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New Zealand trail 0-2 in the three-match ODI series against India (AP Image)
The loss in Raipur also resulted in the series loss, with New Zealand now slipping to second in the men’s ODI team rankings, giving way to Jos Buttler-led England to top the charts.
New Zealand lost the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI rankings after a comprehensive eight-wicket defeat on Saturday India In the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
The loss in Raipur also resulted in the series loss, with New Zealand now slipping to second in the men’s ODI team rankings, giving way to Jos Buttler-led England to top the charts.
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New Zealand remained on top with 115 rating points ahead of Saturday’s match in Raipur. England are second with 113 rating points, Australia third with 112 rating points and India fourth with 111 rating points.
New Zealand are now second with 113 rating points and a total of 3166 points after losing to India by eight wickets. England and India are ranked first and third respectively with 113 rating points. While England have a total of 3,400 points, India have a total of 4,847 points.
If India repeat their performance from the first two games and complete a 3-0 series clean sweep in the last match of the series at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Tuesday, they will become the number one team in the ODI rankings.
In the match played in Raipur, the Indian bowlers, led by senior pacer Mohammed Shami, were precise in their bowling, getting good swing, turn, bounce, and taking brilliant return catches to bundle out New Zealand for just 108 runs. ,
Shami and Mohammed Siraj found enough seam movement on a pitch with some grass cover to run through New Zealand’s top and middle order, reducing them to 15/5 at one stage in 11 overs.
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Although Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner played some defensive innings, they were unable to get their team out of trouble and Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav kept the pressure on.
Captain Rohit Sharma then scored 51 off 50 balls while Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 40 as India chased down the total in 20.1 overs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, their second There is also the ODI series win. year at home.
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