END OF OVER:8 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 67/5 | RR: 8.37
- Hardik Pandya14 (10b)
- MS Dhoni0 (0b)
- Trent Boult2-0-13-1
- Mitchell Santner2-0-16-0
10.08pm This pitch is spitting and ripping, but that was just terrific bowling from New Zealand. They made a couple of errors, maybe bowling too full a few times, but apart from that, they were just New Zealand. Stunning fielding, bowling to their plans, and good defensive lines. New Zealand ahead. India in with a chance. Back soon.
7.6
1
Boult to Pandya, 1 run, the perfect yorker, on middle and leg, shovelled away to deep midwicket for one.
7.5
0
Boult to Pandya, no run, wow, Boult makes up for that lost run, a good length delivery outside off is muscled back to Boult who throws himself to his left and stops the ball with one hand. Absolutely terrific
7.4
2
Boult to Pandya, 2 runs, another cutter, short outside off, Pandya looking to go straight, over long-on, but the ball skews off the outside half towards extra cover for a couple.
7.3
2
Boult to Pandya, 2 runs, the yorker on off, jammed away towards backward point, but the ball makes its way through. Short third man cuts it off, an additional run conceded
7.2
W
Boult to Pandey, OUT, superb fielding. A short cutter on middle and off, Pandey sits back and wallops a pull towards long-on. Santner runs towards his left, and as he is losing balance (with both his feet off the ground and falling away), he throws the ball to de Grandhomme, who had the game awareness to move close to long-on. Santner still kept his balance and threw the ball straight to de Grandhomme. Stunning stuff.
MK Pandey c de Grandhomme b Boult 17 (16m 11b 1x4 1x6) SR: 154.54
eric: "65 looks good on this pitch in the allotted 8 overs" 75-80 maybe? Simply because margin of error so fine
7.1
1
Boult to Pandya, 1 run, a cutter outside off, slapped to deep cover for one. No timing at all.
Boult. New Zealand's best, against Pandya, India's second-best hitter.
END OF OVER:7 | 11 Runs | IND: 61/4 | RR: 8.71
- Hardik Pandya8 (5b)
- Manish Pandey17 (10b)
- Mitchell Santner2-0-16-0
- Ish Sodhi2-0-23-2
6.6
1lb
Santner to Pandya, 1 leg bye, full again, but he varies the line, flat down leg, off the glove or arm to third man. 11 off the over, but that was superb bowling
Sasikanth: "India missing a batsman like Sarfaraz Khan who has all the unorthodox shots to offset the bowlers' plans..all the players can muscle the ball in the arc but nothing else.."
6.5
6
Santner to Pandya, SIX, mistake! One mistake is enough at this level. This is full on middle and leg, and Pandya swings through the line, clean over long-on. Good hit
Rohit: "Another strategy blunder - why would you hold back Pandya in an 8-over shoot out?"
6.4
1
Santner to Pandey, 1 run, soooo much flight on that, it was full but wide outside off, drilled down to long-off
6.3
2
Santner to Pandey, 2 runs, superb bowling Santner. Short on middle and leg, very conscious of not bowling full. This is a much harder length to hit, pulled through midwicket for a couple
6.2
1
Santner to Pandya, 1 run, quick, fired in down leg, paddled down to fine leg for one
6.1
0
Santner to Pandya, no run, beautiful bowling. It's the seventh over, but there is loop and flight, but the length is not full. The ball pitches and rips past the edge
70? 75? 80? I don't think New Zealand will be too displeased with this.
END OF OVER:6 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 50/4 | RR: 8.33
- Hardik Pandya1 (1b)
- Manish Pandey14 (8b)
- Ish Sodhi2-0-23-2
- Tim Southee2-0-13-2
5.6
1
Sodhi to Pandya, 1 run, full and wide outside off, driven into the cover region
5.5
1
Sodhi to Pandey, 1 run, superb fielding from Guptill. Flat and very wide outside off, a terrific option. Slapped towards Guptill at long-off, who keeps attacking the ball for the catch. The ball bounces just in front and takes it cleanly, on the bounce
5.4
W
Sodhi to Iyer, OUT, Guptill will not drop it, 99 times out of 100. That wasn't as full, Iyer even came down but couldn't get close to the pitch, the ball spins away, takes the outside half and lobs towards Guptill at long-off for an easy reverse-cupped catch. Looked to hit it too hard, but can't do much else, I suppose. Just that length, have to be full but not overpitched. The ideal length a fuller than good length
SS Iyer c Guptill b Sodhi 6 (13m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
5.3
1
Sodhi to Pandey, 1 run, short down leg, pulled towards short fine leg for one. Good run from Iyer, take and make all these marginal differences
5.2
0
Sodhi to Pandey, no run, that was too full again, but more loopy and wider outside off. Pandey winds up for another six over long-on but the ball rips away
5.1
6
Sodhi to Pandey, SIX, 86 kph, in the slot, and Pandey can get underneath that. Can't bowl so full on a surface that is spinning so much. Pandey doesn't time it well, but enough power to clear long-on
5.1
1w
Sodhi to Pandey, 1 wide, quick but very wide down leg. Pandey misses a swat, wide called
END OF OVER:5 | 9 Runs | IND: 40/3 | RR: 8.00
- Shreyas Iyer6 (5b)
- Manish Pandey6 (4b)
- Tim Southee2-0-13-2
- Ish Sodhi1-0-13-1
4.6
2
Southee to Iyer, 2 runs, 12 cutters in 12 balls from Southee. Short outside off, stabbed over cover for a couple. Struggling for timing, but picked a good area
4.5
2
Southee to Iyer, 2 runs, another cutter, short outside off, coming back in, flapped away towards midwicket, an ugly heave. Iyer runs back for two, and makes it with a full-length dive. It was a good throw, straight to the keeper, good dive
4.4
0
Southee to Iyer, no run, superb stop from Williamson. An offcutter on middle, flicked away towards midwicket. Williamson dives to his right to save two, maybe four
4.3
1
Southee to Pandey, 1 run, yet another cutter outside off, cut away towards point
4.2
0
Southee to Pandey, no run, slow down leg, 106 kph, the ball is close enough to leg not to call it a wide. Um, that's close, let's just say I've seen those given wide more often than not
