The Series Against New Zealand Where The Young Fast-Bowler, Navdeep Saini Shined- After got whitewash by 5-0 from India, New Zealand bounced back from the ashes to clinch the series. Team efforts by New Zealand and batting collapse of Indian team led to 2-0 win for the Black Caps. India won the toss and chose to field. Indian team rested Mohammed Shami and took Navdeep Saini in the team.
Also, the Indian team dropped Kuldeep Yadav considering his poor performance in the first ODI and took Yuzvendra Chahal in the team. The Kiwi openers, Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls made an important partnership of 93 runs. Chahal took the wicket of Nicholls by LBW.
The Story Of The Match In Brief-
He scored 41 runs comprising of five boundaries. Shardul Thakur took the wicket of Tom Blundell. He scored 22 runs off 25 balls. Martin Guptill scored 79 runs off 79 balls comprising of boundaries and three sixes. Shardul Thakur produced stunning throw to runout of Guptill with the help of Lokesh Rahul. Guptill continued to run pavilion as he was sure of run-out. Veteran player and centurion of first match Ross Taylor continued to pile-up runs. Ravindra Jadeja picked the wicket of Tom Latham on just seven runs.
Jadeja took run-out of James Neesham on three runs. Shardul Thakur bagged the wicket of Colin de Grandhomme on five runs. Debutant Kyle Jamieson scored unbeaten 25 runs off 24 balls at number 11 position. Ross Taylor took his team to 273 with the help of Jamieson. Shardul took a couple of wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal bagged 3 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket by giving 35 runs in 10 overs.
What Happened In The Match That Led To Team India’s Downfall?
Indian star opening pair Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal started the chase of 274. Agarwal could score only three runs and get out. Hamish Bennett took his wicket. Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli joined Shaw in the middle. Shaw whacks six stylish fours to reach on 24 off 19 deliveries. However, debutant Jamieson bowled him on 24. Tim Southee bowled Indian superstar Kohli on 15. Shreyas Iyer tried to stabilised Indian batting lineup but Lokesh Rahul and Kedar Jadhav couldn’t support him.
Iyer scored confidently 52 runs off 57 balls comprising of seven boundaries and one six but got out by a poor shot of the ball of Bennett. Jadeja tried to go close to the target with the help of Thakur and Saini. Thakur could only make 18 runs off 15 balls.
Some Details And Scores From The Game That Team India Lost
Navdeep Saini lightened up the stadium with attacking shots to score 45 runs off 49 balls. He hit five boundaries and two sixes. After he got out, the hope of win by Indian team got collapsed. when India need 24 runs off 12 balls, Jadeja lofted ball but caught at long-off and Indian team bundled out on 251. Bennett, Southee, K Jamieson and Grandhomme bagged two wickets each. With this win, Kiwis won the series by 2-0.
Brief Scores: New Zealand 273/8 (50 Overs, M Guptill 79, R Taylor 73*, Y Chahal 58-3, S Thakur 60-2) beat India 251/10 (48.3 Overs, R Jadeja 55, S Iyer 52, N Saini 45, T Southee 41-2)
