Dominant India wrap up series

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Set 220 off 36 overs after a Duckworth-Lewis adjustment following four rain delays, India were 201 without loss when rain interrupted play for the fifth and final time with 23.3 overs bowled to hand them a 10-wicket win.

Virender Sehwag led the way with a magnificent unbeaten 125 - including six sixes and 14 boundaries - and in the absence of injured Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir stepped into the opener's role and added 63 to propel India to a resounding victory.

Sehwag's ton was the fastest by an India player and the seventh fastest in one-day international history as he brought up three figures in just 60 balls.

New Zealand's bowling attack simply had no answer to his power-hitting as he smacked the ball to all parts of Hamilton's Seddon Park, which was sold out for the match.

Iain O'Brien, brought back into the side after Tim Southee's disappointing run in the last match, was particularly expensive going for over 12 runs an over.

Even the usually miserly Daniel Vettori (none for 32 off five) did not escape as Gambhir brought up his fifty in the left-arm spinner's fifth over and the very next delivery Sehwag blasted a huge six down the ground to reach his ton.

Sehwag had just brought up his half-century when India's innings was interrupted by the rain for the first time which reduced the target to 263 off 43 overs.

Then having gone on to record his 11th one-day hundred the rain intervened again to reduce the target once more before the weather brought a premature end to proceedings.