T20 World Cup 2021: New Zealand thrashes India, Kohli's men taste second defeat
T20 World Cup: After the Men in Blue finished with a sub-par total — 110 for seven — the Black Caps eased to an eight-wicket win with 33 balls to spare.
Published : Oct 31, 2021 23:28 IST
India went from bad to worse as another insipid batting display saw it suffer a humiliating defeat against New Zealand in its ICC T20 World Cup match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. After the Men in Blue finished with a sub-par total — 110 for seven — the Black Caps eased to an eight-wicket win with 33 balls to spare.
IND vs NZ - HIGHLIGHTS The second loss in as many games, after the 10-wicket mauling by Pakistan the previous Sunday, put the team’s chances of making it to the semifinal in jeopardy. Accurate While the Kiwi bowlers were extremely accurate, the Indian batters were all at sea, both against the three-pronged pace attack of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Adam Milne and the spin duo of left-armer Mitchell Santner and leggie Ish Sodhi, celebrating his 29th birthday. Even after tweaking the batting order — Ishan Kishan, who replaced the injured Suryakumar Yadav (back spasm), opened with K.L. Rahul — which pushed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to No. 3 and 4, India couldn’t get going after being asked to bat. Failing to pierce the gaps, the top-order batters attempted to clear the ropes and found the fielders in the deep almost every time.
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