Will Young Sends Warning To India Ahead Of Series Decider

Explosive opener Will Young said New Zealand will look to carry forward the momentum from one of their most comprehensive wins over India as they seek to level the ODI series in the fifth and final match on Sunday. India currently lead the five-match series 2-1. "It was one of our most comprehensive victories and one of the more comprehensive defeats for the Indian side. You don't go out chasing those sorts of outcomes; it's just something that's nice to reflect on afterwards," Young said after the match. Young, who scored a match-winning century, said adapting to the conditions proved crucial to New Zealand's emphatic victory.

"Our whole style of cricket in the one-day format is built around adapting to what's in front of you. I managed to do that at the start of our innings. Obviously, we had a bit of luck go our way as well, but we built a nice platform," he said.

"We identified that the wicket was slightly better than the ones used in the first two ODIs in Auckland and Wellington and posted what we felt was a competitive total."

New Zealand piled up 333, before bowling India out for 89 in reply.

Young survived two chances off consecutive deliveries from Auqib Nabi in the second over of the innings.

"The first time, I was quite frustrated with myself because it was a similar way to how I got out in the second ODI. But when it happened again on the very next ball, I just had to laugh it off, and that's exactly what I did," he said.

New Zealand will be without a few key players for the series finale as they depart to prepare for the upcoming Test series, but Young believes the changes will create opportunities for others in the squad.

"There will be a couple of adjustments, but it's certainly a great carrot dangling in front of us to level the series against a really strong Indian side," he said.

Young also praised Matt Henry for his decisive spell with the ball.

"The white ball behaves a little like the pink ball during the twilight period. It gained a little extra pace off the wicket, and when Henry hit that length and got the ball to nip around, it did so quite quickly," he said.

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