‌IND vs NZ | Twitter reacts to Rohit and Co. dent gritty Kiwis as India triumph back-to-back ICC events

India captain, Rohit Sharma didn’t thoughts fielding first after his twelfth consecutive toss loss. However the New Zealand openers Will Younger and Rachin Ravindra challenged the choice with strong stokeplay towards Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya, forcing the opposition to herald spin early. By the seventh over, New Zealand reached fifty earlier than Varun Chakaravarthy drew first blood by outwitting Will Younger within the eighth over. Following a 69-run powerplay, Kuldeep Yadav eliminated Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson, laying the inspiration for a decent section with the ball, as the scorecard mirrored 101/3 in 20 overs. Because the Kiwis failed to fetch boundaries, Ravindra Jadeja trapped Tom Latham plumb in entrance earlier than an 81-metre six from Glenn Phillips broke the 81 balls boundary drought. A 57-run stand adopted earlier than Varun cleaned up Phillips, main to New Zealand’s 172/5 tally. Having scored simply 103 runs within the second powerplay, Michael Bracewell’s fifty which included some lusty blows within the final ten overs, steered the Kiwis to 251/7 in 50 overs.

Comparable to their counterparts, India acquired off to a formidable begin, courtesy of Rohit Sharma’s smart knock on the eve of the grand finale. He was watchful towards luring deliveries however ensured to bash the looseners out of the park. With Shubman Gill taking part in second fiddle to his captain’s good 41-ball 50, India marched to the century mark within the seventeenth over, having already piled up 64 contained in the powerplay. Proper after the drinks break, a stupendous Glenn Phillips catch at brief additional cowl drew the primary blood, making means for a few huge wickets in Virat Kohli and Rohit (76). Subsequently, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer’s 61 runs stand eased the stage for the Males in Blue, with the previous taking part in second fiddle to the Mumbaikar’s 48. By the fortieth over, the Asian aspect wanted 61 off the final ten overs with half-a-dozen wickets left. With Axar throwing away his wicket, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul performed spinners with warning as the equation flickered across the run-a-ball mark till the forty sixth over with the rating studying 231/5. India required 21 off the final 4 overs when an authoritative 4 towards O’Rourke arrange the chase no matter Hardik’s dismissal. With seven required off the final two overs, Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja eased the chase with the successful runs coming off the latter’s willow.

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Hardik pandya you are able to do it 👍
Lehra do 🇮🇳

— its queen❤️ (@itsqueenindia) March 9, 2025