Ryder stars in consolation win

Mar 14, 2009

Virender Sehwag got India off to a brisk start after rain reduced the match to 43 overs-a- side•Associated Press

Scott Styris took a stunning catch to get rid of Suresh Raina•AFP

Yuvraj Singh was caught behind off Jesse Ryder•Associated Press

Brendon McCullum's early exit brought Martin Guptill to the crease and the game quickly disappeared from India's grasp•Getty Images

Guptill ended the match with a six and four off the last two deliveries from Ishant to finish unbeaten on 57•Getty Images

Gautam Gambhir fell early for 5•Associated Press

Sehwag raced to 40 off 27 balls but mistimed an attempted slog off Jacob Oram ...•Associated Press

Ryder then bowled Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 9 and India continued to slide•Associated Press

Ryder belted the Indian attack into submission with 63 off 49 balls •Getty Images

India still had reason to smile, having clinched their first ODI series triumph in New Zealand•Getty Images

... to be caught at point as India stumbled to 69 for 3•Associated Press

Iain O'Brien chipped in with two late wickets to help bowl India out for 149•AFP

Ryder and Guptill blazed away with Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma bearing the brunt of their onslaught•Associated Press