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.
The current batch of New Zealand bowlers and wicketkeeper BJ Watling engaged in the traditional celebration by drinking champagne and smoking cigars.
Both Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw came into the limelight during the ICC U19 World Cup in 2018 where they were the part of the winning Indian squad.
Apparently, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma had also gone with team India as Mohammed Shami shared a picture of him with the couple.
After the third ODI, New Zealand all-rounder James Nessham took to his official Twitter handle to jokingly ask KL Rahul to save some of his form for the IPL.
Kane Williamson hailed his team and the efforts of the players after whitewashing India in the three-match ODI series which ended on Tuesday.