Kane Williamson slammed his eighth century of his career – first in ODIs against India – and scripted a win which is nothing less than historic.
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“As a unit, we are looking to get more runs”.
Pandya and Umesh Yadav added 49 runs off 48 balls for the ninth wicket to reignite India’s hopes.
India: MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
For the better part of the second One-Day International (ODI), India looked in control.
Hardik Pandya shone on his ODI debut at Dharamsala with an economical three-wicket haul, and Dhoni hinted at utilising him with the new ball in the remaining 50-over games before the Champions Trophy in June.
The New Zealand team open with batting first, the openers of New Zealand are Martin Guptill & Tom Latham marking the guard.
“Very satisfying, it’s a good sign to see the bowlers bowling well and putting the Indian batsmen under pressure”. Opener Tom Latham’s 46 off 46 balls was next highest score as New Zealand looked to be well under par.
Williamson, who was named the man of the match, led from the front with some assured stroke-making during his 128-ball knock, which was laced with 14 fours and a six.
Boult’s excellent match figures of two for 25, including two maidens in his quota of 10 overs, was also key in New Zealand choking the Indian chase. New Zealand ended its first inning at 242 with loss of 9 wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah dazzles at death overs: Bumrah was without any doubt the best bowler for the Indian cricket team.
“He has the potential and he’s showed his potential in the limited opportunities that he has got”. So the fans are set for thrilling contest between India and the Kiwis. But there must be a lingering shadow of Virat standing right behind him. He failed to attack both Santner and Anton Devcich. When Mishra, too, wasn’t able to trouble them, it highlighted that it wasn’t enough to just have a spin-friendly pitch to spook New Zealand. Rahane (28) was the first one to go when he pulled a short ball from Tim Southee towards deep square leg. However, the third umpire didn’t have sufficient evidence to overturn the on-field decision. Two minutes later, he was walking back after having added no runs to his small aggregate on the tour. The next four overs brought 21 runs but more importantly, the dot-ball percentage had significantly reduced.
MS Dhoni – The End of a Finisher? Rather than shying away from the challenge, Dhoni and Jadhav embraced it. Jadhav was the chief aggressor, while Dhoni was happy to play the supporting role, rotating the strike.
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There were only three boundaries in his 39 off 65 balls but what was striking was his inability to generate power in his shots most of the times. Southee took 3-52.
