India [337/6] beat New Zealand [331/7] by 6 runs in the third ODI to win series 2-1

[MenInG]

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

 

[Aman]

Time to make history

 

[MenInG]

New Zealand opt to bowl first

 

[Sean143]

NZ need Boult's Magic Against India's Top Order to make history.Williamson also needs to step up

 

[austerlitz]

Arrogant and brutal six.

 

[ExpressPacer]

VK is just too good on these pitches.

 

[austerlitz]

Time to milk 5-6 an over.

 

[Benchwarmer]

Hope Mr.Talent gets his third Double hundred today.

 

[austerlitz]

Sharma plays too many dots along with the boundaries.

 

[Sidilicious]

Sharma plays too many dots along with the boundaries.

slowing down too much.

 

[Ab Fan]

350 on cards unless they get Sharma OUT sooner.

 

[Sidilicious]

350 on cards unless they get Sharma OUT sooner.

Need 375. Do not what happens when the dew comes in.

 

[austerlitz]

Need to accelerate now 6-7 an over.

 

[Reddy]

Should Accelerate now.

192/1 33.4 overs

 

[Aman]

Can't do anything, India just batting too well.

 

[Aman]

VK is just too good on these pitches.

Absolutely nothing the bowlers can do other than to keep it tight and hope for a mistake.

 

[Sidilicious]

Absolutely nothing the bowlers can do other than to keep it tight and hope for a mistake.

That should certainly give the kiwis some hope when batting. Williamson and Guptill will be looking forward to batting.

 

[Aman]

That should certainly give the kiwis some hope when batting. Williamson and Guptill will be looking forward to batting.

Expecting our batsmen to fold into the pressure.

 

[Aman]

Rohit might score another double today.

 

[IAJ]

Killing time, lovely pitch as well.

 

[Aman]

Scoring runs is too easy here.

No excuses for our batsmen not to score today.

 

[Hamza_]

Fine knock by Rohit so far.

No idea why he is hated by Indians.

 

[Aman]

Kane has been poor this series with bat and as captain.

 

[salmanno1]

Class Batting by Rohit & Kohli.

 

[austerlitz]

Need 350 at least with dew factor.

 

[salmanno1]

by R Sharma

 

[salmanno1]

Last 5 overs 56 runs

Wow
11 runs per over

 

[salmanno1]

252 in 40 overs

Add atleast 120 in 60 balls with 9 wickets in hand

 

[salmanno1]

Kohli getting slower while reaching ton

 

[salmanno1]

Kohli in d mode

 

[salmanno1]

Hitman jinx :wicket 147

 

[Aman]

Good innings from Rohit, at least we can take solace in not conceding a double.

IMO Kane should have bowled himself more this series, Milne hasn't been good from what I've seen and has been bowling mid 130s.

 

[Hamza_]

Pandya should be in.

 

[Madplayer]

Why would you bowl first on this pitch? What nonsense

 

[Madplayer]

Indian stokes gone for 8.

 

[Hasan123]

Another century for Kohli

 

[Madplayer]

Ball is gripping and turning now. NZ will lose by at least a 100 runs.

 

[Aman]

Kane missed a trick not bowling himself.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Here comes Dhoni, to help NZ.

 

[austerlitz]

Losing the plot here.

 

[Madplayer]

Kane missed a trick not bowling himself.

Is milne injured? Bowling at 130

 

[Aman]

Is milne injured? Bowling at 130

I have no idea, maybe it's the humidity?

He offers nothing to the team without his pace, Kane is better off bowling now than him.

 

[babajee]

If NZ limit India to 320... game on?

 

[Ahson8]

I have no idea, maybe it's the humidity?

He offers nothing to the team without his pace, Kane is better off bowling now than him.

Why the heck is Sodhi not in this team ?

 

[786pk]

That is pathetic. Seems like Dhoni complained about a wide and the umpire changed his mind. That's not on.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Is milne injured? Bowling at 130

Hes stopped bowling as fast as he can for some reason. Lost a good 20 ks

 

[ExpressPacer]

Guptill needs to go berserk today if NZ are to have any chance to win this. And Munro needs to stop slogging at everything blindly. He's better than that.

 

[UN talkz]

That is pathetic. Seems like Dhoni complained about a wide and the umpire changed his mind. That's not on.

I have seen this happen multiple times in my life.... Remember when Ashwin bowled a wide( batsman attemped a reverse sweep) and Dhoni looked at umpire(sort of gave him a stare) and umpire immediately changed decision

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Pitch is an absolute phatta ... we need to get Martin, Kane and Ross cheaply.

 

[Aman]

These wides

 

[Aman]

Guptill needs to go berserk today if NZ are to have any chance to win this. And Munro needs to stop slogging at everything blindly. He's better than that.

Nah, he needs to bat sensibly. If he bats most of the innings, we should chase it, but that's a big if.

 

[Madplayer]

Hes stopped bowling as fast as he can for some reason. Lost a good 20 ks

20ks is a massive dip. Not possible without an injury or poor fitness. Maybe he is sick because of humidity.

 

[Aman]

Good comeback, but feel we could have restricted them by another 10-15 runs.

 

[Ab Fan]

Get Martin early and series is over for NZ.

 

[Raja Sab]

game over for new zealand

 

[Shafi]

Should be walk in a park for India. NZ will loose at least by 100+ runs

 

[MMHS]

IND probably trying to build DK as the back up keeper for MS, just in case. Other wise no other explanation to me.

 

[Dingolfy]

Fine knock by Rohit so far.

No idea why he is hated by Indians.

Complete hack when there is movement and bats too slow initially.

 

[Aman]

19 off the first over.

Makes things a little easier.

 

[Aman]

319 needed in 49.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Kumar has been destroyed here.

 

[Aman]

Guptill needs to play himself in, he's vital.

 

[LastManstanding]

Bhuvi has lost it.

 

[7sins]

As soon as they got a flat pitch kumar becomes super ordinary same happened in the champions trophy as well.

 

[Titan24]

And some posters here make Bhuvi to be some big thing.

He is a pretty limited bowler, can only swing the new ball for first over or so may be a bit more in friendly conditions and sometimes can also ball a yorker or two and thats about it.

His record suggests how mediocre he has been till now but some even try to deny that.

 

[7sins]

And on that espn wrote an article are we entering a golden age of indian fast bowling

 

[Hamza_]

Good start by NZ!

 

[7sins]

Bhuvi reaching 50 in almost 24 balls

 

[Titan24]

Bumrah's slow ball action looks pretty dodgy on TV

 

[IAJ]

Bhuv Kumar brings up his 50 in 4,2 overs.

 

[7sins]

As long as munro and williamson is there kiwis can still win this

 

[Kaptan]

Time has come for Dhoni to take captancy.
As usual Kohli will hide behind Dhoni when things are not looking good.

 

[Hamza_]

Bhuvi is destroyed.

 

[Ab Fan]

Williamson to win this series for NZ...

 

[Ab Fan]

Hack has been impressive today.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It is a road. You have to make mistakes to lose the match.

 

[Hamza_]

Kohli saving Bumrah

 

[Bilal7]

I heard Rohit scored a century and immediately deduced that is was a flat pitch. I was right.

Kiwis can win it if these two can take the target to below 190 but I expect the Indian spinners to come good. Kumar is such a useless bowler, lol, why is Shami not in the team?

 

[7sins]

Indians bowlers getting a phainty today

 

[lehen]

Under the Dew factor, 337 is more like 275. Indian spinners and Death bowling of Bumrah -Bhuvi have to be relied upon,It is NZ's match to lose. Good thing that India have not been on the easier situation in this series,should be a good test