India restricted New Zealand to just 230-9 after a pitch-tampering controversy threatened to disrupt the second one-day international in Pune on Wednesday.
Pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed three wickets for the hosts while Henry Nicholls was the Kiwis' top scorer with 42 runs.
ICC Officials gave the match the go-ahead after Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar was suspended on possible corruption charges.
Earlier in the day, India Today, a national TV news channel, played tapes from a sting operation which showed Salgaonkar allowing access to the match wicket to journalists posing as bookies.
ICC rules prevent any non-player or official pitch access to the wicket ahead of the match. The ICC had no immediate comment.
MCA President Abhay Apte released a statement following this incident, saying he had suspended Salgaonkar.
“(We) have zero tolerance on such subjects, so MCA will be making a detailed inquiry on what has happened or what has appeared on television,” Apte said.
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