New Delhi: On this day two years ago, New Zealand ended India’s campaign in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup as they defeated the Men in Blue by 18 runs in the first semi-final at Old Trafford.
Chasing a low target of 240 runs, India got off to a poor start and New Zealand shattered the top order. Matt Henry was Rohit Sharma (1) caught behind Virat Kohli (1) Trent Boult’s ball got trap before leg.
Henry bounced back and dismissed KL Rahul (1), who was also left behind. Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik tried to settle down and played carefully. However, New Zealand piled on the misery as Jimmy Neesham took a brilliant catch in the gully to see Karthik (6) back into the pavilion.
Pant got support Hardik Pandya And both added 47 runs for the fifth wicket. Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson brought in Mitchell Santner and the latter did not disappoint as the spinner dismissed Pant (32). Santner bounced back and sent Pandya (32) back to the pavilion, reducing India to 92/6 after 30.3 overs.
M S Dhoni And Ravindra Jadeja rebuilt India’s innings as the duo added 116 runs. Dhoni played the role of second fiddle to Jadeja, who played aggressive shots from the first ball and hit a scintillating half-century.
Boult tilted the table and put India under pressure again as he dismissed Jadeja (77), who hit the skier and gave Williamson a comfortable catch at long-off. As soon as the responsibility shifted to Dhoni, Martin Guptill made a brilliant run out and dismissed Dhoni (50). India needed 24 runs in nine balls, Lockie Ferguson dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for zero and Neesham completed the formalities Yuzvendra Chahal (5) Caught behind.
India finished on 221 after 49.3 overs. Earlier, Ross Taylor and Williamson took New Zealand for 239 for the loss of eight wickets in a rain-hit innings after opting to bat first.
This was the last time Dhoni wore the Indian jersey. In the summit clash of the tournament, New Zealand suffered a defeat at the hands of England and the Three Lions won their maiden 50-over World Cup title at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 14, 2019.
Chasing a low target of 240 runs, India got off to a poor start and New Zealand shattered the top order. Matt Henry was Rohit Sharma (1) caught behind Virat Kohli (1) Trent Boult’s ball got trap before leg.
Henry bounced back and dismissed KL Rahul (1), who was also left behind. Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik tried to settle down and played carefully. However, New Zealand piled on the misery as Jimmy Neesham took a brilliant catch in the gully to see Karthik (6) back into the pavilion.
Pant got support Hardik Pandya And both added 47 runs for the fifth wicket. Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson brought in Mitchell Santner and the latter did not disappoint as the spinner dismissed Pant (32). Santner bounced back and sent Pandya (32) back to the pavilion, reducing India to 92/6 after 30.3 overs.
M S Dhoni And Ravindra Jadeja rebuilt India’s innings as the duo added 116 runs. Dhoni played the role of second fiddle to Jadeja, who played aggressive shots from the first ball and hit a scintillating half-century.
Boult tilted the table and put India under pressure again as he dismissed Jadeja (77), who hit the skier and gave Williamson a comfortable catch at long-off. As soon as the responsibility shifted to Dhoni, Martin Guptill made a brilliant run out and dismissed Dhoni (50). India needed 24 runs in nine balls, Lockie Ferguson dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for zero and Neesham completed the formalities Yuzvendra Chahal (5) Caught behind.
India finished on 221 after 49.3 overs. Earlier, Ross Taylor and Williamson took New Zealand for 239 for the loss of eight wickets in a rain-hit innings after opting to bat first.
This was the last time Dhoni wore the Indian jersey. In the summit clash of the tournament, New Zealand suffered a defeat at the hands of England and the Three Lions won their maiden 50-over World Cup title at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 14, 2019.
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