IND vs NZ: India registered a resounding victory in the second ODI, won the seventh consecutive ODI series at home against New Zealand
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India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: India’s pace attack decimated New Zealand’s frail batting line-up in the second ODI here on Saturday, helping the hosts take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with an eight-wicket win. The fast bowling attack, led by Mohammed Shami, performed brilliantly on a difficult pitch and India bundled out New Zealand for 108 runs.
Chasing this target, India won by scoring 111 runs in 20.1 overs with captain Rohit Sharma’s 50 runs in 51 balls and Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 40 runs (53 balls). It was a resounding victory for India, but the passionate spectators present at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium were a bit disappointed due to the early end of the match. This stadium of Raipur made a grand debut in its first international match.
New Zealand had lost five wickets for 15 runs in the 11th over, in which Shami (three wickets for 18 runs) and Mohammad Siraj (one wicket for 10 runs) played an important role. Both of them made it difficult for the batsmen to score runs with their excellent seam bowling on a bowler-friendly pitch. The ball was stopping, due to which it was difficult for the batsmen to add one run.
Santner and Phillips took the score beyond 100 runs. The New Zealand team was in trouble. Mitchell Santner (27 runs), who scored a half-century in the first ODI in Hyderabad, was again at the crease with Phillips. Both of them made the team cross 100 runs by sharing a 47-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Although both of them got out within six balls.
Confident after scoring a double century in the first ODI in Hyderabad, Gill also played some brilliant strokes, including a cover drive shot on Ferguson. Rohit also completed his 48th ODI half-century while batting well. New Zealand’s fast bowlers could not get the ‘seam movement’ of the Indian fast bowlers, which made it easy for the hosts’ batsmen to collect runs. Rohit completed his half-century by taking one run in the 13th over. Shipley got him out LBW on a low ball.
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