IND vs NZ: India and New Zealand are facing each other to reach the top of Group A. The battle between the two is going on in Dubai. Whichever team wins today, it will go to the top of Group A and will face the second-ranked team of Group B in the semi-finals. However, it is certain that Team India will play its semi-final on March 4 in Dubai. India scored 249 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. New Zealand has a target of 250. The Kiwi team did excellent fielding in this match. For India, Shreyas Iyer scored 79, Hardik Pandya 45 and Axar Patel scored 42 runs.
India’s record against New Zealand in ICC tournaments has not been very good. India has been able to beat them only 5 times as compared to New Zealand’s 10 wins. Both teams have already reached the semi-finals, but the team that wins this match will gain the supremacy of Group A. India has so far defeated Pakistan and Bangladesh in this tournament. On the other hand, the Kiwi team also defeated both those teams easily and confirmed their place in the final-4. In this match, India has dropped Harshit Rana and given a chance to Varun Chakraborty.
Virat Kohli’s 300th ODI match
This is the 300th match of Virat Kohli’s ODI career. Before him, only Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Mohammad Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh could achieve this feat. Virat has so far played 299 matches in his ODI career and scored 14,085 runs at an impressive average of 58.20. Virat can also make a lot of records in this match.
India vs New Zealand: Head to Head Record
India and New Zealand have faced each other 118 times in ODI cricket history so far. India has won 60 times, New Zealand 50 times. 1 match between them was tied and 7 matches had no result. In the last 5 ODIs, Team India has continuously defeated New Zealand.
New Zealand’s score 10/0
After 3 overs, New Zealand’s score is 10 runs without any wicket. Mohammad Shami gave one run in the third over. Rachin Ravindra is on five runs in eight balls and Will Young is on five runs in 10 balls.
New Zealand’s score 9/0
After 2 overs, New Zealand’s score is 9 runs without any wicket. Hardik Pandya gave five runs in the second over. Rachin Ravindra is on four runs in three balls and Will Young is on five runs in 9 balls.
New Zealand’s score 4/0
The Kiwi team’s innings has started. Will Young and Rachin Ravindra have come to open. Mohammad Shami bowled the first over. After one over, New Zealand’s score is four runs without any wicket.
India gave New Zealand a target of 250 runs
India scored 249 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. New Zealand has a target of 250. The Kiwi team did excellent fielding in this match. For India, Shreyas Iyer scored 79, Hardik Pandya scored 45 and Axar Patel scored 42 runs. Matt Henry took five wickets for New Zealand.
Hardik Pandya hit 2 fours and 1 six
Hardik Pandya hit two fours and a six on Kyle Jamieson in the 49th over. Hardik is now on 45 runs in 42 balls. He has hit 4 fours and two sixes. After 49 overs, the score is 244 runs for seven wickets.