| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome for the 1st ODI between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai which happens to be the first at this venue between the two sides. Virat Kohli and Co. are at the helm of affairs at the moment and will be eager to continue their good run. Shikhar Dhawan has returned to the squad and will probably replace Ajinkya Rahane at the opening slot although the latter is in rich vein of form. The middle order is a bit inconsistent at times which the hosts will want |
| On the other hand, the Black Caps will be high on confidence after their latest warm-up game against Board President XI. Centuries from Ross Taylor and Tom Latham augers well for them. Kane Williamson has confirmed that Colin Munro will open the innings along with Martin Guptill while Tom Latham will bat in the middle order and also keep wickets. On the bowling front, the left-arm seam of Trent Boult will pose a threat to the home side. The tourists start as underdogs but expect them to battle f |
| TOSS - India win the toss and opt to bat. |
| Virat Kohli says that they will bat first. Adds that it is a good wicket and further says the conditions are going to be tough for the bowlers. Mentions that the Wankhede surface will have good bounce and seems similar to the Eden Gardens one which they had got against Australia recently. Is really excited that he his playing his 200th ODI for India. |
| Kane Williamson says it's very hot and humid. Adds it's a good surface and informs even he might have opted to bat first as well. Further says they have some new faces in the middle order who have immense talent. Feels they have a good mix of youth and experience and hopes that it comes handy. Hopes to exploit the conditions with the new ball and restrict India to a respectable total. |
| TEAM NEWS - Two changes for India. Ajinkya Rahane and Manish Pandey miss out while Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik get a game. On the other hand, the visitors are going in with three seamers and one spinner. Presence of a few talented all-rounders as well. |
| The players are getting ready for their respective National Anthems. After their completion, we are set to get underway. A huge crowd is in place for this exciting contest. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma to open the batting for India. Tim Southee to steam in with the first new ball. Two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, India are away! Starts off with a full length delivery on off, some away swing on offer. Sharma leans into it and caresses it towards extra cover. Williamson rushes to his left from mid off and slides to keep it down to a run. |
| 0.2 : Tim Southee to S Dhawan, Fuller length delivery on middle, Dhawan times his drive nicely down the ground. Williamson at mid off dives to his left but fails to stop it. De Grandhomme from mid on ambles after it to cut it off. Two runs taken. |
| 0.3 : Tim Southee to S Dhawan, FOUR! Cracker of a shot! Half-volley around off, Dhawan drives it elegantly through extra cover to find the fence. First of the innings. |
| 0.4 : Tim Southee to S Dhawan, Good comeback from Southee. Bowls this one with a scrambled seam and gets it to angle away sharply from Shikhar who pokes at it but gets foxed. |
| 0.5 : Tim Southee to S Dhawan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Dhawan goes for a pull but gets it off the bottom half of the bat to third man. A run taken. |
| 0.6 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Angling in on a length from outside off, Sharma covers the line and defends it stoutly. 7 from the first over. |
| Trent Boult to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Starts off with a full length delivery on off, Dhawan pushes at it with soft hands but gets an outside edge along the ground to second slip. Boult gives a wry smile to his Hyderabad teammate. |
| 1.2 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Good length delivery in the zone of apprehension, dabbed behind point to rotate strike. |
| 1.3 : T Boult to R Sharma, Good effort, Kane! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Rohit strokes it past the diving cover fielder. Williamson from mid off sprints after it and slides near the fence to keep the ball in play. Saves a run for his side. |
| 1.4 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Hangs back to the good length delivery and answers it with a straight blade. |
| 1.5 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Short of a length well outside off, Dhawan places it to the point region. |
| 1.6 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Similar length delivery outside off, holding its line. Shikhar points his bat skywards to allow it through. |
| 2.1 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, On a length outside off, Sharma goes at it with hard hands but gets it off the outer half past second slip. A run taken. |
| 2.2 : Tim Southee to S Dhawan, Short delivery on the rib-cage area, trying to tuck up Shikhar. He mistimes his pull to fine leg for a single. |
| 2.3 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Fuller in length around off, Sharma goes for a drive through mid off but the bat turns in his hands. As a result, he gets it off the inner half past mid on. De Grandhomme from the same region chases it and saves a couple for his side. |
| 2.4 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Shaping in on a fuller length from outside off, Sharma leans forward and defends it confidently. |
| 2.5 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Much straighter this time, nudged gently to mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Good length delivery, shaping in after hitting the deck. Rohit makes good use of the depth of the crease to block it. |
| 3.1 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Fullish delivery attacking the base of off stump, Dhawan lunges forward and defends it solidly. |
| 3.2 : T Boult to S Dhawan, OUT! The left-arm seam of Boult has reaped dividends! He steams and bowls a back of a length delivery close to the off stump. Generates some extra bounce from the deck and Dhawan goes fishing after it, aiming to get it towards third man. However, ends up getting an outside edge towards Latham behind the wickets who moves to his left and takes a sharp catch. He has been trusted with the wicket-keeping job and has done well so far. Good start for New Zealand. |
| The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli strides out to bat. He is met with a huge cheer from the Wankhede crowd. This is his 200th ODI for India. Can he deliver the goods? |
| 3.3 : T Boult to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery, Kohli camps back and defends it solidly. |
| 3.4 : T Boult to V Kohli, A bit fuller in length in line of the stumps, Virat covers the line and defends it. |
| 3.5 : T Boult to V Kohli, In the off stump channel, leaving the right-hander. Kohli plants his front foot across and lets it go. |
| 3.6 : T Boult to V Kohli, Fuller in length around off, tapped with an open bat face to point. A wicket maiden for Boult. |
| 4.1 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Short of a length and width on offer, cut to the man at point. |
| 0.0 : It is extremely humid. Boult has a drink near the ropes. |
| 4.2 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Great effort! Similar delivery, Sharma whacks it but Guptill at backward point dives to his left save a certain boundary. |
| 4.3 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Angling in substantially from a fuller length, Rohit tries to play it across but misses to get hit on the pads. A stifled appeal for an LBW turned down. That was going down leg. |
| 4.4 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, SIX! Just over the man at fine leg! Short delivery on middle and leg, Sharma comes on the front foot initially but the ball gets big on him. He still goes through with his pull shot but gets a top edge. Milne leaps full stretch near the ropes but the ball sails over him. |
| 4.5 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, SIX! Rohit is toying with Milne. Another bouncer on leg stump, Sharma pulls it more convincingly. Adam again leaps but to no avail. Back-to-back maximums for Rohit. |
| 4.6 : Tim Southee to R Sharma, Short ball down the leg side, pulled to fine leg for a run. 13 from the over. |
| 5.1 : T Boult to R Sharma, Stays back to the length delivery and defends it to the off side. |
| 5.2 : T Boult to R Sharma, Angling into Sharma, defended solidly off the back foot. |
| 5.3 : T Boult to R Sharma, A huge shout for a caught behind turned down! On a length on leg stump, swinging away. Sharma uses his feet and goes for a slog across the line but seems to have missed it. Latham collects it and appeals but the umpire stays put. Williamson thinks about a review after looking at Boult but decides against it. Wise decision as the replays show that the ball came off the pads. |
| 5.4 : T Boult to R Sharma, OUT! Bowled 'em! It is always a dream for a pace bowler to witness such a sight. Bowls a full length delivery at 141 clicks around off, Rohit goes for a wild slog over mid on but misses it completely to get his off stump rattled. It was a poor shot from the Indian vice-captain and he pays the price for it. Fails to make his start count. |
| Kedar Jadhav comes out to bat. India in a spot of bother early on. Can he steady the ship along with the Indian skipper? |
| 5.5 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Fullish delivery around off, driven with the angle to covers. |
| 5.6 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Back of a length outside off, Jadhav steers it to third man for a run. End of an eventful over. A wicket and a run from it. |
| 6.1 : Tim Southee to K Jadhav, Good length delivery on middle, Jadhav tucks it to mid-wicket. Kohli calls him through for a quick run and completes it with ease. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult is getting some ice treatment. Seems like the heat is taking its toll on him. |
| 6.2 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, In the zone outside off, left alone. |
| 6.3 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Fullish delivery in line of the stump, clipped to Munro at short mid-wicket who dives to his left and makes a half-stop. A run taken. Finally, Virat is off the mark. |
| 6.4 : Tim Southee to K Jadhav, Full length ball on middle and leg, Kedar taps it towards mid on. De Grandhomme jogs across to it again but fails to stop the run. He is not looking hundred percent. |
| 6.5 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Fractionally overpitched outside off, Kohli hammers it but finds the cover fielder. |
| 6.6 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Short delivery on the body, Kohli rises with the bounce and drops it towards square leg for a run. |
| 7.1 : T Boult to V Kohli, Fuller in length around off, driven crisply to wide mid off. |
| 7.2 : T Boult to V Kohli, Angling away from Kohli who runs it down to third man to rotate strike. |
| 7.3 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Short delivery around leg stump, Kedar ducks under it rather awkwardly. |
| 7.4 : T Boult to K Jadhav, A typical follow up delivery. Boult fires in a pinpoint yorker on middle, Kedar is alert and does well to jam it out. |
| 7.5 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Good length delivery, Jadhav moves inside the line and looks to help it around the corner but misses to get struck on the thigh pads. |
| 7.6 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Back of a length delivery, leaving the right-hander. Jadhav goes for a cut but gets it off the bottom edge beside him. He is looking a bit shaky. Another disciplined over from Boult, only a run from it. |
| Adam Milne comes into the attack. |
| 8.1 : A Milne to V Kohli, Fuller in length around off, Virat leans ahead and plays it with soft hands to mid off. |
| 8.2 : A Milne to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli waits for it and steers it to third man for a run. |
| 8.3 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Back of a length outside off, holding its line. Jadhav doesn't fiddle with it. |
| 8.4 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Length delivery in line of the stumps, Kedar defends it off the inner half of the bat. |
| 8.5 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Fuller in length outside off, not much swing on offer. Jadhav strides forward confidently and eases it to covers. |
| 8.6 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Angling into Kedar who tucks it defensively to short mid-wicket. A tidy first over from Milne, one from it. |
| 9.1 : T Boult to V Kohli, That's a peach! Boult is bowling his fifth over but full marks to him for his commitment. He steams in and bowls a back of a length ball on off, gets it to seam away after pitching. Kohli has a feel for it but is beaten all ends up. The bowlers need to keep it in that off stump channel as the skipper is fidgety in that area till he is not set. |
| 9.2 : T Boult to V Kohli, Good length ball on off, Kohli hangs back and defends it stoutly. |
| 9.3 : T Boult to V Kohli, Shortish delivery, Kohli rises with the bounce and keeps it out. |
| 9.4 : T Boult to V Kohli, Full ball outside off, stroked to extra cover for a brisk run. |
| 9.5 : T Boult to K Jadhav, That stayed a touch low. Length delivery around off, Jadhav looks to dab it away but is beaten the the lack of bounce. |
| 9.6 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Boult changes his angle and runs in from around the wicket. It is in the zone of apprehension but Kedar doesn't flirt with it. |
| Time for Powerplay 2. Four fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : A Milne to V Kohli, Good length ball outside off, holding its line. Kohli points his bat skywards to leave it alone. |
| 10.2 : A Milne to V Kohli, FOUR! Sublime! Textbook stuff from the Indian skipper. Half-volley outside off, Kohli leans into it and plays a majestic cover drive to pick up a boundary. |
| 10.3 : A Milne to V Kohli, Around the hips, tucked to square leg for a run. |
| 10.4 : A Milne to K Jadhav, On a length outside off, run down to third man for a run. |
| 10.5 : A Milne to V Kohli, Fullish delivery, clipped to mid on and Kohli takes off. Southee has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. The replays show as Kohli tries to ground his bat in, it got stuck in his pads and he lost his balance. He tumbles over and is in a bit of pain but will be alright. |
| 10.6 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Four Leg byes! Shortish delivery angling in from outside off, Jadhav arches his back in an attempt to leave it but the ball hits his stomach and deflects towards third man. Boult rushes to his left, slides but fails to stop it. Great effort though. |
| Boult is going off the field after his first spell. Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner comes on for a bowl. |
| 11.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Fullish around off, eased to mid off. |
| 11.2 : M Santner to V Kohli, Stays back and blocks it besides the pitch on the leg side. |
| 11.3 : M Santner to V Kohli, Coming in with the arm, nudged through mid-wicket for an easy run. |
| 11.4 : M Santner to K Jadhav, This time Jadhav turns it past short mid-wicket to collect a run. |
| 11.5 : M Santner to V Kohli, Kohli strides ahead and creams it with the spin to sweeper cover for a run. 50 up for India. |
| 11.6 : M Santner to K Jadhav, Jadhav tickles it off his pads to short fine leg. Kohli wants a run but he sends him back. |
| 12.1 : A Milne to V Kohli, Back of a length outside off, run down to third man for a run. |
| 12.2 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Short delivery on middle and leg, Jadhav pulls it in front of square leg for a run. |
| 12.3 : A Milne to V Kohli, Shortish delivery outside off, Kohli is in no mood to flirt with it. |
| 12.4 : A Milne to V Kohli, Full length ball wide outside off, Kohli moves across and wrists it to mid on. |
| 12.5 : A Milne to V Kohli, Bouncer on leg stump, Virat rolls his wrists on it and helps it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 12.6 : A Milne to K Jadhav, Jadhav is on the move and looks to work this one with the angle but wears it on the pads. |
| 13.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Pushed quicker through the air on off, eased to covers. |
| 13.2 : M Santner to V Kohli, Turn and bounce this time. Floated on leg, spinning away with extra bounce. Virat does well to play it with soft hands towards backward point. |
| 13.3 : M Santner to V Kohli, Turned with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 13.4 : M Santner to V Kohli, In line of the stumps, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 13.5 : M Santner to V Kohli, Around off, Kohli caresses it with the spin to sweeper cover to pick up a single. |
| 13.6 : M Santner to K Jadhav, Fraction short this time, placed to the point fielder. |
| Colin de Grandhomme is called into the attack. He was not looking hundred percent in the field. Let's see how he fares with the ball. Latham is standing up to the stumps. |
| 14.1 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Fullish delivery outside off, the Indian skipper strokes it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 14.2 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Slower one outside off, Jadhav reads it well and steers it to third man to rotate strike. |
| 14.3 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, FOUR! Streaky runs! Fuller in length well outside off, Kohli plays away from the body but gets it off the outer half through the vacant gully region and the ball races to the fence. It seemed at the beginning that Guptill at point was in business but is was far away from him. |
| 14.4 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, FOUR! Fullish delivery outside off, Kohli goes for a drive but gets an outside edge past the keeper. The third man fielder puts in a desperate dive to his left but comes second best. |
| 14.5 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 14.6 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, In line off the stumps, chipped to long on for a run. |
| 15.1 : M Santner to K Jadhav, FOUR! Brave shot! Coming in with the arm from outside off, Jadhav cuts it late and gets it past Taylor at slip. Once it went past him, it was destined to reach the fence. |
| 15.2 : M Santner to K Jadhav, OUT! Intelligent bowling from Santner brings in the reward. He bowls this one slower through the air in line of the stumps, it stops a bit on the batsman as well. Jadhav is early into the drive and hence, ends up chipping it to the left side of Santner who moves to his left and gobbles it up with ease. Kedar's uncomfortable stay at the crease is cut short. |
| Time for Drinks. Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik comes out to bat. He would look to play an innings of substance on his return to the side. |
| 15.3 : M Santner to D Karthik, Tossed up delivery, eased to mid off. |
| 15.4 : M Santner to D Karthik, Nervy moment! Karthik taps it towards cover-point and takes off. He is sent back and slips while trying to get to the crease. However, he recovers and reaches home safely. |
| 15.5 : M Santner to D Karthik, Floated delivery, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 15.6 : M Santner to D Karthik, Around off, driven with the spin to covers. A wicket and 4 runs from the over. |
| 16.1 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Full length delivery outside off, Kohli plays it with an angled blade through point for a run. |
| 0.0 : Latham goes behind to his normal position. |
| 16.2 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Karthik is on the move to this one and strokes it to mid off. |
| 16.3 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Short and room on offer, cut away but straight to the man in the point region. |
| 16.4 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Back of a length outside off, guided to third man for a single. |
| 16.5 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Fractionally overpitched outside, Kohli drives it to Santner at short cover. |
| 16.6 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Straighter this time, tucked around the corner for a single. |
| 17.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Tossed up delivery, Virat makes room and drives it on the up to deep cover-point for a run. |
| 17.2 : M Santner to D Karthik, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 17.3 : M Santner to D Karthik, FOUR! A bit of room and Karthik pouches on it. Short delivery, Dinesh rocks back and cuts it past the point fielder to find the fence. |
| 17.4 : M Santner to D Karthik, Eases this one to covers but is rightly sent back by his partner. |
| 17.5 : M Santner to D Karthik, Wide! Quicker this time but down the leg side, Karthik goes for a sweep but misses. |
| M Santner to D Karthik, Flighted delivery, milked down to long on for a run. |
| 17.6 : M Santner to V Kohli, An appeal for a catch denied! Sliding down with the arm, Kohli looks to defend it to the leg side but misses it. The ball deflects off the pads to Taylor who takes it and claims the catch. Williamson is interested as well and has a chat with Santner but decides not to challenge the decision. The replays show that the bat was miles away from the ball. |
| 18.1 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Good length delivery well outside off, Dinesh dabs it to point. |
| 18.2 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, FOUR! Well played! Length delivery on off, Karthik checks his shot uppishly through mid on. He has made good contact and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 18.3 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Back of a length outside off, glided down to third man for a run. |
| 18.4 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, DROPPED! Fuller length delivery outside off, stops a bit on the pitch. Kohli is drawn into the drive early and hence, mistimes it to Santner at short extra cover. He moves to his left but the ball bursts through his hands. He expected it to come slower and that was the reason he was caught off guard. It was a dolly and should have been taken. You can't afford to drop one of the best batsman in the world. How costly will it prove? |
| 18.5 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Floated delivery, tapped back to the bowler. |
| 18.6 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Shortish delivery outside off, Kohl places it to short third man where the fielder dives to his left and keeps it down to a run. |
| 19.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Fullish delivery, knocked down to long on for a run. |
| 19.2 : M Santner to D Karthik, This time Karthik wrists it through wide mid on to pick up a single. |
| 19.3 : M Santner to V Kohli, Slider in line of the stumps, helped away to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 19.4 : M Santner to D Karthik, Tossed up delivery, Karthik drives it to the left of Santner who gets a hand to it but fails to stop the single. |
| 19.5 : M Santner to V Kohli, Dabbed with the spin to the point region. |
| 19.6 : M Santner to V Kohli, Quicker through the air, Kohli taps it to short third man. |
| 20.1 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Wide! Slower short delivery on middle, Karthik shapes for the pull but lets it go. Wide signaled for height. |
| de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Karthik walks a couple of stepd sown the track and punches it to the cover fielder. |
| 20.2 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Fuller in length this time, defended off the inner half of the bat down the track. |
| Problems for New Zealand. De Grandhomme has started to vomit and the physio rushes in to attend him. He was not his hundred percent from the word go and the heat has got to him. Hopefully, he will be alright. Good news that he will continue to bowl. |
| 20.3 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 20.4 : de Grandhomme to D Karthik, Overpitched this time, driven to long on for a run. |
| 20.5 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, Slower this time outside off, Kohli looks to push it through covers but gets it off the inner half of the bat. |
| 20.6 : de Grandhomme to V Kohli, 2 runs. |
| Colin de Grandhomme is walking off the field. He needs a bit of breather. Meanwhile, Glenn Phillips is the substitute fielder. Colin Munro to have a bowl now. |
| 21.1 : C Munro to D Karthik, FOUR! Munro starts off with a freebie! He bowls a short ball, offers plenty of width and Karthik cashes in on it. Stands tall, rides the bounce and flays it through point for a boundary. |
| 21.2 : C Munro to D Karthik, Angles it in this time, clipped off the pads down to backward square leg for one. |
| 21.3 : C Munro to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, dabbed away towards short third man. |
| 21.4 : C Munro to V Kohli, Fuller and sprayed on the pads, flicked down to fine leg for a single. |
| 21.5 : C Munro to D Karthik, Good length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot back to the bowler. |
| 21.6 : C Munro to D Karthik, Once again keeps it on the pads, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 22.1 : A Milne to D Karthik, Shortish delivery outside off, pulled in front of square leg for a run. |
| 22.2 : A Milne to V Kohli, Slower length delivery around off, Karthik shuffles across and taps it to square leg for an easy single. |
| 22.3 : A Milne to D Karthik, Close shave! Fullish delivery, shaping in from outside off, Karthik looks to push it to covers with minimal foot movement but gets a thick inside edge past his leg stump down to fine leg. A run taken. |
| 22.4 : A Milne to V Kohli, Similar delivery, Kohli puts his head down and defends it solidly with a high elbow. |
| 22.5 : A Milne to V Kohli, In the corridor of uncertainty, Virat runs it down to third man to rotate strike. |
| 22.6 : A Milne to D Karthik, Angling into the hips, tucked through in front of square leg for a single. |
| 23.1 : C Munro to D Karthik, On a length on off, Karthik punches it on the up to long on. A single taken. |
| 23.2 : C Munro to V Kohli, Kohli backs away and Munro follows him. The batsman only manages to block it down the track. |
| 23.3 : C Munro to V Kohli, Fuller in length, knocked down to long on for a single. |
| 23.4 : C Munro to D Karthik, Back of a length delivery, Dinesh punches it hard to long on for a run. |
| 23.5 : C Munro to V Kohli, Straying on the pads, helped to fine leg for a single. |
| 23.6 : C Munro to D Karthik, Angling in substantially, Karthik is hurried a bit and gets it off the inner half to deep backward square leg. A run taken. |
| Adam Milne returns for a burst. Kane Williamson is rotating his bowlers in this heat. |
| 24.1 : A Milne to D Karthik, Length delivery on off, Karthik moves across his stumps and flicks it to deep mid-wicket. A run taken. |
| 24.2 : A Milne to V Kohli, SIX! Shot! Used the pace of the bowler to good effect. Short delivery down the leg side, Kohli pulls it towards fine leg. Munro is interested but the ball sails over the head. That brings up the 50-run stand between the two as well. The replays show that the ball boy took an outstanding one-handed catch. Kudos to the youngster, the crowd applauds for him. |
| 24.3 : A Milne to V Kohli, Fullish outside off, played with an angled bat to point. |
| 24.4 : A Milne to V Kohli, FOUR! 46th ODI fifty for Virat Kohli! Well played, Indian skipper. Fuller length ball on off, Kohli is on the move and drives it down the ground for a majestic boundary. He lifts his bat towards the dressing room. It has been a sensible knock from him in his 200th ODI. He was put down once by Santner on 29 and he is making good use of it. He will be eyeing a big one. |
| 24.5 : A Milne to V Kohli, Wide! Short delivery, Kohli lets it go, Wide signaled for height. |
| A Milne to V Kohli, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 24.6 : A Milne to D Karthik, Full length ball on off, pushed off the front foot to mid on. |
| 25.1 : C Munro to V Kohli, Kohli backs away and Munro follws him with an off-cutter. The batsman blocks it from within his crease. |
| 25.2 : C Munro to V Kohli, Angling into Virat who clips it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 25.3 : C Munro to D Karthik, Full in length outside off, driven crisply to short extra cover where Santner dives to his left and saves certain runs for his side. |
| 25.4 : C Munro to D Karthik, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Short delivery down the leg side, Karthik pulls it with aplomb through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 25.5 : C Munro to D Karthik, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. |
| 25.6 : C Munro to D Karthik, Angling in from around off, played off the inner half to mid on. |
| 26.1 : A Milne to V Kohli, Good judgement! Karthik drops this one to point and takes off. Gets good response from his partner and the batsmen complete it with ease. |
| 26.2 : A Milne to D Karthik, Stays back to the good length delivery and defends it stoutly. |
| 26.3 : A Milne to D Karthik, Fullish delivery angling towards the pads, Kohli clips it with good timing through square leg. De Grandhomme who is back on the field rushes to his right and stops a couple for his side. |
| 26.4 : A Milne to D Karthik, This time Karthik clips it to the left side of de Grandhomme. Some work more for him and he does well to keep it down to a couple. |
| 26.5 : A Milne to D Karthik, Sharp bouncer on leg stump, Karthik attempts a hook but misses. One for the over signaled by the umpire. |
| 26.6 : A Milne to D Karthik, Wide! This time it is too high and down the leg side as well. Karthik lets it go. Wide signaled for height. |
| A Milne to D Karthik, Comes down the track to the good length delivery and whips it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 27.1 : C Munro to V Kohli, Down the leg side, tucked around the corner for a single. |
| 27.2 : C Munro to D Karthik, Full length ball outside off, Karthik drills it to sweeper cover to rotate strike. |
| 27.3 : C Munro to V Kohli, On middle and leg, Kohli works it past the diving Guptill at short mid-wicket for a single. |
| Boult is warming up. The on-air commentators feel that New Zealand have missed a trick by not bringing back Boult or Southee in the attack. You got to bowl your best bowlers against the best batsman in the opposition. |
| 27.4 : C Munro to D Karthik, Overpitched on middle, driven on the up to long on for a run. |
| 27.5 : C Munro to V Kohli, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 27.6 : C Munro to D Karthik, Off pace delivery outside off, sliced to the point region. |
| As expected, Tim Southee is brought back to break this flourishing stand. |
| 28.1 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Good length ball outside off, Virat runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 28.2 : Tim Southee to D Karthik, Slower bouncer outside off, shoots after pitching. Karthik rises with the bounce but doesn't attempt to play at it. |
| 28.3 : Tim Southee to D Karthik, Short delivery around off, pulled to mid-wicket. |
| 28.4 : Tim Southee to D Karthik, OUT! The frontline bowler does the trick for New Zealand. Perhaps, Kane Williamson should have brought him back to bowl earlier. Bowls a sharp bouncer on leg stump, Karthik goes for the pull but is hurried on by it. Ends up getting a top edge towards long leg. Munro runs to his left and takes a well-judged catch. A decent knock from Dinesh and the 73-run stand comes to an end. Can the Kiwis trigger a collapse? |
| MS Dhoni strides out to bat. Chants of Dhoni Dhoni at the Wankhede. Who can forget his winning six that gave India the 2011 World Cup! |
| 28.5 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Overpitched delivery, drilled to mid on. |
| 28.6 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Short of a length outside off, punched firmly off the back foot to covers. A wicket and two runs from the over. |
| 29.1 : C Munro to V Kohli, Shortish delivery outside off, steered to short third man. |
| 29.2 : C Munro to V Kohli, Kohli works this one with the angle through square leg for a run. |
| Deep point comes inside the ring. |
| 29.3 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Back of a length delivery and room on offer, Dhoni taps it to the fielder at point. |
| 29.4 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Dhoni is off the mark! Full delivery outside off, MS eases it past the diving cover fielder to pick up a couple of runs. |
| 29.5 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Shortish delivery well outside off, placed to backward point. |
| 29.6 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Strokes this one to sweeper cover for a run and will retain strike. |
| 30.1 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Length delivery on off, Dhoni hangs back and whips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 30.2 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Misfield from Guptill, sloppy work! Dhoni punches it to point where Martin makes a mess of it. The Indian batsmen are quick to pounce on the opportunity. A single taken. |
| 30.3 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Short delivery on middle, Kohli shuffles across and pulls it down to fine leg for a run. He has played that shot really well. |
| 30.4 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Well-directed bouncer on middle, Dhoni ducks under it. One for the over signaled by the umpire. |
| 30.5 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Slower delivery, tucked in front of square leg for a run. |
| 30.6 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Uppish but safe! Short delivery outside off, Kohli ramps it to third man for a run and will retain the strike. |
| The other frontline bowler, Trent Boult comes back into the attack. |
| 31.1 : T Boult to V Kohli, Short of a length in the channel outside off, placed to Guptill at point. |
| 31.2 : T Boult to V Kohli, Boult bowls this one with a scrambled seam around off, Kohli moves across and looks to flick it but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. A casual appeal for an LBW turned down. That was easily missing the off stump. |
| 31.3 : T Boult to V Kohli, Shortish delivery well outside off, Kohli plays it with a horizontal bat to sweeper cover. As de Grandhomme attacks the ball, he slips. A run taken. The fielder has a wry smile about it. |
| 31.4 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Shuffles a long way across to the back of a length delivery and works it around the corner to rotate strike. |
| 31.5 : T Boult to V Kohli, Wide! Down the leg side, Virat lets it go and the ball dies on Latham. The pitch is certainly two-paced. |
| T Boult to V Kohli, Full length ball outside off, Kohli drills it but straight to the man at mid off. |
| 31.6 : T Boult to V Kohli, Back of a length on middle, turned to square leg for a run. |
| Drinks break. Good passage of play for India. Kohli is playing street smart cricket on this two-paced track. He has got Dhoni for support and they would know what kind of a score would be competitive here. Full marks to the Kiwis for giving it their all in the hot and humid conditions. They will be aiming to take the wickets of these two quickly. |
| Change of ends for Santner. |
| 32.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Makes room and knocks it down to wide long off for a run. |
| 32.2 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Around off, stroked to covers. |
| 32.3 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Pushed quicker through the air on middle, kept out watchfully. |
| 32.4 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Played with the angle to short mid-wicket. |
| 32.5 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Goes for the drive to the flighted delivery but gets it off the outer half to point. |
| 32.6 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Full delivery, Dhoni strokes it to long off for a run and will retain strike. |
| 33.1 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Back of a length delivery, angling away from Dhoni who punches it on the up to cover-point. |
| 33.2 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Similar length delivery on off, Dhoni pulls it in flamingo style to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 33.3 : T Boult to V Kohli, Straying on the pads, Kohli clips it beautifully through square leg. Nicolls in the deep slides to his right to keep the ball in play. Two runs taken. |
| 33.4 : T Boult to V Kohli, Overpitched delivery, driven crisply to deepish mid off for a run. |
| 33.5 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Those strong bottom hands come into play! Short and width on offer, Dhoni rises up on his toes and cuts it over a leaping Guptill at backward point. He has hit that really well and the ball races to the fence. |
| 33.6 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Shuffles across and swipes it around the corner for a run. Good over for India, 9 from it. |
| 34.1 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Fraction short around off, cut away with the spin to deep cover for a single. |
| 34.2 : M Santner to V Kohli, Makes good use of the depth of the crease to knock it down to long on for a run. |
| 34.3 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Santner is once again too short, Dhoni easily cuts it through covers for a run. |
| 34.4 : M Santner to V Kohli, Quicker one, Kohli places it to short third man. |
| 34.5 : M Santner to V Kohli, Virat clears his front leg and milks it down to long off for a single. |
| 34.6 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Stays back footed and pushes it firmly to covers. |
| Colin Munro returns for a bowl. |
| 35.1 : C Munro to V Kohli, Short and room on offer, Kohli punches it to sweeper cover and straightaway calls for a couple. Dhoni responds and makes the danger end with ease. These two are really quick between the wickets. |
| 35.2 : C Munro to V Kohli, Wide! Down the leg side, Kohli goes for the whip but misses. Latham does well to stop it. |
| C Munro to V Kohli, Angling into Virat who clips it through in front of square leg for a single. |
| 35.3 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Full delivery on middle, eased through mid on for an easy run. |
| 35.4 : C Munro to V Kohli, Outside off, stroked to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 35.5 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Gentle delivery around off, patted to short extra cover. |
| 35.6 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Overpitched delivery, driven past the bowler to mid off. |
| Adam Milne to have a bowl again. |
| 36.1 : A Milne to V Kohli, Wide! Length delivery down the leg side, Kohli goes for the flick but misses. |
| A Milne to V Kohli, Short of a length around off, glided to backward point. |
| 36.2 : A Milne to V Kohli, Similar delivery well outside off, dabbed neatly to third man to rotate strike. |
| 36.3 : A Milne to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Perfectly executed! Short delivery on middle and leg, Dhoni rolls his wrists on it and pulls it through square leg. The man at long leg sprints to his left but the ball wins the race. |
| 36.4 : A Milne to MS Dhoni, Hangs back to the length delivery and stonewalls it. |
| 36.5 : A Milne to MS Dhoni, Fuller in length this time, MS leans ahead and pushes it to covers. |
| 36.6 : A Milne to MS Dhoni, Short of a length well outside off, punched firmly off the back foot to sweeper cover for a run. 7 from the over. |
| The helmets are going off and the caps are coming on. |
| 37.1 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Shortish delivery around off, MS makes a bit of room and hits it hard to covers. |
| 37.2 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Back of a length on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 37.3 : C Munro to MS Dhoni, Well judged! Eases the full length delivery to mid off and cross over for a brisk run. |
| 37.4 : C Munro to V Kohli, FOUR! Strong wrists! Slower off cutter on middle, Kohli waits for it and whips it over mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary. |
| 37.5 : C Munro to V Kohli, Good effort! Short and room on offer, Virat slaps it hard towards Taylor at point who dives full length to his right to save a certain boundary. |
| 37.6 : C Munro to V Kohli, Short again, knocked down to long on for a single. |
| 38.1 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Helps the fuller length delivery with the angle to deep square leg for a single. |
| 38.2 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Good length ball outside off, punched hard but straight to the man at covers. |
| 38.3 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Back of a length well outside off, MS strokes it to Munro in the cover region. |
| 38.4 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Southee rolls his fingers on this one and bowls a bouncer on leg stump, Dhoni pulls it in a controlled manner to deep backward square leg. |
| 38.5 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Another short delivery, pulled all along the ground to deep square leg for a run. That brings up the 50-run stand between the duo. It has been a sensible partnership, milking the singles and putting the bad balls away. |
| 38.6 : Tim Southee to MS Dhoni, Hangs back to the good length delivery and answers it with a straight bat. Good over from Southee, three from it. |
| Santner to roll his arm over again. |
| 39.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Fullish delivery, drilled back to Santner who stops it with a dive in his followthrough. |
| 39.2 : M Santner to V Kohli, Played with the spin to point. |
| 39.3 : M Santner to V Kohli, Strides forward and knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 39.4 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Quicker through the air, pushed off the back foot to cover-point. |
| 39.5 : M Santner to MS Dhoni, Dhoni makes room and strokes it past extra cover to rotate strike. |
| 39.6 : M Santner to V Kohli, Kohli uses the pace of the ball to glide it to short third man for a brisk run. |
| Time for Powerplay 3. Maximum of five fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings. Meanwhile, Kohli and Dhoni drink some water. Trent Boult returns for a burst. |
| 40.1 : T Boult to V Kohli, Full length delivery outside off, milked down to long off for a run. |
| 40.2 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Good length ball around off, Dhoni punches it to short extra cover where Southee runs to his right to stop it. |
| 40.3 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Short delivery angling away from Dhoni who goes for a full blooded cut but misses. |
| 40.4 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Wide! Boult loses his radar and bowls a slower ball wide outside off, MS doesn't bother to play at it. |
| T Boult to MS Dhoni, Fullish delivery outside off, Dhoni hammers it to sweeper cover for a run. 200 comes up for India. They will look to accelerate from hereon. |
| 40.5 : T Boult to V Kohli, Taps the length delivery towards mid on and waits. The fielder from short mid-wicket rushes towards the ball but fails to stop it. A run taken. |
| 40.6 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, OUT! Third wicket for Boult, he has having a great day at the office. Shortish delivery angling away from Dhoni, a bit of extra bounce on that. MS rises with the bounce and goes for a cut but isn't able to control it well. Guptill who is stationed at point crouches to his right and takes a good low catch. The 57-run stand comes to an end. |
| Hardik Pandya is the new man in. He is known for his big-hitting. India will require it in the slog overs. |
| 41.1 : M Santner to V Kohli, Kohli plays this one with soft hands to mid on and takes off. Santner sprints towards it. Keeps it down to a run. |
| 41.2 : M Santner to H Pandya, Wide! Down the leg side, Pandya misses his flick. |
| M Santner to H Pandya, Well bowled! Slow through the air outside off, Pandya has a push at it but gets beaten by the sharp turn. |
| 41.3 : M Santner to H Pandya, Dabs this one with the spin to point. |
| 41.4 : M Santner to H Pandya, Stays back footed to this one and blocks it. |
| 41.5 : M Santner to H Pandya, Fullish delivery, Pandya drives it back to Santner. |
| 41.6 : M Santner to H Pandya, Quicker through the air on middle and leg, Pandya is cramped for room and only manages to push it back to the bowler. |
| 42.1 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Short delivery down the leg side, Kohli pulls it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 42.2 : Tim Southee to H Pandya, A big appeal from Southee denied! Bouncer down the leg side, Pandya goes for a full fledged pull but seems to have missed it. Southee is the only one who is appealing. The keeper and the others are not even interested in. The replays show that there was clear daylight between bat and ball. |
| 42.3 : Tim Southee to H Pandya, Slower bouncer on leg stump, Pandya mistimes his pull to square leg for a run. Hardik is a compulsive puller and hooker so it is a good ploy to bowl short at him. |
| 42.4 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, FOUR! Lucky Kohli! Fullish delivery around off, reversing in. Kohli goes for a booming drive but gets a thick inside edge past Latham and through to the fine leg fence. Moves into the nineties with that. |
| 42.5 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, FOUR! Once again luck favours the Indian skipper! Well-directed bouncer on leg stump, Kohli goes for an ambitious pull but top edges it over a leaping Latham to find the fence again. |
| 42.6 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Dabbed to the man at the point region. |
| 43.1 : M Santner to H Pandya, SIX! Brilliant shot! He has a liking for left-arm spin and executes this shot really well. In the arc for Pandya, he opens up and smokes it over long on for a huge maximum. |
| 43.2 : M Santner to H Pandya, Very well bowled! Santner spots Pandya using his feet and smartly bowls it well outside off. Hardik reaches out for it and mistimes it to sweeper cover. It goes on the bounce to the fielder. A run taken. |
| 43.3 : M Santner to V Kohli, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 43.4 : M Santner to H Pandya, Very full on off, Hardik jams it to covers for a single. |
| 43.5 : M Santner to V Kohli, That was risky! Kohli exposes his stumps and cuts it late to short third man for a run. Moves to 98 with that. |
| 43.6 : M Santner to H Pandya, Wide! Outside off, spinning away. Pandya doesn't go after it. Good presence of mind from him. |
| M Santner to H Pandya, Full delivery, drilled back to Santer who makes a good stop. Good spell from him. He ends with figures of 10-0-41-1. |
| 44.1 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, On a length, Kohli taps it towards mid on for a brisk single. He is only one away from yet another century. |
| 44.2 : Tim Southee to H Pandya, Short delivery, pulled hard to the leg side for a run. |
| 44.3 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, That's it! This man keeps on breaking records at will, going past Ricky Ponting to get his 31st ODI century. Short delivery on leg, Kohli pulls it all along the ground to deep square leg for a run. The Indian skipper raises his bat skywards to sink in all the applause. Got to credit him to bat this way in humid conditions. His fifth ton this year. Also, a century has been scored at the Wankhede after Tendulkar hit one in 1996 in ODIs. |
| 44.4 : Tim Southee to H Pandya, Short delivery, Pandya top edges his pull to fine leg for a couple. |
| 44.5 : Tim Southee to H Pandya, FOUR! Hit away with disdain! Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Pandya backs away and smashes it over wide mid on. Milne rushes to his right and puts in a desperate dive but fails to stop it. |
| 44.6 : Tim Southee to H Pandya, Pandya goes for the pull to this short delivery but gets beaten. |
| 45.1 : T Boult to V Kohli, FOUR! Well played! Length delivery around off, Kohli backs away and lifts it nonchalantly over extra cover to pick up a boundary. |
| 45.2 : T Boult to V Kohli, Yorker well outside off, sliced to deep backward point for a run. |
| 45.3 : T Boult to H Pandya, OUT! Take a bow, Kane Williamson! Length delivery on off, Pandya goes for an agricultural slog over long on but skews it off the outer half of the bat. Kane Williamson from extra cover sprints backwards after it. Deep extra cover and long off are interested but the skipper calls for it. He keeps his eyes on the ball and dives full length to grab it inches above the ground. The dangerous Pandya departs. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes out to bat. |
| 45.4 : T Boult to V Kohli, Dabs this one to third man for a run. |
| 45.5 : T Boult to B Kumar, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 45.6 : T Boult to B Kumar, Kumar drills this one to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 46.1 : A Milne to B Kumar, FOUR! Great shot! Leg cutter around off, Kumar reads it and goes inside out over covers. Has timed that really well and the ball races to the fence. |
| 46.2 : A Milne to B Kumar, Plays this one with soft hands to short cover and crosses over for a brisk single. |
| 46.3 : A Milne to V Kohli, FOUR! Whipped! Full length delivery on middle, Kohli wrists it over cow corner for a one bounce boundary. |
| 46.4 : A Milne to V Kohli, Kohli fails to capitalize on that one! Short and room on offer, Virat looks to upper cut it over backward point but misses. |
| 46.5 : A Milne to V Kohli, Another short ball outside off, hit to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 46.6 : A Milne to B Kumar, Kumar makes room and Milne follows him with a short delivery. Kumar wants to ramp it over the keeper but gloves it towards the keeper for a run. |
| 47.1 : T Boult to B Kumar, Length delivery outside off, Kumar slices it to Taylor at backward point who does well to stop it. A run taken. |
| 47.2 : T Boult to V Kohli, Slower one around off, Kohli whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 47.3 : T Boult to B Kumar, Wide yorker outside off, Bhuvneshwar jams it out to point. |
| 47.4 : T Boult to B Kumar, Shortish delivery around off, Kumar goes for the slash but misses. Kohli is a bit disappointed, need to give the strike to him. |
| 47.5 : T Boult to B Kumar, Kumar uses his feet and Boult bowls a back of a length ball. Swiped to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 47.6 : T Boult to V Kohli, Length ball outside off, Virat runs it down to third man for a single. Brilliant spell from Boult comes to an end. He ends with figures of 10-1-35-4, his third best in his career. |
| 48.1 : A Milne to V Kohli, Length ball outside off, Kohli mistimes his lofted drive to deepish mid off. |
| 48.2 : A Milne to V Kohli, In the air... but safe! Short delivery on leg stump, Kohli pulls it uppishly towards deep square leg. De Grandhomme sprints in but the ball lands in front of him and hits him in the chin. He is having a tough day in the field. |
| 48.3 : A Milne to B Kumar, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 48.4 : A Milne to V Kohli, Short delivery, Virat swipes it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 48.5 : A Milne to V Kohli, Another bouncer and Kohli again mistimes it. It goes uppishly to long on. A run taken. |
| 48.6 : A Milne to B Kumar, SIX! Not from the meat of the bat but still clears the man at long on. Bouncer on off, Kumar flat-bats it over mid on. The fielder positions near the ropes but the ball sails over his head. |
| Tim Southee to bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 49.1 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, SIX! What a hit! Length delivery on off, Kohli clears his front leg and lifts it down the ground. It is straight as an arrow and hits the sightscreen. |
| 49.2 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, OUT! Kohli holes out! Good length delivery in line of the stumps, Virat backs away and whips it towards Boult at long on. Hasn't got the elevation on it and Trent pouches it safely. A gem of a knock from the Indian skipper comes to an end. The entire dressing room is up on its feet. |
| Kuldeep Yadav comes out to bat. |
| 49.3 : Tim Southee to B Kumar, Slower short ball outside off, Kumar goes for a slog across the line but misses. |
| 49.4 : Tim Southee to B Kumar, FOUR! No matter how they come, India will be happy that they are coming. Short delivery, Kumar goes for a pull but top edges it over backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 49.5 : Tim Southee to B Kumar, SIX! Right out of the screws! Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Kumar pulls it with aplomb over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 49.6 : Tim Southee to B Kumar, OUT! Well-directed bouncer climbing on Kumar. It gets big on him as he goes for the pull. Henry Nicolls at deep mid-wicket moves to his left and grabs a well-judged catch. INDIA FINISH ON 280/8. |
| India have done well to reach a good score on this two-paced surface. They didn't get the best of starts as they lost both the openers not for much. It was Virat Kohli who stood stall and played street smart cricket. He was dropped on 29 by Santner and made the most of the opportunity. Kedar Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik played decent knocks to support Kohli. The Indian skipper then shifted gears when it was needed and scored a brilliant century before departing in the last over. The breezy knock fr |
| It was Trent Boult leading the way for the Kiwis. He was lethal with the new ball as well with the old one in the slog overs, finishing with figures of 10-1-35-4, his third career-best in ODIs. His partner, Tim Southee picked up 3 wickets but went for many. Mitchell Santner was effective and extracted some spin from the surface, drying up the run flow in the middle overs. The visitors will still feel that it is 20-30 odd more on this deck where the ball is stopping at times and India have two to |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. The men who matter stride out to the middle. Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to open the batting for New Zealand. The Men in Blue are in a huddle. Rohit Sharma is captaining India as Virat Kohli is not on the field. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to steam in with the first new ball. Two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Starts off with a full length ball in the off stump channel, gets a hint of away swing. Guptill plants his front foot across and leaves it watchfully. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to M Guptill, FOUR! The Kiwis are away! Fractionally overpitched on middle, Guptill leans ahead and drives it beautifully down the ground for a majestic boundary. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to M Guptill, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Not in perfect control of this one but still effective. Fullish ball on middle, Guptill drives it uppishly down the ground and past mid on to find the fence. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Lands it on a length around off, Guptill stands tall and blocks it firmly towards cover. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Fuller and swinging away after pitching, Guptill leans ahead and then shoulders his arms. |
| Guptill pulls out at the last moment as there is some movement behind the sightscreen. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Keeps it in the channel outside off, Martin makes an easy leave. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball. A slip and a wide second slip in place. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Good delivery first up! Bumrah from over the wicket, drops it on a length and angles it away. Munro goes back to defend but there is extra bounce which beats Colin all ends up. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to C Munro, This one comes back in from middle and strikes Munro high on the pads who tries to flick it away. An appeal for an LBW but it was going down leg. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Slants it away on a length outside off, Colin Munro square drives it straight to Pandey at point. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Edged but falls just short! Good length delivery, zipping away off the surface, Munro hangs his bat out but gets an outside edge which lands just short of Dhawan at first slip. The ball bursts through his hands and they take a single. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, This one stays a touch low but Guptill crouches low to keep it out. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Fuller and angling in on the pads, clipped straight to mid-wicket. |
| Huge cheer from the crowd as Virat Kohli is back on the field... |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to C Munro, SIX! Excellent shot, that! Kumar hurls it on a length and tries to bring it back. What does Munro do? He walks across and just whips it over deep square leg for a maximum. He's nailed that shot! |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to C Munro, A loud shout for an LBW! Not given! Brilliant from Bhuvneshwar! Comes back in after landing and Munro has no clue about it. The ball sneaks under his bat, hits the pads and goes to Dhoni. They appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Maybe, the height seem to be an issue there. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to C Munro, Good length ball on off, Munro punches it on the up towards mid off. Rohit Sharma the man there is off balance but still manages to hit the stumps at the bowler's end. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Good stop, Kohli! A touch fuller on off, driven towards cover. Virat dives full length to his right, falls flush on the ground but manages to stop it with his right hand. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, Short ball on middle and leg, Munro looks to pull but gets a top edge instead. The ball falls safely in the short fine leg region for a single. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Wide! Sprays it down leg, wide called by the umpire. |
| B Kumar to M Guptill, Stands put and defends it down off the back foot. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Very full around off, Munro jams it out towards cover. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Fuller ball but on the pads, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, FOUR! Edged but flies past Dhawan! On a length and pitched around off, there is some extra bounce as Guptill flashes at it. Ekes out an edge which flies to the right of Dhawan at first slip and races away to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Back of a length and it straightens a touch off the surface, Guptill tries punching it through the line but once again gets it off the edge down to third man for a single. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to C Munro, On a length and comes back in a bit, Munro tries to heave it across the line but fails to do so as the ball sneaks under his bat and carries straight to Dhoni. |
| What happened there? One of the floodlights is not working. Kohli is not happy and he has a discussion with the umpires. There is a halt in play. The batsmen have gone out of the field as well. Meanwhile, the lights are coming on slowly. It has lit up completely and here we go again after the delay... |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Back of a length delivery on off, Munro taps it in front of point for a brisk single. |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to C Munro, Serves a length delivery, nipping back in a shade, Munro dances down a bit and whips it straight to Chahal at mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to C Munro, Spears in a fuller ball, it's a knuckle ball from Kumar. Colin tires to drive it away but gets an inside edge on the pads as the ball rolls near the stumps. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to C Munro, Bhuvi goes short, it's on the leg stump line. Munro swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg where Kuldeep Yadav mops it up. Two taken. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Once again bowls a knuckle ball, it's on the shorter side around off. Colin mistimes his punch towards cover. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bangs in a short ball from around the wicket, Munro ducks to let it be. For some strange reason, the umpire calls it wide. That was really a harsh call. Virat Kohli has a word with the umpire and is certainly not happy with the call. |
| B Kumar to C Munro, Back of a length ball, angling in, punched off the back foot towards cover. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to C Munro, Hops back and works with the angle through backward square leg for a single. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Good length delivery on middle and off, Colin defends it from within the crease. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to C Munro, DROPPED AND FOUR! Kedar Jadhav has dropped a simple catch! Bumrah is not happy for the obvious reason! He bowls a length delivery on middle and leg, cramps the southpaw for room who already made room. He pulls it awkwardly towards deep square leg. Jadhav in the deep fails to judge it well as he comes in quite a few yards. He tries to take it over his head but the ball bursts through his fingers and then crosses the fence. Will Munro make the most of the life? We saw Koh |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Stays back and stouts it out. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to C Munro, FOUR! This time he gets it right! Back of a length ball on middle, Munro stands tall and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket to find the fence. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Slower one around the pads, clipped uppishly towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to C Munro, In the air... safe! Once again bowls a slower one, Munro almost chips it towards Chahal at mid-wicket. The ball lands in front and then rolls behind. The Indian leggie gives it a chase by the time take take two. |
| 6.1 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Back of a length delivery on middle, defended with a straight bat. |
| 6.2 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Short of a good length ball outside off, punched towards mid off. |
| 6.3 : B Kumar to M Guptill, This one comes back in from a length outside off, Martin tries to crunch it through the line but gets an inside edge on the pads as the ball rolls back to the bowler. |
| 6.4 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Leans forward a touch and blocks it out gently. |
| 6.5 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Fuller and veering in on the pads, wristed towards mid on. |
| 6.6 : B Kumar to M Guptill, On a length and outside off, Guptill taps it towards Karthik at cover-point and steals a single. |
| 7.1 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Shortish and a bit wide outside off, Guptill smashes it straight towards Pandya at point. Guptill smiles and so does Hardik, as the Kiwi opener knows he has missed out on an opportunity to score. |
| 7.2 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Good running! Short of a length delivery on middle, Guptill hops and taps it towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 7.3 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Full toss outside off, Munro hits it straight towards the cover fielder. |
| 7.4 : J Bumrah to C Munro, He is not an easy customer, says the commentator on air. Slants it away on off, gives no pace at it. Colin gets deceived by it. |
| 7.5 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Gets back and tucks it towards the leg side for a single. |
| 7.6 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Leg bye! Good length delivery on the pads, MG misses his flick as the ball rolls off the pads towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 8.1 : B Kumar to M Guptill, Angles in a short of a length delivery on middle, tucked through backward square leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : B Kumar to C Munro, Good bowling! Short of a length delivery on middle, Munro is beaten by the extra bounce as he fails to get going with his pull shot. |
| 8.3 : B Kumar to C Munro, This is really good bowling! Sees Munro giving the charge, Bhuvi bangs in a short ball. Munro once again gets beaten. A good take by Dhoni as well. |
| 8.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Goes around the wicker, bowls a length ball around off. It comes in with the angle and puts Munro in a tangle. He gets hit on the pads, then the ball deflects off the pads and rolls just above the off stump to Dhawan at first slip. |
| 8.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 8.6 : B Kumar to C Munro, FOUR! Carved away! Short and wide outside off, Munro sees the width and slashes at it. Gets it comfortably over cover-point to end the over with a boundary. |
| 9.1 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Fires in a yorker on middle, Guptill manages to jam it out for a single. |
| 9.2 : J Bumrah to C Munro, Digs in a short ball on middle, Colin Munro ducks under it. |
| 9.3 : J Bumrah to C Munro, OUT! In the air... taken! Colin Munro falls to a slower one and fails to make the life count. Bumrah from over the wicket, nicely changes the pace and delivers it full on middle and leg. Munro tries clipping it away but the slowness on the ball brings his downfall. He gets a leading edge which balloons high in the air towards cover. Karthik moves backwards a bit, keeps his eyes on the ball and settles nicely under it. Never easy to take those under the lights. India get |
| Kane Williamson, the skipper is the new man in, replacing Munro! |
| 9.4 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Spears in a yorker at the base of middle, Martin digs it out. |
| 9.5 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, FOUR! Edged and through! Back of a length delivery outside off, Guptill tries to punch it on the up but there is some extra bounce and as a result gets an outside edge which flies right between Dhawan and Dhoni to the third man fence. Why wasn't there two slips in place? |
| 9.6 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| Powerplay 2 signaled. Maximum of 4 fielders are now allowed outside the circle till the 40th over. Meanwhile, Kohli moves to his spinner, Kuldeep Yadav who comes into the attack. |
| 10.1 : K Yadav to K Williamson, 1 run. |
| 10.2 : K Yadav to M Guptill, Tossed up around middle, defended off the front foot. |
| 10.3 : K Yadav to M Guptill, Loopy delivery around middle, Guptill looks to sweep but gets an inside edge on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and a single is taken. |
| 10.4 : K Yadav to K Williamson, The batsman has driven it through mid-off. They pick up a single. |
| 10.5 : K Yadav to M Guptill, Takes a stride forward and pushes it towards the cover region. |
| Martin Guptill is adjudged LBW by the umpire. He takes the review straightaway. Is there an inside edge? |
| 10.6 : K Yadav to M Guptill, NOT OUT! Inside edge saves Guptill! That is why he was keen on taking the referral! Yadav tosses it up around middle, it skids a bit as Guptill comes forward to defend. Misses and is hit on the pads. A huge appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Guptill is quick to take the DRS! Replays show there is a clear inside edge and the on-field decision has to be overturned! |
| Hardik Pandya comes on to bowl! |
| 11.1 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Back of a length on middle, defended from within the crease. |
| 11.2 : H Pandya to K Williamson, That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 11.3 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Pandya digs in a short ball on middle, it gets big on Guptill who is in no position to play the pull shot. Gets a top edge which falls safely near mid-wicket. A single taken. |
| 11.4 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Stays back and taps it towards point for a quick single. |
| 11.5 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Leg bye! Angles in a length delivery on middle, Guptill misses his tuck and gets it off the pads towards the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 11.6 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Williamson clips it behind square on the leg side for a single to keep strike. |
| 12.1 : K Yadav to K Williamson, Loopy ball outside off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 12.2 : K Yadav to M Guptill, On middle and leg, eased past a diving Kuldeep Yadav for a single towards long on. |
| 12.3 : K Yadav to K Williamson, OUT! Straight to Kedar Jadhav! This time he makes no mistake! Kuldeep Yadav gets the big fish! He bowls a googly, wider outside off and asking the Kiwi skipper to go after it. Kane makes room and tries to hit it over extra cover. Doesn't bother to keep it down and ends up spooning it to Jadhav stationed there. The crowd is back alive. Don't remember when was the last time Williamson departed for a cheap score. |
| The experienced, Ross Taylor walks in next, replacing his skipper. |
| 12.4 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Gets across and sweeps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 12.5 : K Yadav to R Taylor, A loud, loud shout for LBW! The umpire isn't too keen. Virat Kohli and Dhoni have a chat regarding the review but they take a lot of time before deciding against it. Loopy ball around middle, turning in as well. Taylor misses his flick and is hit on the pads. The umpire shakes his head to the appeal that has been made. Replays show it was in line but would have missed the stumps. So, good call from the hosts to not opt for the review. |
| 12.6 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Ross Taylor leans ahead and drives it towards cover. Excellent over from Yadav, this! |
| 13.1 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Goes back and defends it from within the crease. |
| 13.2 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Hardik angles one in from around middle, Guptill misses his flick and is hit high on the pads. |
| 13.3 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Bowls it on a shorter length and this one comes back in, Guptill once again misses his tuck and wears it on the pads. |
| 13.4 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Fuller in length on off, pushed straight back to the bowler. |
| 13.5 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.6 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Short stuff from Pandya, swiped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.1 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Flatter through the air around off, punched off the back foot towards cover. |
| 14.2 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Loopy delivery around middle, worked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 14.3 : K Yadav to M Guptill, FOUR! Picks the wrong 'un! Shorter and wider outside off, Guptill camps back and cracks it through covers for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : K Yadav to M Guptill, Around middle and leg, flicked towards the on side. |
| 14.5 : K Yadav to M Guptill, Loopy delivery around middle, turning in, worked towards the leg side for a single. |
| 14.6 : K Yadav to R Taylor, FOUR! Pulled away! Yadav bowls a half-tracker on middle, Taylor camps back and pulls it through square leg. Dhawan in the deep puts in a dive but fails to stop it from crossing the rope. |
| Drinks are on the field! |
| 15.1 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Angles in a length delivery on middle, Guptill stands tall and defends it with a straight bat. |
| 15.2 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Fuller in length on off, Martin tries to drive it through covers but gets an inside edge past the leg stump towards fine leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Back of a length delivery outside off, Taylor mistimes his cut towards point. |
| 15.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Once again Pandya bowls a short ball outside off, Taylor once again mistimes his cut to point. |
| 15.5 : H Pandya to R Taylor, A bit short and angling in, tucked towards mid on for a single. |
| 15.6 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Short of a length delivery outside off, Guptill arches back to play the ramp shot but fails to get going with the shot. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is brought on to bowl. |
| 16.1 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Tossed up delivery around middle, driven off the outer half towards cover for a single. |
| 16.2 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, Good stop, Dhawan! Tossed up outside off, Guptill drives it off the front foot towards cover. Dhawan dives full length to his right, stops the ball and then immediately throws it back to the keeper in spite being off balance. |
| 16.3 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, Drifting in on middle, blocked solidly. |
| 16.4 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, Drops it short outside off, slapped towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 16.5 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Beaten! Bowls a googly, flatter through the air, Taylor makes room to cut but is beaten for pace. That wasn't far away from the stumps. |
| 16.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Quicker through the air around middle, Ross pushes it towards point. Guptill wants the single but is sent back. |
| 17.1 : H Pandya to M Guptill, Once again fails to play the ramp shot! He tried one in the previous over too. Shortish outside off, Martin tries to play the upper cut but gets beaten. |
| 17.2 : H Pandya to M Guptill, OUT! Hardik Pandya strikes! What an excellent catch that is from Karthik! Pandya persists with the short ball, Guptill swivels to pull but the ball gets bigger on him. He gets a big top edge towards deep mid-wicket. Karthik in the deep comes running to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball and then dives forward to take a really good catch. He took one earlier as well but this one is just too good a catch. Guptill departs after his scratchy knock. |
| Tom Latham walks in next, replacing Guptill. Last year he had great success while opening the batting in India. Now he has been handed responsibility to take care of the middle order. Let's see if he can once again do the same. |
| 17.3 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot through extra cover for a couple. |
| 17.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Fuller and angling in, Taylor looks to flick but gets an inside edge behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 17.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Good length delivery, slanting away a bit, Tom Latham shoulders his arms. That wasn't far away from the off stump. |
| 17.6 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Gets forward and defends it solidly off the front foot. Just 3 runs and a big wicket from it. |
| 18.1 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Tosses it up outside off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 18.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Loopy full toss on the pads, paddled fine down the leg side by Latham for a couple. |
| 18.3 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Once again paddles it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 18.4 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, That was really scary! Flatter through the air on middle, Taylor makes room to cut but does so really late. Gets it off the outside edge down to third man as Dhawan mops it up. A couple taken. But it's not a safe stroke to play. |
| 18.5 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Quicker through the air around middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 18.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Comes down the track, almost yorkes himself but still manages to jam it out. |
| 19.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Back of a length delivery on middle, Tom Latham defends it towards cover. |
| 19.2 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Fuller ball on off, Latham drives it square of the wicket towards point where Rahane dives full length to his right to stop a certain boundary. |
| 19.3 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Gets behind the line and defends. |
| 19.4 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, FOUR! Back of a length delivery outside off, punched on the up through covers. Karthik from sweeper cover, comes running to his right, puts in a dive but the ball wins the race. |
| 19.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Picks the length early and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.6 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Ross gets a bottom edge on this length delivery as it goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 20.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Around middle and leg, flicked through the leg side for a single. |
| 20.2 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Quicker one around middle, punched off the back foot. |
| 20.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Shimmies down the track and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Loopy delivery around middle and leg, worked towards the leg side. |
| 20.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Slows it through the air on off, blocked off the front foot gently. |
| 20.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Drops it short on middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is back on! |
| 21.1 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Tossed up around off, pushed off the back foot towards point. |
| 21.2 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Floated delivery around middle and leg, whipped through backward square leg for a single. |
| 21.3 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Loops it up outside off, Taylor goes back and turns it through square leg for one. |
| 21.4 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Loopy leg break around off, it spins away after pitching, Tom Latham looks to push it away but gets beaten. |
| 21.5 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, FOUR! Nicely done! Bowls the googly around middle and leg, Latham gets down and brooms it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 21.6 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Flatter outside off, slapped towards sweeper cover for one. |
| 22.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Flighted delivery around middle, worked wide of mid on for a single. |
| 22.2 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Tossed up outside off, it turns away a bit, Taylor looks to drive but gets an outside edge past first slip for a single. |
| 22.3 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Floated delivery outside off, driven in the gap through cover for a single. |
| 22.4 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 22.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Flighted ball around middle, worked through square leg for a single. |
| 22.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Beautifully bowled! Chahal gives it nice air, lands it full outside off, Taylor tries to drive but the ball turns away and nearly takes the outside edge of Taylor's bat. Dhoni collects and whips the bails off but Ross' back foot was grounded in time. |
| 23.1 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, A bit short and outside off, slapped off the back foot towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 23.2 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Flighted delivery around middle and off, pushed into the cover region. |
| 23.3 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Gets down and across to sweep it towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 23.4 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Leans forward and drives it straight towards the cover region. |
| 23.5 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Quicker full ball on middle, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 23.6 : K Yadav to R Taylor, On the leg stump, paddled fine down the leg side by Taylor for a brace. |
| 24.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Floats it up outside off, defended towards the off side. |
| 24.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Loopy full toss, dipping in, Tom Latham sweeps it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Around middle, turning away a bit, Taylor has time to go back and work it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Gets to the pitch of the ball and hits it down to long on for one. |
| 24.5 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Googly around middle, Taylor goes back and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 24.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Flighted delivery around off, Taylor lunges forward in defense. 164 needed from 150 balls. |
| 25.1 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Flatter outside off, cut towards Dhawan at sweeper cover for a single. |
| 25.2 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Tossed up on off, jammed out towards the left of the bowler who dives to stop it. |
| 25.3 : K Yadav to R Taylor, FOUR! Edged and that's gone! Dhoni anticipates early and moves to his left but Taylor gets a thick outside edge and as a result the ball flies past the keeper's right for a boundary. Actually, Dhoni did the right thing but the edge changed the direction of the ball. |
| 25.4 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Comes dancing down the track and blocks. |
| 25.5 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Around middle, clipped off the pads towards fine leg for a single. |
| 25.6 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Flatter through the air around middle, Tom Latham plays it late towards short third man for a single. |
| Hardik Pandya is called back into the attack. |
| 26.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on middle, Latham clips it towards mid on for a single. |
| 26.2 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Shorter and angling in, Taylor rolls his wrists towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 26.3 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, A bit fuller outside off, punched on the up through covers for a single. |
| 26.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Shortish and outside off, Taylor mistimes his cut towards point. |
| 26.5 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Keeps it on a length and outside off, Taylor tries to dab it away but gets it off the outer half down to third man for a single. |
| 26.6 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Fuller on off, driven straight to the cover fielder. |
| 27.1 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Loopy delivery outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 27.2 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, 50-run stand comes up between the two! Loopy full toss on middle, Latham gets down and sweeps it in front of square on the leg side for a single. The job isn't done yet, these two need to take this game deep if New Zealand are to win. |
| 27.3 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Loopy delivery outside off, driven towards covers. |
| 27.4 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Drifting in on middle, worked off the back foot towards the leg side. |
| 27.5 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Flatter on leg, Taylor camps back and tries to murder this but drags it off the inner half behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 27.6 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Loopy delivery around off, swept towards deep square leg for one. |
| 28.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Back of a length delivery outside off, Tom slaps it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. |
| 28.2 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Wide! Short and angling down leg, Taylor tries to help it away but the ball is away from his reach. |
| H Pandya to R Taylor, Slower one, angling in on middle, Taylor looks to clip but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 28.3 : H Pandya to R Taylor, FOUR! Bang! Good length delivery on middle, Taylor skips down the track and goes bang over mid on. The ball just bounces before crossing the rope. This should get Taylor going as he has failed to time the ball tonight. |
| 28.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Chance of a run out! Touch fuller around off, Taylor looks to defend but gets an inside edge on the pads and the ball rolls towards cover. He wants a single but seeing Jadhav attacking towards the ball, Latham sends him back. Kedar throws the ball at the striker's end but it hits Taylor on its way. He is down and looks to be in some pain. Murali Karthik on air says, with age you take time to turn around and that is what exactly happened to Ross here. |
| 28.5 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Short and outside off, ramped down to third man for one. |
| 28.6 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Shortish on off, dabbed square of the wicket on the off side for a single. |
| 29.1 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Drops it short outside off, Tom Latham camps back and pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 29.2 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Comes ahead and milks a single down to long on for one more. |
| 29.3 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, FOUR! Nailed it! He is sweeping it really well! Tossed up delivery around middle, Latham gets down and sweeps it off the middle of the bat in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 29.4 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Flatter outside off, punched off the back foot towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 29.5 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Loopy delivery around off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 29.6 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Drops it short, Latham camps back to cut but the ball grips off the surface, turns and nearly kisses the outside edge of Tom's bat. |
| Chahal is back into the attack! |
| 30.1 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Almost a wicket! Googly on middle, Taylor works it towards square leg and sets off for a run. Dhoni sprints after it, aims at the non-striker's end but misses. Had Dhoni hit, Ross was a goner. Kohli is not happy with Chahal. Actually, the throw was very powerful and that is why he didn't attempt to collect it. |
| 30.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Sweeps this one to deep square leg for a run. |
| 30.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, In line of the stumps, Taylor backs away and cuts it through point for a run. |
| 30.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 30.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Uses his feet and knocks it past the bowler for a run. |
| 30.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Taylor skips down the track but is not quite to the pitch of it and ends up blocking it. |
| Pandya is back on. |
| 31.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Full length ball outside off, Latham goes for a drive but mistimes it down the track. |
| 31.2 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Wide! Dug in short but down the leg side, Latham lets it go. |
| H Pandya to Tom Latham, Fuller in length outside off, caressed to covers for a run. |
| 31.3 : H Pandya to R Taylor, FOUR! Fine leg was brought inside the circle and Taylor picked his spot to perfection! Slanting towards the pads, Taylor clips it through backward square leg to find the fence. |
| 31.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Good length ball outside off, glided to third man for a single. |
| 31.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Back of a length delivery angling away from Tom who cuts it to third man to rotate strike. |
| 31.6 : H Pandya to R Taylor, On a length well outside off, Taylor reaches out to it and cuts it straight to the backward point fielder. |
| Drinks time. Good going for New Zealand. The pair of Latham and Taylor has added 80 runs and is looking ominous for the opposition. They need 121 runs from 108 balls with 7 wickets in hand. Looks very gettable from here. India need to break this partnership as soon as possible to claw back into the contest. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back into the attack! |
| 32.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Tossed up around middle, clipped with the spin towards square leg. |
| 32.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Top edge... safe! Tossed it up nicely around middle and off, Latham gets down to sweep but gets a top edge. But much to the batsman's delight, the ball falls well short of the man at deep square leg. A single picked up. |
| 32.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Drifting in from around off, Taylor comes forward to defend but gets an outside edge past Kohli at first slip for a single. |
| 32.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Chahal sees Latham giving the charge and hence fires it down leg. Latham manages to get some bat as the ball goes off the inner half behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 32.5 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Comes forward and blocks it out. |
| 32.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, 38th ODI fifty for Ross Taylor! It has been a valuable knock from the experienced player! But now he needs to carry on and convert this into a big one. Fuller on middle, Ross comes down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket to get a couple. |
| 33.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on middle, worked with the angle towards Chahal at mid-wicket. |
| 33.2 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched towards cover. Actually Tom chops it out. |
| 33.3 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Good length ball outside off, driven on the up towards mid off for a quick single. |
| 33.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Length ball outside off, dabbed down to third man for a single. |
| 33.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Short of a length delivery, fired outside off, Latham looks to cut but gets beaten. |
| 33.6 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, FOUR! Beautiful from Latham! Pandya goes fuller on the stumps, Latham shimmies down a touch and just clips it with timing to beat the dive of Rohit Sharma at mid on to end the over with a boundary. Tom moves to 48 now! |
| 34.1 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Flatter one on off, turning further away, Taylor reaches out to that one. Cuts it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 34.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Comes down the track and drives it back to Chahal who fails to stop it in his followthrough. They take a single. |
| 34.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Loopy delivery around off, RT presses forward in defense. |
| 34.4 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Almost does him in the flight does Chahal! Tossed up wider outside off, Taylor goes after it. Gets it off the outside edge over cover-point for a couple. |
| 34.5 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Gives it more air, lands it full outside off. It turns further away as Taylor looks to drive it away, gets beaten. |
| 34.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Short and turning away from off, Taylor dabs it past the man at short third man and gets a double. |
| Here comes Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the attack. Can he provide a breakthrough that his side need?104 needed from 90 balls... |
| 35.1 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Kumar starts his second spell from over the wicket and hurls a length delivery on middle. Latham tries to pull but gets an inside edge on the pads. |
| 35.2 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Four Leg Byes! Length delivery drifting on the pads, Latham looks to clip it away but it brushes his pads and races down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. The runs keep coming for the Kiwis. 100-run stand is up between the two. |
| 35.3 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, 9th ODI fifty for Tom Latham! It's his 4th on the trot! He can play anywhere and will score runs no matter what. Well played, Tom. Good length delivery on the pads, tucked behind square on the leg side to add another couple to his tally. |
| 35.4 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Direct hit and Taylor would have been gone! Back of a length outside off, tapped towards Kohli at covers. They try to take a single as Kohli has a shy at the striker's end. He misses but had he hit Taylor would have been sent packing as he gave up. |
| 35.5 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Shortish outside off, ramped down to third man for one. |
| 35.6 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Loud shout for an LBW! Kumar bowls a length delivery on leg, Latham looks to flick it away but misses to be hit on the pads. A loud appeal but the umpire shakes his head. The Indian's don't challenge the review as it seemed to be pitching outside leg. Yes, Hawk Eye confirms! |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack. So Kohli wants both his frontline pacers to have a crack at the current pair now... |
| 36.1 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Stays in the crease and deftly hits it towards third man for one. |
| 36.2 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, On middle and leg, tucked through the leg side for a single. |
| 36.3 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Fuller in length and on the pads, flicked past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.4 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Length delivery outside off, dabbed down to third man for a single. |
| 36.5 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 36.6 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Fuller delivery, nudged straight towards mid-wicket. |
| 37.1 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Good length delivery outside off, tapped in front of point for a single. |
| 37.2 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, FOUR! Sloppy from Chahal! Fuller in length on off, Tom Latham just has a push towards mid off. Chahal moves to his right but lets the ball through him for a boundary. Not impressive at all. There are some serious worried faces in the Indian dressing room now. |
| 37.3 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Back of a length in the channel on off, dabbed behind point for a single. |
| 37.4 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Short delivery on middle, Taylor rides the bounce and plays a tennis-forehand kind of shot for a single towards mid-wicket. |
| 37.5 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on middle and leg, Tom Latham tries flicking it but the ball skids a bit off he surface and pings him on the pads. They appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Replays show there was a slight inside edge there. |
| 37.6 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on middle and off, stabbed off the back foot. |
| Kohli and Dhoni are having a chat now as to what has to be done now. Meanwhile, Latham and Taylor enjoy some refreshments. |
| 38.1 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, A pacy bouncer on middle, Taylor is quick to duck under it. |
| 38.2 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, On a length and outside off, Ross Taylor tries to tap it away but gets an inside edge on the pads. The ball then rolls towards point and they look to take a single.Kedar Jadhav has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 38.3 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Good delivery! Slants it away on a back of a length outside off, Latham tries to push it away but the ball nearly kisses the outside edge of his bat. The crowd is right behind Bumrah now. |
| 38.4 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, FOUR! Cracked away! Latham now silences the crowd with this! Short and a bit wide outside off, Tom stands tall and flays it through backward point to pick up a boundary. |
| 38.5 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single. |
| 38.6 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Short and on the body, pulled down to fine leg for a single. |
| 39.1 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Length delivery outside off, Taylor looks to cut but chops it towards point. |
| These two are batting very sensibly. India need a wicket desperately. |
| 39.2 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Taylor taps this length delivery outside off towards point and sets off. Latham responds and Jadhav scores a direct hit at the striker's end but the southpaw is safely home. |
| 39.3 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Rides the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 39.4 : B Kumar to R Taylor, FOUR! Bang! That was off the meat! Taylor skips down to this length delivery and powers it down the ground for a boundary. |
| 39.5 : B Kumar to R Taylor, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 39.6 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Another shout for an LBW! Length delivery around leg, Latham misses his flick and once again is hit on the pads. The ball goes off the pads and the batsmen take a leg bye. Meanwhile, the Indians are appealing but the umpire turns it down as it was pitching outside leg. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled! Maximum of 5 fielders are now allowed outside the circle. Kohli first gives the ball to Kuldeep but then changes his mind and hands it over to Pandya... |
| 40.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Leg bye! Good length delivery on middle, Latham misses his tuck as the ball goes off the pads and rolls towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 40.2 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Short and a bit wide outside off, slapped through point for a single. |
| 40.3 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, On a length and outside off, Tom looks to hit it through the line but gets it off the inner half through square leg for a single. |
| 40.4 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Back of a length outside off, dabbed down to third man for a single. |
| 40.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Fuller in length on off, Latham pushes it towards mid off and calls for the single. The Indians know that Taylor is really tired and hence throw it as his end, the striker's end. It misses and Taylor gets in. |
| 40.6 : H Pandya to R Taylor, This one goes off the pads and rolls towards square leg. Taylor is once again running at the danger end and is able to run back in. He is really, really tired now. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is brought into the attack now. 63 needed from 54 balls. |
| 41.1 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Tossed up on off, Taylor paddles down to fine leg for an easy single. |
| 41.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Beaten! For the first time tonight, Latham misses his sweep shot! Tossed up outside off, Tom misses the sweep and it's taken by Dhoni behind. |
| 41.3 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 41.4 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, This time Ross tries to sweep but gets an inside edge on the boot and the ball rolls behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 41.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Short and flat on off, Tom goes back and cuts it past a diving Yadav at backward point to come back for a double. |
| 41.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Fuller around middle, Latham gets into the position early and reverse sweeps it through point to keep strike. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is brought back into the attack now. 57 needed from 48 balls. |
| 42.1 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, FOUR! What a hit that is! Kuldeep is a bit on the shorter side, Latham gets into the position and reverse swats it through backward point for a boundary to start the over. Superbly done! |
| 42.2 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Flatter in length and outside off, Latham gets back to cut but there is some extra bounce and as a result he gets beaten. |
| 42.3 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Around off, swept towards short fine leg off the inner half for a single. |
| 42.4 : K Yadav to R Taylor, 150-run stand comes up now! These two have batted so well and have almost taken their team home. Googly outside off, mistimed cut towards point for a quick single. |
| 42.5 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Tom tries to sweep but fails to make contact. |
| 42.6 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Edggggyyy! Drifting in from around off, Latham looks to drive it away but gets an outside edge past the vacant slip cordon. Runs two as Bhuvneshwar from short third man mops it up. |
| There is a slight delay here. The Kiwi batsmen are having some drinks and understandably so. 49 to get from 42 balls and this is New Zealand's game to lose from hereon. Can the Indian bowlers pick up a wicket and open this game up again? |
| 43.1 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Floats it up outside off, swept towards square leg for a single. |
| 43.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Drops it short on middle, Tom goes back immediately and pulls it towards deep square leg. Karthik in the deep puts in a good diving effort to keep them down to one. |
| 43.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Just a shimmy down the track and it's flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, SIX! In the air... it's gone over the fielder! Flighted delivery around middle, Latham gets down and picks it up. He sweeps it and it goes aerially towards deep square leg. Manish Pandey in the deep is interested but the ball goes well over him to the fence for a maximum. |
| 43.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Gets down and sweeps it through square leg for one. |
| 43.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Tossed up wider outside off, driven through point for a single. |
| 44.1 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Drags his length short, Taylor camps back to cut but gets it off the inner half down to backward square leg for a single. |
| 44.2 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, FOUR! Gets it off the meat again! Fuller ball outside off, Latham nails the reverse sweep through backward point. More importantly, he played it all along the ground. NZ are cruising through. |
| 44.3 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Flighted delivery around middle, Latham misses his flick. |
| 44.4 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Gets down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 44.5 : K Yadav to R Taylor, Flatter on off, dabbed towards third man for a single. |
| 44.6 : K Yadav to Tom Latham, Drops it short outside off, cracked through point for a single. |
| 30 needed from 30 balls! Jasprit Bumrah is brought back into the attack. |
| 45.1 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on middle, from over the wicket. Tom chips it uppishly towards mid on for a single. |
| 45.2 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Good length delivery on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 45.3 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, FOUR! Banged! Back of a length delivery on middle, Taylor dances down the track and pulls it with authority over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 45.4 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, FOUR! And more runs! New Zealand are running away now! Another short ball on middle, Taylor swivels and pulls it towards fine leg. Kuldeep Yadav in the deep, puts in a dive, he gets a hand to it but the ball still races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 45.5 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Fuller ball on off, Ross looks to drive but gets an outside edge down to third man for one. |
| 45.6 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Wide! Fires it full and down the leg side, Tom walks across to flick but misses. The umpire calls it a wide, it was a harsh call. |
| J Bumrah to Tom Latham, SIX! Oh Tom! You beauty! He picks the slower one and just whips this fuller ball over long on for a maximum. Simply outstanding! He moves to 99 now! |
| 46.1 : B Kumar to R Taylor, FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length delivery outside off, Taylor looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge. It bounces in front of Dhoni, beats his dive and races away to the fence for a boundary. This is now the highest 4th wicket stand for NZ. Previous one was 191 between Ryder and Anderson against WI in 2014! |
| 46.2 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Stands tall to this short ball and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 46.3 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Good length on middle, clipped towards mid-wicket. |
| 46.4 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Well played, Tom Latham! 5th ODI ton for this man! He came in when his side was in trouble, he was asked to bat in the middle order to strengthen it and boy, he has shown why he is banked so much. Raises his bat and sinks in all the applause that is on offer! Coming to the ball, length delivery on middle, clipped through square leg for one. |
| 46.5 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Nudges towards fine leg and takes the single. |
| 46.6 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Fuller in length, driven back to the bowler. |
| 47.1 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Leg bye! Spears it in on the pads, Taylor gets it off the pads towards fine leg. A leg bye taken! |
| 47.2 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Pitches it on off, bunted back down the track. |
| 47.3 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Short of a length delivery on middle, pulled through backward square leg for a single. |
| 47.4 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, Fuller on off, Taylor drives it straight to the cover fielder. |
| Howzzat???? Too late in the game but India have taken a review for an LBW appeal against Taylor. Bumrah looks very confident. Will Rosco survive to get a chance to earn his century? |
| 47.5 : J Bumrah to R Taylor, NOT OUT! The decision stands! Ross Taylor survives a scare and still has an opportunity to get a ton! Good length delivery, angling in, Taylor tries to hoick it across the line but misses and is hit on the pads. They appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Bumrah is really confident and Kohli takes the DRS! Replays roll in, front foot is just fine. Hawk Eye shows it's in line but would have clipped the stumps. That's it, the Kiwi dressing room is all smiles. In fact, t |
| 47.6 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Fuller in length on off, drilled through covers for a single. |
| 48.1 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Short on off, punched towards point. |
| 48.2 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Stays back and pushes it towards cover. |
| 48.3 : B Kumar to Tom Latham, Length delivery outside off, Latham slaps it over cover for a single. Scores are level now! |
| 1 to win, Ross Taylor is on 95. Can he get a ton with a biggie and take his side over the line? |
| 48.4 : B Kumar to R Taylor, Yorker on the stumps, Taylor jams it out by coming down the track. |
| 48.5 : B Kumar to R Taylor, OUT! Straight to the fielder! Would you believe it? Ross Taylor survived an LBW scare but now departs when his side is almost over the finish line. Fuller in length on off, Taylor smacks it hard but finds Chahal at extra cover who takes a good low catch. He walks back to a big round of applause. New Zealand just need 1 to win. |
| Henry Nicholls walks in next, replacing Taylor. He has to come out when his side needs just a run to win. |
| 48.6 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, FOUR! New Zealand win by 6 wickets! What a chase it has been from the Black Caps! They are delighted as they have done something which will shock the world at the moment. Well done! Length ball on middle, Nicholls hoicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| New Zealand have taken a 1-0 lead in the series and they have done that in some style. They have recorded the HIGHEST SUCCESSFUL RUN CHASE AT THE WANKHEDE and that should tell you how well they have played here. Chasing 281, the visitors got off to a steady start but then lost three wickets when they had just 80 on the board. Ross Taylor, the experienced campaigner and Tom Latham, their go-to man got together to keep the hosts at bay. They kept rotating the strike, played the spinners to great e |
| Latham and Taylor broke a few records, one being the highest 4th wicket stand for New Zealand and highest for any wicket at this venue. The former got to his ton but the latter departed just when his side was at the doorstep to victory. The Indians would ponder what went wrong at the halfway mark. Their pacers led the way but their spinners had no answers once the duo of Latham and Taylor got in. They tried their best but it just wasn't their day. They needed to break this stand to explode the i |
| Virat Kohli is a bit disappointed but feels it has been a satisfying knock from him. Admits that New Zealand took the game away from us in the second half. Adds when the opposition gets 200-plus stand, they will often be at the right side of the result. Opines that the dew came in and they were easily 30-40 runs short. Feels that the wicket also settled down as the game progressed. Once again praises Latham and Taylor for tackling their spinners. On why didn't he make Jadhav bowl, he says they d |
| Kane Williamson says that it has been a brilliant performance. Credits his new ball bowlers. He also praises Virat Kohli's brilliant century. Mentions that it was a really good chase from them, one of the best in recent times. States that bowling was not easy in this heat and congratulates his bowlers for giving it their all. He is pleased about the 200-run stand between Taylor and Latham calling it special. Feels that the guys have a great attitude towards the game and is happy with the all-rou |
| Man of the Match, Tom Latham is really elated with the win and feels it has been a fruitful knock as keeping for 50 overs and then coming out to bat is never easy. Opines that the conditions were really humid, way different from home. Reckons he will bat wherever his team wants and whatever suits the team. On his reverse sweep, he says this is one shot he has been working on that shot and it is always nice when it comes off. Informs they (he and Taylor) decided to rotate strike and ends by prai |
| That brings us to the close of the first ODI! New Zealand have come out with flying colours. They outclassed India in all departments of the game and are the deserved winners. On the other hand, India had a bad day at office. Tough on Virat Kohli as he scored a majestic century but still his team ended on the losing side. The fielding was the biggest letdown for them and their middle order woes continue. Can they bounce back? Let's find that out in the second ODI in Pune on 25th October at 1330 |
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