| 0.2 : 0.2: B Kumar to M Guptill, FOUR! Wonderful timing. Bhuvi drifts on the pads and the length is a bit too full. Guptill flicks it uppishly but wide of the fielder at short mid-wicket. In fact, it is through square leg and the ball races away. Fine leg has no chance. First runs of the match. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: M Shami to M Guptill, OUT! Shami strikes! Becomes the fastest to 100 ODI wickets for India. Sets up Guptill perfectly. Inswing, outswing and now another ball moving away. On a good length around off. Moves away a tad. Martin looks to play it on the off side but gets a faint edge and onto the stumps. The lights flash and India are up in celebration. Martin Guptill is a huge wicket. Shami goes past Irfan Pathan to fastest Indian to 100 wickets who took it in 59 games. This is Shami's 56th ODI |
| 2.4 : 2.4: B Kumar to C Munro, FOUR! That is a terrific shot! The timing is excellent. The length is not all that bad, fractionally short of a good length but Munro just lifts his right leg up and plays a Nataraja pull shot through mid-wicket! |
| 2.5 : 2.5: B Kumar to C Munro, FOUR! That is Munro's area. Full and outside off, Munro goes over mid off and clears the fielder comfortably. Almost clears the ropes. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: M Shami to K Williamson, FOUR! CLASS! Kane Williamson special! Slightly overpitched outside off, Williamson gets forward and just punches this through covers. From the sweet spot and away she goes. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: M Shami to C Munro, OUT! Shami you beauty! Second wicket in two overs and he is roaring. On a good length, gets the ball nipping back into the left-hander. Munro looks to drive it but is totally beaten. The ball goes on to his the top of middle and New Zealand lose their second wicket. Excellent line and length from Shami. New Zealand's openers are back in the hut. Another dangerous batsman dismissed. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: M Shami to R Taylor, FOUR! Magnificent shot! Taylor is in good form and it's showing. Short ball outside off, Taylor quickly gets into position and pulls it through mid-wicket. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: B Kumar to R Taylor, FOUR! Cutting lose is Taylor! Pitched up ball on off, Ross shimmies down a bit and lofts this through the line over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: V Shankar to R Taylor, FOUR! That is a superb shot. Simply superb. Tell you why. The ball is short and Taylor unfurls the cut shot. What is so superb about that, you ask? Alright. Let me give you some talking points first. Twice or thrice in a row, Rosco was connecting the cut shot but straight to the fielder. So now, he adjusts. Cuts the ball hard, into the ground close to him so powerfully that it bounces over the leaping point fielder and races to the fence. Small adjustments sometimes |
| 13.3 : 13.3: V Shankar to K Williamson, FOUR! Classic shot. On a length outside off, Williamson gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the covers. No soul can stop it. 50 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND. |
| 14.3: Y Chahal to R Taylor, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Boy. Stop the press. Chahal has taken a caught and bowled dismissal. That too, with the ball dipping onto him. Beautifully flighted outside off, Taylor comes forward to push but cannot keep it down. The ball dips onto the bowler who does well to take it inches above the ground. Fabulous catch. Usually, Chahal struggles to take such stuff but not today. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: V Shankar to K Williamson, FOUR! Nicely done and well in control. Not too short, Kane checks his pull and just glances this away through square leg. The fine leg fielder is fine and the ball touches the ropes. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Y Chahal to Tom Latham, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full and around middle, Latham comes forward and chips it beautifully over mid on. Shikhar Dhawan runs to his left from long on but the ball races away past him in a flash. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Y Chahal to Tom Latham, OUT! Oh dear me... do not stop the press. Would rather say, do not open the press today at all. Chahal has his second and guess what, both are caught and bowled. Another stinger. Full and around middle, Latham tries to do what he attempted on the previous ball, a chip down the ground. But this time, he hits it straight back to the bowler. Chahal lunges forward and takes it inches above the turf again (reference is to the Taylor wicket). He throws the ball up in the |
| 20.5: Y Chahal to K Williamson, FOUR! What a shot! Lovely use of the feet and excellent placement. Comes down the track and clips this through mid-wicket. Bisects the field and the ball touches the ropes. |
| 20.6 : 20.6: Y Chahal to K Williamson, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Kane. This is short outside off, Williamson rocks back and pulls it in the same region for another boundary. 10 runs from the over. |
| 21.1 : 21.1: K Jadhav to H Nicholls, FOUR! Not the best start. Short and outside off, Nicholls stands inside and cuts it through point for a boundary. No fielder there and the balls runs away. |
| 23.3 : 23.3: K Jadhav to K Williamson, FOUR! Excellent placement. Knew where the fielder was and placed his sweep to perfection. Gets low and swipes this towards fine leg uppishly and the ball reaches the fence. |
| 23.6 : 23.6: K Jadhav to H Nicholls, OUT! What a catch! Kuldeep Yadav has plucked one out from the air! Brilliant. Lopped up ball on off, Nicholls looks to flick this but cannot keep this on the ground. Flicks it uppishly towards mid on where Kuldeep dives to his weaker side, that his his right and sticks his arms out. The ball sticks and Nicholls has to walks back. The hosts have lost half their side and India's part-timer has a wicket. |
| 26.1 : 26.1: K Yadav to M Santner, SIX! Not afraid to take the spinner on. Tossed up on middle, Santer gets under it and lofts this over long on. Maximum. |
| 27.5 : 27.5: M Shami to M Santner, FOUR! Not in total control but will take it. Short ball on the leg side, Santner looks to help it but gets a top edge which goes past Dhoni and into the fine leg boundary. |
| 28.2 : 28.2: K Yadav to K Williamson, FOUR! Short ball, you get them with the leg spinner. Kane rocks back and pulls this through square leg and the ball crosses the ropes. |
| 29.4 : 29.4: M Shami to M Santner, OUT! LBW! Plumb, plumb, dead plumb. When you get across, you cannot miss. If you miss, you get dismissed. That has exactly what has happened here. Santner walks across his stumps and Shami keeps it full and straight. Mitchell looks to flick but is beaten by pace. Is hit on the pads and is plumb in front. Shami appeals, the umpire takes his time but eventually raises his finger. Santner walks across slowly to Williamson to talk regarding the review and one reckons that |
| 32.5 : 32.5: Y Chahal to D Bracewell, FOUR! Stamping his authority. Full and around off, Bracewell gets one foot forward and lofts it with power over the bowler, almost dead-straight. One bounce and into the fence. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: K Yadav to K Williamson, OUT! Caught in the deep! Williamson is gone and with that, the chances of a 250 or even a competitive score are gone too, one would think. First wicket for Kuldeep and he has got the trump card. The break has done the trick for the Indians. Beautifully tossed up around off, Williamson takes the gamble of going after the chinaman. The idea might have been wrong at this stage with not many wickets left. And it turns out to be a bad gamble. The skipper mistimes it and |
| 33.5 : 33.5: K Yadav to D Bracewell, OUT! Chopped on! Second wicket in the over and now, the Kiwis might not even see Powerplay 3. The googly outside off, short in length, Bracewell goes back to cut but does not pick the length or the line. Is too far from the ball and only gets a thick inside edge back onto the stumps. |
| 35.2 : 35.2: K Yadav to L Ferguson, OUT! MS Dhoni, enough said! Fligthed ball on off, spins away from Ferguson who comes ahead to push it to the off side. Gets beaten for the turn and Dhoni quickly does what he does best. Takes off the bails and then puts in an appeal. The umpire takes it up and replays show us that there is Ferguson has nothing behind the line. On the line is not good enough and Lockie has to walk. Ninth one down for the Kiwis. |
| 37.2: K Yadav to Tim Southee, SIX! Not a bad shot. Full and around off, Southee gets down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket. |
| 37.6 : 37.6: K Yadav to T Boult, OUT! Edged to first slip. The innings is done. The googly outside off, Boult pushes at it, does not pick the line and gets a thick outside edge. Simple catch for Rohit Sharma. NEW ZEALAND GET BOWLED OUT FOR 157! |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Tim Southee to S Dhawan, EDGE and just away. Full on the off stump, Dhawan closes the bat face early and looks to go on side but gets a top edge which balloons behind the point region. Santner dives near the ropes, gets a hand to it but cannot stop the ball from going to the ropes. |
| 5.5: Tim Southee to R Sharma, FOUR! Sharma takes the charge. Comes down the track and hits it over long on for a boundary. He didn't time it well but it had enough to clear the man at mid on. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: T Boult to S Dhawan, FOUR! That will do! Full and on the pads, Dhawan flicks it away with disdain away from his sight and into the square leg boundary. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Tim Southee to S Dhawan, FOUR! Exquisite! Overpitched on off, Dhawan just punches this along the turf and down the ground through mid off. The mid off fielder hares behind it but gives up the chase. All timing on that. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Tim Southee to S Dhawan, FOUR! Lovely! Outside off, there to be hit. Dhawan in total balance pierces the gap through cover-point and gets his second boundary of the over. Looking good now. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: L Ferguson to S Dhawan, FOUR! Brilliant placement. Shorter in length around off, Dhawan just opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the vacant backward point region for a boundary. Solid start here for India. The DINNER BREAK will be taken now. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: D Bracewell to R Sharma, OUT! There it is, the first breakthrough and Bracewell strikes! On a length and outside off, invites Sharma to play on the up. He plays a rather loose shot and gets an outside edge to Guptill at first slip who takes it at a good height. First wicket for the Kiwis and they will hope they get another one quickly. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: L Ferguson to S Dhawan, FOUR! That's a much better shot. Lockie overpitches this outside off, hands Dhawan a gift which the left-hander accepts. He crashes this through the covers and finds the fence. |
| 14.1: L Ferguson to V Kohli, FOUR! Ferguson goes short and is punished. On off, Kohli stays on the back foot and muscles the pull over mid-wicket for a boundary. Picked up the length early there, so was able to position himself quickly for the shot. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: L Ferguson to V Kohli, FOUR! This is subtly done. Just exquisite. Angling in from outside off, a length ball over the wicket at 150 clicks, Kohli just opens the face and dabs it behind point. Coolly done too. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: M Santner to V Kohli, FOUR! In the air but right in the gap. Lucky or precision placement? Could be anything with the Indian skipper. He comes ahead and drives it aerially between Southee and Guptill, who dive but can't stop it. A boundary results. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: L Ferguson to V Kohli, OUT! Back-to-back dismissals in the 40s for Virat Kohli. He was dismissed for 46 in the MCG ODI. Him not converting is very rare. Short ball down the leg side, Kohli looks to hook it but gets a faint edge to the keeper back. The keeper appeals and Virat walks. We have seen a similar dismissal like this before. Too little too late for the Kiwis though. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: L Ferguson to A Rayudu, FOUR! Edge and a boundary! Length ball outside off, Rayudu feels for it and gets an outside edge past the diving keeper to the third man fence. |
| 34.2 : 34.2: Tim Southee to A Rayudu, FOUR! Scores tied! Pitches it up outside off, Rayudu comes down the track and lofts this over covers. Boundary. Just one run away now. |
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