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India vs New Zealand, ICC cricket world cup 2019 warm-up match: New Zealand beat India by six wickets in the first warm up game. There it is! After a little stretch in the end. Henry Nicholls with a quick single to mid on completes the formalities as New Zealand win their first warm up game against India. Preview: Virat Kohli-led India will get their final round of preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 underway when they take on Kane Williamson’s New Zealand in their first of the two warm-up matches. The warm-up encounter comes less than two weeks before India’s opening match against South Africa on 5 June and will be one more opportunity to settle the issue of the much-debated number four spot. KL Rahul and Vijay Shankar will be competing for that slot, which would eventually mean that MS Dhoni bats down the order. The openers slot is more or less confirmed, with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan set to kickstart the innings. Meanwhile, the match is also going to be a battle between experienced pace attacks. While India boast of pacers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Kiwis have Tim Southee and Trent Boult within their ranks. Ish Sodhi, who picked up 28 wickets from five domestic matches for Central Districts earlier this year, will be competing against the Indian spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. The Kiwis will play West Indies in their final warm-up game before they begin their campaign against Sri Lanka on 1 June. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma , Shikhar Dhawan , Virat Kohli (c), Vijay Shankar , MS Dhoni (w), Kedar Jadhav , Hardik Pandya , Ravindra Jadeja , Mohammed Shami , Jasprit Bumrah , Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Lokesh Rahul , Dinesh Karthik , Kuldeep Yadav , Yuzvendra Chahal New Zealand: Colin Munro , Martin Guptill , Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell (w), Ross Taylor , Henry Nicholls , James Neesham , Mitchell Santner , Lockie Ferguson , Trent Boult , Tim Southee , Matt Henry , Colin de Grandhomme , Tom Latham , Ish Sodhi
Highlights, India vs New Zealand Practice Match 2019, ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up Match, full cricket score: Kiwis win by six wickets
India vs New Zealand, ICC cricket world cup 2019 Warm-up Match Live Updates: New Zealand beat India by six wickets in the first warm up game. There it is! After a little stretch in the end. Henry Nicholls with a quick single to mid on completes the formalities as New Zealand win their first warm up game against India.
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A bad day in office for India
A wicket just before the end, but New Zealand ease past the finish line nevertheless. Ross Taylor began his last World Cup in fine fettle.
For India, the headlines will be about their batting. It’s been 70 days that they have played ODI cricket but that cannot be an excuse. There was simply a lack of execution today. Will they brush it under the carpet as just a random failure in a non-consequential warm-up game? There are things to ponder over before the second warm-up against Bangladesh at Cardiff on Tuesday.
New Zealand beat India by six wickets in the first warm up game at The Oval
There it is! After a little stretch in the end. Henry Nicholls with a quick single to mid on completes the formalities as New Zealand win their first warm up game against India. The Kiwis chased down 180 with relative ease, sparing over 12,5 overs.
After 37 overs,New Zealand 179/4 ( Henry Nicholls 14 , Tom Blundell (W) 0)
Tom Blundell comes out to the middle after Taylor’s wicket with NZ needing 1 run to win. Two forward defences to see out Jadeja’s over. Fair to say that will be his only contribution with the bat for this warm up game.
After 36 overs,New Zealand 177/3 ( Ross Taylor 70 , Henry Nicholls 13)
Couple of twos for Nicholls at the start of Kuldeep’s over. Both driven on the offside. Ross Taylor looks to cut a ball that was a little too close. Didn’t miss the stumps by much either. Three more runs needed.
After 35 overs,New Zealand 171/3 ( Ross Taylor 69 , Henry Nicholls 8)
Nicholls starts off Jadeja’s over with a boundary before he gets off the strike off the fourth ball. Just nine more runs needed.
After 34 overs,New Zealand 166/3 ( Ross Taylor 69 , Henry Nicholls 3)
A slip and a leg slip in place for Nicholls as Kuldeep comes on to bowl the 7th over. Nicholls is happy to get some practice, well isn’t that the purpose of this game, he would like to believe as he brings the big stride and dead bats Kuldeep for the first four deliveries before taking the single. NZ need 14 more.
After 33 overs,New Zealand 165/3 ( Ross Taylor 69 , Henry Nicholls 2)
Jadeja gets through another quick over with Nicholls looking to spend some time in the middle. He isn’t able to get off strike of the first five deliveries, only a single of the final ball to retain the strike for the start of the next over.
After 32 overs,New Zealand 164/3 ( Ross Taylor 69 , Henry Nicholls 1)
Taylor looking to get the last few runs rather quickly. He continues to attack Chahal and with couple of boundaries in the over he adds 12 more runs to NZ’s total. Kiwis need 18 more to win off 18 overs.
After 31 overs,New Zealand 152/3 ( Ross Taylor 58 , Henry Nicholls 0)
Jadeja slips one quick over with Henry Nicholls almost chopping it back on his sticks before some os his footballing skills come to use. NZ need 28 runs more.
After 30 overs,New Zealand 151/3 ( Ross Taylor 57 , Henry Nicholls 0)
NZ go past the 150-run mark but not before losing Kane Williamson’s wicket. The wicket means very little in terms of the warm up game for India but was a super delivery from Chahal that would do good to his confidence.
OUT! Chahal gets the breakthrough. Very good delivery as he beguiles Williamson in the air. Lots of turn as well. Williamson was looking to work the ball towards the onside before the ball came to him, the leading edge carries to Rohit Sharma for a simple catch to backward point.
K Williamson c Sharma b Chahal 67 (87b)
After 29 overs,New Zealand 149/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 66 , Ross Taylor 56)
Some luck earns Williamson another boundary. Seven runs from the over with NZ now needing only 31 runs.
After 28 overs,New Zealand 142/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 59 , Ross Taylor 56)
Williamson with a precisely placed sweep shot that earns him another boundary as eight runs are procured from Kuldeep’s over. NZ continue to march towards victory.
After 27 overs,New Zealand 134/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 53 , Ross Taylor 54)
Couple of boundaries off Jadeja’s second over with Ross Taylor also brining his fifty. The two key Kiwi batsmen have warmed up nicely. Now for them to finish the job.
After 26 overs,New Zealand 125/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 53 , Ross Taylor 45)
Kuldeep Yadav gets through his fifth over without much fuss. Only three runs of it but India desperately need wickets. NZ need 55 more.
After 25 overs,New Zealand 122/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 53 , Ross Taylor 42)
First look of Jadeja the bowler. Starts off well, giving away only couple of runs from his first over. We reach the 25th over mark with NZ in a commanding position.
After 24 overs,New Zealand 120/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 52 , Ross Taylor 41)
Dinesh Karthik drops Ross Taylor of the last ball of the over. Pitched up delivery, was the googly that Taylor was looking to drive powerfully through covers, gets an genuine outside edge which Karthik isn’t able to hold on. Kuldeep has hands over his head. Three singles of the over.
After 23 overs,New Zealand 117/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 50 , Ross Taylor 40)
Williamson starts the over with a maximum and then completes his half century of the next ball. Nine runs from Chahal’s over, Kiwis need 63 runs to win.
After 22 overs,New Zealand 108/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 43 , Ross Taylor 38)
Kane Williamson starting to play some strokes and taking some calculated risks. With two boundaries in the over, Black Caps go past the 100-run mark. The form of Kuldeep Yadav and the ease with which batsmen are playing could start becoming a headache for the Indian team management.
After 21 overs,New Zealand 97/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 33 , Ross Taylor 37)
Taylor is looking very good in the middle as well. Using his feet to the spinners and blunting their attack. NZ are in complete control at the moment. Seven more added to the score from Chahal’s over.