West Indies batting attack pushed India to its limits and had fans at the edge of their seats till the very last ball, but lost the game by three runs.
In the first innings, New Zealand posted 173/8 on the board, with Glenn Phillips (69*), James Neesham (29), and Martin Guptill making notable contributions with the bat.
Put to bat first, England could post only 110 runs on the board as pacers Jasprit Bumrah (6/19) and Mohammed Shami (3/31) destroyed their batting attack.
The first ODI at The Oval in Kennington was dominated by Indian pacers, who took all the ten wickets of England innings and exploited the swing, seam and weather conditions well
Team India has already sealed the series 2-0. The side has dominated the English team with their aggressive batting and tight bowling in the previous two games
Sehwag said he liked the idea of Pant opening the batting and also praised Bhuvenshwar Kumar for the "top" class bowling following India's win over England.
England had an extremely disappointing day with the bat. The highly-attacking batting line-up could not live up to its hype again, fizzling out in front of Indian pacers.
England had an extremely disappointing day with the bat. The highly-attacking batting line-up could not live up to its hype again, fizzling out in front of Indian pacers