Tom Latham was left thanking his lucky stars after smashing a majestic century to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in Friday’s opening one-day international in Auckland. Latham hammered 19 fours and five sixes in an unbeaten innings of 145 runs off 104 balls. It was his seventh ODI century and his highest score in the format. “It was one of those days when everything comes off. I don’t really know where that came from—the stars aligned, things fall into place,” Latham said of his man-of-the-match innings. 

Stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan (centre) and other India players wear a dejected look after the defeat to New Zealand at Auckland yesterday