| 0.0 : Pride is at stake for the Men in Blue after being outclassed in the first two ODIs. Virat Kohli and co. will be desperate to avoid a humiliating whitewash, which would be their first in what feels like an eternity. The 2011 world champions find themselves in uncharted territory. New Zealand, on the other hand, have proved their 2019 World Cup semi final win against the Asian side was no fluke and they will be eager to avenge for the T20I whitewash with an ODI payback. To bolster their confidence |
| Toss - We are all set for the spin of coin. New Zealand's regular skipper Kane Williamson is back and he has the coin in hand. Up it goes. Indian skipper, Virat Kohli calls Heads but it comes down as Tails. NEW ZEALAND OPT TO BOWL! |
| New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson says that it is a new surface and he hopes dew to play a part later on in the game. Tells the fight they showed and put up a fight against a fantastic side like India has been great and they look to continue that in this game. Informs Santner is in for Chapman. Tells it was a balance thing and says it is nice to have the balance back and hence the change. |
| Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says they wanted to bat first anyway. Tells it is a hard surface with some grass on it. Says they have nothing to lose and want to put some runs on the board. Tells it has been a great learning especially with a few debutants. Tells they were outplayed in the first ODI but showed great fight back in the second ODI and tells the cricket has been good but also admits he is disappointed to finish on the wrong side. Informs they have one change as Kedar Jadhav goes out an |
| New Zealand (Playing XI) - Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (C) (In for Tom Blundell), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (WK), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner (In for Mark Chapman), Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett. |
| India (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey (In for Kedar Jadhav), KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Pitch Report - Scott Styris and VVS Laxman are down for the pitch report. Styris says there is no cloud and it is nice and windy. Styris says that India will be familiar with the wicket as it is is the same wicket they played on a few months back. Laxman says that it is a rock solid pitch but there is even covering of grass which will help the fast bowlers to generate lateral movement and get some spongy bounce. Further adds that the pitch will get flatter as the game goes on. Styris adds that t |
| Shreyas Iyer is caught down for a quick chat. Iyer says that before he came here he had decided to have an amazing series. Says he took tips from the experienced players and adds that he was confident after playing at home. On how he approaches batting at no.4, Shreyas says he has had a good time batting at no.4 and says he has to assess the situation and bat accordingly. Tells he has his own plans and he looks to bat according to it and not copy others. Says they need to be fearless as they are |
| We are all set for the action to begin. New Zealand players are in a huddle before they take their respective positions in the field. Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal stride out to open the innings for the tourists. Tim Southee to operate first up with the first new ball for the hosts. Two slips in place for him. |
| 0.1 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, India and Shaw are off the mark straightaway. Southee starts with a length ball on the pads, Shaw flicks it through square leg and gets a couple. |
| 0.2 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Southee corrects his line and bowls it on middle and off. Shaw defends it with a straight bat. No movement in the first two balls for the Kiwi pacer. |
| 0.3 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Nicely defended. Good length delivery outside off, Shaw defends it right off the meat of the bat towards cover. Crunch sound as the ball hits the bat. |
| 0.4 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Length ball on off, Shaw punches it wide of mid off and gets a single. |
| 0.5 : Tim Southee to M Agarwal, Mayank is off the mark as well. It has come off the edge but he won't mind that. Outside off on a length, Mayank looks to punch but it goes off the outside edge and flies wide of first slip towards third man for a single. |
| 0.6 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Single to end the over. Good length delivery outside off, Shaw runs it down to third man for a single. Tidy start for both the sides. 5 off the first. |
| Kyle Jamieson to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Jamieson starts with a length ball on off and middle. The ball jumps up a bit but Shaw is right behind that and blocks it. |
| 1.2 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, A hint of movement for Jamieson in this delivery. Good length ball just outside off, Shaw has a poke at it but misses as the ball nibbled away just a tad. |
| 1.3 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Jamieson hits the deck hard outside off, the ball shoots up off the surface. Shaw initially looks to defend but then leaves it alone. |
| 1.4 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Good shot. Length ball outside off, Shaw punches it a bit uppishly through point. Nicholls gives it a chase and manages to pull it back before the ropes, saving one for his side. |
| 1.5 : K Jamieson to M Agarwal, Outside off, left alone by Agarwal. |
| 1.6 : K Jamieson to M Agarwal, OUT! Bowled! New Zealand strike early and unlike the Test Mayank Agarwal has a forgetful debut series with the bat. Brilliant ball from the tall Jamieson. He did the damage in the second ODI and he looks to be in the mood today as well as he ends his first over with a wicket. Jamieson goes full on off, Mayank looks to push it towards mid on but the ball straightens up and goes past his outside edge to disturb the stumps. Superb ball and a dream wicket for any pace b |
| Virat Kohli, the skipper, is the next batsman in. |
| 2.1 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, On a length on off, Shaw defends it to covers. |
| 2.2 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Length delivery on off, Shaw taps it to covers. |
| 2.3 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Length delivery on middle, Shaw flicks it over square leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 2.4 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Kohli looks to defend but misses it due to the seam movement on this one. |
| 2.5 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Play and a miss! Excellent ball from Southee. On a good length and outside off, Kohli looks to flick but misses it due to the away movement on this one. |
| 2.6 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Good shot but straight to the fielder. Full and wide outside off, the ball swings away as well. Kohli drives it away from his body but right off the middle. It is hit perfectly to the man at covers so he won't get any run for that lovely shot. |
| 3.1 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw pulls it but there is a man at deep square leg. He gets it on a bounce and Prithvi gets a single. |
| 3.2 : K Jamieson to V Kohli, Length delivery outside off, Virat leaves it alone. |
| 3.3 : K Jamieson to V Kohli, Another beauty from Jamieson. He goes full and just outside off. Kohli looks to defend but the ball shapes away a tad and bounces off the surface. Squaring up the Indian skipper on its way to the keeper. |
| 3.4 : K Jamieson to V Kohli, Well played and the Indian captain is off the mark. Jamieson once again extracts extra bounce on this one. It is on a length on off, Kohli manages to get on top of the bounce and run it down to third man for a single. |
| 3.5 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Length ball on the stumps, Shaw goes on his back foot and blocks it. |
| 3.6 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, FOUR! First one off the game and what a lovely shot from the young and talented Shaw. Jamieson is guilty of offering width outside off, Shaw is quick to pounce on it and cuts it beautifully through point for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, SIX! Bang! The Indian skipper puts on his dancing shoes and sends Southee out of the park. Good length ball on off, Kohli comes down the track and flat-bats it over the mid-wicket fence for the first biggie of the game. An early indication from the Indian skipper to not play the line and length game with him. |
| 4.2 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Fuller on off, Kohli defends it off the front foot. |
| 4.3 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Fuller on off, Kohli looks to defend but gets an outside edge which goes towards third man for a single. |
| 4.4 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, On off, defended by Shaw. |
| 4.5 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, Better throw and Shaw might have been in trouble. On the body, Shaw hops and flicks it through mid-wicket. It is on the longer side of the boundary and the fielder from deep square leg comes on to clean it up. The batters meanwhile are quick and go for the third. Shaw is struggling but the throw at the bowler's end is a poor one and that allows Prithvi to come back in time. |
| 4.6 : Tim Southee to V Kohli, Full and wide outside off, Kohli slams it but towards mid off. |
| 5.1 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Length ball on off, Shaw punches it to the off side. |
| 5.2 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 5.3 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw hops and manages to defend it behind square on the off side off the lower half of his bat. |
| 5.4 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Fuller on off, Shaw drives it towards mid off. The bat turns in his hand and hence it does not come off well. |
| 5.5 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, FOUR! Just over the stretching point fielder. Back of a length outside off, Shaw hops and slams it over the man at point. He jumps and stretches but the ball is well over him and it goes away to the fence. |
| 5.6 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Dot to finish the over. Shaw punches it to the fielder on the off side to get through the over. |
| Hamish Bennett is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : H Bennett to V Kohli, Bennett starts with a length ball on the pads, Kohli looks to flick but it goes behind square on the leg side off the inner half of his bat for a single. |
| 6.2 : H Bennett to P Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw defends it. |
| 6.3 : H Bennett to P Shaw, WIDE! Bennett misses his line and goes well wide outside off. On the wrong end of the tramline, Shaw leaves it. Wided by the umpire. |
| H Bennett to P Shaw, Good length ball on off and middle, Shaw looks to pull but the bat turns in his hand. He still manages to get it past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : H Bennett to V Kohli, OUT! Caught! Massive, massive wicket for the Kiwis as the Indian skipper is out of here. Bennett has provided his skipper with a precious wicket. A wicket that is worth in gold. Bennett bangs it in short outside off, Kohli throws his bat at it and one would feel there was no reason for that especially at this stage. Virat never usually does this but this time he does and falls in the trap. The ball goes off the upper half of his bat and it flies to the right of third m |
| Shreyas Iyer is the new man in. |
| 6.5 : H Bennett to P Shaw, Length ball on off, Shaw defends it. |
| 6.6 : H Bennett to P Shaw, Lucky escape for Shaw as this falls just short of Nicholls at cover-point. Good length ball outside off, Shaw once again punches it hard but uppishly. Henry Nicholls at cover-point dives to his right and almost takes it on the full but it falls agonizingly short of him and gets it on a bounce. New Zealand could have had their third and Bennett was inches away from getting his second in the over. Just 3 off the over but more importantly the big wicket of Virat Kohli. |
| 7.1 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Full delivery on off, Iyer drives it to covers. |
| 7.2 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Bowls a bouncer, Iyer does well to duck under it. |
| 7.3 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Length delivery on off, Iyer punches it towards point for a single. |
| 7.4 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, WIDE! Bowls a bumper, Shaw ducks under it. |
| K Jamieson to P Shaw, On a good length on off, Shaw keeps it out. |
| 7.5 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Length delivery on off, Shaw taps it towards point. |
| 7.6 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, On a length on off, Shaw taps it towards point for a single. |
| 8.1 : H Bennett to P Shaw, Good length ball outside off, Shaw punches it to point. |
| 8.2 : H Bennett to P Shaw, On the pads, Shaw flicks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 8.3 : H Bennett to P Shaw, SIX! What a hit! Shaw is a fearless young man and this shot proves just that. Bennett bangs it in short, Shaw is a very good player off his back foot. He transfers his weight on his back leg and smokes his pull over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 8.4 : H Bennett to P Shaw, Follows the biggie with a calm back foot defense. |
| 8.5 : H Bennett to P Shaw, FOUR! Now Shaw shows his back foot class on the off side. Good length ball around off, Prithvi gets on his back foot and punches it delightfully through cover-point for a boundary. The man at cover-point dives to his left but has no chance of stopping that. |
| 8.6 : H Bennett to P Shaw, SIX! Wow! What an over for India. 16 off the over. Back of a length outside off, Shaw goes on his back foot and slams it over cover-point. The ball hits the ropes on the full and after a few replay the umpire has his arms up. |
| 9.1 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, FOUR! Iyer must have had his heart in his mouth. Fuller on off, Iyer looks to drive but the ball hangs on him a bit and he is a bit early in his drive. Luckily for him it goes over the cover fielder and runs away to the fence. |
| 9.2 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, On off, Iyer defends it off the back foot. |
| 9.3 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Good length ball outside off, Shreyas looks to defend but the ball shapes away and beats him up. |
| 9.4 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, On the pads, Shreyas glances it to the leg side and gets a single. |
| 9.5 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Length ball on off, PS defends it. |
| 9.6 : K Jamieson to P Shaw, Oh! Dangerous end to Powerplay 1! India almost lose their third. Kyle goes full on off, Shaw looks to drive but the ball comes in a bit and takes the inside edge. Luckily for the Men in Blue, it goes onto hit his pad. India 56/2 in Powerplay 1! |
| Powerplay 2 is signalled. Maximum of 4 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : H Bennett to S Iyer, On a length on middle, Iyer defends it towards mid-wicket. |
| 10.2 : H Bennett to S Iyer, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Iyer looks to defend but misses it. |
| 10.3 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Full delivery on middle, Iyer drives it towards mid on. |
| 10.4 : H Bennett to S Iyer, On a length on middle, Shreyas pushes it towards mid on. |
| 10.5 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Play and a miss! Full delivery outside off, Iyer looks to drive but misses it. |
| 10.6 : H Bennett to S Iyer, On a length on off, Shreyas plays it to covers. |
| Colin de Grandhomme is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : de Grandhomme to P Shaw, On a good length on off, Shaw defends it off the back foot. |
| 11.2 : de Grandhomme to P Shaw, Good length delivery on middle, Shaw keeps it out. |
| 11.3 : de Grandhomme to P Shaw, On a length on middle, Shaw flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.4 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full delivery outside off, Iyer drives it uppishly over covers for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, Good length delivery outside off, Shreyas shoulders arms to this one. |
| 11.6 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, On a good length on off, Iyer keeps it out. |
| A run out check! It is referred upstairs. |
| 12.1 : H Bennett to P Shaw, OUT! Run Out! The last thing India would have wanted is a run out but that is what has happened here. This is what pressure does. Good length ball on the pads, Shaw turns it towards fine leg and dashes to the other end. He wants the second as well but Iyer is a bit hesitant for it. Shreyas though follows his partner's call and goes for the second as it is Prithvi who is running at the danger end. Colin de Grandhomme gets to the ball quickly and sends a decent throw at |
| 0.0 : KL Rahul is the new batsman in. |
| 12.2 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the back foot. |
| 12.3 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, FOUR! Beautiful shot! That's the class of this man. Nothing wrong with the delivery, it is on a length around off. Rahul gets on his back foot and punches it through point for his first boundary. |
| 12.4 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, On a length on off, Rahul plays it towards point. |
| 12.5 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Length delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 12.6 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Full delivery on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Tim Southee is back on. 3-0-16-0 are his figures so far. |
| 13.1 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, Length ball on off, Iyer strokes it towards point and gets a single. |
| 13.2 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Full outside off, Rahul lunges forward and defends it right off the middle of his bat. |
| 13.3 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Good length delivery outside off, Rahul offers no shot to this one. |
| 13.4 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Full delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, Outside off, Iyer offers no shot to this one. |
| 13.6 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, FOUR! Delicious from Iyer. Fuller on middle, Shreyas gets on his front foot and plays a lovely straight drive and there is no stopping that. |
| Colin de Grandhomme is back on. 1-0-5-0 are his figures so far. |
| 14.1 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, Colin starts with a good length ball on off, Rahul plays it to point. |
| 14.2 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, Once again the same stroke from Rahul. |
| 14.3 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, Smashed but there is protection in the deep. Good length ball wide outside off, Rahul smashes his cut past point but there is a fielder in the deep so just a single. |
| 14.4 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, Length delivery on middle, Shreyas pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.5 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, Fuller on off, Rahul drives it off his back foot to the off side for a single. |
| 14.6 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, Full on off, Shreyas defends it to get through the over. Tidy start from the Kiwi all-rounder. Just 3 off his second. |
| 15.1 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Full on off, Rahul blocks it to the off side. |
| 15.2 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Good running. Good length ball on middle, Rahul taps it to the leg side and calls for a quick run. Iyer responds and gets there with ease. |
| 15.3 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, Back of a length on off and middle, Shreyas hops and tucks it towards mid-wicket. They take the single quickly and look for two but Rahul sees the fielder getting there quickly so he shouts a loud and early no. |
| 15.4 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, FOUR! Pulled right in the gap. Southee goes short but Rahul picks it early. He gets on his back foot and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Good drive but straight to the man at cover. Full on off, Rahul drives it right off the meat but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 15.6 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Stifled appeal but the umpire says nothing doing. Good length ball on off, it nips back in. Rahul looks to defend but the ball hits him high on his pad. The Kiwi players are asking the question but the umpire is unmoved. |
| Drinks Break! New Zealand have enjoyed the opening exchanges of this innings and are on top here. India have two of their best batter from the series out in the middle in the form of Rahul and Shreyas. This is a crucial partnership for the hosts and they will hope these two can build a big stand and take them out of troubled waters. |
| 16.1 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, Fuller outside off, Iyer looks to drive but it goes back to the bowler off the inner half of his bat. |
| 16.2 : de Grandhomme to S Iyer, On the pads, Shreyas glances it to the leg side for a run. |
| 16.3 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, On off, Rahul defends it back to the bowler. |
| 16.4 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul strokes it to point. |
| 16.5 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, Grandhomme tempts Rahul to go for a drive by serving a ball outside off. Rahul though does not fall in the honey trap and leaves it alone. |
| 16.6 : de Grandhomme to KL Rahul, On the pads, Rahul glances it to the leg side and keeps the strike. |
| James Neesham is into the attack. |
| 17.1 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Full delivery on middle, Rahul drives it towards mid on for a single. |
| 17.2 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Full on the pads, Iyer flicks to the left of deep square leg. Colin de Grandhomme runs to his left and puts a dive to parry to the man coming from the other side. Good fielding from Colin, saves two for his side. |
| 17.3 : J Neesham to S Iyer, EDGED AND FOUR! Length ball outside off, Iyer looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge which goes over the vacant slip region and fine down the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Full delivery on middle, Iyer drives it towards mid on. |
| 17.5 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Length delivery on off, Iyer punches it towards mid on and takes a single. |
| 17.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Rahul looks to defend but misses it. |
| Mitchell Santer is into the attack. |
| 18.1 : M Santner to S Iyer, Floated on off, Iyer pushes it towards cover. |
| 18.2 : M Santner to S Iyer, Flighted on off, Iyer defends it off the front foot. |
| 18.3 : M Santner to S Iyer, Tossed up on off, Shreyas drives it wide of the diving cover fielder and towards long off for a single. |
| 18.4 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Floated on off, Rahul defends it. |
| 18.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Ohh! Quicker and shorter from Santner. It is on middle, Rahul looks to defend but the ball turns in as well and gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 18.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Floated on off, Rahul strokes it through cover and keeps the strike. |
| 19.1 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor from Southee in the deep. He should have stopped that. Full and wide outside off, Rahul drives it through backward point. Southee covers the ground from third man but fails to get his hand on the ball with his side and it goes past him to the fence. |
| 19.2 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Outside off, Rahul looks to flat-bat it on the off side but misses. |
| 19.3 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Length ball on off, Rahul defends it off his back foot. |
| 19.4 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Fuller on middle and leg, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket and tells his partner to hang on. |
| 19.5 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Length ball on middle, Rahul taps it towards point and once again is loud and clear to his partner. |
| 19.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Full on off and middle, Rahul pushes it to the left of mid on and calls for a quick single. That brings up the 100 for India. |
| 20.1 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Floated on off, Rahul pushes it to point. |
| 20.2 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Shorter on off, Rahul milks it to long on for a run. |
| 20.3 : M Santner to S Iyer, Short again, Shreyas flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 20.4 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flatter on off, Rahul milks it to long off for a single. |
| 20.5 : M Santner to S Iyer, Floated on off, Iyer punches it towards point for a run. |
| 20.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Short outside off, Rahul punches it straight to the man at cover-point. |
| 21.1 : J Neesham to S Iyer, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Iyer looks to cut but misses it. |
| 21.2 : J Neesham to S Iyer, FOUR! Terrific shot. Full delivery on off, Iyer lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 21.3 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Length delivery on off, Shreyas guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 21.4 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 21.5 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Length delivery on off, Iyer dabs it towards third man for a single. |
| 21.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Full delivery on off, Rahul drives it through covers for a single. 50-run stand is up between Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. |
| 22.1 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul drives it through mid on. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 22.2 : M Santner to S Iyer, Flighted delivery on off, Iyer punches it towards mid off. |
| 22.3 : M Santner to S Iyer, Full delivery on off, Iyer drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 22.4 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Floated delivery on middle, Rahul defends it off the front foot. |
| 22.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 22.6 : M Santner to S Iyer, FOUR! Delightful from Iyer. He has cemented that place at number 4 and he is in very good form. Floated on off, Iyer gets on his front foot and drives it through covers for a fantastic boundary. |
| Kyle Jamieson is back on. 5-0-21-1 are his figures so far. |
| 23.1 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, Full delivery on middle, Rahul drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 23.2 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Length delivery on off, Iyer plays it to point. |
| 23.3 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. The fielder fires a direct hit at the bowler's end but Shreyas was well in. |
| 23.4 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, Length delivery on middle, Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 23.5 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Jamieson bowls a bouncer, Iyer lets it sail through to the keeper. |
| 23.6 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 24.1 : M Santner to S Iyer, Tossed up delivery on middle, Shreyas flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 24.2 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 24.3 : M Santner to S Iyer, BEATEN! Short and outside off, Iyer looks to cut but misses it. |
| 24.4 : M Santner to S Iyer, WIDE! Santner bowls it down the leg side, Iyer looks to flick but misses it. It goes towards the keeper where Latham takes the bails off but Shreyas was well inside the crease. |
| M Santner to S Iyer, Floated delivery on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on off, Rahul plays it to covers. |
| 24.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul defends it off the back foot. |
| 25.1 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, Full delivery on off, Iyer drives it to mid off. |
| 25.2 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. |
| 25.3 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, Length delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.4 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, FOUR! Lovely placement! Cross-seam delivery overpitched on middle and off. Iyer just times it and pushes it through the gap at long on for a boundary. |
| 25.5 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, TOP EDGED AND FOUR! Iyer gets to his fifty with a nervy shot. A very good knock from him so far. He came in at a difficult situation but he has shown his composure and played a wonderful knock. He though needs to continue his work and convert this into a big one. Coming to the ball, it is short and down the leg side. Iyer looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes wide and over to the left of the keeper. Latham tries but has no chance of getting there. The ball goes |
| 25.6 : K Jamieson to S Iyer, On a length on off, Iyer guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 26.1 : M Santner to S Iyer, Tossed up delivery on middle, Iyer drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 26.2 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flighted delivery on off, Rahul plays it to point. |
| 26.3 : M Santner to KL Rahul, FOUR! Swept and swept hard. Floated on middle and leg, Rahul gets down on one knee and sweeps it powerfully through square leg for a boundary. |
| 26.4 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 26.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul defends it off the front foot. |
| 26.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Short delivery on off, Rahul cuts it through point for a single. |
| Hamish Bennett is back on. 4-1-26-1 are his figures so far. |
| 27.1 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, What was that? Back of a length ball outside off, Rahul looks to pull but then decides to maybe retract from it. Difficult to say but in the end he does not get any bat on it. |
| 27.2 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, On the pads, Rahul flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.3 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Outside off, Iyer looks to tap it down towards third man but misses. |
| 27.4 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Full on off, Iyer defends it towards mid off. |
| 27.5 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Full around off, Shreyas defends it towards point and shouts a loud wait. |
| 27.6 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Length ball on middle, Shreyas turns it to deep backward square leg and keeps the strike. |
| James Neesham is back for his second spell. 3-0-21-0 are his figures so far. |
| 28.1 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Full on off, Shreyas drives it but straight to cover. |
| 28.2 : J Neesham to S Iyer, Full again on off, Iyer strokes it to extra cover and gets a run. |
| 28.3 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Full on off, Rahul defends it to cover. |
| 28.4 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Good length ball well outside off, Rahul looks to run it down to third man but misses. |
| 28.5 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Defended calmly once again by Rahul. |
| 28.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, On the pads, Rahul turns it to the leg side and keeps the strike again. 150 comes up for India with it. |
| 29.1 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor ball from Bennett. He misses his line and serves one on his pad. Rahul flicks it through fine leg. The fielder in the deep is too square and de Grandhomme jogs just to give the ball back. |
| 29.2 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Length delivery on off, Rahul taps it towards point. |
| 29.3 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. |
| 29.4 : H Bennett to S Iyer, Length delivery on off, Shreyas dabs it towards third man for a single. |
| 29.5 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Short and outside off, Rahul cuts it through point. The batsmen take a single. |
| 29.6 : H Bennett to S Iyer, FOUR! Very good shot from Iyer! Short ball on off, Iyer waits for it and then plays the upper cut over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 30.1 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot. |
| 30.2 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, 100-run stand is up between the pair and they have managed to take India out of the muddle. The job is not done yet and they will look to carry on. On off, Rahul punches it to the off side and gets a single. |
| 30.3 : J Neesham to S Iyer, OUT! Caught! Very good catch from Colin de Grandhomme. The century stand is broken and it has come against the run of play. Nothing was happening, the pair of Iyer and Rahul was going strong but looks like there is a lapse of concentration from Shreyas. Good length ball on the pads, Shreyas looks to flick but he is a bit early into his shot. He ends up getting a leading edge which is dipping in front of mid-wicket. De Grandhomme there dives in front and takes a good ca |
| Manish Pandey walks out to bat next. |
| 30.4 : J Neesham to M Pandey, On a length on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 30.5 : J Neesham to M Pandey, Full delivery on off, Pandey lofts it over covers. Williamson chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 30.6 : J Neesham to M Pandey, Length delivery on off, Pandey guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 31.1 : H Bennett to M Pandey, Length delivery outside off, Pandey guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 31.2 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 31.3 : H Bennett to M Pandey, Full delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen take a single. |
| 31.4 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Full delivery on off, Rahul plays it towards mid off. |
| 31.5 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL! He has continued his fine form in this tour. Another rescue act from him but he knows that the job is not done and he will now focus to turn this into a hundred and take India to an above par total. A subdued celebration from him as he knows the job is only half done. He gets to his half ton by stroking the full ball on the off side for a single. |
| 31.6 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Length delivery on off, Rahul plays it towards point for a run. |
| 32.1 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, On a good length and outside off, Rahul shoulders arms to this one. |
| 32.2 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Length delivery on off, Rahul plays it to point. |
| 32.3 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Good length delivery on middle, Rahul keeps it out. |
| 32.4 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, FOUR! Lovely drive! Slightly overpitched on middle, Rahul lunges and drives it past the diving mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Short and outside off, Rahul cuts it to point. |
| 32.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot. |
| Drinks Break! |
| Tim Southee is back on. 5-0-28-0 are his figures so far. |
| 33.1 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, On a length on middle, Pandey flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 33.2 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Short delivery on off, Rahul cuts it through point for a run. |
| 33.3 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, On a good length on middle, Pandey looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 33.4 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, Length delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 33.5 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, On a length on off, Pandey punches it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 33.6 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, Full delivery on off, Pandey drives it towards mid off for a single. |
| 34.1 : J Neesham to M Pandey, On a length on middle, Pandey defends it towards mid on for a single. |
| 34.2 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Length delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 34.3 : J Neesham to M Pandey, On a length on middle, Pandey plays it uppishly towards mid on where it falls short of the fielder. |
| 34.4 : J Neesham to M Pandey, Length delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point for a single. |
| 34.5 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, FOUR! Really poor delivery from Neesham, spoils the over. He takes the pace off the ball but misses his line. He bowls it down the leg side and Rahul just tickles it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 34.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, Short and wide outside off, Rahul plays it towards third man for a single. |
| 35.1 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 35.2 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, Length delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 35.3 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, Short delivery on middle, Pandey pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 35.4 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, On a length on off, Rahul punches it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 35.5 : Tim Southee to M Pandey, Length delivery on middle, Manish pushes it towards point. The batsmen take a single. |
| 35.6 : Tim Southee to KL Rahul, On a length on off, Rahul punches it to covers. |
| 36.1 : J Neesham to M Pandey, FOUR! Manish Pandey starts the over in style. Neesham bowls it straight and full on the stumps. Manish goes aerial and lofts it straight over the bowler's head. The ball bounces just inside the ropes and goes away. |
| 36.2 : J Neesham to M Pandey, On a length on middle, Pandey keeps it out. |
| 36.3 : J Neesham to M Pandey, Good length delivery on off, Manish blocks it off the back foot. |
| 36.4 : J Neesham to M Pandey, Length delivery on off, Pandey pushes it through point. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 36.5 : J Neesham to M Pandey, Direct Hit and Rahul would have been a goner. Good length ball on off, Manish defends it on the off side and looks for a quick run. Rahul goes for it as well. Santner gets to the ball quickly and has a lot of time to aim his throw but he misses to hit the target. |
| 36.6 : J Neesham to KL Rahul, FOUR! Lovely! The over ends the way it started. Flatter on off, Rahul smashes it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| Mitchell Santner is back on. 5-0-25-0 are his figures so far. |
| 37.1 : M Santner to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey defends it off the back foot. |
| 37.2 : M Santner to M Pandey, Full delivery on off, Pandey drives it to covers. |
| 37.3 : M Santner to M Pandey, Loopy delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point for a single. |
| 37.4 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flighted delivery on off, Rahul guides it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 37.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul keeps it out. |
| 37.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, FOUR! Pressure reliving shot from Rahul. Santner bowls it down the leg side, Rahul gets down and paddles it fine down the leg side for a single. |
| Kyle Jamieson is back on. 7-0-36-1 are his figures so far. |
| 38.1 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, On a length on off, Pandey plays it to covers. |
| 38.2 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, Length delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point. |
| 38.3 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, Full delivery on middle, Pandey drives it towards mid on for a single. |
| 38.4 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a run. 50-run stand is up between Rahul and Pandey. |
| 38.5 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, Good length delivery on off, Pandey blocks it off the back foot. |
| 38.6 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, On a length on middle, Pandey pushes it past the bowler towards mid on for a single. |
| 39.1 : M Santner to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey lofts it over covers. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 39.2 : M Santner to M Pandey, Loopy delivery on off, Pandey punches it towards point for a single. |
| 39.3 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Floated delivery on off, Rahul plays it to point. |
| 39.4 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Full delivery on off, Rahul drives it through point. The batsmen take a single. |
| 39.5 : M Santner to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey plays it to covers. |
| 39.6 : M Santner to M Pandey, On middle, Pandey keeps it out. |
| Powerplay 3 is signalled. Maximum of 5 fielders will be outside the circle till the end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, On a good length on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot. |
| 40.2 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 40.3 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, Short again on leg, Pandey pulls it towards square leg for a run. |
| 40.4 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 40.5 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, Length delivery on middle, Pandey pushes it towards long on for a run. |
| 40.6 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 41.1 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Floated on middle, Rahul glances it towards long on. Santner goes behind it but the man from long on cleans it up and keeps it down to one. |
| 41.2 : M Santner to M Pandey, Floated on middle and off, Pandey comes down the track but cannot connect. He squeezes it to long on for a run. |
| 41.3 : M Santner to KL Rahul, EDGED AND DROPPED. Tough chance but still half a chance for Latham. There is turn and bounce on this one. Short outside off, Rahul looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge edge which clips the glove of Latham. He cannot hold onto it and the ball goes behind towards third man. They take three. |
| 41.4 : M Santner to M Pandey, On the pads, Pandey flicks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 41.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 41.6 : M Santner to M Pandey, FOUR! Beautiful shot from Manish. He makes this look so easy. Tossed up on off and middle, Pandey comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 42.1 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul,SIX! That is some shot from Rahul! On the pads on a length. Rahul just lofts his whip over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Boy, he makes batting looks effortless. |
| 42.2 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, On a good length on middle, Rahul looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 42.3 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, In the air but safe! Rahul riding his luck now. Short ball around the body, Rahul looks to play the pull but the ball comes off the bottom edge. It lobs to the right of the bowler. Jamieson dives but cannot get his hand to the ball. |
| 42.4 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, On a length on off, Rahul defends it towards covers. The batsmen take a single. |
| 42.5 : K Jamieson to M Pandey, Full delivery on middle, Pandey drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 42.6 : K Jamieson to KL Rahul, Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 43.1 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Short delivery on off, Rahul cuts it towards point for a single. |
| 43.2 : M Santner to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point. |
| 43.3 : M Santner to M Pandey, Floated delivery on off, Pandey plays it towards point. |
| A run out check! It is referred upstairs. It seems that Santner has removed the bails before he collected the ball. |
| 43.4 : M Santner to M Pandey, NOT OUT! A big error from Santner as he has dislodged the bails with his foot. Floated on off, Pandey tucks it to the leg side. Rahul calls for a single, Manish hesitates but goes for it. Latham quickly gets to the ball and removes his glove before reaching there. He sends a good throw at the bowler's end. Manish is struggling and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replay rolls in and it shows Manish is short but Santner has disturbed the bails with his foot before the ba |
| 43.5 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. KL Rahul moves to 95. |
| 43.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on off, Rahul drives it through mid off for a single. |
| Hamish Bennett is back on. 7-1-45-1 are his figures so far. |
| 44.1 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Length ball outside off, Rahul drags his pull wide of long on and gets a couple. Latham fails to gather the throw at the keeper's end but there is backup behind him and that denies them the third. |
| 44.2 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, HUNDRED FOR KL RAHUL! What an innings from the Karnataka boy! He is having a tour to remember here. He removes his helmet and raises his bat as the crowd applauds his knock. He came in at a difficult time but he's played an innings that has taken his side out of the muddle. He gets to his century by turning this length ball off his pad towards the leg side and getting a couple. 4th century for KL Rahul in ODIs. He has been in and out of this side but now he is cement |
| 44.3 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 44.4 : H Bennett to M Pandey, Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single. |
| 44.5 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Slower ball outside off, Rahul looks to play it but gets beaten by the lack of pace on the delivery. |
| 44.6 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Little indie edge saves Rahul. Full and swinging in. Rahul looks to drive but gets a slight inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards backward point and they take a single. Good over at this stage of the game. Just 7 off it. |
| 45.1 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Flatter on off, Rahul plays it towards point for a single. |
| 45.2 : M Santner to M Pandey, Tossed up on off, Pandey comes down the track and plays it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 45.3 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Short and just outside off, Rahul looks to play the reverse hit with the wrong end of his bat but he manages to just play it towards third man for a single. |
| 45.4 : M Santner to M Pandey, Shorter outside off, Pandey runs it down to third man for a couple. |
| 45.5 : M Santner to M Pandey, On the pads, Manish flicks it to the on side for a single. |
| 45.6 : M Santner to KL Rahul, Shorter on middle, Rahul milks it to long on and keeps the strike. |
| 46.1 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, Good length ball outside off, Rahul fails to get under it and manages to play his pull towards long on for a single. |
| 46.2 : H Bennett to M Pandey, Full on off, Manish strokes it to long on and gets to the other end. Good bowling from New Zealand, they have dried up the boundaries. |
| 46.3 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, DROPPED AND SIX! How has Jamieson dropped that? That is one of the simplest catches you will get in the deep. Unlucky for Bennett, not only he misses out on a wicket but that also goes for six. Length ball on off, Rahul lofts it over long off. He does not time it well and it goes towards long off. Jamieson there gets it on his chest height and looks to take it with his fingers pointing to the sky but the ball clips his hand and goes over the fence. |
| 46.4 : H Bennett to KL Rahul, OUT! Caught! Jamieson redeems himself in the next ball and takes a tougher chance than the one he dropped in the last ball. End of a fabulous innings from Rahul. He has done his job but he will be gutted to get out at this stage of this game. Good length ball on off, Rahul looks to play it over long off but it comes off the upper half of his bat and dips on its way to long off. Jamieson there dives in front and takes a good catch. This time Bennett has his man. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in. |
| 46.5 : H Bennett to M Pandey, OUT! Caught! Both the set batters are out of here and Hamish is on a hat-trick now. Full on off, Manish looks to go over long on but he cannot time it well. The ball goes towards long on. Santner, one of the best fielders in the world is stationed there. He comes in and takes a good catch diving in front. As they say, one brings two and that has what has happened here. |
| Shardul Thakur comes out to bat next. |
| 46.6 : H Bennett to R Jadeja, No hat-trick for Bennett. Jadeja sees off the hat-trick ball. Pacy ball on a length. Jadeja defends it towards point. |
| Tim Southee is back on. 7-0-37-0 are his figures so far. |
| 47.1 : Tim Southee to S Thakur, WIDE! Southee misses his line and sprays one down the leg side. Thakur tries to flick but misses. Wided by the umpire. |
| Tim Southee to S Thakur, FOUR! Good shot. He is a man in form. Good length ball on off, Thakur pulls it through square leg for a boundary. Good start to the over for India. |
| 47.2 : Tim Southee to S Thakur, Full on off, Thakur pushes it towards mid on for a single. |
| 47.3 : Tim Southee to R Jadeja, WIDE! Southee bowls it wide outside the tramline on the off side. Wided by the umpire. |
| Tim Southee to R Jadeja, Direct hit but Jadeja is lightening quick to get back in. Length ball outside off, Jadeja punches it towards long off and calls for a quick run. Williamson gets to the ball quickly and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. Replay rolls in and shows Jadeja is safely in. |
| 47.4 : Tim Southee to S Thakur, Good ball but cannot stop the run. Yorker outside off, Thakur looks to dig but gets a bottom edge onto the keeper. They steal a run by then. |
| 47.5 : Tim Southee to R Jadeja, Fuller on off, Jadeja strokes it towards cover for a single. |
| 47.6 : Tim Southee to S Thakur, On middle, Thakur nudges it towards long on. |
| 48.1 : H Bennett to S Thakur, Swing and a miss. Full outside off, Thakur throws his bat at it as it is in the zone but he misses. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur is caught at square leg. They are checking for the no ball. Is it a waist height full toss? |
| 48.2 : H Bennett to S Thakur, OUT! Caught! It is a dipping full toss and hence no issue there. Bennett dishes out a full toss on middle, Thakur cannot get under it. He heaves it high in the air towards deep square leg. The ball goes high in the air and Colin de Grandhomme settles under it. He almost misjudges it and drops it but somehow the Kiwi all-rounder manages to hold onto it. The umpire goes upstairs to check whether it is over the waist but Hamish is safe there. |
| Navdeep Saini is the new batsman in. |
| 48.3 : H Bennett to N Saini, EDGED AND FOUR! Fuller outside off, Saini swings his bat at it but gets an inside edge which goes past the stumps and the old little french cut sends it to the fence for a boundary fine down the leg side. |
| 48.4 : H Bennett to N Saini, Swing and miss! Outside off on a length, Saini swings but connects with thin air. |
| 48.5 : H Bennett to N Saini, Back of a length outside off, Saini makes a wild swing at that but fails to connect again. |
| 48.6 : H Bennett to N Saini, Dot to end the over. Saini once again fails to connect. Good length ball outside off, Navdeep wildly swings his bat but misses. |
| 49.1 : Tim Southee to R Jadeja, Full and wide outside off, Jadeja guides it behind square on the off side for just a run. |
| Run Out appeal taken upstairs. Jadeja looks to be in. |
| 49.2 : Tim Southee to N Saini, NOT OUT! Good work from Latham but Jadeja is in. Length ball outside off, Saini fails to connect and Jadeja calls for a run. Latham scores a direct hit with his underarm throw at the keeper's end but Jadeja is in as shown by the replay. |
| 49.3 : Tim Southee to R Jadeja, Slower ball outside off, Jadeja swings but fails. |
| 49.4 : Tim Southee to R Jadeja, FOUR! Smart batting! Jadeja goes across his stump and lofts this length ball from there over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 49.5 : Tim Southee to R Jadeja, WIDE! Full toss and outside the tramline. Wided by the umpire. |
| Tim Southee to R Jadeja, On off, Jadeja plays it to point and looks for two but Saini turns down the second. |
| 49.6 : Tim Southee to N Saini, FOUR! Superb end to the innings for India. Full toss on off, Saini lofts it over mid off and gets a boundary to end the innings. INDIA FINISH ON 296/7! |
| A solid comeback from the Men in Blue and they have managed to not just go past the par score but they will enter the second half with momentum. Thanks to Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul that the Indians have managed to put a more than decent total. |
| After being put in, India got off to a disastrous start losing both Mayank Agarwal and Kohli early. Shaw was looking very good but his run out made it worse for the visitors. Iyer and Rahul though joined to revive India. The duo added a 100-run stand with Iyer getting to his fifty but getting out against the run of play. Pandey then carried on from where Iyer left off. Manish Pandey and KL Rahul added 107 with Rahul getting a century. The pair struggled to flourish towards the fag end though and |
| A decent bowling performance from the Kiwis. They had India on the back foot and will be ruing the fact that they have let them reach a competitive score. The Black Caps had India stuttering at 62/3 but failed to break the stand in the middle overs. 6 bowlers were used by Kane Williamson with Hamish Bennett being the pick of the lot. He was expensive but scalped 4 wickets that included Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey and KL Rahul. |
| So 297 is the target for the Kiwis to inflict a whitewash on India. The Men in Blue have a good total on the board and now the onus will be on their bowlers. Can India restrict them or will New Zealand chase it down? Join us after the break to find out. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. The Indian players are out in the middle. Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls will open the batting for New Zealand. Jasprit Bumrah will start the proceedings for India. |
| 0.1 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Bumrah begins with a full length delivery on off. It comes in with his natural angle. Guptill pushes it to point to start the innings. |
| 0.2 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Bumrah pulls his length back just a hint and hits the deck hard on off. Guptill blocks it. |
| 0.3 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, FOUR! Little bit of width and Guptill slashes onto it. Outside off on a length, Guptill cuts it through point to get the run chase off the mark with a slashing boundary. |
| 0.4 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Good comeback from Bumrah. He comes closer to the off pole and makes this one go away a tad. Guptill looks to defend but gets beaten. That was just a whisker away from taking the outside edge. |
| 0.5 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Full on middle and leg, Guptill flicks it through mid-wicket and gets three as the fielder cleans it up. |
| 0.6 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Length ball outside off, Nicholls leaves it alone to get through Bumrah's first without any harm. 7 off the first, good start for New Zealand. |
| Navdeep Saini to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : N Saini to M Guptill, EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky, lucky boundary for Guptill and this ball shows why they say this game is cruel on bowlers. Saini starts with a good length ball on off, it comes back in. Guptill looks to defend it away from his body. The ball takes the inside edge and goes past the stumps to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : N Saini to M Guptill, Fuller on off, Guptill this time blocks it off the front foot. |
| 1.3 : N Saini to M Guptill, On off and pacy. Guptill defends it off the front foot. The previous two blocks will give him more confidence than that edgy boundary off the first ball. |
| 1.4 : N Saini to M Guptill, Full on off, Guptill plays it to wide mid on. |
| 1.5 : N Saini to M Guptill, Guptill tries to take the charge and show young Saini who is the boss but cannot time it. Good length ball on middle and leg, Guptill comes down the track and looks to hit it over but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 1.6 : N Saini to M Guptill, SIX! Bang! This time Guptill connects and when this Kiwi connects they don't stay in the park. Short ball on the body, Guptill pulls it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 2.1 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Overthrow and Nicholls gets an extra run to get off the mark. Good length ball on off, Nicholls defends it towards point and Guptill calls for a quick run. Jadeja gets to the ball and misses his underarm shy at the keeper's end allowing them to get the second. |
| 2.2 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Good length ball on off, Nicholls blocks it. |
| 2.3 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Fuller on off, Henry defends it. |
| 2.4 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Length delivery on off, Nicholls defends it towards mid on. |
| 2.5 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Slash and a miss. Not a shot that is necessary at this stage but Nicholls goes for it. Length ball outside off, Henry tries to slash at it but misses and the ball misses the edge by just a bit. |
| 2.6 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Length ball on off and middle, Nicholls looks to play it on the on side but the ball goes off the inner half of his bat towards square leg for a single. |
| 3.1 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Length ball on off, Nicholls pushes it to mid off. |
| 3.2 : N Saini to H Nicholls, This time Nicholls pushes it to mid on. |
| 3.3 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Good length ball on off, Nicholls defends it back to the bowler but this one does not come off the middle. |
| 3.4 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Length ball on middle, Nicholls defends it towards mid on. Guptill comes ahead and Iyer from mid on scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. No one except Virat Kohli goes up in appeal but the umpire is not bothered. |
| 3.5 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Another ball defended calmly by Nicholls. |
| 3.6 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Good shot. This should give Nicholls some confidence. Good length ball on off, Henry strokes it through covers and Thakur mops it up with a slide and saves a run for his side. |
| 4.1 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, On the pads, Nicholls looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 4.2 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Edged and safe. Good length ball on off, Nicholls looks to glance it down the leg side but it goes off the leading edge through the vacant gully region and towards third man for a single. If this was a Test match, Virat would have kept a gully and Nicholls would have walked back. But let's keep it for the Test series. |
| 4.3 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, On off, Guptill blocks it. |
| 4.4 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, On the pads, Guptill looks to flick but misses. The ball kisses his pads and goes towards fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 4.5 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Fuller on middle, Nicholls looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 4.6 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, On the stumps, Guptill blocks it. |
| 5.1 : N Saini to M Guptill, SIX! How easy has Guptill made that look? He just uses the pace and shows his lovely wrist work. Full on pads, Guptill lofts his flick over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 5.2 : N Saini to M Guptill, FOUR! Now a boundary in front of square on the leg side. Saini goes fuller than the previous ball on middle and leg. Guptill flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : N Saini to M Guptill, Another good shot but luckily for Saini this is straight to the fielder. Few inches to the left or right and that would have raced away to the fence as well. Good length ball outside off, Guptill cuts it hard but straight to the fielder at point. |
| 5.4 : N Saini to M Guptill, Length ball on off, Guptill blocks it with calmness. |
| 5.5 : N Saini to M Guptill, Fuller ball on off, Guptill looks to defend but gets an outside edge which runs to third man for a single. |
| 5.6 : N Saini to H Nicholls, FOUR! Lovely batting from Nicholls. He joins the party now. Full on off, Nicholls leans into his drive and creams it straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 6.1 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, On a length on middle, Guptill flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 6.2 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Length delivery on off, Guptill forces it towards cover-point where Mayank Agarwal makes a fine stop. |
| 6.3 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, SIX! Don't bother looking, Guptill has murdered that ball. Short length ball on off, Guptill goes on his back foot and pulls it with venom over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 6.4 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, FOUR! WOW! This has to be the shot of the night. Full on off, Guptill gets on his front foot and plays a textbook drive through mid off for a boundary. You can open a book on cricket for images of perfect drives and Guptill's pose after this shot will be visible on it. |
| 6.5 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Almost chopped on. Good length ball on off, Guptill looks to defend but this one nips back in. It takes the inside edge onto the pads. |
| 6.6 : J Bumrah to M Guptill, Length ball on off, Guptill punches it to cover. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Shorter on middle and leg, Nicholls taps it to the left of the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Darted around the pads, Nicholls glances it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.3 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, Tossed up on off and middle, Guptill glances it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.4 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Flighted leg spinner on middle, Nicholls blocks it. |
| 7.5 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Floated on off, Nicholls milks it to long on and eases to the other end. |
| 7.6 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, FOUR! Baseball hit from Guptill. Chahal drags it down around off, Guptill does not move and just pulls it towards the cow corner region for a boundary. New Zealand going along with ease here. 240 needed off 252 now. |
| Change from both ends. Shardul Thakur is on. |
| 8.1 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Shardul steams in and makes the ball talk a bit. Good length ball on middle and it nips back in to the southpaw. Nicholls looks to defend but it comes off the inner half of his bat. |
| 8.2 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Length ball on off, Nicholls punches it to cover. |
| 8.3 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Good shot and good fielding. Full outside off, Nicholls drives it to the left of cover. Shaw there dives and saves runs for his side. Good cricket all around. |
| 8.4 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, FOUR! On the body and short. It is around the waist height. Nicholls says thank you very much and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Now smartly tucks it to the leg side and follows the boundary with a single. |
| 8.6 : S Thakur to M Guptill, WIDE! The left-hand, right-hand combination troubles Shardul as he sprays one down the leg side. MG looks to flick but misses. |
| S Thakur to M Guptill, Full on middle, Guptill pushes it to mid on. |
| Navdeep Saini to bowl the final over of Powerplay 1. 3-0-28-0 are his figures so far. |
| 9.1 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Good length ball on middle, Nicholls flicks it towards backward square leg. Chahal cleans it up from fine leg. Two taken. |
| 9.2 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Length ball on off, Nicholls strokes it to mid on. |
| 9.3 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Full outside off, Nicholls drives it straight to Kohli at cover. |
| 9.4 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Good length ball on off, HN defends it to mid off. |
| 9.5 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Length ball on middle, Nicholls defends it with a straight bat. |
| 9.6 : N Saini to H Nicholls, On off, Nicholls defends it towards cover. There is an overthrow but they do not take a run. New Zealand off to a flier and have managed to score 65/0 in Powerplay 1. India at this stage were 56/2. |
| Powerplay 2 is signalled. Maximum of 4 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : S Thakur to M Guptill, On a length on middle, Guptill flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Nicholls looks to drive but misses it. |
| 10.3 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Length delivery on middle, Nicholls flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 10.4 : S Thakur to M Guptill, SIX! 50 for Martin Guptill. It is his 37th ODI fifty. Short delivery on middle, Guptill pulls it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 10.5 : S Thakur to M Guptill, FOUR! Nice shot. Short again on middle, Guptill pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : S Thakur to M Guptill, On a length on off, Guptill plays it towards point for a single. 13 runs have come from the over. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is on. |
| 11.1 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, Tossed up delivery on off, Guptill drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 11.2 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Flighted delivery on middle, Nicholls flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.3 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, Floated delivery on off, Guptill drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 11.4 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Loopy delivery on off, Nicholls comes down the track and drives it through covers for a single. |
| A run out check! It is referred upstairs. |
| 11.5 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, NOT OUT! Nicholls is safe. Flighted delivery on off, Guptill taps it towards point and goes for the single. The fielder fires the throw at the keeper's end where Rahul does not collect it cleanly and takes the bails off. It is referred upstairs. Replays show that Nicholls is well inside the crease. |
| 11.6 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 12.1 : S Thakur to M Guptill, On a length on middle, Guptill flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Length delivery on middle, Nicholls flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 12.3 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, On a length on off, Nicholls punches it through covers. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 12.4 : S Thakur to M Guptill, WIDE! Thakur bowls a bouncer down the leg side, Guptill ducks under it. |
| S Thakur to M Guptill, Good length delivery on off, Martin keeps it out. |
| 12.5 : S Thakur to M Guptill, On a length on off, Guptill plays it towards point for a single. |
| 12.6 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Nicholls pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, Tossed up delivery on off, Guptill drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 13.2 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Flighted delivery on middle, Nicholls defends it off the back foot. |
| 13.3 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Full delivery on middle, Nicholls drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 13.4 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, Floated delivery on middle, Guptill drives it through mid on. The batsmen take a run. |
| 13.5 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Loopy delivery on middle, Nicholls drives it through mid on. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 13.6 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, Short delivery on middle, Guptill pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14.1 : S Thakur to M Guptill, Thakur bowls a low full toss on leg, Guptill flicks it through square leg. The batsmen take a single. |
| 14.2 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Nicholls looks to defend but misses it. |
| 14.3 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, FOUR! Excellent shot. Full delivery on off, Nicholls drives it through covers for a boundary. 100 up for New Zealand. |
| 14.4 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Length delivery on off, Nicholls punches it towards point for a run. |
| 14.5 : S Thakur to M Guptill, On a good length on off, Guptill blocks it off the back foot. |
| 14.6 : S Thakur to M Guptill, Length delivery on off, Guptill guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 15.1 : R Jadeja to M Guptill, Tossed up delivery on middle, Guptill drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 15.2 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Flighted delivery on middle, Nicholls comes down the track and blocks it. |
| 15.3 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Floated delivery on off, Nicholls dances down the track and keeps it out. |
| 15.4 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Loopy delivery on middle, Henry blocks it off the front foot. |
| 15.5 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Flighted delivery on middle, Nicholls defends it out. |
| 15.6 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, On middle, Nicholls flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.1 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, On the pads, Nicholls turns it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 16.2 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, Floated on middle and leg, Guptill defends it but off the inner half of his bat onto the pads. |
| 16.3 : Y Chahal to M Guptill, OUT! Bowled! Finally India have a breakthrough and it is the dangerous Martin Guptill who leaves the crease. This is a lovely delivery from Chahal. He smartly gives this one a lot of air and makes this ball turn. It is a leg spinner pitching on middle. Guptill takes his front leg away and looks to defend. He misses and the ball hits the off pole. Guptill cannot believe what has happened. He's been completely bamboozled. Chahal and the Indians are up in joy. The leg s |
| Drinks Break! India have managed to break this opening stand and this game is still not out of their reach. 191 needed in 201 balls and New Zealand are on top but India will look to make the most of the opening they have got. |
| New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson to walk out after Drinks. |
| 16.4 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson flicks it to the leg side and gets a single to get off the mark. |
| 16.5 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Flighted outside off, Nicholls premeditates the sweep and hits it behind square on the leg side for single. |
| 16.6 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Tossed up on off, Kane milks it to long off and keeps the strike. Excellent over from Chahal, got the big scalp of Guptill in this one. |
| 17.1 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Flatter on off, Williamson strokes it to point. |
| 17.2 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Once again short, Kane plays it to point. |
| 17.3 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, FOUR! Chahal cannot keep his presence of mind and it somewhat spoils Thakur's hard work. Short outside off, Williamson cuts it through point. Thakur gives it a chase and pulls it with a slide and Chahal takes the pieces but in doing so his leg is on the line of the ropes which is disturbed and that has been signaled as a boundary. |
| 17.4 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Tossed up on off, KW pushes it to mid off. |
| 17.5 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Floated on off, Williamson drives it to cover. |
| 17.6 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Flatter on off, Kane strokes it to long off and keeps the strike. |
| 18.1 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Floated on off, Williamson nudges it towards cover for a run. |
| 18.2 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Tossed up on middle, Nicholls plays it towards long on and rotates the strike. |
| 18.3 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson flicks it to the on side and rotates the strike. |
| 18.4 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Darted on middle and leg, HN tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Loopy ball on the pads, Nicholls looks to flick but misses. There is a hopeful appeal by the Indians but the umpire is unmoved. |
| 18.6 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Flighted on off, Nicholls comes down the track and defends it. |
| 19.1 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Driven through mid off by the batsman. |
| 19.2 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Shorter on off, Williamson punches it to long on for a single. |
| 19.3 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, On the pads, Nicholls flicks it to square leg and gets a single. |
| 19.4 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Flighted on off, Kane pushes it to mid off. |
| 19.5 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Short and flat around off, Williamson punches it to point. |
| 19.6 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Floats one on off, Kane plays it to long off and keeps the strike. |
| 20.1 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Floated on middle, Kane flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.2 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Loopy leg spinner on middle, Nicholls defends it. |
| 20.3 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Shortish leg spinner outside off, Nicholls punches it towards cover. |
| 20.4 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Tossed up on off, Nicholls eases it to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 20.5 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Slightly short outside off, Kane taps it wide of slip and to the left of backward point for a run. |
| 20.6 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Short around off, HN makes room and punches it to cover. He keeps the strike with a single. |
| 21.1 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Floated on middle and leg, Nicholls plays it back to the bowler. |
| 21.2 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Shorter on off, Nicholls pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 21.3 : R Jadeja to K Williamson, Short around off, Williamson cuts it through point for a run. No need to take any risks and these two are happy getting these singles off the spinners. |
| 21.4 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Nicholls cuts but finds point. |
| 21.5 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, On the stumps, Nicholls blocks it. |
| 21.6 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Floated on middle, Nicholls milks it to long on and keeps the strike. |
| Pace is back in the form of Jasprit Bumrah. 21 off his 4 so far! |
| 22.1 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Good length ball on off, Nicholls blocks it. |
| 22.2 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Direct hit and it was curtains for Nicholls. Fuller on middle, Henry strokes it towards mid on and straightaway goes for a quick, risky single. Thakur gets to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. Unfortunately for him and his side, the pacer misses his shy. |
| 22.3 : J Bumrah to K Williamson, Around the pads, Williamson turns it to the leg side for a run. |
| 22.4 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Another one close to the pads, Nicholls flicks it to the on side for a run. |
| 22.5 : J Bumrah to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Williamson runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 22.6 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, FOUR! FIFTY FOR NICHOLLS! His 11th in ODI. He has struggled a bit against spin but has tackled them well so far. Another good knock from him. He will look to continue his good work and take his side over the line. Full on middle and leg, Nicholls flicks it through mid-wicket to get to his fifty. He raises his bat as all the Kiwi fans and his teammates applaud his effort. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back from the other end. 4-0-18-1, his numbers so far. |
| 23.1 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, FOUR! Poor ball and it gets the treatment it deserves. Drag down from Chahal. Williamson goes on his back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 23.2 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Follows it up with a calm single towards long off. |
| 23.3 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Smart bowling. Chahal sees Nicholls coming down so he darts one on his pad. Henry manages to pad it away. |
| 23.4 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Short on off, Nicholls punches it to long on for a run. |
| 23.5 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 23.6 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Beauty to end the over. Slow and short turning away from Williamson. He tries to run it down to third man but misses. |
| 24.1 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Length ball on off, Nicholls plays it to point. |
| 24.2 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Full on off, Nico blocks it. |
| 24.3 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Good length ball on off, Nicholls tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 24.4 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Hopeful but nothing. Good length ball outside off, it straightens up after pitching. Nicholls looks to run it down on the off side but misses. |
| 24.5 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, On middle, Nicholls plays it to mid on. |
| 24.6 : J Bumrah to H Nicholls, Length delivery on off, Nicholls runs it down to third man for a single off the outer half of his bat. |
| 25.1 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, FOUR! Smart batting! Nicholls once again uses the depth of the crease and the pace of the ball. Short outside off, Nicholls cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 25.2 : Y Chahal to H Nicholls, Follows it up with a single towards mid-wicket. |
| 25.3 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, On the stumps, Kane defends it. |
| 25.4 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Shorter on off, Kane defends it. |
| 25.5 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Short on off, Williamson punches it to mid-wicket. |
| 25.6 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Floated on the stumps, KW defends it to get through the over. |
| Navdeep Saini is back on. 4-0-30-0 are his figures so far. |
| 26.1 : N Saini to H Nicholls, NO BALL! Saini oversteps! Good length ball on middle and leg, Nicholls looks to defend but gets an inside edge which goes towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Free Hit time! |
| 26.1 : N Saini to K Williamson, Nothing off the Free Hit! Slower yorker outside off, Williamson is completely outfoxed. He looks to hit it but misses. |
| 26.2 : N Saini to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson flicks it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 26.3 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Length ball on off, HN punches it to cover. |
| 26.4 : N Saini to H Nicholls, NO BALL! Saini oversteps again! He needs to recalculate his steps here. Fuller of a length on middle, Nicholls tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| Free Hit time! |
| N Saini to H Nicholls, FOUR! Nicholls does not miss out on the Free Hit unlike his skipper. Shorter on off, Nicholls pulls it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary as there is no one in the deep there. |
| 26.5 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Overthrow! Unnecessary from the Indian skipper. Full on off, Nicholls pushes it towards mid off. Kohli gets to the ball and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. There is no need for it as Henry went nowhere. Rahul is on the other side and the ball goes towards third man allowing the batters to get two. |
| 26.6 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Bouncer on the leg side, Nicholls sits under it. |
| 27.1 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, OUT! Caught! Kane Williamson departs. The Kiwi skipper is very unlucky there, he hit it with power but uppishly and straight to the man at mid-wicket. Not the best of ball from Chahal. It is a drag down on off, Williamson goes on his back foot and looks to smack it wide of mid-wicket. He hits it uppishly and straight to Mayank Agarwal. He does not even have to move an inch. |
| 0.0 : Ross Taylor is the new batsman in. |
| 27.2 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Tossed up delivery on off, Taylor defends it off the front foot. |
| 27.3 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Floated delivery on middle, Taylor looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 27.4 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, Loopy delivery on off, Taylor defends it off the back foot. |
| 27.5 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, BEATEN! Flighted delivery just outside off, Taylor looks to defend but misses it. |
| 27.6 : Y Chahal to R Taylor, On middle, Taylor flicks it towards mid-wicket where Agarwal makes a fine stop. |
| 28.1 : N Saini to H Nicholls, FOUR! Good shot. Short delivery on middle, Nicholls pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : N Saini to H Nicholls, FOUR! Another pull from Nicholls. The ploy to bowl short to Nicholls isn't working. Saini dishes it short outside off, Nicholls pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 28.3 : N Saini to H Nicholls, On a length on off, Nicholls plays it to covers. |
| 28.4 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Full delivery on off, Nicholls drives it towards mid off. |
| 28.5 : N Saini to H Nicholls, Length delivery on off, Nicholls dabs it towards third man for a single. |
| 28.6 : N Saini to R Taylor, WIDE! Saini bowls a full toss down the leg side, Taylor looks to flick but misses it. |
| N Saini to R Taylor, Full delivery on off, Taylor drives it towards mid off for a run. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is back on. 6-0-23-0 are his figures so far. |
| 29.1 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, Floated on middle, Ross glances it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Direct hit and Ross is in danger. He thinks he is in but India think they have their man. Let's see what the replays have to say. |
| 29.2 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, Not Out! Ross is safe. Flatter on off, Taylor defends it with soft hands to the off side and is called for a run. He is a bit hesitant and stop-starts his run. He dashes to the other end and Rahul gets to the ball. He scores a direct hit and the Indian players believe they have got rid of Taylor. Rosco though believes he's made his ground. The umpire takes it upstairs and replay shows that Taylor is in and hence he is so confident. Good piece of work from KL Rahul but |
| 29.3 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, On the pads, Nicholls flicks it to the leg side for a run. |
| 29.4 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, Floated on off, RT milks it to long off. |
| 29.5 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, On the pads, Nichols turns it to the leg side for a single. |
| 29.6 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, Darted on the pads, Taylor turns it to the leg side and keeps the strike. |
| Shardul Thakur is back on. 4-0-34-0 are his figures so far. |
| 30.1 : S Thakur to R Taylor, Short of a length delivery, Taylor pulls it over square leg for a single. |
| 30.2 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Length delivery on off, Nicholls punches it through point for a run. |
| 30.3 : S Thakur to R Taylor, Short delivery outside off, Taylor cuts it to point. |
| 30.4 : S Thakur to R Taylor, On a length on middle, Taylor defends it towards the off side and takes a quick single. |
| 30.5 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Length delivery on middle, Nicholls flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 30.6 : S Thakur to R Taylor, Full delivery on off, Taylor drives it through covers for a single. |
| 31.1 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, Tossed up delivery on off, Taylor defends it off the back foot. |
| 31.2 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, FOUR! Short wide and punished. Taylor has been in fantastic form in this series and when he is such a lovely flow he won't miss those. Short and wide outside off, Taylor cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 31.3 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, Flighted delivery on off, Taylor drives it through covers for a single. |
| 31.4 : R Jadeja to H Nicholls, Loopy delivery on middle, Nicholls flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 31.5 : R Jadeja to R Taylor, OUT! Caught! Soft dismissal and Taylor is out of here. Is this the start of something for India? Floated on off, Jadeja bowls this a littler slower in the air. Taylor looks to drive but the ball sticks onto the surface. Taylor is early in his drive and ends up hitting it uppishly. It goes straight to the man at short cover. Virat Kohli there won't drop those and India's hope stays alive. For the first time in this series Taylor is walking back to the pavilion. Is this |
| Tom Latham, the skipper, is the next batsman in. |
| 31.6 : R Jadeja to Tom Latham, Tossed up delivery on middle, Nicholls flicks it towards square leg and takes the single. The fielder goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it. It goes as overthrows and the batsmen take the extra run. |
| 32.1 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Full delivery on off, Nicholls drives it to covers. |
| 32.2 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, On a length on middle, Nicholls flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 32.3 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, WIDE! Thakur bowls it wide outside off, Nicholls looks to go after it but misses it. |
| S Thakur to H Nicholls, Good length delivery on middle, Nicholls looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 32.4 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, Full delivery on off, Nicholls drives it towards mid off. |
| 32.5 : S Thakur to H Nicholls, OUT! Caught behind! Nicholls is out of here and all of a sudden it is India who are on top and on driver's seat. Nicholls will be gutted with the way he has to go after being well-set. It is a nothing delivery, length ball wide outside off. Nicholls goes chasing after it like a kid chasing candy. He looks to slash but ends up getting a thin edge to the keeper. KL Rahul behind the stumps takes the catch and goes up in appeal. The umpire raises his finger and Nicholls |
| Drinks Break! India have pulled things back here and after looking down and out they are back in this game. New Zealand have thrown it away a bit and find themselves in a nervy7 situation once again. They were cruising at one stage with the scorecard reading 159/1 but they are now stuttering at 189/4 and will have two new batsmen at the crease. |
| James Neesham is the new batsman in. |
| 32.6 : S Thakur to J Neesham, Full and wide outside off, Neesham squeezes it through covers to get off the mark and keep the strike. |
| 33.1 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Tossed up delivery on off, Neesham plays it towards covers. |
| 33.2 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Flighted delivery on off, Neesham drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 33.3 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Floated delivery on middle, Latham comes forward and looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. |
| 33.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Loopy delivery on off, Latham blocks it off the front foot. |
| 33.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Tossed up delivery on middle, Latham flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 33.6 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, On middle, Neesham flicks it to square leg. |
| 34.1 : S Thakur to Tom Latham, Fuller on off, Latham blocks it. |
| 34.2 : S Thakur to Tom Latham, Direct hit and Latham would have been in trouble. Good length ball outside off, Latham punches it towards point and calls for a quick run. Jadeja gets to the ball quickly and tries to score a direct hit at the bowler's end as Tom is off for a quick run. The Indian all-rounder misses it. |
| 34.3 : S Thakur to J Neesham, Length ball on off, Neesham defends it. |
| 34.4 : S Thakur to J Neesham, Outside off, Neesham looks to pull but misses. |
| 34.5 : S Thakur to J Neesham, SIX! Top class shot from Neesham. Back of a length ball outside off, James stays back and smashes it over point for a biggie. |
| 34.6 : S Thakur to J Neesham, Follows the maximum with a calm defense. 98 in 90 needed now. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is back on. 8-0-36-1 are his figures so far. |
| 35.1 : R Jadeja to Tom Latham, FOUR! Good footwork. Short outside off, Latham gets on his back foot and punches it through cvers for a boundary. |
| 35.2 : R Jadeja to Tom Latham, Around off, Latham punches it on the off side. |
| 35.3 : R Jadeja to Tom Latham, On the pads, Latham flicks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 35.4 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, Darted on the pads, Neesham turns it to the on side for a run. |
| 35.5 : R Jadeja to Tom Latham, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 35.6 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, Floated on middle, Neesham milks it to long on and keeps the strike. 90 needed in 84. |
| Navdeep Saini is back on. 6-0-51-0 are his figures so far. |
| 36.1 : N Saini to J Neesham, Good fielding in the deep from Chahal. Saves two for his side. Efforts like these will build pressure on the Kiwis. On the pads, Neesham flicks it fine down the leg side. Chahal runs to his left and saves the ball before the ropes. Saves a couple for his side. |
| 36.2 : N Saini to J Neesham, Full outside off, Neesham taps it back to Saini. |
| 36.3 : N Saini to J Neesham, Outside off, Neesham strokes it through point and gets two. |
| 36.4 : N Saini to J Neesham, FOUR! Smart, smart batting from Neesham. Uses the pace of Saini and the field placement to perfection. Good length ball outside off, Neesham just runs it down through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 36.5 : N Saini to J Neesham, Length ball on off, Neesham looks to defend but misses. |
| 36.6 : N Saini to J Neesham, On off, JN blocks it. |
| 37.1 : R Jadeja to Tom Latham, On the pads, Latham glances it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 37.2 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, Floated on off, Neesham blocks it. |
| 37.3 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, Tossed up on middle and leg, James defends it back to the bowler. |
| 37.4 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, Short around off, Neesham cuts it but finds point. |
| 37.5 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, On middle, Neesham defends it towards mid-wicket. |
| 37.6 : R Jadeja to J Neesham, On the stumps, Neesham blocks it. Super over from Jadeja. Just one off it. He finishes with the figures of 10-0-45-1. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 6-0-32-0 are his figures so far. |
| 38.1 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, On a good length on middle, Latham defends it towards mid on. |
| 38.2 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on off, Latham looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 38.3 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, On a length on off, Latham guides it through point for a single. |
| 38.4 : J Bumrah to J Neesham, Good length delivery on off, Neesham looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 38.5 : J Bumrah to J Neesham, On a length on off, Neesham guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 38.6 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on middle, Latham blocks it off the front foot. |
| Chahal is back. Important two overs of him in the game remaining. He has brought his side back in the game. 8-1-31-2 are his figures so far. |
| 39.1 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Past everybody. Googly on off, it spins away. Neesham looks to defend but misses. The ball goes past the keeper as well and they take a bye. |
| 39.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Down the leg side, Latham sweeps it fine down the leg side for a run. |
| 39.3 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, OUT! Caught! Chahal's knack of picking up wickets continues. He is a gutsy bowler and this shows that. Not his best ball but all the pressure India built before this led to them getting this wicket. Half-volley on off and middle, Neesham looks to heave it but does not get the elevation. He hits it straight to mid-wicket. Straight into the bucket hands of Virat Kohli. He takes the catch. Neesham is furious with himself. |
| Colin de Grandhomme walks out to bat next. |
| 39.4 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, Floated on middle, de Grandhomme flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 39.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Floated on middle, Latham comes down and milks it to long on for a run. |
| 39.6 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, In the air but safe. Floated on middle, de Grandhomme looks to heave it over mid-wicket. He does not time it well and luckily for him the ball falls short of Saini in the deep. Virat Kohli is furious with him as he did not even go for the catch. |
| Powerplay 3 is signalled. Maximum of 5 fielders can be allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme defends it towards mid on. He initially tells Latham to wait but then calls him for a run. |
| 40.2 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Good length ball on off, Latham taps it towards backward point and takes a run. |
| 40.3 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Length ball on off and it nips back in. De Grandhomme looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls to the off side and gets a single. |
| 40.4 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Play and miss. Full outside off, Latham looks to drive but misses. |
| 40.5 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 40.6 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Better throw air at least a better collection and it would have been the end of Colin de Grandhomme. Fuller on off, de Grandhomme flicks it to the left of mid-wicket and goes for a couple. He is slow on the second one and Mayank gets to the ball in the deep. He sends a very lose throw at the bowler's end. Kohli fails to gather the ball cleanly before the stumps and somehow CdG manages to come in. |
| 41.1 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, IN THE AIR...AND SIX! Slightly short on off, de Grandhomme gets on his back foot and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 41.2 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, Floated on off, de Grandhomme lofts it over covers and gets a couple. |
| 41.3 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, Once again de Grandhomme chips it over mid off and gets a single. |
| 41.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Tossed up on middle, Latham comes down the track and manages to tuck it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 41.5 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, On the pads, CdG glances it to the leg side for a single. |
| 41.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Short around off, TL cuts it and gets a single. End of a game changing spell from Chahal. He finishes with the figures of 10-1-47-3. |
| Shardul Thakur is back on. 7-0-48-1 are his figures so far. |
| 42.1 : S Thakur to Tom Latham, On a good length and outside off, Latham looks to drive but misses it. |
| 42.2 : S Thakur to Tom Latham, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Full delivery outside off, Latham drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 42.3 : S Thakur to Tom Latham, Good length delivery on off, Latham blocks it off the back foot. |
| 42.4 : S Thakur to Tom Latham, Short delivery on middle, Latham pulls it over mid-wicket. The batsmen take a single. |
| 42.5 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, SIX! Amazing shot! Short delivery on middle, de Grandhomme pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 42.6 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, de Grandhomme pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| Navdeep Saini is back on. 7-0-59-0 are his figures so far. |
| 43.1 : N Saini to Tom Latham, Length ball outside off, Latham punches it towards point. Colin de Grandhomme comes out for a run but he is sent back. |
| 43.2 : N Saini to Tom Latham, Fuller on middle, Latham glances it towards mid-wicket. The fielder from mid-wicket puts a dive and parries it to mid on allowing them to take a single. |
| 43.3 : N Saini to de Grandhomme, Misfield and they get a couple. Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme strokes it through covers. The man at sweeper cover misfields allowing them to get two. |
| 43.4 : N Saini to de Grandhomme, Full and pacy on off, de Grandhomme looks to push but gets a faint inside edge which goes onto hit his pads. The ball rolls to the off side and they take a run. Saini puts a desperate cry for LBW but he won't get it his way. |
| 43.5 : N Saini to Tom Latham, FOUR! Everyone get out of the way because Latham has hit that with venom. Good length ball on off, Latham comes down the track and flat-bats it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 43.6 : N Saini to Tom Latham, WIDE! Typical fast bowler's response. He bowls a bouncer but it is over the head and it has been wided. |
| N Saini to Tom Latham, On the pads, Latham looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away allowing them to steal a leg bye. 10 off the over and New Zealand need just 32 off the last 6. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 8-0-39-0 are his figures so far. |
| 44.1 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, Length ball on off, Latham punches it to cover for a run. |
| 44.2 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on off, Grandhomme half-pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 44.3 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, On off, Tom glances it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 44.4 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Bumrah misses his yorker and pays the price. Full toss on middle and leg, de Grandhomme flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 50-run stand is up between Latham and de Grandhomme. |
| 44.5 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, On off, defended by Colin. |
| 44.6 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Single to end the over. 8 off the over and New Zealand are getting closer to the target. Length ball on off, CdG pushes it towards mid on and keeps the strike. |
| Shardul Thakur is back on. 8-0-63-1 are his figures so far. |
| 45.1 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Nobody moved! Wide and outside off, de Grandhomme's eyes lit up and he dispatches it through point for a boundary. |
| 45.2 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, WIDE! Bouncer bounces too high and it is also down the leg side. Wided by the umpire. |
| S Thakur to de Grandhomme, Full on off, de Grandhomme defends it towards cover. |
| 45.3 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! When things go your way, everything goes your way. Bouncer from Shardul. De Grandhomme looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 45.4 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, SIX! Powerful from Colin de Grandhomme! Good length ball outside off, de Grandhomme hammers it over the cover fence for a biggie. |
| 45.5 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, FOUR! FIFTY FOR COLIN DE GRANDHOMME! His 4th in ODIs and he has taken his side just away from winning this game and whitewashing India. Full on off, de Grandhomme looks to go straight but gets an inside edge which goes fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 45.6 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, On the pads, de Grandhomme flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Just 4 needed now. |
| 46.1 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Length ball on off, de Grandhomme strokes it towards mid off and gets a quick single. |
| 46.2 : J Bumrah to Tom Latham, On the pads, TL glances it to the on side and gets to the other end. |
| 46.3 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Slower ball outside off, de Grandhomme looks to hit but the ball kisses the bottom edge and goes to Rahul on a bounce. |
| 46.4 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme calmly blocks it. |
| 46.5 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme punches it to cover. |
| 46.6 : J Bumrah to de Grandhomme, On off, de Grandhomme plays it to point and keeps the strike. |
| 47.1 : S Thakur to de Grandhomme, FOUR! New Zealand finish the game off in style! On the pads, de Grandhomme flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary to finish off the game. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!!! |
| Too easy in the end and the saying goes revenge is a dish best served cold but New Zealand do not believe in that. They have given it back to the Men in Blue for the T20I series whitewash with a comprehensive ODI whitewash. India face their first ODI series whitewash in a 3 or more match series for the first time since 1989. |
| Chasing 297, New Zealand's openers Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls laid a platform with a quickfire 106-run stand. Guptill could not continue but Williamson and Nicholls then carried on. They were cruising at one stage but like New Zealand have developed a recent habit, they shot themselves on the foot and from 159/1 they got a hiccup and found themselves stuttering at 189/4. Neesham then calmed a bit of nerves before Latham and de Grandhomme showed how to finish off a game. In the end, it was |
| A lot of serious questions about the Indian bowling will be raised. In the recent past we all have been ravishing praise on them but when Bumrah does not fire they look like lions without teeth. A rare failure for Bumrah in the series and he ended wicketless in the ODI series. Kudos to the spinners as they brought them back into this contest. Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers and his 3/47 gave them a glimmer of hope. |
| Earlier in the day, after being put into bat, India struggled but a century from KL Rahul along with crucial performances from Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey helped them reach a competitive total of 296 but in the end that was not enough for the Men in Blue to get over the line. Hamish Bennett was the tormentor-in-chief with the ball as his 4-wicket haul put brakes on India's budding stands. |
| For his match winning performance of 80, Henry Nicholls has been awarded the Man of the Match. The openers says they wanted to achieve a whitewash and is happy to have achieved that. Tells he is enjoying batting with Guptill at the top of the order and his quickfire knock allowed him settle down. Adds that it was good that they managed to get the opening stands in all the games and that set the platform. |
| For his outstanding series with the bat, Ross Taylor is named the Man of the Series. No interview of Rosco has been taken. He played a vital role in the first two matches which helped the Black Caps take a 2-0 lead. |
| Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says that they were in the contest in all the games and tells that it is about margins. Credits the batsmen for keeping them in the game. Criticizes the bowling and the fielding and says that if you don't take your chances then you will pay in international cricket. Says they did well in T20Is but New Zealand turned up with more intensity in the ODIs and deserved to win 3-0. Tells there are many things to look forward to in terms of Test and T20Is. Adds that he is loo |
| New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson says they were outstanding and clinical. Credits India for putting on a tough challenge. Adds they were clinical against a great side. Tells they had clarity in their roles and that was the main thing. Says the ODI side is looking for the Australian series now. Shares that the team changes a bit for the Tests. On his health, Williamson says he is recovering well. |
| So that is it from this game and the ODI series. New Zealand avenge for the T20I whitewash with an ODI whitewash. We now move to the final leg of the tour as we head for the longest format of the game. The teams take on each other for a 2-Test series which will carry 120 points of the World Test Championship. The first Test match begins on Friday, 21st February. The game begins at 1130 local (2230 GMT, Previous day). Cheers! |
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