New Zealand is on a tour of India for 3 ODI and 3 T20I matches series. The confidence of the Black Caps was high as they won the series in Pakistan for the first time. This series will help Kiwis in upcoming world cup matches that are going to be held in India. Black Caps rested their few key players like Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, and Trent Boult for this series. It will manage their workload and give the chance to the youngster.
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The first ODI match of Ind vs NZ was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. India won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill came to bat. They gave a solid start to India, but India lost their opener at 60 scores as Rohit returned to the pavilion after scoring 34 runs. Shubman Gill was holding the strike on one side, but batters were returning to the pavilion on the other side. Gill scored the double-century, while the other batters couldn’t score the half-century. Gill was the highest scorer with 208 runs, and Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer with 34 runs. Shipley and Daryl Mitchell took two wickets each, and Lockie Ferguson, Tickner, and Santner took one wicket each. India put 349 runs on the scoreboard.
New Zealand came to chase, but they lost wickets very early. Their top six batters couldn’t reach 50 runs. Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner made a partnership of 162 runs. Santner got out after scoring 57 runs. The way Bracewell was playing, it might have been a New Zealand match, but “Lord” Thakur sent Bracewell to the pavilion. Black Caps scored 337 runs and lost the match by 12 runs. Mohammed Siraj took the maximum of 4 wickets, Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur took two wickets each, while Shami and Pandya took one wicket each.
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The second ODI match of Ind vs NZ was played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand batters struggled to score runs in front of Indian bowlers. Glenn Phillips was the highest scorer with 36 runs, and Santer and Bracewell scored 27 and 22 each. New Zealand scored 108 runs and gave the target of 109 runs. Indian openers came to chase and made a great partnership. They chased the score in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma scored a half-century.
The third match of Ind vs NZ was played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian opener was in red-hot form in this series. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored half-centuries, and India lost their first wicket on 212. Hardik Pandya scored the half-century. India put 385 runs on the scoreboard. Tickner and Duffy took three wickets, while Bracewell took one.
In response, New Zealand came to chase but lost their wickets on zero. Devon Conway scored a century and got out after scoring 138 runs. Other than him, all the batters struggled to score runs, and no one touched the 50 mark. New Zealand got out on 295 runs and lost the match by 90 runs. India won the series by 3-0.
New Zealand was ready to play against India after a whitewash in the ODI series. The first T20I was played at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. The New Zealand opener came to bat and provided a great start. Conway and Mitchell hit a half-century. Black Caps scored 176 runs with a loss of 6 wickets.
In response, the Indian batter came to bat, but the top-order batsman couldn’t contribute. Washington Sundar hit the half-century, and Suryakumar Yadav also contributed to the score. India scored 155 runs and lost the match by 21 runs. New Zealand takes a lead by 1-0 in the series.
India was lagging and came to the field to save the series. The second T20I match was played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. The Kiwis’ batter struggled to convert a good start into a big score. In 20 overs, Black Caps scored 99 runs with a loss of 8 wickets. The Indian batter came to chase and struggled to score runs. Surykumar was holding one side, and India won the match by 6 wickets. India leveled the series by 1-1. The last T20I match will be the decider, and the winner of the last match will be a series winner.
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