India Beat New Zealand by 22 Runs in Tauranga to Clinch ODI Series 3-1
Reuters reported on November 15 that India pulled off a remarkable escape in Tauranga on Sunday, with Arshdeep Singh leading a pace-led fightback to secure a thrilling 22-run win over New Zealand and seal the five-match one-day international series 3-1.
Defending a modest 209, India looked destined for defeat as New Zealand cruised to 64-1 before the visitors' pacers sparked a dramatic collapse, with the hosts losing five wickets for 55 runs before crashing out on 187 in 48.1 overs.
Arshdeep finished with figures of 3-30, while Mohammed Siraj and spinner Axar Patel picked up two wickets apiece and the remaining bowlers claimed one each. Dean Foxcroft top-scored for New Zealand with 31 off 42 balls, and captain Mitchell Santner's 24 off 31 offered resistance. Yash Thakur claimed his maiden ODI wicket.
Earlier, New Zealand's attack kept India on the back foot, with fast bowler Matthew Fisher striking early to remove veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Patel and Ishan Kishan scored 46 apiece, while Santner (3-47) and Jacob Duffy (3-60) claimed three wickets each for New Zealand.
India and New Zealand will next meet in a two-test series beginning on November 19.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：新西兰 Tauranga 的 Bay Oval 板球场（资料图）。照片：NZDF 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: Bay Oval cricket ground in Tauranga, New Zealand (file photo). Photo by NZDF, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
