Mitchell Santner won the toss and chose to bowl in the final ODI. Mohammed Siraj returned to the Indian side and Yash Thakur made his ODI debut in place of Kuldeep Yadav and Gurnoor Brar. New Zealand also made two changes, with Jacob Duffy and Blair Tickner replacing Kyle Jamieson and Matt Henry.
Iyer's dismissal ended a 52-run fourth-wicket partnership with Axar Patel and left India at 86/4. Axar had helped steady the innings after the visitors lost three early wickets, but Tickner's breakthrough once again exposed Iyer's difficulty against short-pitched bowling.
Iyer has scored 358 runs in 15 innings at an average of 25.57 and a strike rate of 80.26 since the 2025 Champions Trophy. He scored 72 runs in two innings against Australia, 60 in three innings against New Zealand, 58 in three innings against Afghanistan and 101 in three innings against England.
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Short-Ball Trouble Continues to Expose Shreyas Iyer's Technical Weakness
New Zealand's fast bowlers repeatedly tested Shreyas Iyer with short and hard-length deliveries during the tour. The problem was also evident in the second ODI in Wellington, where Kyle Jamieson dismissed him with a rising short delivery.
During the fourth ODI, Matt Henry beat Iyer with a sharp in-seamer and trapped him leg before wicket for a golden duck. The batter showed minimal foot movement while facing the delivery, becoming the first Indian player to record a golden duck on his ODI captaincy debut.
Shreyas Iyer in 2023 World Cup and Champions Trophy
Shreyas Iyer has scored 3,181 runs in 79 innings across 84 matches at an average of 44.18 and a strike rate of 97.43, including five centuries and 24 half-centuries.
He scored an unbeaten 128 off 94 balls against the Netherlands and 105 off 70 deliveries in the semi-final against New Zealand. The batter also scored 82 against Sri Lanka and 77 against South Africa.
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