ICC World Cup: Chase Master Kohli’s Brilliance Secures a Four-Wicket Win as Shami Impresses with Five Wickets
ICC World Cup: The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill provided India with a strong start, accumulating 71 runs for the first wicket. However, Lockie Ferguson removed Rohit for 46 from 40 balls, followed by Gill’s dismissal for 26 off 31 deliveries.
The match witnessed a brief interruption due to haze and low visibility in the 16th over, but the action resumed shortly thereafter.
ICC World Cup: Earlier in the game, Mohammed Shami’s remarkable five-wicket haul marked India’s recovery in the final 10 overs. Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra’s 159-run partnership, accomplished in just 152 balls, had initially put New Zealand on course for a score beyond 300. Mitchell, in particular, played a colossal innings, scoring 130 from 127 balls. However, New Zealand struggled in the last 10 overs, managing only 54 runs while losing six wickets.
Rohit Sharma, who won the toss, elected to field first. India’s bowlers successfully contained New Zealand’s scoring in the initial 10 overs. However, the partnership between Ravindra and Mitchell caused concern for India as the spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja were taken to task. Kuldeep conceded 32 runs in his first three overs, in stark contrast to India’s dominant performance in the first 10 overs. Mohammed Shami made an instant impact by dismissing Will Young with his first ball.
To make up for the absence of a sixth seamer due to Hardik Pandya’s injury and Shardul Thakur’s exclusion, India had to rely heavily on Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs on the trot and finished with figures of 0/48. The partnership between Ravindra and Mitchell crossed the 150-run mark when Jasprit Bumrah dropped Mitchell at the boundary, conceding four runs. India’s struggle finally ended in the 34th over when Shami dismissed Ravindra for 75 from 87 balls. Kuldeep Yadav then claimed the wicket of New Zealand captain Tom Latham, and Mitchell went on to score his fifth ODI century. However, India mounted a comeback, and New Zealand was eventually bowled out for 273.
