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Hardik Pandya was dismissed by Daryl Mitchell during the Hyderabad ODI (BCCI Photo)
The Indian fans in the stadium erupted in joy but when ‘out’ flashed on the big screen, there was silence all around.
ODI series opener between India And New Zealand saw a brilliant century coming off the bat of Shubman Gill. But the controversial dismissal of vice-captain Hardik Pandya left the spectators in disbelief. The all-rounder was also taken aback after being given out and the whole episode has once again put the Indian umpires under the scanner.
event is 40th OVER when Daryl Mitchell bowls a length ball. Hardik turned slightly to play the cut shot but missed it completely due to the extra bounce. The bails went out and New Zealand appealed the dismissal. On-file umpire Anil Choudhary asked for more clarity from TV umpire Ananth Padmanabhan, replays showed there was no contact between bat and ball and the bails went through Tom Latham’s gloves.
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The Indian fans in the stadium erupted in joy but when ‘out’ was flashed on the big screen, there was silence all around. A shocked Pandya walked away unhappy and India were reduced to 249/5 after 39.4 overs.
Meanwhile, Gill continued to showcase his batting form in the ODI format. He became the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in ODI-19 innings. achieved faster than Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan who took 24 innings to reach the milestone.
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Gill started the match 106 runs short of the 1000-run mark and went on to score a brilliant century to create history. It was the fourth ball of the 33rd over when Gill hit a boundary with a brilliant drive over midwicket to complete 1000 runs in ODI cricket.
Earlier, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in the first match of the ODI series against New Zealand. After winning the toss, Rohit talked about including left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan in the playing XI along with fast bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur.
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