| 1.6 : 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 |
| 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 : 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. |
| 5.5 : 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. |
| 6.4 : 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 |
| 8.3 : 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. |
| 8.5 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: de Grandhomme to S Iyer, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full delivery outside off, Iyer drives it uppishly over covers for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : 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 |
| 12.3 : 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. |
| 13.6 : 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. |
| 15.4 : 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. |
| 17.3 : 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. |
| 19.1 : 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. |
| 21.2 : 21.2: J Neesham to S Iyer, FOUR! Terrific shot. Full delivery on off, Iyer lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 22.6 : 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. |
| 25.4 : 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 : 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 |
| 26.3 : 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. |
| 29.1 : 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. |
| 29.6 : 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. |
| 30.3 : 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 |
| 32.4 : 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. |
| 34.5 : 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. |
| 36.1 : 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. |
| 36.6 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 46.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 46.5 : 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. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: 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. |
| 48.2 : 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. |
| 48.3 : 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. |
| 49.4 : 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. |
| 49.6 : 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! |
| 0.3 : 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. |
| 1.1 : 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. |
| 1.6 : 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. |
| 5.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.6 : 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. |
| 6.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 7.6 : 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. |
| 8.4 : 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. |
| 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 : 10.5: S Thakur to M Guptill, FOUR! Nice shot. Short again on middle, Guptill pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 22.6 : 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. |
| 23.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 26.4 : 26.4: 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. |
| 27.1 : 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. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 31.5 : 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 35.1 : 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. |
| 36.4 : 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. |
| 39.3 : 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. |
| 41.1 : 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. |
| 42.2 : 42.2: S Thakur to Tom Latham, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Full delivery outside off, Latham drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 42.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 43.5 : 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. |
| 44.4 : 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. |
| 45.1 : 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. |
| 45.3 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 47.1 : 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!!! |
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