New Zealand [348/6] beat India [347/4] by 4 wickets in the first ODI, lead series 1-0

[Justcrazy]

Thakur gets key wicket

 

[Test lover]

Time for hiding someone

 

[Hitman]

Guptill gone.

 

[Aman]

Blundell should play his natural game.

Nicholls to anchor the innings.

 

[Justcrazy]

Kiwis need one more partnership here , a little quicker one

 

[Test lover]

Haha lol he said to umprire "yar pad m lagi h" when umprire give wide

 

[MP2011]

Poor first over from Kuldeep.

 

[Arya]

6 Bumrah overs are my only hope.

 

[MP2011]

Kuldeep gets Blundell.

 

[Aman]

Soft from Blundell.

 

[MP2011]

Rahul has been quite good behind stumps as well. Dhoni would've been proud of that stumping.

 

[Aman]

Need a Taylor special to win from here.

 

[Aman]

Yadav is a confidence bowler, need to hit him off his lines and they will be able to score off him.

 

[Test lover]

Nearly a run out

 

[Aman]

Suicidal running

 

[MP2011]

Great over from Kuldeep.

 

[Test lover]

I feel Kuldeep bowling little bit shorts .

 

[Test lover]

Easy Dropped

 

[Test lover]

Another run out chance Missed

 

[Aman]

This would be some win for the Second XI if they were to chase this.

 

[Aman]

Nicholls has been scoring runs in domestic cricket.

But damn, I'm impressed how good he's gotten.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Its become even better for batting under lights.

 

[Aman]

What a shot from Nicholls.

What did he eat today lmao?

Single handily carrying this chase.

 

[MP2011]

Its become even better for batting under lights.

Need wickets at regular intervals.

 

[Kaizoku]

This would be some win for the Second XI if they were to chase this.

You love to play safe don't you.

 

[Aman]

Spinners getting smashed around the ground.

 

[Kaizoku]

NZ will choke again in the finishing moments.

 

[Aman]

You love to play safe don't you.

Is this not a second string NZ team?

Still a way to go so can't get ahead of myself and declare NZ winners despite being ahead at this point.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Need wickets at regular intervals.

Difficult to do so. Very hard to defend scores under lights. The way defended against Australia recently was one of the rare exceptions.

 

[MP2011]

Difficult to do so. Very hard to defend scores under lights. The way defended against Australia recently was one of the rare exceptions.

I know what I said was a cliche, still only wickets can win us this game.

 

[Kaizoku]

It's not like that players have rested or opted out. They are the best in the country available at the moment. So you can't call it a second string side.

 

[Aman]

It's not like that players have rested or opted out. They are the best in the country available at the moment. So you can't call it a second string side.

It's a second string side lol.

Our Frontline/specialist bowlers and captain/2nd or 3rd best batsmen are missing. More importantly the drop off between them and their replacements is huge.

 

[Aman]

Bumrah smashed out of the park by Rosco.

Whattashot.

 

[MP2011]

Bumrah tonked for 6!

 

[Kaizoku]

Whadda shot from Taylor. Miles into the stands.

 

[Aman]

Ugh.

Good Fielding by Kohli tbf.

 

[Aman]

Century thrown away =\

 

[MP2011]

Lack of some more runs in our last over may come back to haunt us.

 

[Aman]

Need Latham to stabilize for the next 40-50 runs then CdG and Neesham can tonk the ball around.

 

[MP2011]

Kohli has changed quite a few game of late through his direct hits.

 

[Kaizoku]

Brainfade moment for Black Caps. Just when Nicks and Rosso were batting so brilliantly. There was no need of that risky single. Huge moment in the game.

 

[Aman]

Brainfade moment for Black Caps. Just when Nicks and Rosso were batting so brilliantly. There was no need of that risky single. Huge moment in the game.

Idk I think there was a single there, Kohli was just onto it fast and got a great thrown in.

Low percentage chance Kohli converted.

 

[MP2011]

Great over from Bumrah apart from that 6.

 

[Aman]

90 runs is what we can leave for CdG, Neesham, Santner, Southee and Sodhi.

 

[Space Cat]

Kohli is the ultimate competitor. Hes never out there taking it easy.

Mamba mentality.

 

[Kaizoku]

Idk I think there was a single there, Kohli was just onto it fast and got a great thrown in.

Low percentage chance Kohli converted.

Why risk a single when you are set and tonking bowlers for fun. Btw great effort from Kohli. Indian fielders are either superb or crap. No in betweens.

 

[Kaizoku]

90 runs is what we can leave for CdG, Neesham, Santner, Southee and Sodhi.

Only if CdG and Neesham scores 80 of them.

 

[Aman]

Only if CdG and Neesham scores 80 of them.

Nah those 3 are capable of getting 30 between them.

 

[MP2011]

Last 20 overs coming up.

NZ needs to chase close to what they were asked to during T20 series, lol.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

With Taylor, Latham, Neesham, De Grandhomme, Santner in the bank - New Zealand should win. Otherwise a wonderful innings by Nicholls will just go to waste

 

[Kaizoku]

Kuldeep trying his best to lower his economy.

 

[Kaizoku]

Nah those 3 are capable of getting 30 between them.

Shami and Bumrah are good at death. 30 from those 3 is like asking too much.

 

[Space Cat]

Latham dropping the anchor and applying the handbrake to this innings.

 

[Aman]

These extras definitely helping.

12 wides already.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Latham dropping the anchor and applying the handbrake to this innings.

From what I've seen of him, he can accelerate at will once he's set. It's important to not lose any wickets to Bumrah and Shami at this point and Latham is doing just that.

 

[Aman]

Latham better not throw it away.

He's had 12 balls, make it count now.

 

[MP2011]

Another great over in prospect from Bumrah.

 

[Kaizoku]

These extras definitely helping.

12 wides already.

Repaying NZ I presume.

 

[liam26]

NZ losing momentum.

 

[Abdullah719]

Why is Tom Blundell with a List A average of 25 and SR of 80 batting at #3 in an ODI for NZ?

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Solid pounding by Latham... Kuldeep has no answer to his sweep

 

[Kaizoku]

Latham can sweep spinners for eternity. Rarely seen him miss that shot.

 

[Abdullah719]

Why is Tom Blundell with a List A average of 25 and SR of 80 batting at #3 in an ODI for NZ?

With Mark Chapman (List A average 50, SR 97) on the bench

 

[Kaizoku]

Courtney Thakur is back

 

[Space Cat]

Latham needs to rotate the strike more. Let Ross hit the pacers.

 

[RamLakhan]

Courtney Thakur is back

Reduced to Thakur Dinda by Taylor straightaway!

 

[MP2011]

Thakur's excellent over spoiled by that last ball 6.

 

[Aman]

Why is Tom Blundell with a List A average of 25 and SR of 80 batting at #3 in an ODI for NZ?

Performances in Aus. Didn't realize his record was that ordinary.

 

[Test lover]

NZ is second string team but without Rohit ,Dhawan ,Pandya , Bhuvi India is first string eleven lol

 

[Aman]

We should win this from here but we haven't been able to finish chases this series.

 

[Space Cat]

Lovely sweeps by Latham. He has always played Indias spin well in ODIs.

 

[Aman]

Latham is a God against spin lol.

 

[Kaizoku]

Reduced to Thakur Dinda by Taylor straightaway!

Kiwis should hit him to oblivion. Dunno how he gets selected when dozens of better bowlers are out there. India's obsession with a bowler who can swing his bat a little knows no bound.

 

[Test lover]

Kuldeep getting phainta

 

[Aman]

Give Latham the strike against the spinners and leave the pacers to Taylor.

 

[Space Cat]

Regardless of the result Gary Stead should look to extend his holiday indefinately.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Kuldeep is being destroyed by Latham here. Will he cry tonight as well?

 

[Kaizoku]

Mohit Thakur comes again

 

[Aman]

Another wide

 

[Space Cat]

I love when India celebrate like its a certain wicket then dont take the DRS review.