Both teams are outstanding in the One-Day International (ODI) format, especially when India is stronger whenever it is played at home. It doesn’t matter who the opposition is. This is why New Zealand feels tough in this tour and still has not won a single game in the previous 3 test matches and the last ODI match at Dharamsala. India played well in the previous ODI match and won the easy game against New Zealand. India created a lot of trouble for New Zealand early in the game when the young seamers of India bowled well and took seven wickets on just 65 runs. Still, New Zealand managed to score 190 runs in 43.5 overs.
But in India, it is not a good target. In reply to the 191-run target of 50 over the team, India starts the innings nicely and builds a good partnership. India lost the first wicket by 49 runs. Rohit Sharma was out on 14 runs. Virat Kohli, the star Indian batsman, did not score 85 runs, and the home side won the match by four wickets in 33.1 overs. Home side India leads the 5 ODI match series by 1-0 after the easy win at Dharamsala by six wickets. The 2nd game is crucial for both teams, especially the New Zealand (NZ) team, who could not win a single match here on this tour.
Best economical pick – Hardik Pandya received his ODI cap from one of the greatest all-rounders in the game’s history – Kapil Dev. Incidentally, it was the same day Kapil debuted in India 38 years ago. A man of the match on a special day made it a perfect debut for the Baroda man. In Dharamsala, India might have witnessed the emergence of Pandya, the bowler.
Top captains & vice captains – In the first ODI, Kohli hit the winning six, coming down the track and smashing Sodhi for a straight six! India takes the 1-0 lead in style, with Kohli continuing his golden form by hitting an unbeaten 85. All the Kiwi batters struggled to get runs except Tom Latham and Southee. Latham (79*) remained unbeaten until the end, and Southee scored a quick fifty after Umesh Yadav’s life. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs. New Zealand, 2nd ODI at Feroz Shah Kotla
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Smart pick – Amit Mishra (3/49) has recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs on Indian soil, surpassing the 2 for 40 vs. West Indies at Delhi on October 11, 2014. Mishra has completed his 50 wickets in ODIs – his tally being 52 (ave.25.86) in 32 matches – the quickest by an Indian spinner in ODIs, obliterating Ravichandran Ashwin’s feat of reaching the landmark in 34 ODIs.
Cautions Pick—Ross Taylor scored his second in between four innings in this tour. In India, Taylor’s batting record in ODIs is just mediocre—his tally is 252 in nine innings at an average of 28.00, including two fifties. Four times, he has registered single-digit scores in India.
