New Zealand beat India by seven wickets at Eden Park in Auckland. Tom Latham was declared man of the match for his sensible 145 off simply 104 balls.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson 94(98) dealt with the innings. Both Latham and Williamson shared an unbeaten 221-run partnership to take the Kiwis house. This is the largest fourth wicket partnership for the Blackcaps.
The pair froze when the rating was 88/3. They cashed in on the Indian bowling effectively within the center overs and when the momentum was constructing, the duo upped the ante.
Umran Malik 2-65(10) was the most effective bowler for India. Captain Shikhar Dhawan selected to enter the sport with 5 bowlers.
“We felt good concerning the complete. The ball did so much within the first 10-15 overs. It’s a bit totally different from different grounds. Will must plan accordingly. Today we bowled wanting size and Latham attacked us there. We did. That’s the place they took the sport away from us, particularly within the fortieth over. That’s the place the momentum modified. Really enjoyable to play right here. Would have been happier if we would received however that is a component. They’re all younger guys and their There is so much to study from the bowling facet in addition to the fielding facet (which areas want enchancment?) We must execute our plans extra intelligently and ensure we play the batsmen to their strengths Don’t let it play. mentioned the Indian captain after the match.
Earlier, India posted 306 runs on the board with Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer all scoring half-centuries and none of them changing it into large scores.
The 100-run opening partnership between Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan in Auckland was India’s first partnership.
Kiwi bowler Tim Southee was one of many bowlers taking 3-73(10). He crossed the 200 wicket mark in ODIs.
India will play the following ODI after the sequence at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
