| 0.3 : 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. |
| 3.2 : 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. |
| 4.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 10.2 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 15.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 17.3 : 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. |
| 18.2 : 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. |
| 21.1 : 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. |
| 24.2 : 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. |
| 24.4 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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? |
| 33.5 : 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. |
| 36.3 : 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. |
| 37.4 : 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. |
| 40.6 : 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. |
| 42.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 43.1 : 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. |
| 44.5 : 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. |
| 45.1 : 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. |
| 45.3 : 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. |
| 46.1 : 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. |
| 46.3 : 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. |
| 48.6 : 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. |
| 49.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 49.4 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 0.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 2.1 : 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! |
| 3.3 : 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. |
| 5.2 : 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 |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 8.6 : 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. |
| 9.3 : 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 |
| 9.5 : 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? |
| 12.3 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 14.6 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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. |
| 19.4 : 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. |
| 21.5 : 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. |
| 25.3 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 33.6 : 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! |
| 37.2 : 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. |
| 38.4 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 42.1 : 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! |
| 43.4 : 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. |
| 44.2 : 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. |
| 45.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 45.6 : 45.6: 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 : 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! |
| 48.5 : 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. |
| 48.6 : 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. |
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