Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    4.3 taken this time - Iyer makes no mistake! Arshdeep goes short-of-good-length on off. Young swivels to pull, but he gets a top-edge, and Iyer gets under it from square leg 22/1
    14.2 It's that Eden Park bounce and another NZ batter is gone! Spliced to mid-on, where Gaikwad, the sub, takes a regulation catch. Dug in short and outside off, prancing delivery from Brar. He runs in hard and hits the deck harder, messing with Seifert's pull. Mis-hit to the sub fielder. NZ are three down inside 15 overs 73/3
    8.3 straight to square leg! Poor, poor shot from Nicholls. Short of good length from Arshdeep, and Nicholls raises his front leg while trying to pull over the lone leg-side infielder. But he doesn't manage to, and importantly Naman holds on this time! 40/2
    21.1 time for spin, Axar here. Bowls full on middle, and Phillips tucks it to the on-side for a quick single. But Rohit swoops onto that in a flash, throws it smartly to KL Rahul, and the bails are whipped off. Mitchell looks worried and correctly so! Rohit with a lightning effort and India have got they bogey man! NZ in big trouble, and India rewarded courtesy Rohit's magic 97/5
    16.6 Brar sticks his left hand out...and the ball sticks! One-handed return catch and Brar is chuffed. Much fuller and angling away outside off. Draws a weak drive from Latham. Chipped back in the air. Brar holds onto the chance 84/4
    35.1 Caught at mid-off! Arshdeep bags his fourth. Another hard-length delivery, angling across off from left-arm over the wicket. GP can't get underneath the length. He can only (mis)hit it as far as mid-off 146/9
    26.1 Kamboj comes around the wicket to Santner, and it's a fullish ball just outside off stump. Santner tried to fend this, but the ball snakes in, hits the inside-edge, and then dribbles onto the stumps! Kamboj with a big fist pump! 113/6
    28.3 pristine Kamboj, magical Kohli! VK swoops to his right to grab a one-hander at second slip, but the umpires want to go upstairs. It's a short check as the jumbotron goes O-U-T. Fuller side of a length, sixth-stump line, Smith went forward to defend, but it straightens after pitching, and gets the outside edge. This one goes low to Kohli's right. Kohli points to someone in the dug-out to let 'em know he still has it! 115/7
    31.1 Kohli in the mix again! Arshdeep comes around the wicket and bowls a good length ball angling in. Jamieson reaches out to drive at it, but with minimal footwork. Ball hits the bottom-half of the bat, and pops up to Kohli at short cover for a catch he can probably take in his sleep. Arshdeep now has three 131/8
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    21
    46
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    71.42
    40.2 Brar takes out Tickner and gives him a send-off! Tickner backs away once again, Brar chases the moving batter with a lifter. Tickner is caught in an awkward tangle and can only fend it behind to the keeper. Tickner has a wry smile on his face 185/10
    Extras
    13 (lb 4, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    185 all out (40.2 Overs, RR: 4.58)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Will Young, 4.3 ov), 2-40 (Henry Nicholls, 8.3 ov), 3-73 (Tim Seifert, 14.2 ov), 4-84 (Tom Latham, 16.6 ov), 5-97 (Daryl Mitchell, 21.1 ov), 6-113 (Mitchell Santner, 26.1 ov), 7-115 (Nathan Smith, 28.3 ov), 8-131 (Kyle Jamieson, 31.1 ov), 9-146 (Glenn Phillips, 35.1 ov), 10-185 (Blair Tickner, 40.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Arshdeep Singh1007047388420
    Auqib Nabi603305.5254200
    A Kamboj1022222.2462010
    Gurnoor Brar9.204434.71372211
    AR Patel501202.4180000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.6 Rohit is gone for a duck! Full outside off and driven on the up. Mid-off gets forward and jumps ahead, and takes that! It was well struck, probably his best-struck ball in this short innings, but straight to the man. Disappointment for Rohit fans, jubilation for the NZ supporters. 1/1
    18.2 high in the air and lands in Latham's safe hands. This was a short-of-good-length ball that rose steeply. Gill tried to smack it over the leg side but the bat's face turned. Easy one for the keeper, he had a lot of time to get under that one 114/2
    19.4 Holes out to deep square leg! Kohli can't believe it but he has to drag himself off the field. The Kohli show is over at Eden Park. He raises his bat to the crowd and walks back. Duffy digs it shorter and outside off, Kohli has been strong with his pulls today, but does not middle this one. He splices it to deep square leg, where Seifert runs across to his right, dives, and holds onto the ball 124/3
    21.4 dug in short and outside off, kicks up at Iyer, who can't control his pull. Spliced to Nicholls at midwicket. Iyer can't keep it down or clear the infielder. Gone for 15 off 13 balls. 7 away from victory 136/5
    19.6 Phillips pulls off another superb catch and makes the highlight reel. He leaps across to his left and grabs this fast-travelling ball with both hands. Duffy bangs it away on a hard length, not enough room for Axar to cut it away with considerable comfort. He splices it to point. Over to GP 124/4
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    3
    5
    15
    0
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    60
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    5
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    166.66
    Extras
    9 (lb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    143/5 (22.4 Overs, RR: 6.3)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Rohit Sharma, 0.6 ov), 2-114 (Shubman Gill, 18.2 ov), 3-124 (Virat Kohli, 19.4 ov), 4-124 (Axar Patel, 19.6 ov), 5-136 (Shreyas Iyer, 21.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KA Jamieson703414.85274020
    JA Duffy704937227120
    BM Tickner403809.5116100
    NG Smith4.402114.5193000

Match Notes

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1RG SharmaShubman Gill
2nd113V KohliShubman Gill
3rd10V KohliSS Iyer
4th0AR PatelSS Iyer
5th12KL RahulSS Iyer
6th7KL RahulNaman Dhir