Match Details
They collected a few singles and doubles before Pant gave away his wicket to a fuller length delivery from Adam Milne. Hardik Pandya also fell cheaply and it was only a few good shots from Ravindra Jadeja in the fag end of the innings which got India over the 100 mark.
Earlier in the day, it was a no-brainer for Kane Williamson to win the toss and put India in. Suryakumar Yadav who had to miss out owing to a niggle was replaced by Ishan Kishan and to everyone’s surprise it was Kishan who came out to open the innings with KL Rahul.
Kishan after finding a boundary gave away his wicket cheaply trying to flick one over the deep square leg fielder. Rohit Sharma survived a first ball duck as Adam Milne missed a dolly at deep fine leg. He smashed a six and a four to get the innings going. Rahul also played some impressive shots before perishing in the final over of the powerplay.
For India to make a match out of 110 runs target, they needed early wickets and that too in a heap which didn’t really happen. Jasprit Bumrah started off quite brilliantly with a menacing opening over and came back to send back Martin Guptill in his 2nd over. India needed to cash on that little glimmer of hope but the duo of Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson had other ideas.
Mitchell in particular was the attacking partner in the partnership as he defied the Indian bowlers with his strong muscular shots. Williamson on the other end, ensured that there was no break for the Indians. He batted in his own sensible manner and looked in complete command of proceedings despite not taking any undue risks.