4-5 in ODIs and in Test I'm batting at 5.”

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Playing XIs

India: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson

India vs New Zealand Live Score: India field unchanged squad

New Zealand make one change as Adam Milne comes in place of Michael Bracewell in the playing XI. 

India field the same XI as their previous match.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Toss

New Zealand win the toss, opt to field. 

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pitch report by Ashish Nehra and Murali Kartik.

"It looks quite green and the record overall here shows that 280 is the average score batting first. It is a firm surface but there is a lot of a live grass on this. Cloud cover is on and definitely there will be a lot in it for the pacers."

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Skies clearing up

The skies have cleared, good signs for India, who would look to finish the match on a strong note. 

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Looks like a delayed toss 

The umpires have a chat with Shikhar Dhawan, who is still in his shorts. The covers are also being removed as the Indian team walkout of the dugout to start their warm-ups

Looks like a delayed toss at the moment.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Toss likely to be delayed

Good news the rain has stopped as New Zealand players warm-up ahead of the proceedings. However, chances are that the toss can be delayed.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Covers on, drizzling at the moment

Meanwhile, the covers are on and it is drizzling at the moment. The good news is that the intensity of the drizzle is very less. We hope the conditions to get better and hope the toss is done with at the scheduled time.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: A perfect venue for New Zealand pace battery

New Zealand pace battery, which features Matt Henry, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson, couldn't ask for a better venue to help New Zealand finish the series on a strong note.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Focus on Dhawan and Gill

The opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill has given India a strong start but at a slow pace. Both the batters have shown good intent, but Dhawan in particular will have to be more consistent. The Indian skipper scored 72 off 77 balls in the first match but was packed for 3 in the following contest.

Meanwhile, his partner Gill has accumulated runs in both the matches, scoring 50 in the first and then playing an unbeaten knock of 45 in the second.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: What is the average score at Hagley Oval

With the series at stake, Shikhar Dhawan and Co. would aim for a strong show at the Hagley Oval, which has the reputation of assisting the seamers. The average score at this venue ranges around 280 range in the past few years.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: How has rain impacted the series

Out of the five limited-over matches in New Zealand - 3 T20Is, and 2 ODIs - two matches didn't yield any results. The first T20I was abandoned without a bowl being bowled. 

Then India went to beat New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20I, before rain forced the third to end in a tie.

As the action shifted to 50-overs, the hosts secured a handsome win in the opener, but the following contest was once again washed out due to rain.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Will Sanju Samson play

It will be interesting to see if the management decides to keep Sanju Samson in the playing XI. Samson played the first ODI but was dropped in the second.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: What does the forecast say

The second ODI in Hamilton could only see 12.5 overs being bowled before the umpires decided to call off the match. The conditions look similar as action shifts to Christchurch. As per the forecast, scattered showers and ample breaks between play is expected to hinder the proceedings.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Full squads

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, James Neesham, Adam Milne

India: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the third ODI between India and New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The match will start at 07:00 am IST and the toss for the same will take place around 06:30 am IST. Stay tuned for all updates on the match!