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.
Indian bowlers had stolen the show in the first innings as they bundled New Zealand at 235 to hand India a slender 7-run lead before batsmen failed again.
With India struggling at a score 80-2, Virat Kohli joined Cheteshwar Pujara, only to last 15 balls and score 3 runs before getting dismissed by Tim Southee.
It was mainly because of half-centuries from Hanuma Vihari, Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara that the visitors managed to reach a respectable total.
Virat Kohli failed to make any contribution in India's first innings and was sent to the pavilion by the veteran Tim Southee for a paltry score of 3.
India will be desperate to overcome the deficit and hope the star players, most of whom failed miserably in the series opener, perform to their potential
