India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI 2023: India’s Outstanding Bowling Unit Made New Zealand Reeled; India Needs 109 runs

Key Highlights

• India won the toss and decided to bat first.

• New Zealand lost their 5 wickets and scored 15 runs. It was their lowest score at the fall of the 5th wicket for New Zealand.

• It was the lowest score against India at the fall of 5 wickets.

India and New Zealand came against each other at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur for the second match of the ODI series. Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Finn Allen and Devon Conway came to open and Mohammed Shami opened the bowling attack. Finn Allen got out in the second over without scoring any run and Shami delivered a wicket-maiden over. Henry Nicholls got out in the six over on Mohammed Siraj after scoring 2(20). Daryl Mitchell got out on the next over on Mohammad Shami after scoring 1(3). Devon Conway hit the first boundary of the match in the 9th over on Shardul Thakur. In the 10th over, Hardik Pandya took the wicket of Devon Conway. New Zealand was in big trouble as they lost four wickets in the first powerplay. After 10 overs, New Zealand were 15-4.

In the 11th over, Shardul Thakur sent Tom Latham to the pavilion. Glenn Phillips hit two four on the next over and added a few runs for their team. Michael Bracewell opened his account with a four and continued his form. After 15 overs, New Zealand was 33-5.

In the 19th over, Bracewell smashed back-to-back four on Mohammad Shami and reached his team to the 50 runs but got out on the next ball after scoring 22(30) runs. After 25 overs, New Zealand was 73-6. Santner hit two fours on Kuldeep Yadav in the 28th over. Washington Sundar came into the attack in the 30th over and Glenn Phillips took a single on the second ball and reached his team to 100 score. After 30 overs, New Zealand was 103-6.

In the 31th over, Hardik Pandya broke the partnership and sent Santner to the pavilion. Santner scored 27 runs and returned to the pavilion. Glenn Phillips got out on Washington Sundar after scoring 36(52) in the 32th over. Once again, Washington Sundar striked and took the wicket of Lockie Ferguson in the 34th over. Kuldeep Yadav took the last wicket and India stopped New Zealand to 108 runs. India needs 109 runs to win.

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