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Preview: Brimming with confidence after a convincing victory in the first One-Day International (ODI), limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will eye another big win when favourites India take on New Zealand in the second match of the five-match rubber at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday. With the conditions at the Ferozeshah Kotla favouring the spinners, the hosts will bank on their last ODI performance where Kedar Jadhav and experienced leggie Amit Mishra ran through the Kiwi’s middle and lower order. It is also expected that Dhoni will not make any changes to the playing eleven as each player seemed like complementing each other in the last match. [caption id=“attachment_3063160” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Indian limited-overs captain MS Dhoni bats in the 2nd ODI in Delhi. AP[/caption] Star batsman Suresh Raina will miss the second ODI against New Zealand as the southpaw is still recovering from a bout of viral fever. In the batting department, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey and Dhoni had decent starts in the last game and are expected to score big runs in the second game. The bowling department has settled down into a nice rhythm as pacers and spinners chipped in with vital breakthroughs when needed. Sent into bat in the last ODI, New Zealand would have been disappointed to be bowled out with 37 balls still remaining in their innings so skipper Kane Williamson will likely make some changes in the top order. Apart from Tom Latham, batsmen Martin Guptil, Ross Taylor and Williamson looked clueless against the Indian bowlers and will have to come good if they want to match India at Ferozeshah stadium. In the bowling department, Pacer Trent Boult will likely be included in the squad to support Tim Southee to trouble the Indian batting line-up. Spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi had also found it hard to bowl on the flat Dharamsala track. But on the Ferozeshah wicket both spinners will like to make their case stronger as conditions there will support the spinners. The squads: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicket-keeper), Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey, Jayant Yadav, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kedar Jhadav, Mandeep Singh, Amit Mishra, Dhawal Kulkarni, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya. New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Matt Henry, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Tim Southee. With inputs from IANS
India vs New Zealand, Highlights, 2nd ODI in Delhi: Kiwis beat hosts by 6 runs
Live scores and updates of the 2nd ODI between India and New Zealand in Delhi.
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Final over, Ball 1 : Umesh whips the first one through mid-wicket for a couple
Final over ball 2: Umesh mistimes his whack to mid off and gets a single
7 needed off 4
Final over, Ball 1 : Umesh whips the first one through mid-wicket for a couple
Final over ball 2: Umesh mistimes his whack to mid off and gets a single
7 needed off 4
After 49 overs,India 233/9 ( Umesh Yadav 15 , Jasprit Bumrah 0)
Yadav cuts one powerfully wide of third man but Bracewell does well to restrict to just single. Boult then bowls one very wide but it’s just inside the line. The umpire doesn’t react. Hardik then thumps one over mid off for a FOUR to breathe life into the crowd. Boult however responds with a yorker to bowl a dot next ball. Boult then removes Pandya and concedes just a single off the last ball. 10 needed off the last over.
After 49 overs,India 233/9 ( Umesh Yadav 15 , Jasprit Bumrah 0)
Yadav cuts one powerfully wide of third man but Bracewell does well to restrict to just single. Boult then bowls one very wide but it’s just inside the line. The umpire doesn’t react. Hardik then thumps one over mid off for a FOUR to breathe life into the crowd. Boult however responds with a yorker to bowl a dot next ball. Boult then removes Pandya and concedes just a single off the last ball. 10 needed off the last over.
OUT! Huge blow for India! Pandya departs. HH Pandya c Santner b Boult 36 (32b 3×4 0x6)
It’s short outside off, Hardik charges down the track and looks to absolutely murder with a slap but ends up getting a top edge to deep cover where the fielder makes no mistake. Boult has been splendid today and he gets a crucial wicket. 11 needed off 7 now.
OUT! Huge blow for India! Pandya departs. HH Pandya c Santner b Boult 36 (32b 3×4 0x6)
It’s short outside off, Hardik charges down the track and looks to absolutely murder with a slap but ends up getting a top edge to deep cover where the fielder makes no mistake. Boult has been splendid today and he gets a crucial wicket. 11 needed off 7 now.
After 48 overs,India 227/8 ( Hardik Pandya 32 , Umesh Yadav 13)
Hardik takes a single off the first ball. Yadav then cuts one wide of point, Southee puts in a brilliant dive in the deep to save a run. Yadav and Hardik then take singles of consecutive balls. After a dot, Umesh takes a single off the outside edge to make it 6 runs off the over. 16 needed off 12 now.
After 48 overs,India 227/8 ( Hardik Pandya 32 , Umesh Yadav 13)
Hardik takes a single off the first ball. Yadav then cuts one wide of point, Southee puts in a brilliant dive in the deep to save a run. Yadav and Hardik then take singles of consecutive balls. After a dot, Umesh takes a single off the outside edge to make it 6 runs off the over. 16 needed off 12 now.