Billie Jean King Cup :India lose to New Zealand to remain in Group I
With the loss, India finished third in Asia/Oceania Group I with three wins and two defeats.
With the loss, India finished third in Asia/Oceania Group I with three wins and two defeats.
Virat Kohli went one up his idol during the India-New Zealand ODI World Cup semifinal when he became the first ever batter to notch up 50 centuries in ODI cricket.
IND vs NZ, ICC World Cup 2023: India elected to bowl first after Rohit Sharma won the toss against unbeaten New Zealand in their world cup match in Dharamshala.
Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav entertained the crowd with some scintillating stroke-play on a pitch that was aiding fast bowlers. Suryakumar hit three glorious sixes in his unbeaten 25-ball 34, while Gill was crisp in his timing and placement of shots to be 45 not out off 42 deliveries.
Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday became the second Indian batter after Rohit Sharma to score two centuries in T20Is during a calendar year.
Ajinkya Rahane said the criticism of them not playing short-ball well is unfair and the Test series loss in New Zealand was largely due to wind factor.
Ian Chapell commended Pujara for blending caution and aggression well, which saw the right-hander score a half century in the first innings.
Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets and Mohammed Shami returned best figures of 4/81 as India had the Kiwis on the mat in their first innings.
Trent Boult seemed sympathetic about Indian batsmen and said their habits of playing on "slow pitches" are making their lives difficult.
Ravindra Jadeja took a sensational one-handed airborne catch at deep mid-wicket to end the useful ninth-wicket partnership between Jamieson and Wagner.
