India dished out yet another commanding show and defeated New Zealand by 70 runs to storm into the final of the ICC men’s ODI World Cup, where they will either meet South Africa or Australia. The team batting first piled a gigantic 397/4 in 50 overs and packed New Zealand for 327 in 48.5 overs.
India Beat New Zealand By 70 Runs
New Zealand required something special to chase down 398 and got off to a strong start as Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra went on the attack in the powerplay.
But first-change Shami made the breakthrough once again for India, having Conway caught behind for 13.
Shami was at it again to send Ravindra back to the dugout, with the youngster also departing for 13.
Kohli Record-Breaking Ton Helps India To Mammoth Total
Virat Kohli, who is in thrilling structure, went to hammer his 50th ODI ton and in the process surpassed batting legend Sachin Tendulkar among the hitters with a large number of tons in ODIs. Kohli’s innings was all around praised by Shreyas Iyer, who crushed 105 in only 70 balls. Prior, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave India an unstable beginning after they won the throw and elected to bat.
Shami Shines With His Bowling
Mohammed Shami created one more clinical exertion with the ball and scalped seven of the ten wickets. The pacer made the leap forward with his most memorable wad of the mtach and afterward excused Rachin Ravindra in his exceptionally next finished. Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell then restablised the Kiwi innings and have sewed a 150 or more represent the third wicket. Both the players finished their half-hundreds of years before Williamson was dropped by Shami on 52.