NZ beat IND Highlights – India’s Semfinals Dreams Dented: India’s semifinals hopes took a huge beating as Trent Boult and Daryl Mitchell powered New Zealand to a comfortable 8-wicket victory over Virat Kohli’s India in Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India are now placed 5th in Group 2 with zero points and a negative net […]
NZ beat IND Highlights – India’s Semfinals Dreams Dented: India’s semifinals hopes took a huge beating as Trent Boult and Daryl Mitchell powered New Zealand to a comfortable 8-wicket victory over Virat Kohli’s India in Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India are now placed 5th in Group 2 with zero points and a negative net run rate of -1.609. New Zealand are third with two points from as many games and an NRR of +0.765 – Follow T20 World Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
India didn’t have a competitive total to defend and New Zealand proved that right. Chasing just 111, New Zealand made light work of India’s total as Daryl Mitchell’s 49 and Kane Williamson’s 33 were enough to chase down the target.
Can India still make it to Semis? India’s only chance now is to win their three remaining games, and then hope that New Zealand and Afghanistan lose at least one of their remaining games. Then, NRRs could come into play. Even on that front, India have plenty of work to do – their defeat against New Zealand has pushed their NRR down to -1.609.
NZ beat IND Highlights: Trent Boult, Daryl Mitchell star as New Zealand thrash hapless Virat Kohli & Co by 8 wickets
Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson stitched a 72-run stand for the second wicket to steer the New Zealand chase. Chasing 111, New Zealand got off to a decent start as openers Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell stitched a 24-run stand. Jasprit Bumrah gave India the first breakthrough when he dismissed Guptill in the fourth over.
While Jasprit Bumrah picked up martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell’s wickets, it was not enough. India’s spinners had a bad day as Ravindra Jadeja was hammered for 23 in two overs. While Varun Chakaravarthy was economical, he was toothless in terms of taking wickets. On the other hand, New Zealand didn’t falter and kept scoring at a brisk rate as Kane Williamson and Mitchell look comfortable at the crease.
NZ beat IND Highlights: Trent Boult, Daryl Mitchell star as New Zealand thrash hapless Virat Kohli & Co by 8 wickets
NZ beat IND Highlights: In the end, New Zealand chased down the target in just 14.3 overs to register their first win but denting India’s semifinals hopes in the process. India will now need to win all remaining three matches while also hope that New Zealand and Afghanistan lose at least two more games.
Earlier, India’s experiments failed horribly as Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi made India struggle. After being put into bat first once again, Virat Kohli & Co failed to get any momentum. Apart from Hardik Pandya’s 23 off 24 and 26 off 19, India’s top-order failed once again and India could only set 111-run target for New Zealand.
NZ beat IND Highlights: Earlier, the toss didn’t go as planned for Virat Kohli as Kane Williamson won the toss and asked India to bat first. India made two changes to the side that lost to Pakistan. Suryakumar Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar go out, Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur come in. For Kiwis, Adam Milne comes in.
Over 20: Southee with the last over
India finish on 110/7 and this is their second-lowest total in T20 World Cup.
Lowest totals for India in T20 World Cups
79 vs NZ Nagpur 2016
110/7 vs NZ Dubai 2021
118/8 vs SA Nottingham 2009
130/4 vs SL Mirpur 2014
SIX! Southee missed the length and Jadeja hammered over mid-wicket for a 6.
Jadeja says no to single to Shami.
Over 19: Trent Boult back for his last over
FOUR! Jadeja gets a boundary but India on the backfoot.
WICKET! Shardul comes in and departs quickly, another failed experiment.
WICKET! Boult’s superb show continues, Hardik departs.
FOUR! Hardik Pandya ends India’s boundary drought, hammers Boult for a 4.
Boult is back. He has been excellent so far as expected against India.
Over 16: Ish Sodhi back for his 4th over
Ish Sodhi’s spell comes to and end with 2/17.
India’s last boundary came in 7th over and since then, it has been a period of lull.
Over 15: Milne comes back for his 3rd over
DRS! NZ take DRS for an LBW for Ravindra Jadeja but the ball is over the wicket.
Over 13: Southee comes back for his 3rd over
Good over for Southee, just 4 runs from it.
India need boundaries to fight back. Hardik and Pant have failed to time the ball properly and the struggle has been real.
Over 12: Santner with his last over
An excellent spell come to an end. He gave away just 15 runs in four overs to restrict India.
Over 11: Ish Sodhi comes in
Hardik Pandya comes in. He will need to play an anchor’s role and not a finisher’s.
WICKET! The biggest wicket. Ish Sodhi sends Kohli back and India are struggling big time.
Over 10: Santner comes in
Five runs off the over and at halfway stage, India need to accelerate big time.
Over 9: Milne comes in
Just two runs from Milne, India continue to struggle.
Virat Kohli rebuilds but he has been very slow in his approach.
Kohli survives! Kohli tries go for a single and mix up with Rohit but he reaches home safely.
Over 6: Tim Southee continues
WICKET! KL Rahul commits harakiri, tries to pull one off Southee and the ball goes straight to Mitchell.
Good comeback from Southee. Just two runs and a dot ball in the next three balls.
FOUR! Outside edge but KL Rahul is safe and the ball travels to the boundary for a 4.
Over 5: Adam Milne comes in
SIX! Rohit Sharma hammers Milne for a six to accelerate scoring for India.
FOUR! Rohit finally connects one and hammers Milne for a 4.
FOUR! KL Rahul belts one off Milne for a 4. Can he get a big score here?
Over 3: Trent Boult continues
DROPED! Big mistake for NZ? Rohit pulls the first ball off Boult and gives a catch but it is dropped. Rohit’s wife breathes sigh of relief.
WICKET! Ishan Kishan pulls a left side half volley and gives it to Daryl Micthell. Kohli’s experiment doesn’t work out.
FOUR! Ishan Kishan isn’t having it, pulls Mumbai teammate Boult for a 4.
Over 2: Tim Southee with second over:
FOUR! KL takes on Southee for a 4.
Over 1: Trent Boult with the first over.
Good over from Boult, just 1 run off it.
Boult’s swinging delivery stuns Ishan Kishan but the delivery was going outside leg stump.
KL & Ishan Kishan open for India.
@19:30: Big surprise from India, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan open for India.
@19:27: Rohit Sharma isn’t wearing pads, Ishan and Rahul to open?
Virat Kohli: We would have bowled first as well. We need a solid start and have wickets in hand to get those extra 20-25 runs are the learnings from the last game. We understand that and plans are there to get those extra runs. It’s ridiculous, we are playing twice in 10 days. Too long a break, but yeah, the guys have recovered well. Had good practice sessions, are itching to go out on the field, which is a good thing.
IND vs NZ LIVE Score When you have so many days off you want to get on the park and get into the groove. It’s another opportunity to come out and correct the mistakes. Two changes. One forced, Surya has a lower back spasm, so Ishan Kishan will replace him and open the batting. Shardul Thakur replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
As for teams, Suryakumar Yadav is ruled out with a back injury, Ishan Kishan comes in his place. Shardul Thakur replaces off colour Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), James Neesham, Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult
@19:03: Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bowl first. Adam Milne comes.
🚨 UPDATE: Suryakumar Yadav complained of back spasms. He has been advised rest by the BCCI Medical Team and has stayed back at the team hotel.#TeamIndia#T20WorldCup#INDvNZ
@17:20: Important match for both India and New Zealand. A win will bring them back in the tournament and a loss will take them further away from semifinal spot.
IND vs NZ LIVE Score: Can Virat Kohli break 18 year old New Zealand jinx? Toss at 7 PM – Follow LIVE
Neither Virat Kohli, nor mentor MS Dhoni has been able to break puzzle called New Zealand in ICC Events. If India was the bogey team for Pakistan, New Zealand is the bogey team for India – who doesn’t let Indian team win in the ICC Events. It’s been 18 years since India has won against the Kiwis in ICC events – check all details. India’s seven-wicket win in the 2003 World Cup under Sourav Ganguly was the last time they beat the Kiwis in an ICC tournament.
Last five meetings – INDIA vs New Zealand at ICC Events
2021 WTC Final: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets in Southampton
2019 WC semi-final: New Zealand beat India by 18 runs in Manchester
2016 T20 WC: New Zealand beat India by 47 runs in Nagpur
2007 T20 WC: New Zealand beat India by 10 runs in Johannesburg
2003 WC: India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in Centurion
IND vs NZ LIVE Score: Can Virat Kohli break 18 year old New Zealand jinx? Toss at 7 PM – Follow LIVE
Time and again, New Zealand have proved that they are one of the toughest opponents for India in the ICC tournaments with the latest being the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June.
India have outclassed almost every opposition at the ICC events in the last decade or so, but they have failed to solve the mystery of Black Caps.
Kane Williamson & Co have trumped Virat Kohli-led India twice.
New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in WTC Final
Kiwis beat India by 18 runs in 2019 World Cup semifinals
2021 WTC Final
Virat Kohli & Co will be fresh with the memory of New Zealand’s exploits against India in this year’s World Test Championships.
India lost the match by a big margin of 8 wickets with Kohli getting dismissed twice to his RCB teammate Kyle Jamieson.
The likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohd Shami who were part of the playing XI will look to make Kiwis task challenging for the T20 World Cup semifinals.
IND vs NZ LIVE Score: Can Virat Kohli break 18 year old New Zealand jinx? Toss at 7 PM – Follow LIVE
2019 World Cup Semi-Final
MS Dhoni’s hope of repeating 2011 success was dashed after a brilliant run-out from Martin Guptill on the reserve day of the 2019 World Cup semifinal.
The hope of the entire country was brought to a standstill. Now, the talisman is back in the role of team India mentor and ready to guide Virat Kohli’s & Co to a victory against the Blackcaps.
A number of players from the current squad were part of the loss and ready to avenge the defeat against New Zealand.
India has never won against New Zealand in an ICC tournament-
2003 World Cup: India defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets
2007 T20 World Cup: New Zealand defeated India by 10 runs.
2016 T20 World Cup: New Zealand defeated India by 47 runs.
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