| 0.0 : Last ODI of the series and it's a dead rubber but still there is plenty to play for. India will be eyeing revenge for their humiliating loss in Hamilton while New Zealand will be looking for a 3-2 scoreline which looks way better than 4-1. Hello and welcome everyone for the coverage of the fifth match of the series in Wellington. Two changes look certain at the moment, one is Martin Guptill missing out and other is MS Dhoni returning. Who will come in, who will go out? Stay tuned for the toss to |
| Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Rohit Sharma. India elect to bat first. |
| Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, says it looks a good pitch, there is some moisture on it but they want to test themselves. He hopes to put up a good show after a humiliating loss in the last game. Informs they have three changes as Dhoni, Shami and Shankar come in for Karthik, Khaleel and Kuldeep. Mentions they did not have a lot of time after the first game but they will have to read the conditions better and learn from their mistakes. Further adds that had they got close to 200, the story might |
| New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson, says they were looking to bowl first and make use of the early moisture. Informs they have made just a single change as the injured Guptill misses out and Munro comes in. Further adds that he is not sure whether the ball would swing here or not but it generally does at the start. Ends by saying that it is difficult to predict what a good score will be, so they will try to limit India as much as they can. |
| Pitch report - Sunil Gavaskar and Scott Styris standing near the playing area inform that the boundaries on the sides are shorter than the straighter ones so the teams will probably bowl fuller than shorter. Scott mentions the grass on the pitch has been trimmed a little and he reckons that it looks a good one to bat on as there should be medium bounce on this surface. Ends by saying there won't be a lot of swing here and hence, the wicket should suit the batters. |
| We are all set for the action to begin! The Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan make their way out to the middle. Matt Henry has the first new ball in hand and he will be bowling to the Indian skipper. Two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Henry to R Sharma, Right on the money to begin with, no swing on the first ball though. Good length and on off, Rohit gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 0.2 : M Henry to R Sharma, Goes fuller, giving the ball a little more opportunity to do its bit. It goes straight on though and Rohit pushes it towards mid on. |
| 0.3 : M Henry to R Sharma, A little bit of away movement there but the line is a little too wide outside off, Rohit need not play at those, especially so early. |
| 0.4 : M Henry to R Sharma, Goes wide of the crease and angles it into the stumps, Rohit once again is solid in defense. |
| 0.5 : M Henry to R Sharma, JAFFA! Not a lot you can do with that. It is angled into the batsman at first. Rohit has to play at it, he tries to defend with minimal foot movement. The ball though pitches, moves away, beats the outside edge and goes agonizingly close past the off pole. |
| 0.6 : M Henry to R Sharma, A single to end and India are off the mark! Could have been a lot more had it not been a good effort by Nicholls. Slightly short and there is width on offer outside off, Rohit stands tall and slashes at it. It goes to the left of the fielder at point. The fielder there dives to his stronger side and makes a half-stop. The man from third man mops it up. A single taken. Good tight over to begin with by Henry, however, not a lot of movement for him. He did not get a lot in |
| Trent Boult to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. He was the tormentor-in-chief in the previous game and would love to produce something similar again. |
| 1.1 : T Boult to R Sharma, Starts his spell by putting in a length ball in the line outside off, not much movement. Rohit watches the line closely before making a leave. |
| 1.2 : T Boult to R Sharma, Oohh...beaten all ends up! Movement there. Curling back in off the seam from a length around off. Sharma is forward in defense but it shapes back in to beat the inside edge. |
| 1.3 : T Boult to R Sharma, Shout for an lbw! Not given. Boult lands it on a length around leg, Rohit tries working it around but misses. He is hit on the pads, they appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Two noises there. Kane Williamson doesn't get convinced by his bowler. No DRS taken. Replays show that it hit Rohit first on the front pad and then on the back pad. Clipping the top of leg stump, the replays show later on. |
| 1.4 : T Boult to R Sharma, Angling across the batsman, on a good length. Rohit plays it out from the crease to the off side. |
| 1.5 : T Boult to R Sharma, Back of a length delivery wide outside off, an easy leave this time for Rohit. |
| 1.6 : T Boult to R Sharma, Gets behind the line of the delivery and keeps it out safely on the leg side. Tidy start from Boult, a maiden. |
| 2.1 : M Henry to S Dhawan, A gentle delivery outside off, Dhawan, since it was his first ball, shoulders arms. |
| 2.2 : M Henry to S Dhawan, Good single! Dhawan was quick to take off there. He plays this with soft hands towards mid off and scampers across for a run. He is underway. |
| 2.3 : M Henry to R Sharma, Just behind a driving length and on the stumps, Rohit blocks it out. |
| 2.4 : M Henry to R Sharma, On the pads, first real loose delivery. Rohit though fails to put it away as he misses the flick. The ball hits his pads and rolls on the leg side. The batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 2.5 : M Henry to S Dhawan, Extra bounce there! Length delivery on middle, it rises after pitching. Hits the higher portion of Dhawan's bat as he tries to defend. |
| 2.6 : M Henry to S Dhawan, End of another tight over by Henry! Three good overs to begin with by the Kiwis. Length again around off, Dhawan defends it to point. |
| 3.1 : T Boult to R Sharma, Inside edge! A full length ball outside off, Rohit gets forward to push at it but it takes the inner half of his blade and runs through backward square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Boult vs Dhawan now! |
| 3.2 : T Boult to S Dhawan, FOUR! Boult errs in his line. Serves it down the leg side and Dhawan easily nudges it to fine leg for a boundary. First of the match! |
| 3.3 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Gets his line right there. Lands it on a length close to off stump, Dhawan gets behind it and pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 3.4 : T Boult to S Dhawan, A touch short and around off, not enough room to work with, Dhawan goes on the back foot and defends it back. |
| 3.5 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Pitches it up and on off, Dhawan pushes it softly to the off side. Finds the cover fielder. |
| 3.6 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Beaten this time. Some away movement from a length outside off at 144 kph. Dhawan feels for it and gets beaten. That wasn't far away from the outside edge. |
| 4.1 : M Henry to R Sharma, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! What a ripper to get rid of the Indian captain. He though can be blamed for the lack of foot movement but take nothing away from the delivery. Henry goes fuller this time, it starts around middle and then begins to shape away. Rohit with his feet rooted to the crease, looks to put bat on ball. He ends up playing inside the line, the ball whizzes past the outside edge and hits the off pole. Big wicket this and New Zealand strike early. Just the start the |
| 0.0 : Shubman Gill walks in next at number 3. |
| 4.2 : M Henry to S Gill, Overpitches around off, Gill drives it from the middle of the bat towards extra cover. That will make the new batsman feel good. |
| 4.3 : M Henry to S Gill, Off the mark is Gill. On the shorter side, Shubman stands tall and works it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 4.4 : M Henry to S Gill, On the off pole, Gill stands tall and guides it to point. The first three deliveries he has faced, all have been off the middle. Should give him good confidence. |
| 4.5 : M Henry to S Gill, The 4th one too has been hit well! Outside off, Gill plays it to point with an open face of the bat. |
| 4.6 : M Henry to S Gill, Another one middled but does not find the gap! Slightly fuller in length, the batsman lunges and strokes it on the up to the fielder at mid off. |
| 5.1 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Angles in a full ball around off, Dhawan brings his bat down and pushes it in the gap at extra cover for a quick single. |
| 5.2 : T Boult to S Gill, Goes short first up to Gill. The young man stands back and pulls it easily behind square leg for a single. |
| 5.3 : T Boult to S Dhawan, Fuller in length and close to off stump, Dhawan strides forward and defends it solidly. |
| 5.4 : T Boult to S Dhawan, This time Boult hurls in a good length delivery in the zone outside off. Some shape there. Dhawan watchfully allows it go to the keeper. |
| 5.5 : T Boult to S Dhawan,OUT! Gone! Boult strikes with a short ball. One apiece for the Kiwi opening bowlers now. It's outside off, Dhawan tries to play the upper cut probably but it flies in the air towards third man where the fielder is quite square and catches the ball safely. Matt Henry never looked like dropping that one. Both the openers once again back in the hut without doing much damage. |
| Ambati Rayudu is the new man in. |
| 5.6 : T Boult to S Gill, Fine stop, Kane. Too full in length on off, Gill drills his drive down the ground and Williamson at mid off makes a fine diving stop. |
| 6.1 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Hits the length hard around off, Rayudu shuffles across and keeps it out. |
| 6.2 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Close! Nicely played in the end! Very similar length to the one which got Rohit. This one also moves away a little. Rayudu adjusts, plays it with the movement as he opens the face at the very end and guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 6.3 : M Henry to S Gill, FOUR! Wow! Top class! A shot that any batsman would be proud of. Full and on middle, Gill gets his bat down in time and hits it right off the middle through mid on. Need not run for those. |
| 6.4 : M Henry to S Gill, Shortens his length and lands it on off, Gill defends it. |
| 6.5 : M Henry to S Gill, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 6.6 : M Henry to S Gill, OUT! In the air... gone! Henry gets another and once again the Kiwis are all over the Indians. Henry lands it just behind a driving length around off an this one too shapes away just a little. Gill looks to drive it on the up but is a touch early into the shot, maybe as the ball came slow off the surface. Also, he ends up playing the delivery away from his body. It does not hit the middle and lobs towards short covers. Santner there takes a good low catch. Another poor ou |
| Who will bat next? MS Dhoni it is. India missed him in the last match. He can provide that solidity in the middle under tough conditions. |
| 7.1 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Good length delivery angling away from the batsman, Rayudu covers his stumps and allows it through. |
| 7.2 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Keeps it very full and on off, Rayudu pushes it out off the front foot to covers. |
| 7.3 : T Boult to A Rayudu, A touch short and on middle, Rayudu goes on his toes and taps it down to square leg. |
| 7.4 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Bowling a tight line here, Boult. Serves it on a good length around middle and off, Rayudu stays rooted inside the crease and blocks it to the off side. |
| 7.5 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Angling across the batsman, on a good length, this one takes off a bit after hitting the deck. Ambati has nothing to do with it. |
| 7.6 : T Boult to A Rayudu, This is a tempting line from Boult. Puts it on a driving length outside off, Rayudu does well to not fall for it. Covers his sticks and lets it through. A maiden. |
| Review time! A huge appeal for an LBW ha been turned down. MS Dhoni is the man in question. It looks like it will be going down with the angle. |
| 8.1 : M Henry to MS Dhoni, NOT OUT! Yes, it is going down with the angle. New Zealand lose their only review. It always looked like it was going to miss the leg stump. Henry bowls the in-dipper this time but it starts from around middle and off. Dhoni looks to push it but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Matt Henry convinces his captain to go for the review and Williamson does so. Replays roll in and it shows no inside edge but Hawk Eye shows the on |
| 8.2 : M Henry to MS Dhoni, Fullish and on off, Dhoni gets forward and helps it off the inner half of his bat to mid-wicket. |
| 8.3 : M Henry to MS Dhoni, Dhoni has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. |
| 8.4 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Full length ball on middle and off, pushed down to mid on. |
| 8.5 : M Henry to A Rayudu, On a length and just outside off, Rayudu takes a stride forward to cover his stumps and then shoulders arms. |
| 8.6 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Back of a length ball on off, Ambati is on the back foot in defense. |
| 9.1 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Appeal from the bowler! Nothing from the umpire. Dhoni tries to flick a length ball but misses. He is hit on the pads but maybe that pitched outside leg. |
| 9.2 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, Good pace. At 142 kph, Boult takes a length delivery away from the batsman, MSD watches it go safely into Latham's gloves. |
| 9.3 : T Boult to MS Dhoni, OUT! Death rattle! MS Dhoni is on his way back to the pavilion and it's a body blow to India. Beaten for pace and movement. An inswinger around off at 143 kph, Dhoni maybe tried to take his pads away from the line and then block it. But his willow comes down late. The ball sneaks past his defense and breaks the stumps and a million of Indian hearts. |
| Vijay Shankar strides out to the middle. |
| 9.4 : T Boult to V Shankar, That one stays low! Length delivery outside off, Shankar looks to push it through the off side off the back foot. He though is beaten by the low bounce. |
| 9.5 : T Boult to V Shankar, FOUR! This will give him immense confidence. A good length ball on middle, Shankar doesn't commit himself too much forward and just uses his wrists to work it past the diving short mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : T Boult to V Shankar, Shankar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now a maximum of 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : M Henry to A Rayudu, This one is angled into the batsman, Rayudu blocks it out. |
| 10.2 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Just a little wide outside off, a confident leave by Rayudu. |
| 10.3 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Once again bowls it at the top of off, Rayudu defends it pretty late. |
| 10.4 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Good change in length there! Goes short and it is well-directed. Rayudu is caught by surprise, he though does well to take one hand off the handle and block it onto the ground. |
| 10.5 : M Henry to A Rayudu, On the stumps again and it is on a length. Rayudu this time is solid in defense. |
| 10.6 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Slightly outside off, Rayudu shoulders arms to it. A maiden from Henry. His first of the game. |
| 11.1 : T Boult to V Shankar, Beaten! Back of a length delivery outside off, whizzing off the surface at 144 kph, Shankar pushes tamely inside the line and misses. Latham collects it near his face. Nice carry. |
| 11.2 : T Boult to V Shankar, Alters his length this time and goes full on middle, Shankar clips it off his pads to mid-wicket. Mixing his lengths nicely. |
| 11.3 : T Boult to V Shankar, FOUR BYES! Well left by Shankar. A 143.5 kph shorter one around off, Shankar leans back at the last moment and drops his wrists to allow it through. It just keeps on shooting off the surface and Latham has no chance of collecting it, even with a jump. Bonus runs for India. |
| 11.4 : T Boult to V Shankar, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 11.5 : T Boult to V Shankar, On and around off, a length delivery, Vijay opens the face of his bat and runs it down to third man for a run. |
| 11.6 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Strides forward to a full ball and defends it solidly near his front pad. |
| 12.1 : M Henry to V Shankar, On the off pole, Shankar blocks it to covers. |
| 12.2 : M Henry to V Shankar, Continues bowling it on a length and on the stumps, Shankar gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 12.3 : M Henry to V Shankar, Loose that from VS! Just ahead of a shorter length outside off, Shankar goes after it away from his body and gets beaten. |
| 12.4 : M Henry to V Shankar, A much more solid shot this time but for no runs. Short and on off, Shankar pushes it to covers. |
| 12.5 : M Henry to V Shankar, EDGY RUN! Length and on off, it straightens a touch after pitching. Shankar looks to defend but it goes off the outer half towards third man for a run. |
| 12.6 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Right on the money to end the over! On middle, Rayudu who is happy to block everything bowled at him, does so again. |
| James Neesham is on now. |
| 13.1 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Four leg byes! Neesham bowls a gentle loosener, it's full and angling down the leg side. Shankar fails to flick but it clips his pads and runs wide of the diving keeper for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 13.2 : J Neesham to V Shankar, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 13.3 : J Neesham to V Shankar, A soft outside edge. Fullish and on off, Shankar gets forward to push at it with gentle hands. It takes the outside edge and speeds past first slip. The third man fielder cuts it off and they take a couple. |
| 13.4 : J Neesham to V Shankar, A nice confident back foot punch through covers and once again Shankar comes back for the second run. |
| 13.5 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Neesham is yet to hit a good line and length. This one is full and on middle, Vijay clips it in front of square leg and takes a run. |
| 13.6 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Lands it on a good length outside off, Rayudu stays back to guard his stumps and then lets it through. |
| Double change! Colin de Gradhomme comes into the attack. |
| 14.1 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, On the off pole, Shankar walks down the pitch and then pushes it towards mid on for a quick run. |
| 14.2 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Rayudu now does the same thing! He pushes it to mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 14.3 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Colin goes fuller this time, there is some outswing for him, not the same amount of movement he was getting in the last game though. Shankar strokes it to covers. |
| 14.4 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, A little too wide outside off, it is left alone. |
| 14.5 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Closer to the off pole this time but not close enough to make the batsman play. |
| 14.6 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Gets this one to jag back in after pitching. Shankar takes a few steps down the track and tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad. Just a couple from Colin's first. Good start from him. |
| 15.1 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Too full and on middle, Rayudu brings down a straight back and pushes it to mid on. |
| 15.2 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, On a length and outside off, Rayudu takes a stride forward and eases it to mid off. |
| 15.3 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Gets away with a really bad delivery. Full and sliding down the leg side, Rayudu flicks it aerially over square leg and the fielder in the deep moves across to his left to make the stop. They pick up a single. |
| 15.4 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, Shankar covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| 15.5 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Better line and length. It's just around off, Shankar reaches out for it and pushes it with an angled bat to covers. |
| 15.6 : J Neesham to V Shankar, A touch short and outside off, Vijay makes another leave. 9 came from Jimmy's first over but just 1 from this one. A good comeback by him. |
| Drinks! 40/4 and there ain't much to say! It was the repeat telecast of the last ODI as the Indian top half faltered against moving balls. Shankar and Rayudu are trying to revive the innings and are amidst a 22-run stand. India will hope that this pair continues for as long as possible. For the Kiwis, they just need to maintain the same intensity in the middle overs and keep chipping away at the wickets. |
| 16.1 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, A little too straight, it is clipped around the corner for a single. |
| 16.2 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Once again the line is a little too straight, Shankar works it through mid-wicket and takes two. |
| 16.3 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Corrects his line and bowls it on off, Shankar lunges and pushes it to covers. |
| 16.4 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Length again around off, Shankar gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 16.5 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Sees Shankar stepping down and de Grandhomme bangs it short. Vijay though manages to block it onto the ground. |
| 16.6 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Back to bowling length on off, Shankar pushes it to mid off. 4 continues dots to end. |
| 17.1 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Good length delivery in the zone outside off, Rayudu sticks on the back foot and punches it to cover-point. |
| 17.2 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Dishes out a length delivery just outside off, Rayudu presses forward to cover the line and then makes a leave. |
| 17.3 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, False shot! Neesham tempts Rayudu with a wide one outside off. Ambati spots the chance to free his arms, throws his bat at it but fails to make any connection. Almost nicked it behind! |
| 17.4 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Gently pushes a length delivery on the off side and steals a single. |
| 17.5 : J Neesham to V Shankar, FOUR! Shankar seems to be very strong on his pads. Neesham bowls a cross-seamer, it's full and on the pads, Vijay leans across and flicks it behind square leg for a glorious boundary. |
| 17.6 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Angling in from around off, solidly blocked off the front foot to end the over. |
| 18.1 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Good timing! It won't go all the way but the batsmen get two. On middle, Rayudu strokes it on the up through mid on and takes a brace. 50 up for India, it has taken around 19 overs to come. |
| 18.2 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Close! Good length and outside off, Rayudu looks to guide it down to third man but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 18.3 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 18.4 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Uses his feet but Colin spots it. He shortens his length, the batsman guides it to point. |
| 18.5 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Good length and on off, it is pushed to covers. |
| 18.6 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Lovely delivery to end! That swings away from middle and it swings quite a long way. Beats the outside edge of Rayudu's bat as he tries to defend. |
| 19.1 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Once again Neesham bowls it on the pad, Shankar works it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. James has been poor here, he has been too straight. |
| 19.2 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, BEATEN! However, he could have so easily left that. He just did not need to play at that one. Length outside off, Rayudu plays a nothing shot. He chases it away from his body but gets beaten. Neesham appeals but he is only one doing so. |
| 19.3 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, FOUR! Pulled and pulled nicely! Short and on the body, it sits up to be hit. Rayudu swivels and pulls it through backward square leg and into the fence. |
| 19.4 : J Neesham to A Rayudu, Shortish and outside off, Rayudu guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 19.5 : J Neesham to V Shankar, On off, it has been defended. |
| 19.6 : J Neesham to V Shankar, Really good running! End of a good over for India. Shankar taps this length delivery towards point and gets to the other end. |
| 20.1 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, FOUR! Streaky one! Colin gets a short delivery to jump onto the batsman. Shankar is taken aback, tries to fend at it but misses. It goes off helmet and runs behind for a boundary. Given as runs by the umpire. |
| 20.2 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Width on offer outside off, Vijay glides it to third man for a run. |
| 20.3 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Angling down the leg side, Rayudu fails to flick and it goes off his pads to square leg. They collect a leg bye. |
| 20.4 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Another leg bye as this time Vijay fails to work a length ball off his pads. |
| 20.5 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, What was that? Rush of blood for Rayudu. He wants to dominate de Grandhomme. Jumps out of the crease and swings his bat blindly across the line. No connection made. Colin gives him a stare. |
| 20.6 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Quietly turns it off his pads to square leg and retains strike with a run. |
| Colin Munro is on now. He bowls dibbly-dobblies. The keeper is up to the stumps. |
| 21.1 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Length delivery on off, Rayudu keeps it out. |
| 21.2 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Rayudu needs another sighter against the new bowler as he defends it towards covers. |
| 21.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Gets a single this time as it is worked towards deep square leg. |
| 21.4 : C Munro to V Shankar, On the fuller side, Shankar times it towards mid on and takes a single. Boult there misfields but no extra run conceded. |
| 21.5 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On off, Rayudu guides it to point. |
| 21.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, A dot to end as the last ball is guided to the point fielder. |
| 22.1 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, Good length ball angling in around off, Vijay presents a straight bat in defense. |
| 22.2 : de Grandhomme to V Shankar, A touch short and outside off, Shankar runs it down to third man for a run. 50-run stand comes up. A sensible one but they need to carry on. |
| 22.3 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Good length ball around off, Rayudu punches it to cover-point. No run. |
| 22.4 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, Rayudu dances down the track but decides to defend it. |
| 22.5 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, FOUR! Easy pickings! Good length delivery sliding down the leg side, Ambati neatly deflects it off his pads to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 22.6 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, SIX! This is what he tried in de Grandhomme's previous over but missed. Has nailed it this time. Looks good when they come off. A touch short and around middle, Rayudu wears his skates to run down the track and towers it over the bowler's head for a maximum. 8 from the over, 15 in the last two. |
| 23.1 : C Munro to V Shankar, Leading edge! Angles it into the batter, Shankar looks to turn it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat a little too early. He gets a safe leading edge to point. |
| 23.2 : C Munro to V Shankar, This time he closes the face at the right time and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Rayudu now works it with the angle towards mid-wicket. Does not find the gap though. |
| 23.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Nicely done! Taps it towards covers and gets to the other end quickly. |
| 23.5 : C Munro to V Shankar, Some extra bounce there. On a length and around off, Shankar does really well to defend it. |
| 23.6 : C Munro to V Shankar, A little too straight, it is clipped to fine leg for a run. Just three from Munro's over. |
| Mitchell Santner has been inserted into the attack. |
| 24.1 : M Santner to V Shankar, Flighted ball, too full and on off, Shankar drives it past the diving cover fielder for a run. |
| 24.2 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Tossed up ball outside off, Rayudu strides forward to drive but it takes the inside edge and goes through his legs behind square leg. A single taken again. |
| 24.3 : M Santner to V Shankar, Goes back to a short ball and punches it through covers for one. |
| 24.4 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Good stop, Taylor! A loopy one, full and outside off, Rayudu tries to loft it over covers after advancing down the track but it spins away and catches the outside half of his bat. Flies over backward point and Taylor from short third man gives the chase. Pulls it back near the fence and they take two. |
| 24.5 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Rayudu has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total. |
| 24.6 : M Santner to V Shankar, Flatter and shorter on middle, Shankar gets back and punches it down to long for one. 7 from Santner's first over. |
| 25.1 : C Munro to V Shankar, Length on off, Shankar pushes it to covers. |
| 25.2 : C Munro to V Shankar, Good length around off, it is guided to point. |
| 25.3 : C Munro to V Shankar, This is eased down to long on for a run. |
| 25.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Good length on middle, it is kept out. |
| 25.5 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Length again on off, blocked. |
| 25.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 26.1 : M Santner to V Shankar, Leans forward to a full ball and drives it down through mid off for a run. |
| 26.2 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Tossed up ball around off, Rayudu plays the reverse sweep wide of short third man for a single. |
| 26.3 : M Santner to V Shankar, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 26.4 : M Santner to V Shankar, Flatter and on middle, forced down off the back foot to long on for a run. |
| 26.5 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Strides forward and drives it off the outer half of his bat to backward point. |
| 26.6 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Plays this one with soft hands to covers and pinches a single. 5 runs in the last two, quiet going. |
| 27.1 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Cramps the batsman for room by bowling it on his body, Rayudu pushes it to covers. |
| 27.2 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On the stumps, the batsman once again defends it nicely. |
| 27.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Risky run! The dive has saved him there. This is played straight towards cover-point and Rayudu wants a run. Shankar too goes for it. The fielder picks the ball up and fires it to the keeper who collects it and whips the bails off but the batsman has made it in. |
| 27.4 : C Munro to V Shankar, Wicket to wicket line, Vijay gets back and pushes it down to long on for a run. |
| 27.5 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Length again outside off, Rayudu finds the man at cover-point once again, no run this time. |
| 27.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, A little short on off, Rayudu clips it towards mid-wicket and sets off. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Would not have made a difference though had he hit. Rayudu was well in. |
| 28.1 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Flatter and shorter outside off, hit to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 28.2 : M Santner to V Shankar, Gets forward and drives it past the diving cover fielder for a run. |
| 28.3 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Floated and full on off, Rayudu lunges and opens the face of his bat to push it towards point. |
| 28.4 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Fuller and on middle, pushed back and the bowler parried it to covers. |
| 28.5 : M Santner to A Rayudu, Serves this one slower through the air and lands it a touch short, Rayudu gets back and punches it square of the wicket on the off side for a run. |
| 28.6 : M Santner to V Shankar, FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Santner is on the shorter side with his length. Shankar gets deep inside the crease and cracks it through point. 100 up for India! |
| 29.1 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Continues bowling it on a length, Rayudu mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 29.2 : C Munro to A Rayudu, A little too straight, Rayudu looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 29.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On off, Rayudu waits for it and then guides it to point. |
| 29.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, SIX! All the way! Releases all the pressure that was building in this over. Rayudu uses his feet and gets it in his arc. He swings, connects well, it goes high up in the air and over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 29.5 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Good length on off, Rayudu keeps it out. |
| 29.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, A dot to end! So just that maximum from the over. Full and wide outside off, Rayudu throws his bat at it but gets beaten. |
| Todd Astle is brought into the attack. |
| 30.1 : T Astle to V Shankar, Well played! Shankar picks the length very early. It's slightly short and he rocks back to smash it through point. Scampers back for the second run. |
| 30.2 : T Astle to V Shankar, Shout for an lbw! A muted one in fact. A slider landing full on middle, Shankar draws forward but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 30.3 : T Astle to V Shankar, The batsman works it down the leg side. No run. |
| 30.4 : T Astle to V Shankar, Fullish and on off, driven down the ground to long off for a run. |
| 30.5 : T Astle to A Rayudu, Floated and full on middle, a little bit of drift, Rayudu pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 30.6 : T Astle to A Rayudu, The length is a bit short around off and Ambati punches it wide of the diving point fielder for one. |
| 31.1 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On middle, Rayudu pushes it towards mid off for a single. |
| 31.2 : C Munro to V Shankar, A little too short, Shankar goes back and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 31.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On the stumps, defended. |
| 31.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. They pick up a single. |
| Kedar Jadhav's turn to bat. |
| 31.5 : C Munro to V Shankar, OUT! RUN OUT! The last thing India would have wanted. That is probably the only way this 98-run stand could have been broken. Timely for New Zealand as the two were looking to up the ante now. Also, they will be delighted to see the back of Shankar as he was really play. A huge mix-up has brought about his downfall. Munro lands it on middle, Shankar pushes it towards mid on. Shankar wants a run and he sets off but then seeing Ambati Rayudu ball watching, he stands his |
| 31.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Angles in a good length ball on off, Rayudu pushes it from the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| Colin de Grandhomme is back on. |
| 32.1 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, A length ball around off, blocked from the crease. |
| 32.2 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Identical to the last delivery, once again Jadhav sticks back and offers an angled bat in defense. |
| 32.3 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it on the leg side. |
| 32.4 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, A touch short and outside off, Kedar remains back and taps it down to point. |
| 32.5 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Presses forward to a full ball and defends it to covers. |
| 32.6 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Lands it on a length just around off, this time Jadhav turns it in the gap at mid-wicket and rushes to the other end. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 33.1 : C Munro to K Jadhav, On middle, it is worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 33.2 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Up and over! Clever shot this! It is fuller and on middle, Jadhav lofts it over mid on. Boult gives it a chase and manages to pull it back before the ball crosses the ropes. Two saved by him. |
| 33.3 : C Munro to K Jadhav, On off, kept out. |
| 33.4 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Short and on the hip, Jadhav helps it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 33.5 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Good length and on off, Rayudu pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 33.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On the shorter side, Rayudu cuts it but finds the man at point. He must be disappointed there, it was asking to be hit but AR could not find the gap. |
| 34.1 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, BEATEN! Nicely bowled! Length ball and it shapes away. Jadhav is drawn into playing a shot. He tries to defend but gets beaten. |
| 34.2 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Uses his feet to cover the swing, Colin bowls it shorter and KJ defends it to point. |
| 34.3 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Jadhav steps down the track once again and also makes room. Colin though follows him, Jadhav mistimes it to mid on. |
| 34.4 : de Grandhomme to K Jadhav, Very slow and short, Jadhav waits for it and then looks to cut but is foxed by the pace. Latham behind fails to collect and concedes a bye. |
| 34.5 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, FOUR! The wicket has fallen but India will continue to look for the boundaries. Rayudu dances down the track, Colin is smart enough to bang it short. Rayudu is smarter as he pulls it all along the ground, through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 34.6 : de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Brings up his fifty in style and what a time to score one, his team was in dire straits at 18 for 4 but he rose to the occasion, weathered the storm early on and now is getting into his own. He needs to continue though. His 10th in ODIs. Coming to the ball now. Rayudu again uses his feet, it is bowled on his hips, Rayudu pulls it once again and this one races to the square leg fence. Two boundaries to end the over, the second better |
| Drinks break. |
| 35.1 : C Munro to K Jadhav, A little too straight on middle, it is worked to square leg. |
| 35.2 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Nicely played! Waits for it and then guides it through short third man for a single. |
| 35.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, On middle, defended. |
| 35.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Now Rayudu guides it to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 35.5 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Jadhav now plays it with an angled bat down to third man and changes strike. |
| 35.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Another delivery is played down to the man at third man. Rayudu will retain strike for the next over. |
| Trent Boult returns. |
| 36.1 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Around off on a length, Rayudu pushes it towards point for one. |
| 36.2 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Stays back and punches a length delivery to covers. |
| 36.3 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Tests the batsman with a bouncer, Kedar ducks. |
| 36.4 : T Boult to K Jadhav, FOUR! Crunched! One bounce into the boundary. Jadhav hangs on the back foot, fetches a shortish ball from around off and thumps his pull shot over mid-wicket. |
| 36.5 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Called a wide! Boult tries to reply back with a bouncer but it's down the leg side. |
| T Boult to K Jadhav, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 36.6 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Slower one to finish with. Fullish around off, Kedar is on the front foot in defense. |
| 37.1 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Good length ball on middle, Rayudu pushes it out from the back foot. The mid-wicket fielder moves forward to collect the ball. |
| 37.2 : C Munro to A Rayudu, FOUR! Cracking shot! Munro with his pace is on the shorter side outside off and it's asking for trouble. Rayudu camps back and whacks it through backward point. |
| 37.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Uses his wrists to flick a length ball but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 37.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Fullish and on middle, knocked down to long on for a run. |
| 37.5 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Wicket to wicket line, Jadhav nicely wrists it through backward square leg and runs the first run hard. Wants the second but Rayudu turns it down. |
| 37.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, DROPPED BY BOULT! Full and angling into the batsman, Rayudu tries to clear long on but fails to get enough meat behind his shot. Boult rushes forward from long on, tries to catch it with a dive but spills it. Ambati gets a reprieve. They cross for a run to end the over. |
| 38.1 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 38.2 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Advances down the track to a full ball around off and drives it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 38.3 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Picks the short ball early and pulls it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 38.4 : T Boult to A Rayudu, Rayudu walks down the track again, takes it on the full this time and forces it out towards extra cover for a single. |
| 38.5 : T Boult to K Jadhav, 150 comes up for India with a wide! Short and down the leg side from 'round the wicket angle, an easy leave for the batsman. A good stop by the keeper. Trent was seen tumbling in his followthrough. |
| T Boult to K Jadhav, Tickles a full ball on middle through square leg and returns for the second run. |
| 38.6 : T Boult to K Jadhav, Short and outside off, Kedar ramps it down to third man and collects a single. |
| 39.1 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Nicely chipped! Full and around off, Jadhav lofts it over covers and takes two. |
| 39.2 : C Munro to K Jadhav, Now works it around the corner and gets to the other end. |
| 39.3 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Slower ball and outside off, Rayudu there had no pace to play with. He finds the man at cover-point with his cut. |
| 39.4 : C Munro to A Rayudu, SIX! He has picked the bones out of that one! Brings out the slog sweep, hits it right off the meat and it sails over the mid-wicket stand. 9 from the over till now, 2 balls to go. |
| 39.5 : C Munro to A Rayudu, Remains 9 with a ball to go as this one is pushed to the man at covers. |
| 39.6 : C Munro to A Rayudu, SIX! Second in the over! Top over for India, 15 from it. Once again it is the slog sweep which gives Rayudu a maximum. It is right off the middle again, this one though has more height than the last one but also the distance. 50-run stand comes up! |
| Powerplay 3 begins. New Zealand can now have an extra player outside the ring, five to be precise. Todd Astle is back on. |
| 40.1 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Full and flighted on off, Jadhav defends it off his front foot. |
| 40.2 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Once again Kedar gets on the front foot in defense. |
| 40.3 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Drops his length short on middle, Jadhav moves back and pulls it to wide long on. Henry in the deep does well near the rope to save two for his team. |
| 40.4 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Short again, this time outside off, Kedar cracks it to deep cover where Santner makes a diving stop. Fumbles a bit but then recovers before it touches the rope. Another couple added. |
| 40.5 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Flatter and fuller on middle, pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 40.6 : T Astle to A Rayudu, Half-tracker outside off, Kedar cuts it in front of square on the off side, the point fielder misfields slightly and they cross. |
| Matt Henry is back into the attack. |
| 41.1 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Bowls it very full and on off, Rayudu strokes it to covers. |
| 41.2 : M Henry to A Rayudu, FOUR! It is in the gap! Excellent shot. Not a great delivery knowing that the short boundaries are the square ones. Short and on middle, Rayudu pulls it in the gap in the square leg region and a boundary results. |
| 41.3 : M Henry to A Rayudu, Got away there did Henry! A full toss outside off, Rayudu maybe guilty of going too hard at it. Gets an outside edge and it goes down to third man for a run. |
| 41.4 : M Henry to K Jadhav, A bumper and a good one, Jadhav looks to pull but misses. He wants it to be signaled a wide but the umpire does not oblige. |
| 41.5 : M Henry to K Jadhav, Shortish again, this one is pulled to fine leg for a run. |
| 41.6 : M Henry to A Rayudu, FOUR! A clever shot that but the fielder should have prevented the boundary. Rayudu maybe expecting the full ball, he brings out his innovation and goes for the reverse sweep. Manages to hit it fine past the keeper on the off side. Colin de Grandhomme at third man runs to his left, slides but ends up parrying it into the fence. Perfect end to the over for the Indians. Another good one for them as 10 comes from it. |
| 42.1 : T Astle to K Jadhav, A full toss on off, Jadhav hits it firmly back past his partner at the other end for a run at long on. |
| 42.2 : T Astle to A Rayudu, Misses out! Short and wide outside off, Rayudu plays the square cut but finds the fielder inside the ring. |
| 42.3 : T Astle to A Rayudu, Tossed up ball on middle, defended back from the crease. |
| 42.4 : T Astle to A Rayudu, Play and a miss! A touch short and outside off, Ambati tries to cut but misses. |
| 42.5 : T Astle to A Rayudu, A little short and wide outside off, Rayudu goes on the back foot and slaps it in front of square on the off side for one. |
| 42.6 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Shortish again outside off, Jadhav tries to run it down but finds the short third man fielder. Terrific over, just 2 from it. |
| 43.1 : M Henry to A Rayudu, FOUR! Just not learning here is Henry. He once again goes short and pays the price. Rayudu gets on top of the bounce and pulls it all along the ground and into the backward square leg fence. Into the 90s. |
| 43.2 : M Henry to A Rayudu, OUT! Henry strikes! He has the last laugh. No ton for Ambati Rayudu and he walks back in disgust. The slower one outside off by Henry. It is on a fuller length so Rayudu looks to go over covers. But his bat turns in his hand and he ends up slicing it towards the man in the deep. Munro there runs forward and takes a neat catch. An excellent knock from Rayudu comes to an end. He though will be disappointed as he misses out on a well-deserved ton. Another timely wicket fo |
| Hardik Pandya arrives. The stage is set for his kind of batting. Will he deliver? |
| 43.3 : M Henry to K Jadhav, A touch short and on off, Jadhav stays back and defends it down safely. |
| 43.4 : M Henry to K Jadhav, Nearly edges it to the keeper. Short and outside off, a late thought by Kedar to flirt with it. Swings his bat but fails to connect. |
| 43.5 : M Henry to K Jadhav, FOUR! That's some shot with mid off up inside the ring. Henry pitches it up and outside off, Kedar packs a punch and drills it down the ground for a boundary. No stopping this one. |
| 43.6 : M Henry to K Jadhav, A high full toss on off, Jadhav deflects it past the point fielder for a run. Called a no ball for being above the waist. Free Hit coming. |
| M Henry to H Pandya, Just a run from the Free Hit! That was a really well played shot though from Pandya. An overpitched delivery outside off, it's stroked over covers and the fielder in the deep collects it on one bounce. 11 runs and a wicket from it! |
| 44.1 : T Astle to H Pandya, Flighted ball on off, it is eased down to mid off. |
| 44.2 : T Astle to H Pandya, Two dots in a row as this is fired on the stumps, Pandya strokes it back to the bowler. |
| 44.3 : T Astle to H Pandya, On the shorter side outside off, it is punched through covers for a run. So just a run from the first three balls. |
| 44.4 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Make that just a run from the first 4 balls as Astle tosses it up outside off, Jadhav looks to sweep but misses. |
| 44.5 : T Astle to K Jadhav, Another top delivery! A yorker outside off, Jadhav jams it out towards covers. |
| 44.6 : T Astle to K Jadhav, FOUR! Spoils the over just a little bit, still a good one though. Just 5 from the 45th. Another tossed up ball outside off, Jadhav lofts it over cover-point, beats the dive of the fielder in the deep and into the fence. Also 200 up, 5 more overs to. 250? Possible but they will have to go at 10s. |
| 45.1 : M Henry to H Pandya, Width on offer outside off, slashed through covers for a run by Pandya. |
| 45.2 : M Henry to K Jadhav, OUT! Plays it on! Soft dismissal that! The slower one on off, Jadhav at first looks to dab it down to third man but then seeing the line he tries to work it on the leg side. Is done in by the pace, gets an inside edge onto his pads and then onto the stumps. Henry gets his fourth and all four have been crucial wickets. This one also as the Kiwis are now into the lower-order. 250 looks a touch farfetched. All depends on Pandya now. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new batsman. |
| 45.3 : M Henry to B Kumar, Good length ball around off, Kumar stays back and taps it down to point. |
| 45.4 : M Henry to B Kumar, A slower one around off, cutting away probably, Kumar plays inside the line and runs it down to third man for a run. Bhuvi is off the mark! |
| 45.5 : M Henry to H Pandya, Shortish and outside off, Hardik goes hard at it and mistimes his back foot punch to the right of the point fielder. A single is taken. |
| 45.6 : M Henry to B Kumar, Around off on a length, it's pushed from the back foot to point. Dot ball to end his spell. Brilliant bowling by Henry, finishes with figures of 10-1-35-4! |
| 46.1 : T Astle to H Pandya, Flatter and outside off, Pandya is guilty of going too hard at it, ends up getting it off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 46.2 : T Astle to H Pandya, SIX! That should get Pandya going! Slightly short and Hardik makes the bowler pays the price. Rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 46.3 : T Astle to H Pandya, SIX! How has that gone all the way? Surely that has to be due to the quality of the bat. This is tossed up outside off, it is a little too full. Pandya looks to go over covers but ends up slicing it. He hits it high in the air, it is in the gap in the cover region and it goes over the fence. |
| 46.4 : T Astle to H Pandya, SIX! That's enormous! Three in a row! He just loves spinners. A leg spinner landing around leg, Pandya clears his front leg, sits down on one knee and smokes it over cow corner. |
| 46.5 : T Astle to H Pandya, Faster delivery and outside off, just inside the tramline. Pandya leaves it alone. Thinking it is a wide but no signaled and rightly so. |
| 46.6 : T Astle to H Pandya, Another leave to a delivery outside off. Two dots to end a very expensive over here. 18 from it. |
| Trent Boult is back on. |
| 47.1 : T Boult to B Kumar, Hits the yorker mark outside off, Kumar deflects it down to third man for a run. |
| 47.2 : T Boult to H Pandya, Pitches it up and around off, Pandya pushes it towards extra cover, denies the run. |
| 47.3 : T Boult to H Pandya, On a length and outside off, Hardik forces it down to long off and takes a single. |
| 47.4 : T Boult to B Kumar, Slower in pace, on a length and outside off, Kumar opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for a single. |
| 47.5 : T Boult to H Pandya, SIX! How has he pulled that one? Was in no position. Boult digs in a short ball, angling into the batsman, Hardik jumps on the back foot, loses his balance a bit but still nails his pull shot over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 47.6 : T Boult to H Pandya, Eases a full ball down to long off and keeps strike with himself. 10 from the over, 28 in the last two. |
| James Neesham to bowl the 49th. |
| 48.1 : J Neesham to H Pandya, FOUR! What shot and what a start to the over! Pressure right on the bowler. He lands it full and outside off, Pandya creams it through covers and it races away. |
| 48.2 : J Neesham to H Pandya, SIX! Help yourself! A gift there for Pandya, a full toss on the pads. Pandya shuffles across and then whips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 10 from the first two balls. |
| 48.3 : J Neesham to H Pandya, Good change in length and pace. Slower short ball, Pandya does not play a shot thinking it is a wide. The umpire though feels differently. Pandya is not happy and rightly so. The replays show that it went over his head. |
| 48.4 : J Neesham to H Pandya, Good cricket all around! A brilliant yorker on off, Pandya jams it out towards mid-wicket. Calls two straightaway. Completes one, drops his bat at that end, goes for the second and completes that too. However, the replays later on show that Pandya did not ground any part inside the crease and it has been signaled as one short. |
| 48.5 : J Neesham to H Pandya, FOUR! Feel bad for the bowler there, that delivery did not deserve to go to the boundary. A yorker on off, Pandya manages to jam it out past the fielder at short third man and into the fence. 15 from the over with a ball to go. Can he end it with a bang? |
| What happened there? Hardik Pandya is caught brilliantly by Trent Boult but the umpire wants to check for the waist high full toss. Is it dipping in? |
| 48.6 : J Neesham to H Pandya, OUT! It is a legal delivery and Pandya has to walk back. He is dismissed off a full toss. Also a lot of credit has to be given to Boult as he has taken an absolute blinder. A full toss on the pads, Pandya swings but ends up getting a top edge in the square leg region. Boult at short fine leg runs towards the ball and takes it by stretching forward. Neesham, however, is asking him to throw it back as there is a doubt of it being a no ball. Boult does exactly that as t |
| Mohammed Shami is in next. |
| 49.1 : T Boult to B Kumar, Full and around off, Kumar swings it across the line off the inner half and it rolls in front of square leg. They take a couple. |
| 49.2 : T Boult to B Kumar, Too full and outside off, Kumar hangs back and drives it through covers for a run. |
| 49.3 : T Boult to M Shami, Angles in a full ball on middle, Shami rotates his bat across the line and inside edges it down to fine leg for one. |
| 49.4 : T Boult to B Kumar, OUT! Well caught by Ross Taylor! A fuller length delivery on off, Bhuvneshwar reaches out for it with the intention to go over covers. Hits it well but not well enough to take it over Taylor at the edge of the circle. Rosco goes down to grab it safely. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is the new batsman. He was the top-scorer in the last ODI for India. Has two balls here to do something. |
| 49.5 : T Boult to Y Chahal, OUT! Run out! Full and on middle, Chahal pushes it back and Shami comes out of the crease in search of a run. Boult collects the ball and runs at his end to break the stumps. Shami has no way back. India are all out for 252! |
| Great recovery from India! They were struggling at 18/4 at one stage but then Shankar and Rayudu revived the innings with a 98-run stand. The former was unfortunate to get run out after a mix-up but the latter continued and added yet another useful stand with Kedar Jadhav. Rayudu missed out on his century and New Zealand bounced back towards the end by picking wickets at regular intervals. But Hardik Pandya's 22-ball 45 cameo helped India cross the 250-run mark. |
| Once again it was a brilliant start by the Kiwi opening bowlers. Matt Henry and Trent Boult set the early tone but the back-up bowlers didn't manage to create the same kind of impact. Henry with a 4-fer was the most successful bowler while Boult once again impressed with a 3-wicket haul. The pitch has a little bit of spice in it and the Indian new-ball bowlers would like to use that to their advantage. Do join us in a short while for the chase. |
| 0.0 : We're back for the run chase. Colin Munro and Henry Nicholls are the Kiwi openers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to kick off proceedings with the first new ball. All set, let's play... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to C Munro, Starts off with a delivery just ahead of a length outside off, Munro goes after it but ends up getting it off the inner half towards the bowler. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to C Munro, In the air... but safe! Munro has come out with intent here. The second ball he faces, he tries to clear the long off fence. It is not off the middle though but hit well enough to clear the infield. Two taken. The Kiwis are underway. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to C Munro, A confident looking drive now towards wide mid off for a single. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, Outside off, had it been Munro he would have thrown his bat at it but Nicholls is more of a batsman who likes to take his time. He makes a leave. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, On the off stump, Nicholls gets right behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, A dot to end! This one stayed down a little, slightly fuller on off. Nicholls tries to defend off the back foot but it goes off the bottom edge to the keeper. Just three from the first over. |
| Mohammed Shami to bowl with the other new ball. He has two slip in place. |
| 1.1 : M Shami to C Munro, Starts his spell from 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball outside off, Munro goes hard at it and gets it away off the inside edge. It rolls in the gap at mid-wicket and they cross. |
| 1.2 : M Shami to H Nicholls, Back of a length ball on off, angling in, Nicholls goes on the back foot and defends it to the off side. |
| 1.3 : M Shami to H Nicholls, Almost a drag on! Shami gets a length delivery to cut back into the batsman from outside off, Nicholls goes back to play at it but it takes the inside edge, misses the stumps and races behind towards fine leg. Chahal makes a diving stop in the deep and saves two for India. |
| 1.4 : M Shami to H Nicholls, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 1.5 : M Shami to H Nicholls, FOUR! Nicely timed! A length ball has been slanted into the batsman around off, Nicholls just brings a straight bat down and strokes it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : M Shami to H Nicholls, Fine stop by Shankar! A pitched up ball outside off, Henry drives it square of the wicket on the off side and Vijay at point dives across to his left to make an outstanding one-handed stop. Although it's not a clean one. The ball rolls towards Gill at cover-point and they cross for a run. Shubman's attempted shy at the bowler's end hits Nicholls on the legs. 8 from Shami's first over. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, Once again this one stays a little low. On middle, Nicholls tries to flick but it hits the inner half of the lower portion of the bat and then onto the pads. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, A little too straight this time, HN misses his flick and the ball hits him high on the pads. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, A touch fuller this time but it is outside off, left alone. The ball goes on the bounce to Dhoni. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to H Nicholls, Good running! But poor Chahal, he did not attack the ball there, he instead waited for it hence, making the single easy. This is worked towards him at mid on and the batsmen scamper across. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, SIX! All the way! Munro may have decided to hit himself into form here. The ball though was in his zone, full and on middle, Munro picks it up and sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence. First of the innings. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to C Munro, Length and around off, Munro looks to stroke it on the up but gets an inside edge onto his pads. So despite the maximum, only 7 comes from the over. |
| 3.1 : M Shami to H Nicholls, Good length ball on off, angling in, Henry defends it from the crease and it rolls back. Nicholls immediately looks behind and finds the ball to be quite far from the stumps. |
| 3.2 : M Shami to H Nicholls, Misses out! Short and wide outside off, there to be hit, Nicholls slaps it through the line but it goes on one bounce to the point fielder. |
| 3.3 : M Shami to H Nicholls, OUT! Wait on, did that bird flying right across the pitch put Henry off? Maybe, just maybe. A short delivery by Shami, angling in, Nicholls tries to pull but mistimes it uppishly to wide mid on. Kedar Jadhav makes no mistake and Shami draws first blood. 235 needed off 279 balls. |
| Kane Williamson, the Kiwi skipper, strides out at no. 3. |
| 3.4 : M Shami to K Williamson, A good length ball around off, angling in, Williamson stays back and defends it down. |
| 3.5 : M Shami to K Williamson, Back of a length delivery on top of off stump, Kane goes on his back foot again in defense. |
| 3.6 : M Shami to K Williamson, Great timing and placement. Williamson leans forward to a length ball and pierces the off side field with a cover drive. Gets off the mark with a couple of runs. |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to C Munro, Uses his feet but is hurried by the short ball, also he is cramped for room as it is bowled on his body. Munro mistimes his pull towards square leg for a run. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to K Williamson, Back of a length on off, Williamson stands tall and punches it to covers. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to K Williamson, Just around a length outside off, Williamson plays it late, he tries to guide it down to third man but Rohit has a gully in place to stop that shot. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to K Williamson, Another ball which stays low! Good length outside off, Williamson looks to defend but the ball does not bounce as much as the batsman anticipated it to and it sneaks below the bat. Seeing the ball staying low, one may believe this is not going to be an easy chase. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to K Williamson, Shortens his length a touch, KW defends it to cover. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to K Williamson, This time he does get it away from the fielder at gully, down towards third man to retain strike. |
| 5.1 : M Shami to K Williamson, Full and angling in around off, Williamson covers the line and blocks it safely. |
| 5.2 : M Shami to K Williamson, Bat-pad there! A length ball on off, shaping back in a touch, Kane tries to defend it near his front pad but gets an inside edge. It brushes his pads and dies down safely on the leg side. |
| 5.3 : M Shami to K Williamson, That region is blocked. Williamson plays his favourite dab shot but there is a gully in place who makes the stop. |
| 5.4 : M Shami to K Williamson, Nearly chops it on! Has got out once in this manner in this series. Shortish and outside off, Kane tries to cut but gets an inside edge past the stumps to fine leg. A couple taken. |
| 5.5 : M Shami to K Williamson, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. No run. |
| 5.6 : M Shami to K Williamson, A stifled appeal for an lbw! Shami gets a full length ball to shape back into the batsman. Williamson is stuck inside the crease trying to work it away. Seems there was an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 6.1 : B Kumar to C Munro, Angles it across the left-hander after landing it on off, Munro goes back and keeps it out. |
| 6.2 : B Kumar to C Munro, FOUR! Once again the pick-up shot gives Munro the desired result. A length ball on middle, Munro lofts it over mid-wicket and bags a boundary. Bowling too straight to him is bowling to his strengths. Needs to be on the off pole. |
| 6.3 : B Kumar to C Munro, Like that! Full, very full and on off, Munro jams it out to point. |
| 6.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Well bowled! Munro makes room, Kumar follows him with a slower ball, Colin tries to force it through the off side but gets an outside edge to short third man. |
| 6.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, Another slower on middle, Munro works it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. Slower balls may just be the way to go against Munro. |
| 6.6 : B Kumar to K Williamson, On the shorter side, Williamson stands tall and guides it to point. |
| 7.1 : M Shami to C Munro, A solid back foot punch at covers is saved with a dive by Rohit Sharma. A run is not prevented though. |
| 7.2 : M Shami to K Williamson, Lands it full and around off, Williamson pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 7.3 : M Shami to K Williamson, Back of a length delivery on off, Kane goes on his toes and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 7.4 : M Shami to K Williamson, Fullish and on off, Williamson drives it down the ground but finds mid off. |
| 7.5 : M Shami to K Williamson, Good lines from Shami. Keeping it on and around off, not much width to work with, Williamson is also calm at the moment as he pushes it out towards cover-point. |
| 7.6 : M Shami to K Williamson, Length delivery on off, Williamson punches but finds the cover fielder. Quiet going from the Kiwis. |
| 8.1 : B Kumar to C Munro, Angles it away from off, Munro plays it with a straight bat to mid off. |
| 8.2 : B Kumar to C Munro, FOUR! In the gap! However, Munro would have had his heart in the mouth for a while. It is on the pads, Munro flicks it uppishly. There are two fielders in the deep but it is between the two and into the mid-wicket fence. |
| 8.3 : B Kumar to C Munro, In the air... but safe! Luck going Munro's way in his 50th ODI and a batsman out of form would surely love luck to be on his side. Kumar continues bowling the slower balls. Munro uses his feet and looks to straight back over the bowler's head. He though mistimes it but hits it well enough to hit it over mid off. Two taken. |
| 8.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Seam-up delivery this time and it is short around off, Munro looks to pull but is done in by the extra bounce. It goes over the bat. |
| 8.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, Goes full again, Munro works it around the corner and gets to the other end. |
| 8.6 : B Kumar to K Williamson, A dot to end a good over for the hosts! 7 from it. On off, Williamson defends it onto the ground. |
| 9.1 : M Shami to C Munro, OUT! Munro runs out of luck! Shami speeds in from 'round the wicket and serves a short and wide delivery outside off. Colin tries to slap it through the line with zero footwork and to his bad luck, it catches the inside edge and cannons onto the stumps. Second wicket for Shami and Munro's poor run of form continues. Got a start today but failed to convert it into a big score. |
| 0.0 : Ross Taylor walks out to the middle. |
| 9.2 : M Shami to R Taylor, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 9.3 : M Shami to R Taylor, Short in length and outside off, Taylor cuts it off his back foot to third man for a run. |
| 9.4 : M Shami to K Williamson, Straighter delivery, Kane clips it off his pads but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 9.5 : M Shami to K Williamson, Inside edge onto the pads. Very lucky, Kane. Beautiful seam presentation from Shami. Lands it on a length close to off stump, Kane tries playing off the front foot but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 9.6 : M Shami to K Williamson, Shami pulls his length back a bit and serves it on off, Williamson transfers his weight on the back foot and mistimes his punch shot to covers. 5-0-14-2, Shami's figures so far. Remarkable! |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now a maximum of 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring. Also, Hardik Pandya is on now. |
| 10.1 : H Pandya to R Taylor, Starts off with a length delivery around off, Taylor defends it onto the ground. Good start by Pandya, he needs to keep the pressure building. |
| 10.2 : H Pandya to R Taylor, OUT! LBW! Ross Taylor does not bother the scorers a lot and Hardik Pandya strikes in his very first over. Did it with the bat and now starts off brilliantly with the ball. Also, this is a huge wicket as Ross Taylor has been in excellent form. He though gets a very good delivery here. It is pitched on a length around off, jags back in sharply. Taylor does not account for the movement and fails to put bat on ball as he tries to flick. It strikes him on the pads, appeal |
| Tom Latham's turn to partner his skipper in the middle. 215 needed off 238 balls. |
| 10.3 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Good length ball around off, Latham gets behind the line and defends it back. |
| 10.4 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Angling away from the batsman, Latham covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| 10.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, On and around off, a length ball, Latham defends it close to his body. |
| 10.6 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, This one is pitched outside off, on a length again, Latham confidently gets forward and pushes it to mid off. A wicket maiden from Pandya! |
| Vijay Shankar is into the attack as well. |
| 11.1 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 11.2 : V Shankar to K Williamson, On the fuller side again, Williamson times it through covers and takes a run. |
| 11.3 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, Good length around off, Latham pushes it towards cover. He thinks about a run but is quick to drop that idea. |
| 11.4 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, Good length again around off, Latham is solid in defense. |
| 11.5 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, A little too straight and it is worked towards fine leg for a single. Off the mark is Latham. |
| 11.6 : V Shankar to K Williamson, On the fuller side of things, Williamson times it nicely back to the bowler who makes a good stop in his followthrough. |
| 12.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Misfield! There could have been a possibility of a run out there. Fuller in length around off, Latham strokes it to mid off and takes off for a run. Chahal there fails to collect the ball and the single becomes an easy one. |
| 12.2 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Good length and on off, Williamson guides it to point. |
| 12.3 : H Pandya to K Williamson, On off and on a length! It is blocked. Not giving anything away here are the Indian bowlers. They bowling really good lines and the length is also perfect. |
| 12.4 : H Pandya to K Williamson, A little too straight this time, Williamson works it wide of mid on for an easy run. |
| 12.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Almost drags it on! Pandya making things happen here. He lands it around off, Latham tries to drop and run but he ends up getting a bottom edge which goes over the stumps. |
| 12.6 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Flicks it against the angle but finds the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 13.1 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Fullish and on middle, pushed back in the direction of the bowler. |
| 13.2 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Good effort! Full length ball again, Williamson drives it back and Vijay goes down low to get some fingertips on it. It deflects behind but misses the stumps as Latham rushes back. |
| 13.3 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Short and wide outside off, cut through point for a run. |
| 13.4 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, On a length around off, Tom punches from the back foot but finds covers. |
| 13.5 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, Straighter delivery, Latham plays an uppish flick shot but it dies down quickly at mid-wicket. |
| 13.6 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, Nicely played. Used the angle of the bowler and steers it through cover-point for a single. Good pressure bowling from India, just six runs have come post Powerplay 1. |
| 14.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, A direct hit needed but the fielder misses! He had more time than he thought there I feel. It was fuller and outside off, Latham strokes it towards point and the batsmen go for a run. Shankar at point makes a good stop with one hand, he then swivels and has a shy at the striker's end. He misses by a long way. Had he hit the stumps, Williamson was a long way out. A chance that for the Kiwi skipper, he would want to make India pay here. |
| 14.2 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Angles in a good length ball on off, Kane taps it down to the off side and eyes a run. Pandya rushes towards the ball and he aborts the idea. |
| 14.3 : H Pandya to K Williamson, FOUR! Not in any control though. Pandya bends his back and delivers a sharp short ball on middle. Williamson tries to pull it across the line but it flies off his gloves and goes over Dhoni for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Goes back to bowling length, Williamson guides it to point. |
| 14.5 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Close! on the fuller side around middle, Williamson looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball lobs towards the point fielder but lands short. |
| 14.6 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 15.1 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, Hits the length hard on off, Latham pushes it towards cover for a quick run. The 50 is up for the Kiwis. |
| 15.2 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Dances down the track and tries to go over covers. There is extra bounce though, it hits the splice and goes over cover-point for a single. |
| 15.3 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, A confident looking punch through covers by Latham and a single is taken. |
| 15.4 : V Shankar to K Williamson, On the pads, it is worked around the corner for a single. |
| 15.5 : V Shankar to K Williamson, On the shorter side, Williamson rocks back and then guides it through point for a brace. |
| 15.6 : V Shankar to K Williamson, A dot to end as the ball is pushed back towards the bowler. 199 more needed in 204 balls. |
| Drinks break. Great going from India. They have not let the Kiwis off the hook. The new-ball bowlers have done their job and the likes of Pandya and Shankar are also doing a commendable job in the middle overs. The current partnership holds the key for New Zealand in this chase. |
| 16.1 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Good length ball on middle, Tom flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 16.2 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, FOUR! Fine shot! New Zealand will hope that this break the shackles. A shade overpitched on middle, Latham without much front foot movement drives it crisply past the bowler for a boundary at long on. |
| 16.3 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 16.4 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, A touch short and on off, Latham stays back and plays it to point. |
| 16.5 : H Pandya to Tom Latham, Edgy! A length ball on middle, Latham walks forward and tries to flick but closes the face of his bat early. It comes out off the leading edge and rolls through cover-point for a run. |
| 16.6 : H Pandya to K Williamson, Inside edge, we have seen that many times in this innings. A shortish ball on off, cutting back in, Williamson stays back to play it down but it takes the inside half of his blade and goes to square leg for one. |
| 17.1 : V Shankar to K Williamson, FOUR! Poor ball and it has been put away! Short and width on offer outside off, Willimason loves it there as he cuts it through point for a boundary. A good start to the over, they though would want to make it count. |
| 17.2 : V Shankar to K Williamson, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! This is even better than the last one. Full and on middle, Williamson plays it with a straight bat through mid on and it races away. 8 from the over already. |
| 17.3 : V Shankar to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson flicks it to fine leg for a run. Could have been another boundary this, Williamson will feel he missed out there. |
| 17.4 : V Shankar to Tom Latham, Back of a length around off, Latham punches it through covers. Latham calls for two but has to settle for one. |
| 17.5 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Slower ball and it comes back in a little after pitching. Williamson plays it to mid on. |
| 17.6 : V Shankar to K Williamson, Two dots in a row to end a good over for the Kiwis. Almost an action replay of the last delivery, it was on a length around off, the batter works it to mid on. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack now. |
| 18.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Starts with a flatter and shorter ball outside off, Latham punches it from the back foot to covers. |
| 18.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Allows the ball to turn back in from a shorter length around off and then works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.3 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Slower through the air this time. It's full and on leg, Kane eases his drive down to long on for a single. |
| 18.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, FOUR! Chahal drags his length short and gets the punishment. Tom Latham picks it very early, pushes his weight on the back foot and pulls it hard and flat over mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Tossed up ball on middle, flicked straight towards mid-wicket. |
| 18.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Turning down the leg side, Tom deflects it off his pads but finds short fine leg. 6 from the over, 22 in the last three. The current pair is settling down. |
| Kedar Jadhav is on now. Spin from both ends. |
| 19.1 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Flatter and on middle, Williamson pushes it towards mid on. The fielder at short mid-wicket makes a half-stop and also stops the run. |
| 19.2 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Slower through the air on the pads, it is swept fine down the leg side for a single. Could have been a second there but Williamson slips as he completes the first. |
| 19.3 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, This is eased down to long off for a single. |
| 19.4 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Flighted delivery on off, Jadhav gets good drift away from the batsman. Williamson pushes it towards cover. The fielder there misfields. The batsman think of a run but do not go for it. Maybe that saying 'never run on a misfield' just popped up in their mind. |
| 19.5 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Wide! Very slow and outside off, the batter looks to cut but misses. It has been wided. |
| K Jadhav to K Williamson, The batsman drives this through the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 19.6 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, The last ball is punched down to long on for an easy run. 5 from Jadhav's first. |
| 20.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Tossed up ball around leg, Latham flicks it in front of square leg and picks up a single. |
| 20.2 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Loopy and full on middle, Kane pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 20.3 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, A touch short and around off, Kane gets back and plays it down softly towards cover-point for a quick single. |
| 20.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Gets forward to a full ball and flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 20.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Full and around leg, Latham goes down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 20.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Misses out there! Short and outside off, Latham gets back and drags his attempted pull shot off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 21.1 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Good fielding! Flighted delivery outside off, Williamson strokes it towards covers. Pandya there does really well as he dives to his right and makes a half-stop. Saves three runs for his side as the fielder from long off mops up and keeps it to one. |
| 21.2 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, Flatter and outside off, Latham has stroked it through covers for a run. |
| 21.3 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Tosses it up on off, the batter is solid in defense. |
| 21.4 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Down the leg side, Williamson plays the sweep but does not get it as fine as he wanted to hit it. A single taken. The 50-run stand is up, a much-needed one as the two joined forces when New Zealand were in trouble. However, this partnership holds the key for the Kiwis. They need to go on. |
| 21.5 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, Steps down the track and hits it past the diving fielder at mid-wicket. A single results. |
| 21.6 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Good finish to the over, 6 from it. This is flicked through mid-wicket and the batters run an easy two. |
| 22.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Turns it off his pads behind square leg for one. |
| 22.2 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Goes on the back foot to a short ball and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 22.3 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, A bit short and on middle, Latham gets deep inside the crease and helps it in front of square leg for a run. |
| 22.4 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Nicely bowled. Full and flighted on middle, Kane stretches forward and defends it back with a straight bat. |
| 22.5 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Flighted and on middle, it is eased down to long on for another run. |
| 22.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Swept and swept nicely but just for a run as the deep square leg fielder fields it. 157 in 162 needed now. |
| 23.1 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, Uses his feet and then clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 23.2 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, On the shorter side on off, Williamson fails to find the gap on the off side as he hits it to cover-point. |
| 23.3 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Floated on middle, KW pushes it back uppishly to the right of the bowler who makes a very good stop. Saves a run for his side. |
| 23.4 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 23.5 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 23.6 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Williamson now strokes it through mid off and gets to the other end. 100 up for the Kiwis. This is a good partnership and the game is nicely balanced at the moment. |
| 24.1 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Floated and landing full on middle, Williamson gets on the front foot and drives it down to long on for a run. |
| 24.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Quicker, flatter and shorter on middle, Tom gets back and works it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 24.3 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Easy going at the moment. Another single as Williamson drives a full ball with the spin to long off. |
| 24.4 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Tossed up ball landing full around leg, Latham sweeps it behind square leg for a single. |
| 24.5 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Edgy! A loopy leg spinner, pitching on off, Williamson is on the front foot to play at it with soft hands but it spins away to take the outside edge. Rolls safely to short third man. |
| 24.6 : Y Chahal to K Williamson, Goes on the back foot and punches it in the direction of the bowler. 4 from the over. New Zealand are taking it deep. |
| 25.1 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, Dances down the track and then plays it towards long on for a single. |
| 25.2 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Very full and on middle, the ball is jammed out to the bowler. |
| 25.3 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, Loopy ball on middle, the batter pushes it to covers. |
| 25.4 : K Jadhav to K Williamson, OUT! In the air... taken! Kedar Jadhav gets the big fish! Is this the game? We will have to wait and watch but it is surely a big moment in the game. The way the Indians are celebrating it just shows how crucial this wicket is. Nothing great about the delivery. It is short and outside off. Williamson looks to pull, he does hit it well but it is not right off the middle. Now due to the lack of pace on the delivery, it is Williamson who has to generate all the power |
| James Neesham arrives in the middle. |
| 25.5 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, Comes from 'round the wicket and angles in a full ball on off, Neesham defends it off the front foot. |
| 25.6 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, Sliding down the leg side, James clips it through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a run. 2 runs and a big wicket from the over. |
| An appeal by Dhoni for a stumping has been taken upstairs. Neesham is the man in question. Dhoni does not seem very confident here. |
| 26.1 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, NOT OUT! Neesham never lifted his leg there. The googly on off by Chahal. Neesham fails to pick it. He looks to drive but ends up playing inside the line. Gets beaten. Dhoni behind collects it, whips the bails off and appeals. The umpire takes it upstairs. Replays show that Neesham has his foot grounded. |
| 26.2 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Full and outside off, driven off the front foot to covers. |
| 26.3 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Full and flighted on off, it's defended off the front foot. |
| 26.4 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Too full and on off, Neesham gently pushes it through mid off for one. |
| 26.5 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, The googly, Latham reads it off the pitch and hence tries to adjust at the very last. He ends up getting an outside edge to point. |
| 26.6 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, FOUR! Good end to the over! Once again it is the googly but it is shorter in length. The batsman easily picks it off the wicket, goes back and then guides it through point for a boundary. |
| 27.1 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, Swept through square leg for a run. |
| 27.2 : K Jadhav to Tom Latham, Flatter and outside off, it is slapped down to long off for a run. |
| 27.3 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, Slower through the air outside off, Neesham waits for it and then slaps it through covers. Dhawan in the deep runs to his left and makes a very good stop. Saves two for his side. |
| 27.4 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, Works it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 27.5 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, Once again it is clipped with the angle to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 27.6 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, FOUR! Top shot! Jadhav pays the price of bowling it a little too full. Neesham whips it over the mid-wicket fielder. No one in the deep so a boundary results. |
| 28.1 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Well stopped by Gill! A firm sweep shot by Latham goes to short fine leg where the young man dives across to his right to stop the speeding ball. |
| 28.2 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, Goes back and punches it on the leg side. |
| 28.3 : Y Chahal to Tom Latham, OUT! Chahal has trapped Latham in front! A flighted delivery, landing around middle and leg, Latham tries to sweep but misses and is rapped on the pads. They appeal and the umpire agrees. Tom Latham walks up to his partner and has a chat but then decides not to take the DRS. A big breakthrough for India again and now two new batsmen are in the middle. 134 needed off 129 balls. Also, the replays now show it was a good decision not to review as Hawk Eye reflects three |
| Colin de Grandhomme is the new man in. |
| 28.4 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, A googly first up to the new batsman. Full and around off, de Grandhomme tries to drive but it takes the inside edge and rolls in front of square leg for a run. |
| 28.5 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Presses forward to a full ball and forces it down to long off for a single. |
| 28.6 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, Oohhh...that missed the off stump by a whisker! A well-disguised googly by Chahal. He serves it just around off and de Grandhomme is completely at sea against that variation. Fails to keep it out and the ball goes perilously close past the off pole. Almost kissed it. Fabulous over by the leggie. |
| Hardik Pandya is back on. |
| 29.1 : H Pandya to J Neesham, Lands it on a length around off, Neesham guides it to point. |
| 29.2 : H Pandya to J Neesham, Length again on off, Neesham plays it with an angled bat down to third man and a run is taken. |
| 29.3 : H Pandya to de Grandhomme, Angles it into the batter, Colin works it to mid-wicket. |
| 29.4 : H Pandya to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Picked his spot there. Saw that mid on is up, Colin gets a delivery which is a touch fuller. He goes over that region and gets a boundary. |
| 29.5 : H Pandya to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! This one is over mid-wicket. De Grandhomme is making good use of the angle here. Is is on middle, Colin shuffles inside and then whips it over mid-wicket. Can he now make it three in a row? |
| 29.6 : H Pandya to de Grandhomme, No but clever batting as he guides this good length delivery down to third man and takes a run. 10 runs from the over. 122 needed in 120 balls. |
| 30.1 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, Flatter on middle, Colin goes back and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 0.0 : Dhoni adjusting the off side field. |
| 30.2 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Fullish and on middle, flicked on the leg side but not in the gap. |
| 30.3 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Probably a googly, around leg, Neesham clips it on the leg side again but finds the fielder. Two dots. |
| 30.4 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Turning down the leg side, James helps it down to fine leg for two. |
| 30.5 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Goes on the back foot to a short ball and hits it firmly to sweeper cover for one. |
| 30.6 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, OUT! Chahal strikes again! Beautiful bowling by him. He has been flighting his deliveries but on this occasion, he bowls it a touch flatter. Also, it appears to be the flipper which has not been picked by de Grandhomme. He tries to draw forward in defense but misses the ball completely. Gets rapped on the pads, the Indians appeal and up goes the finger. Dead in front. Wasn't picking Chahal at all and eventually, Colin falls to the leggie. |
| Mitchell Santner walks out to bat. |
| 31.1 : H Pandya to J Neesham, On the pads, Neesham looks to drop-kick it but only manages to get it off the inner half through square leg for a run. |
| 31.2 : H Pandya to M Santner, The bumper to welcome Santner, he though is up for the challenge and evades it. |
| 31.3 : H Pandya to M Santner, Another bouncer! This one is better than the last one as it is right on the body. Santner just about ducks under it. |
| 31.4 : H Pandya to M Santner, Goes back to bowling length around off, Santner keeps it out. |
| 31.5 : H Pandya to M Santner, Full and outside off, Santner looks to drive but ends up playing inside the line. It goes off the outer half towards third man for a couple. |
| 31.6 : H Pandya to M Santner, Dot to end as it is banged in on a length, Santner blocked. |
| 32.1 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, Flicks it with the spin through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 32.2 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Loopy full ball on off, Santner lunges and defends it to the off side. |
| 32.3 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Extra flight on this occasion, full and drifting in on middle, Santner is on the front foot as he pushes it to covers. |
| 32.4 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Flatter and shorter around middle and leg, Mitchell goes back and punches it down to long on for one. |
| 32.5 : Y Chahal to J Neesham, A slower googly around leg, Neesham gently works it through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 32.6 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Slows this up in the air and bowls it on the shorter side around off, Santner gets back to cut but finds the backward point fielder. |
| Drinks break. 112 needed off 102 balls with 4 wickets in hand. The Indian bowlers have done exceptionally well in the middle overs as well. They hung in there when the partnership between Williamson and Latham was blossoming and once Jadhav broke that stand, they pounced on the opportunity to create further inroads. The Kiwis still have a few all-rounders left but it's going to be a difficult task for them. Let's see how it goes... |
| 33.1 : H Pandya to J Neesham, A little bit on inward movement there but the line is way down the leg side. It has been wided. |
| H Pandya to J Neesham, SIX! All the way! That is Neesham's favourite zone and Pandya just delivered the length he wanted. Slightly full and around off, Neesham whips it over the mid-wicket fence and it goes all the way. |
| 33.2 : H Pandya to J Neesham, Drags his length by quite a lot. Neesham ducks under it. |
| 33.3 : H Pandya to J Neesham, Well played as Neesham guides it towards third man and gets to the other end. |
| 33.4 : H Pandya to M Santner, Length again around off, Santner opens the face of the bat and then guides it to point. |
| 33.5 : H Pandya to M Santner, On the pads, it is clipped away nicely to deep square leg and the batsmen take two. 150 up and this is turning out to be a good over for the Kiwis. |
| 33.6 : H Pandya to M Santner, Ends with a single! 11 from the over. Santner works it with the angle around the corner for a run. 101 more needed in 96. |
| Mohammed Shami is back into the attack. |
| 34.1 : M Shami to M Santner, Play and a miss! Shami runs in from 'round the wicket and serves a good length ball outside off. It holds its line after pitching, Santner feels for it inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 34.2 : M Shami to M Santner, And again. Shami has straightaway hit the right chord. Keeps it just outside off on a good length, Mitchell with no footwork pushes tamely inside the line and misses. |
| A slip in place. |
| 34.3 : M Shami to M Santner, Bouncer this time, angling into the batsman, Santner ducks. It's way too high and the square leg umpire exercises his arms to signal a wide. |
| M Shami to M Santner, Back of a length ball on off, Santner punches it off his back foot to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 34.4 : M Shami to J Neesham, Misfield and FOUR! Shami digs in a short ball around off, Neesham gets on top of the bounce and pulls it firmly in front of square leg. Shankar in the deep runs across to his left, puts in a dive but lets it right through him for a boundary. Poor! |
| 34.5 : M Shami to J Neesham, FOUR! Lovely hands! Shami offers width outside off, Neesham rocks back and muscles it square of the wicket on the off side for a boundary. He is the danger man as far as India are concerned. |
| 34.6 : M Shami to J Neesham, Shortish on off, Neesham taps it down from the back foot to point. 10 from the over, 21 after the drinks break. 91 needed off 90 balls. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back. |
| 35.1 : B Kumar to M Santner, Length delivery to begin his new spell, Santner keeps it out. |
| 35.2 : B Kumar to M Santner, Nice placement! Length and a little width on offer, Santner guides it through backward point and a run is taken. |
| 35.3 : B Kumar to J Neesham, Once again it is nicely played! It is length and outside off, Neesham opens the face of the bat and hits it to the left of the third man fielder. Takes two. |
| 35.4 : B Kumar to J Neesham, Continues to bowl a similar line and length. Neesham this time finds the man at point. |
| 35.5 : B Kumar to J Neesham, FOUR! Neesham looks in wonderful touch here. Runs leaking at the moment. On his pads, not somewhere you want to bowl. JN flicks it through square leg. It is in the gap and a boundary results. |
| 35.6 : B Kumar to J Neesham, SIX! Huge! 10 from the last two balls and 13 from the over. 78 in 84 needed now. The momentum has shifted towards the Kiwis. Once again it is right in the slot. Length and it is coming into the batter. Neesham picks his spot and clips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| Kedar Jadhav is back into the attack. |
| 36.1 : K Jadhav to M Santner, Flatter and shorter on middle, Santner goes deep inside the crease and strokes it down to long on for a run. |
| 0.0 : Some change in field for Neesham. They have strengthened the on side region. |
| Has James Neesham been run out? The way MS Dhoni is celebrating, it seems so. Let's find out... |
| 36.2 : K Jadhav to J Neesham, OUT! Brilliance of Dhoni! Wow, take a bow, MSD! The danger man departs and India inch closer to 4-1! A flighted ball landing outside off and skidding back in. Neesham tries to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. They appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Impact is outside off. The ball then deflects behind the stumps and James comes out of the crease having no idea where the ball is. Dhoni is quick to react to the situation. Immediately picks up the ball and fl |
| Todd Astle is the new man in. |
| 36.3 : K Jadhav to T Astle, Flatter and on off, Astle pushes it to covers. |
| 36.4 : K Jadhav to T Astle, Astle is now away as he strokes it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 36.5 : K Jadhav to M Santner, Goes on the back foot and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 36.6 : K Jadhav to T Astle, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. No run to end the over. |
| 37.1 : B Kumar to M Santner, Uses the angle and then guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 37.2 : B Kumar to T Astle, On the stumps, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 37.3 : B Kumar to T Astle, Length and around off, Astle guides it to the man at point. |
| 37.4 : B Kumar to T Astle, Three dots in a row as this one is also defended to the man at covers. Rohit Sharma has his fielders really close. Does not want to give away any easy run. Good captaincy. |
| 37.5 : B Kumar to T Astle, Make that four dots in a row! On the stumps, defended. |
| 37.6 : B Kumar to T Astle, Just a single from the over as Kumar bowls the last one also on the stumps. All Astle can do is block it out. |
| 38.1 : K Jadhav to M Santner, Flatter and shorter on off, angling in from 'round the wicket, Santner gets back and punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 38.2 : K Jadhav to T Astle, Short and wide outside off, Astle cuts it off his back foot but finds cover-point. |
| 38.3 : K Jadhav to T Astle, FOUR! There is no protection in the deep on the off side. Flighted and full outside off, Astle gets forward and drives it superbly through covers for a boundary. |
| 38.4 : K Jadhav to T Astle, Short again, wide outside off, Todd plays the square cut but finds the fielder inside the ring. |
| 38.5 : K Jadhav to T Astle, Advances down the track to a full ball and eases his drive to long off for one. |
| 38.6 : K Jadhav to M Santner, 'Isko aage thoda daal' advises Dhoni from behind the stumps and that's what Kedar does. Too full and on middle, Mitchell drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on. 68 needed off 66 balls. |
| 39.1 : M Shami to T Astle, Good shot! It is driven on the up and through covers for a couple. Astle is no mug with the bat and Henry too can do well with the willow. The game is still not over here. |
| 39.2 : M Shami to T Astle, Astle now punches it through covers and gets to the other end. |
| 39.3 : M Shami to M Santner, Hits the length again around off, Santner guides it to the man at point. |
| 39.4 : M Shami to M Santner, Slower ball and it is fuller in length. Santner hits it hard to the man at mid off. |
| 39.5 : M Shami to M Santner, A yorker, Santner looks to hit it but it goes off the bottom towards point. |
| 39.6 : M Shami to M Santner, Edgy run! A good over though by Shami, just 4 from it. Full and outside off, it is the slower ball. Santner swings but gets an outside edge towards third man for a run. 64 in the last 10 needed. |
| Powerplay 3 time. India can have a maximum of 5 fielders outside the ring now until the end of this match. Doubt that Rohit will do that. He has his field up and not allowing any easy runs at the moment. 64 needed off 60 balls. The equation looks simple but New Zealand have only 3 wickets left. |
| 40.1 : Y Chahal to M Santner, This is flatter and around off, Santner goes back and then punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 40.2 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Flatter and on off, it is pushed down to long off for a single. |
| 40.3 : Y Chahal to T Astle, A little too short on the pads, it is worked around the corner for a single. |
| 40.4 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Brings out the slog sweep but it goes off the inner half towards deep square leg for a run. |
| Astle is a goner! He has been given out LBW. He though has reviewed. Only an inside edge can save him here. |
| 40.5 : Y Chahal to T Astle, OUT! Three reds and no. 8 goes down. Astle walks back and takes New Zealand's only review with him. The googly does the trick for Chahal and he strikes in his first over of his new spell. It pitches around off and it turns back in. Astle misses the sweep and hits him on the pads. An appeal follows and the umpire raises the finger. Astle signals the 'T', more in hope though. Replays roll in and they show, Astle is stone-dead. India two wickets away and New Zealand need |
| Matt Henry walks in next at number 10. |
| 40.6 : Y Chahal to M Henry, The slider on off, it is kept out. End of a successful over for Chahal. A wicket and just 5 from it. |
| 41.1 : M Shami to M Santner, Spears in a very full ball on off, Santner pushes it down the ground to long on and takes a single. |
| 41.2 : M Shami to M Henry, Back of a length delivery on off, Henry leans back a bit and punches it to sweeper cover for a run. He has got the power and can hit them big. India can't take him lightly. |
| 41.3 : M Shami to M Santner, A low full toss outside off, Santner digs it out and it goes straight to point. |
| 41.4 : M Shami to M Santner, This one is a full toss on middle, Santner swings it through mid-wicket and takes a run. Henry slips while turning for the second and they have to be satisfied with just one. |
| 41.5 : M Shami to M Henry, Wow, a terrific yorker, you cannot do much with that as a batsman. Henry only squeezes it out to mid-wicket. |
| 41.6 : M Shami to M Henry, FOUR! Lines up the bowler there. Shami delivers it full and outside off, slower in pace, Henry hangs back and smites it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 42.1 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Flatter and outside off, Santner looks to cut it but is done in by the pace there. Gets beaten. |
| 42.2 : Y Chahal to M Santner, This time he is beaten by the bounce! The googly outside off, it is slower through the air. Santner looks to cut again but misses. |
| 42.3 : Y Chahal to M Santner, The slider and it is on the pads, it is worked in the gap in the square leg region for a brace. |
| 42.4 : Y Chahal to M Santner, Flighted ball on middle, Santner's eyes lit up as he sees the flight. Looks to go downtown but ends up getting it off the inner half towards long on for a run. |
| A slip comes in. |
| 42.5 : Y Chahal to M Henry, The slider on middle, Henry goes back and keeps it out. |
| 42.6 : Y Chahal to M Henry, Plays out Chahal successfully. Done for the night is the leggie. He has brilliant figures of 10-0-41-3. Very full delivery on off, Henry hits it to covers. Just three from the over, 49 from 42. |
| Hardik Pandya is back on. |
| Can he finish things off in this over? |
| 43.1 : H Pandya to M Santner, OUT! That is probably the final nail in the coffin. Santner stands there in disbelief. A tad unlucky he is you can say. That was a boundary delivery. A half volley on leg stump. Santner flicks it fine, there is just one fielder there. The skipper, Rohit Sharma, takes it easily at short fine leg. Once again the bowling change works wonders. India a wicket away now. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult is the last man in. |
| 43.2 : H Pandya to T Boult, Length outside off, Boult looks to keep it out but is beaten by the low bounce. |
| 43.3 : H Pandya to T Boult, TB makes room but Pandya bowls a yorker on middle. Boult gets bat to it and it rolls through mid on for a run. |
| 43.4 : H Pandya to M Henry, SIX! This is how he bats! Pandya pitches it short and around off, Henry does well to get on top of the delivery and dispatches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 43.5 : H Pandya to M Henry, SIX! BOOM! Henry is not going down without a fight. Back-to-back maximums. Another length ball, it is also slower in pace. Henry picks it and he smashes it over the deep backward square leg fence. 36 more needed in 37. |
| 43.6 : H Pandya to M Henry, 36 more needed in 36 now as Pandya finishes with a dot. Another slower ball, the length is full and outside off. Henry fails to put bat to ball. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns into the attack. |
| 44.1 : B Kumar to T Boult, OUT! All over! India win by 35 runs and take the series 4-1! Kumar bangs in a short delivery outside off, Boult throws his bat at it in an attempt to slap it through the line but it takes the top edge. The ball flies in the air and Shami takes a simple catch at third man. The players are shaking hands in the middle now. |
| Excellent win for India! They have bounced back brilliantly after suffering an embarrassing loss in the previous ODI. Earlier it appeared that the script of Hamilton will get repeated here as well when they were 18/4 but this time around, they kept their cool and did well to form partnerships in the middle overs. Efforts of Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav put them in a good position and then Hardik Pandya's cameo powered their score beyond the 250-run mark. |
| In pursuit, New Zealand lost Henry Nicholls cheaply and after throwing his bat around for a while, Colin Munro's lucky stay in the middle also got over. When Ross Taylor departed, it looked like India will run through their batting order but the pair of Kane Williamson and Tom Latham steadied the ship with a valuable stand. The hosts were well on course after that but the Men in Blue never lost hope. The magic arm of Kedar Jadhav brought them the breakthrough and the Indian bowlers capitalized f |
| It was a really professional bowling performance by India. Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were exceptional in Powerplay 1 and created all the pressure. Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar never let the intensity drop in the middle overs and then the spin of Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled the Kiwis. Kedar Jadhav also played his part and as mentioned earlier, he hunted down the big fish, Kane Williamson. All in all, it was a complete team effort from India and they deservingly take the series 4-1. |
| Man of the Match, Ambati Rayudu, says it was very tough against a quality bowling attack. Mentions at 18 for 4, he wanted to take his time and focus on not losing wickets. He was more keen on playing out the 50 overs. States the Hamilton performance was a one off game and they proved they are a good enough side here today. Credits the way his bowlers defended the total. |
| PLAYER OF THE SERIES IS MOHAMMED SHAMI. |
| New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson, says the surface was a challenging one. Mentions India's good finish saw them end with a total which was slightly above par. States they kept losing wickets at the wrong time which dented their chances of winning this game. Credits the way Rayudu played first and then how the Indian bowlers bowled. Reckons one more partnership and the story would have been different. He hopes to learn from this series loss. Ends by saying the Indians had them more under pres |
| Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, says he feels good especially after the Hamilton loss. States his team showed great character to bounce back. Reckons the partnership between Vijay Shankar and Ambati Rayudu was the turning point. Credits the way Pandya batted towards the end. Appreciates the way they bowled and defended this total in tough conditions. Mentions he would have batted second if the series was on the line but they wanted to test themselves. Ends by saying they have the right balance in |
| So that is it then! The Indians are handed the trophy and they are seen celebrating. A convincing series win one can say. Now they need to turn their attention to the shortest format. They have three T20Is coming up with the first one to be played on the 6th of February at 2000 local (0700 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye! |
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