Kiwis win toss, opt to bat in fifth ODI

CHENNAI - New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first in the fifth and final One-day-International against India here Friday.

Left-arm seamer Andy Mckay made way for all-rounder Grant Elliot in the New Zealand side, while Munaf Patel came in for Zaheer Khan in the Indian eleven.

Teams:

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum (wicketkeeper), Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, James Franklin, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Grant Elliot

India: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Saurabh Tiwary, R. Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra.