New Zealand have pulled up their boots after the T20 losses and have bounced back in the first ODI. Can India make a comeback?
India v/s New Zealand Results
| Date | Venue | Ind | NZ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 05, 2020 | Hamilton | 347/4 in 50.0 Overs SS Iyer – 103 K. L. Rahul – 88* Virat Kohli – 51 Kuldeep Yadav – 2/84 | 348/6 in 48.1 Overs Ross Taylor – 109* Henry Nicholls – 78 Tom Latham – 69 Tim Southee – 2/85 | New Zealand won by 4 wickets |
| Feb 03, 2019 | Wellington | 252 all out in 49.5 Overs AT Rayudu – 90 V Shankar – 45 Hardik Pandya – 45 YS Chahal – 3/41 Mohammed Shami – 2/35 Hardik Pandya – 2/50 | 217 all out in 44.1 Overs James Neesham – 44 Kane Williamson – 39 Tom Latham – 37 Matt Henry – 4/35 Trent Boult – 3/39 | India won by 35 runs |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Hamilton | 92 all out in 30.5 Overs Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2/25 | 93/2 in 14.4 Overs Ross Taylor – 37* Trent Boult – 5/21 C de Grandhomme – 3/26 | New Zealand won by 8 wickets |
| Jan 28, 2019 | Mount Maunganui | 245/3 in 43.0 Overs Rohit Sharma – 62 Virat Kohli – 60 AT Rayudu – 40* Dinesh Karthik – 38* Mohammed Shami – 3/41 Hardik Pandya – 2/45 Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2/46 YS Chahal – 2/51 | 243 all out in 49.0 Overs Ross Taylor – 93 Tom Latham – 51 Trent Boult – 2/40 | India won by 7 wickets |
| Jan 26, 2019 | Mount Maunganui | 324/4 in 50.0 Overs Rohit Sharma – 87 Shikhar Dhawan – 66 MS Dhoni – 48* AT Rayudu – 47 Virat Kohli – 43 Kuldeep Yadav – 4/45 Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2/42 YS Chahal – 2/52 | 234 all out in 40.2 Overs Doug Bracewell – 57 Trent Boult – 2/61 LH Ferguson – 2/81 | India won by 90 runs |
Last 5 results for India in New Zealand – L.W.L.W.W.
The odds might be in India’s favor for the next couple of ODI’s. Shreyas Iyer should have been part of their plans sooner, but since being given a consistent run, he has sealed the No. 4 spot. KL Rahul has gone from an extremely talented benchwarmer to a first-choice pick who can bat at any position. Even Shardul Thakur, who has blown lukewarm and ice-cold all tour, seems to have the higher-ups’ favour probably because this team doesn’t just want to be the best now, it wants to stay there for years to come, and for that to happen, an influx of new talent is crucial.
New Players
Tom Blundell took over the No. 3 spot in the first ODI and, for the duration of a glorious cover drive, he looked very Williamson-lite. Problem is when he tried to go for it again, he misjudged the flight of a Kuldeep Yadav delivery and was out stumped.
Prithvi Shaw‘s first ODI was significantly less fun than his first Test but it shouldn’t take too long for a man who has built his game on stand-and-deliver shots – drives on the up, cuts with pure abandon, back-foot punches that merit holding of the pose – to succeed in limited-overs cricket.