Match Details
Winning the toss and opting to bat first, India got off to a solid start courtesy of their openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. The duo put on 60 for the first wicket. While Rohit fell for 34, Gill carried on as he lit up the afternoon in Hyderabad. It was the Shubman Gill show from start to finish as he scored his 3rd ODI ton and then converted that to his maiden double ton. He was head and shoulders above the other players. He scored 208 off 149 balls. He hit 19 fours and 9 sixes in the innings. Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with 31 off 26 balls. Hardik Pandya scored 28 off 38 balls while Washington Sundar scored 12 off 14 balls. But they were all pale in comparison to what Gill brought out as India posted 349/8 with as many as 13 wides given by the Kiwi bowlers.
Daryl Mitchell picked up a couple of wickets for New Zealand
in his 5 overs. Henry Shipley picked up a couple of wickets but went the distance.
A wicket apiece for Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, and Mitchell Santner. No
wickets for Michael Bracewell. Apart from Santner who kept it tight, the rest
of the bowlers went the distance as they had no answers to the exhibition put
on by Shubman Gill.
In the end, India wins the game by 12 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. Stick around for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.