Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh): India rode on Virat Kohli's impressive 95 to beat New Zealand by four wickets in the league game of the ongoing World Cup 2023 here on Sunday.
Pacer Mohammed Shami made a strong statement in his maiden game of the World Cup 2023 claiming a five-for as India bowled out New Zealand for 273. For New Zealand, Daryl Mitchell notched up a ton and went ahead to record his highest ODI score of 130. Except for him and Rachin Ravindra (75 of 87 deliveries), New Zealand batters were largely clueless against the Indian bowling attack. India's impressive death bowling especially Shami's pin-point yorkers, kept New Zealand tied up as the Rohit Sharma-led side bundled them out after electing to field. India then the chased the target with two overs to spare and continued the winning run. Chase Master Virat Kohli once again showed his mettle and stood up or his team when needed.
- 10.19 pm
Mohammed Shami was adjudged as the Player of the Match of the Award for his exceptional figures of 5/54. - 10.17 pm
Ravindra Jadeja (39 not out off 44 balls) hit the winning boundary as celebrations erupted in the Indian camp. India with five wins on the trot have moved to the top of the points table. - 10.10 pm
Virat Kohli was dismissed after a well made 95 but he missed deserving century as a million hearts were broken. - 10.04 pm
Virat Kohli hammered Trent Bout for six and four in the 47th over as India amassed 12 runs and were just seven runs away from victory. - 9.59 pm
India scored only seven runs in the 46th over, bowled by Rachin Ravindra and they needed 19 runs from the last four overs. - 9.55 pm
Kiwi quick Trent Boult conceded only three runs in the 45th over. India need 26 runs from the last five overs. - 9.48 pm
India is looking strong to continue its unbeaten run in the ongoing World Cup with a set Virat Kohli in the middle. India need 29 runs in 36 balls. - 9.43 pm
Ravindra Jadeja hammered Rachin Ravindra for a maximum in the 42nd over, in which India amassed nine runs in the over. - 9.38 pm
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have ensured that India remain the game and the Men in Blue 44 runs from 54 balls. - 9.19 pm
Left-handed batter Ravindra JadeJa and Virat Kohli are playing shot at will as India is on course for a comfortable chase. - 9.08 pm
Suryakumar Yadav was run out on the final ball of the final ball of the 34th over. India lost half their side for 191 and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja joined Kohli, who was now set. The game in all likelihood will go down the wire. India needs 82 runs from 90 balls. - 8.59 pm
Mitchell Santner provided New Zealand a key breakthrough after he trapped KL Rahul (27 run off 35 balls) in front of the wickets. The on-field umpire had given not but New Zealand successfully overturned the decision. Rahul smashed three boundaries in his short stay at the crease. He and Virat added 54 runs for the fourth wicket and took India near to victory. - 8.45 pm
KL Rahul smashes a boundary towards square leg against Rachin Ravindra. He and Virat Kohli are taking the game deep and the hostsnow need less than 100 runs. - 8.35 pm
Virat Kohli showed his class with a brilliant inside out over extra cover and the sweet timing on the shot takes it over the boundary ropes. - 8.30 pm
The duo are now steadying the innings slowly and the team might head for a big target. - 8.20 pm
Rahul plays a sweep against Rachin Ravindra and the duo is now building the innings steadily to post a big total. - 8.15 pm
KL Rahul scores a boundary through point region against Lockie Ferguson - 8.09 pm
Shreyas Iyer departed after making a quick-fire 33 in 29 balls. He gave a regulation catch in the deep to Dewon Conway as pacer Trent Boult got his first wicket. - 7.51 pm
The play resumed after the fog interruption. Kohli-Iyer partnership nearing fifty in quick time. - 7.36 pm
In the unprecedented situation, fog interrupted the game as players walking back to the pavilion. It is very misty inside the stadium and the visibility is really bad. The umpires are still in the middle, having a word with the groundsmen. Shreyas Iyer is off to a flying start as he hit five fours in his 9 deliveries so far. - 7.27 pm
Shubman Gill walks back to the pavilion after scoring 26 off 31. Lockie Ferguson took his second wicket of the match as Gill gave a simple catch to Daryl Mitchell in the deep. Shreyas Iyer comes into bat at number 4. - 7.18 pm
Lockie Ferguson sent back Rohit Sharma to the pavilion after the ball dragged onto the stumps. But Rohit Sharma has now become the highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 surpassing Mohammed Rizwan's 294 runs in four Innings. Rohit Sharma now has 298 runs on his name in this tournament. - 7.06 pm
Rohit Sharma continues to dominate with the bat Indian team reaches the 50-run mark inside eight overs. Shubman Gill completed his 2000 ODI runs in just 38 innings to become the fastest to reach this feat surpassing Hashim Amla, who completed it in 40 innings. - 6.56 pm
Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian to hit 50 sixes in a calendar year. Overall, he is only behind AB De Villiers (58) and Chris Gayle (56).
Most SIXES in a year in ODIs:
58 - AB De Villiers in 2015
56 - Chris Gayle in 2019
50* - Rohit Sharma in 2023
48 - Afridi in 2002
47 - Mhd Waseem in 2023 - 6.50 pm
Rohit Sharma is off to a flying start as he hit two sixes and three fours inside five overs. - 6.40 pm
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opened the innings for India. Trent Boult will bowl the first over of the innings. - 6.00 pm
Daryl Mitchell gets to his highest individual score today after scoring a boundary over extra covers to score his 130th run. Shami completed his second World Cup and a third overall five-wicket haul in the World Cup. India bundled out New Zealand on 273 runs. - 5.50 pm
Mohammed Shami struck twice in two balls as he removed Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner. Shami has now taken four wickets on his comeback in the playing eleven. They have stopped New Zealand under 300 after a century partnership between Mitchell and Ravindra who made the game in Kiwi's favor in middle overs. - 5.36 pm
Mohammed Siraj returned to attack to complete his quota of 10 overs. New Zealand batters are finding it difficult to time the ball as the run rate went down instead of going up. They have scored just 27 runs in the last 5 overs with on loss of one wicket of Glenn Phillips. - 5.29 pm
Glenn Phillips went for a big shot but couldn't time the ball properly and gave a sitter to Rohit Sharma, who made no mistake. Glenn Phillips walks back after scoring 23 off 26 with a six. - 5.23 pm
Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips would be keen that New Zealand cross the 275-run mark as there are still seven overs left. - 5.11 pm
Daryl Mitchell notched up his fifth ODI hundred with a single off pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the 41st over. His highest ODI score is 129. Let us see if the aggressive right-handed batter surpasses his highest score or not. - 4.54 pm
Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav trapped rival skipper Tom Latham (5 off 78 balls) in front of the wickets. India have stormed back into the game by taking two quick wickets. - 4.52 pm
Mitchell moved into his 90s and is nearing his fifth ODI hundred. - 4.37 pm
Mohammed Shami provided the much-needed breakthrough as he dismissed a set Rachin Ravindra (75 off 87 balls) in the 34th over. Ravindra was caught by Shubman Gill at long-on. This was Shami's second wicket in the match. Ravindra, who hammered six boundaries and a six, and Mitchell conjured 159 runs for the third wicket, which pulled New Zealand out of trouble. Skipper Tom Latham has walked in the middle. The partnership between Ravindra and Mitchell is the now the highest partnership in an India-New Zealand game in the ODI World Cups for any wicket. They surpassed Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth's 136 run stand at Nagpur in the 1987 edition of the World Cup. - 4.20 pm
There is no stopping Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell, who have pummeled the Indian attack to submission. - 4.02 pm
Daryl Mitchell notched up his fifty, his fifth in the 50-over format. He then hammered Ravindra Jadeja for a maximum in the 28th over. - 3.52 pm
Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell have notched a 100-run stand and have steadied the New Zealand ship. Mitchell is also nearing his half-century. - 3.44 pm
Rachin Ravindra notched up his half-century with a single off spinner Kuldeep Yadav. The young left-handed batter, who smashed a century in the team's opening game against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, has continued his impressive form. The southpaw can become New Zealand's batting mainstay. - 3.39 pm
The Indian spinners have leaked runs in the ongoing game as the Men in Blue are desperate to break the partnership between Mitchell and Ravindra, who have rallied the New Zealand innings. Kuldeep Yadav has leaked 32 runs in three overs so far. - 3.30 pm
Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell have changed gears and have taken Kuldeep Yadav to task. Kuldeep conceded 16 runs as Mitchell and Ravindra hammered six each. - 3.25 pm
Spinners from the end now as Rohit Sharma introduced Kuldeep Yadav replacing Mohammed Shami. - 3.20 pm
Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra are stitching a partnership for New Zealand after losing two early wickets. They have completed the fifty partnership in just 49 balls. - 3.10 pm
Jadeja who dropped the catch of Rachin Ravindra came into the attack. He has bowled on a very tight line not letting batters increase run rate. - 3.02 pm
Daryl Mitchell and a young Rachin Ravindra are trying to rebuild and have so far added a quick 22 runs for the unbroken third wicket. - 2.51 pm
Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra have a task at hand to rebuild the innings after the Tom Latham side lost two early wickets. India is currently on the top as the pacers have wreaked havoc. The duo needs to up the ante. This is the lowest powerplay score for New Zealand in this World Cup. - 2.41 pm
Mohammed Shami struck on the first ball of his spell as he dismissed Will Young (17), who was struggling. Shami cleaned up Young, a right-handed batter with a peach of a delivery, as New Zealand lost their second wicket. The Kiwis were teetering at 19/2. Young hammered three boundaries in his short stay at he crease. - 2.36 pm
Just five runs came from the seventh seven over of the match including a four towards third man. - 2.28 pm
India bowlers have put New Zealand batters under pressure from the very first over. Just two runs came from the sixth over for the innings. - 2.22 pm
India lost their first review. The ball which was angling in for the Left-handed batter struck on the pads of Rachin Ravindra but the umpire did not out after Indian players appealed for LBW wicket. Rohit Sharma took a review but as per the spin vision technology, the ball was missing the stumps. - 2.17 pm
Wicket Maiden for Siraj. Devon Conway went for a flick shot as the ball was on his pads but Shreyas Iyer, who was standing at short mid-wicket took a blinder as he walked back to the pavilion on duck. - 2.13 pm
Will Young just helped the ball toward the third-man area using the pace of the bowler, Siraj made a good effort to save the ball but was unsuccessful to do the same. Just a four came from Bumrah's second over. - 2.10 pm
Will Young smashed the ball in between Point and Cover region for the first boundary of the match. Five runs came from the first over of Siraj. - 2.05 pm
Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first maiden over of the match. He found the right line and length from the very first ball of the match. New Zealand is yet to score a run in their innings. Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack from the other end. - 1.58 pm
Devon Conway and Will Young to open the innings for New Zealand. Jasprit Bumrah will open the attack for India. - 1.53 pm
Both the teams are on the field for National Anthems.
Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
