| 2.1 : 2.1: M Henry to S Dhawan, FOUR! Beautiful! Full on off, Dhawan's eyes lit up seeing that and he drives it through point for the first boundary of the day. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Henry to S Dhawan, SIX! First of the day. Shorter delivery around off, Dhawan gets onto his back foot and upper cuts it towards the third man fence. The short boundary there helps the ball sail over the fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: T Boult to S Dhawan, OUT! Excellent set up by Bolt and Dhawan walks back to the pavilion. Outswing, Outswing and then the third one comes back in. Dhawan falls in the trap. It is full and on middle, the ball jags back in. Shikhar loos to flick it across the line but misses it. The players go up in appeal and the umpire has no hesitation and raises the finger. Dhawan has a brief discussion with Sharma and decides not to go for the review. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: T Boult to R Sharma, OUT! The skipper departs and Boult strikes again. Full on middle and leg, the ball comes back just a bit after pitching. Sharma tries to drive it straight but is taken aback by that little swing on it and ends up chipping it straight back to the bowler. Boult does well to hold onto that one. A soft dismissal for the skipper and he looks disappointed with himself. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: M Henry to S Gill, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Henry bowls to Gill's strength. On the pads, Gill flicks it through square leg for a boundary. Not good bowling by Henry, that should release a little pressure off Gill. |
| 10.2: de Grandhomme to A Rayudu, OUT! What a catch! Colin de Grandhomme strikes on his second ball itself. India slip further as Rayudu fails to make an impact. Not the best of deliveries, it is a gentle full length ball, there is a little outward movement. Rayudu goes for a booming drive through the off side, he hits it well but does not keep it down. It goes like a rocket towards Guptill at short covers who takes an excellent reflex catch above his head. Rayudu will be disappointed as he had a |
| 10.5 : 10.5: de Grandhomme to D Karthik, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Two in the over for Colin. Just the start he would have wanted on his return into the team. Once again it is the swing that gets the better of the Indian batsman. It is on a length and on off, Karthik plays for the original trajectory, the ball though shapes away, takes the outside edge and goes into the hands of Latham who does not make a mistake. Karthik walks back without troubling the scorers. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: T Boult to S Gill, OUT! The debutant departs. Brilliant spell by Boult. Full on middle and off, the ball jags back in after pitching. Gill looks to play it straight but ends up hitting it straight back at Boult. Who takes another catch off his own bowling. He looked confident to begin with but it looked like his confidence was dented after being hit on the helmet. New Zealand well on top here and India now have their backs to the wall with half the side back to the hut. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: T Boult to K Jadhav, OUT! Three reds, that is absolutely plumb. A waste of a review there by Jadhav. He though had to take it right? Another inwinger gets the better of an Indian batsman. It is on the fuller side, it comes back in late. Jadhav just like Dhawan, has his front foot planted way too across. He can't adjust and gets hit on the pads. An appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger straightaway. Jadhav then after a chat with Pandya reviews. Hawk Eye shows the on-field call is |
| 14.1: de Grandhomme to H Pandya, FOUR! India need a lot more. On the pads, it is flicked through mid-wicket and the ball races away. Pandya is probably the last hope here. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: de Grandhomme to B Kumar, OUT! TIMBER! Third for Colin de Grandhomme and now India's lowest score which is 54 against Sri Lanka just might be under threat. Once again this was nicely set up by Colin. He kept swinging the ball out, this time though he gets it to come back in. Kumar tries to play it off the front foot, leaving a big gap between bat and pad, it sneaks through and hits the off pole. Into the tail are the Kiwis. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: T Boult to H Pandya, FOUR! Up and over! Top shot that! With the swing, he lofts it over mid on and it crosses the fence. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: T Boult to H Pandya, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Pandya's T20 mode is on here. Just behind a length on off, he hits it on the up, past the bowler and into the fence. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: T Boult to H Pandya, FOUR! Third boundary in the over! It is short and it sits up to be hit. Pandya rocks onto his back foot and he pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 19.4: T Boult to H Pandya, OUT! In the air... taken! 5-fer for Boult and the last recognized batsman for India walks back. Short and on the body, Pandya tries to fend it away but the ball hits his glove and lobs towards the keeper. Latham takes a couple of steps ahead and takes it. He has two more balls to take a 6-fer. Can he do so? |
| 23.5 : 23.5: M Henry to Y Chahal, FOUR! Top edge! Short ball on off, Chahal goes for the pull but gets a top edge which flies over the keeper's head and into the fence. All can have a laugh about it. |
| 24.3 : 24.3: de Grandhomme to K Yadav, FOUR! A rare boundary from the middle of the bat. Full on middle and leg, Yadav flicks it uppishly wide of mid-wicket. Trent Boult gives it a chase but the ball beats him to the fence for a boundary. |
| 26.6 : 26.6: de Grandhomme to Y Chahal, FOUR! One bounce into the fence! Short and Chahal picks the length early, he goes back and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: T Astle to K Yadav, OUT! Astle gets the wicket! A rather frustrating stand for the Kiwis comes to an end. Tossed up ball on middle and leg. Yadav gets low and looks to pull it but hits it straight to the man at deep square leg. De Grandhomme doesn't drop those. The Indian spin twins were going good but how will have to wait for their chance with the ball. New Zealand just the the one wicket now. |
| 29.4 : 29.4: T Astle to Y Chahal, FOUR! Nice from Chahal. Knew where the fielders were and placed his shot to perfection. Gets on one knee and sweeps this over square leg for one. |
| 30.4: J Neesham to K Ahmed, FOUR! Good shot from the number 11. Full outside off, Ahmed takes his front leg out of the way and whacks it towards mid-off. In a rare incident, Williamson misfields. The ball goes between his legs and to the fence for a boundary. With that boundary Khaleel has ensures this is not India's lowest total against New Zealand. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: J Neesham to K Ahmed, OUT! Yorker. Full and straight on middle and off. Too much to ask from the number 11. He cannot get his bat down in time and the ball hits the timber. INDIA BOWLED OUT FOR 92. |
| 0.1 : 0.1: B Kumar to M Guptill, SIX! Brilliant start. Full on middle and leg, Guptill lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. What a start for New Zealand. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: B Kumar to M Guptill, FOUR! Overpitched on middle and leg, Guptil hits it straight through mid on for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: B Kumar to M Guptill, FOUR! On middle and leg, a bit shorter in length this time, Guptill flicks it away through square leg for another boundary. He wants to finish this off early. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: B Kumar to M Guptill, OUT! Guptill is in too much of a hurry to finish off this game and ends up playing a shot too many but now he has to walk back. Length delivery on middle and leg, Guptill tries to flick it on the on side but is early in his shot. It finds the leading edge and goes straight to point. Hardik Pandya there takes an easy catch and gives them the breakthrough. But with just 93 required one can say he has provided them the platform, if they ever needed one in this chase. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: K Ahmed to H Nicholls, FOUR! Nicholls too is off the mark with a boundary! Short and it sits up to be hit. He goes back and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: K Ahmed to H Nicholls, FOUR! Takes full toll of the Free Hit. It is full and on off, Nicholls clears his front leg and hits it over the cover fielder and into the fence. Second boundary of the over and the Kiwis are off to a flier. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: K Ahmed to K Williamson, FOUR! Classic Williamson. Shorter on length outside off. Williamson gets on top of the bounce on that one and cuts it away through point for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: B Kumar to K Williamson, FOUR! Beautiful! Length delivery outside, Williamson waits for the ball to come and hits it through point for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: K Ahmed to H Nicholls, FOUR! Shorter in length, Henry rocks onto his back foot and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket. The ball races away to the fence. Just 54 more runs required now. |
| 6.2: B Kumar to K Williamson, OUT! Williamson is a goner. Back of a length delivery. The ball swings away just a tad after pitching. Williamson tries to defend it but gets an outside edge. The ball goes behind to Dinesh Karthik who takes a very simple catch. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: H Pandya to H Nicholls, SIX! Effortless! Full on the pads, Nicholls flicks it uppishly and elegantly over the square leg for a maximum. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Y Chahal to R Taylor, FOUR! Starts with a real lose delivery. Full toss on the pads, Ross loves the on side and won't miss out on that one. He flicks it away through square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: H Pandya to H Nicholls, FOUR! CRISP! A perfect cover drive. Full and outside off, Nicholls takes his front foot towards the ball and then times it through covers. It went right off the middle and it races to the fence. |
| 12.5: Y Chahal to R Taylor, SIX! Flighted on middle and leg, Taylor heaves it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Y Chahal to R Taylor, SIX!! Two in two. This is tossed up on middle, Taylor gets on one knee and slogs it over mid-wicket again for another maximum. Ross doesn't want to go for lunch here. Seems like he has other plans. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Y Chahal to R Taylor, SIX! Tossed up on middle and leg, Taylor heaves it over mid-wicket and into the stands for a maximum. Just 4 runs required now to wrap up this game. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Y Chahal to R Taylor, FOUR! Shorter around off and Taylor cuts it through backward point to finish the game. NEW ZEALAND WIN THE MATCH BY 8 WICKETS. |
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