Canada Global (Web News) In the World Cup, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets to win their fifth consecutive victory. In the 21st match of the ICC World Cup played at the Dharamsala Cricket Stadium on Sunday, India defeated New Zealand. They set a target of 274 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 48 overs. India’s Mohammad Shami was declared the best player of the match for taking 5 wickets.
After defeating New Zealand, India returned to the first position in the points table with 10 points, while New Zealand moved from first to second position with 8 points. The Indian team is unbeaten so far in the tournament, while the Kiwis This is the first defeat.
Chasing the target, India’s first wicket fell for 71 runs in the 12th over when opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 46 runs. In the 14th over, Shubman Gill was also dismissed for 26 runs on a total score of 76. Both were shown the way to the pavilion by Lockie Ferguson.
15.4 overs into India’s innings, the match was halted briefly due to bad weather. Before the match was stopped, India had scored 100 runs for the loss of two wickets. Virat Kohli was at the crease with 7 and Shreyas Iyer with 21 runs.
India’s third wicket fell for 128 in 21.3 overs when Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 33 runs. He was caught out by Dion Conway off Trent Boult. KL Rahul scored 33 runs for 182 in the 33rd over while Suryakumar Yadav scored 2 runs for 191 in the next over. Virat Kohli was dismissed for 95 runs in the forty-eighth over for a total score of 269. Ravindra Jadeja 39 And Mohammad Shami remained not out with 1 run. For New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets, Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner took one wicket each.
The New Zealand team was bowled out for 273 runs in 50 overs while playing first, 7 batsmen of the Kiwi team could not even enter double figures. Daryl Mitchell scored 130 and Richan Ravindra scored 75 runs. Kiwi openers against India failed to give the team a good start. Dion Conway scored zero while Will Young returned to the pavilion with 17 runs.
Richen Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell put on a partnership of 159 runs for the third wicket, but Ravindra was out for 75, captain Tom Latham for 5 and Glenn Phillips for 23. Mark Chapman 6, Mitchell Santner 1, Matt Henry 0, Locke Ferguson proved to be the guest by scoring 1 run. Trent Boult remained not out without opening his account. For India, Mohammad Shami took 5 wickets, Klepp Yadav took 2 wickets while Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket each.
Earlier, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. He said that he will try to maintain the winning streak in the event. The Indian captain said that two changes have been made in the playing XI, replacing Hardik Pandya with Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Shami in place of Surya Kumar. On this occasion, New Zealand captain Tom Latham said that he is hopeful for success in the match, wants to occupy the top position on the points table.
