New Zealand was in trouble at 88/3 in 19.5 overs after Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 80 off 76 balls and captain Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill struck 72 and 50 respectively in their fourth hundred-plus stand as an opening pair this year to propel India to a challenging 306/7.Video Courtesy: CricbuzzBut Latham took the game away from India, smashing an inexperienced bowling attack all over the park to finish unbeaten on 145 off 104 balls, with 19 fours and five sixes. He also shared an unbeaten 221-run stand off 165 balls with skipper Kane Williamson, who was the ideal ally and was unconquered at 94 not out with 17 balls remaining to chase the total. When Latham and Williamson were attacking them, India lost the plot with the ball, especially after the 40th over.Brief Scores: India lost by seven wickets to New Zealand 309/3 in 47.1 overs (Tom Latham 145 not out, Kane Williamson 94 not out; Umran Malik 2/66, Shardul Thakur 1/63) in 50 overs (Shreyas Iyer 80, Shikhar Dhawan 72; Lockie Ferguson 3/59, Tim Southee 3/73).
