India vs New Zealand, ICC World Cup Warm-up 2019 Highlights: NZ win by six wickets
Highlights: New Zealand beat India by six wickets at The Oval. Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson chipped in with half-centuries. The Kiwis outplayed India in all three departments in this match. The Indian team management have plenty to think about their batting performance going into the World Cup. Earlier, New Zealand bowlers restricted India to 179 with Trent Boult scalping four and Jimmy Neesham taking three wickets. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian batsmen as he scored a masterful 54. Follow IND vs NZ highlights below -
New Zealand win by six wickets
Nicholls takes a quick single off Kuldeep’s bowling and takes New Zealand to a six-wicket victory. The Kiwis outplayed India in all three departments in this match. The Indian team management have plenty to think about their batting performance going into the World Cup.
Taylor goes for 71 runs
Taylor presents a catch to Kohli off Jadeja’s bowling and gets out for 71 runs. The Kiwis are just one run away from victory.
20:55 hrs ISTNZ need 15 more runs to win
Ross Taylor has played a splendid innings so far. The Kiwi batsman has scored 69 runs from 68 balls as New Zealand are just 15 runs away from victory.
20:43 hrs ISTWilliamson departs for 67 runs
Williamson edges a delivery from Chahal and presents a catch to Rohit. The Kiwi captain departs for 67 runs as his team is just 29 runs away from victory.
20:34 hrs ISTTaylor notches half-century
Taylor smashes Jadeja for a boundary and brings up a half-century off 54 deliveries. New Zealand need 45 more runs to win.
20:20 hrs ISTWilliamson scores fifty
Williamson brings up his fifty off 69 balls. The New Zealand captain has played a calm and composed innings in this match. The Kiwis need 63 more runs to win.
20:13 hrs ISTNew Zealand reach 90/2 in 20 overs
Taylor and Williamson are well set at the crease. They have strung a partnership of 53 runs as New Zealand reach 90/2 in 20 overs. They need 90 more runs to win.
19:56 hrs ISTHardik concedes six runs
Taylor smacks Hardik for a boundary as New Zealand move to 72/2 in 16 overs. The Kiwis are in no hurry at the moment as they need just 108 more runs to win.
19:38 hrs ISTNew Zealand reach 50 in 12.2 overs
Williamson and Taylor take New Zeland to 50/2 in 12.2 overs. They need 130 more runs to win. Both the batsmen are taking their time to get a measure of the conditions.
19:22 hrs ISTRahul takes a brilliant catch
Guptill flicks a delivery from Hardik in the air. Rahul runs, judges the catch well and latches onto it brilliantly. New Zealand: 40/2 in 10 overs.
19:11 hrs ISTGuptill gets going
Guptill strikes Bhuvneshwar for two boundaries as New Zealand reach 29/1 in 7 overs. The opening batsman moves to 22 runs from 20 balls.
19:00 hrs ISTGuptill and Williamson look to steady NZ’s innings
Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar are bowling on good line and lengths as Guptill and Williamson look to string a partnership. NZ: 17/1 in 4.4 overs.
18:50 hrs ISTBumrah strikes for India
Bumrah bowls a brilliant yorker to dismiss Munro LBW in the second over. The opener goes for four as New Zealand lose their first wicket.
18:44 hrs ISTMunro starts aggressively
Munro skips down the track and smashes a delivery from Bhuvneshwar for a boundary. New Zealand: 7/0 in 1 over.
18:15 hrs ISTIndian innings over
Kuldeep Yadav is the last Indian batsman to head back into the hut as he is dismissed by Trent Boult. India have been dismissed for 179 and had it not been for Ravindra Jadeja, India would have score much less after a rare to-order collapse. Boult scalped four for New Zealand while Neesham took three.
18:08 hrs ISTJadeja perishes!
Lockie Ferguson finally has his man as he gets rid of Ravindra Jadeja for 54. The southpaw hit the ball in the air towards point and Ross Taylor took a brilliant diving catch to send the batsman back into the hut. India have lost their 9th wicket now.
18:02 hrs ISTFifty for Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja completes his half-century off 47 deliveries and celebrates in his signature style. Jadeja has so far hit six boundaries and two massive sixes. He will be the key if India are to get closer to the 200-run mark.
17:54 hrs ISTKuldeep Yadav hurt
Lockie Ferguson bowls short and Kuldeep Yadav tried to defend it. But the ball hit him on his elbow and the batsman seems in some pain. The Indian physio is out on the pitch and is tending to Kuldeep. Jadeja is also trying to help Kudleep by shaking his elbow where the ball hit the southpaw. Everything seems to be fine as Kuldeep is back at the crease to bat.
17:48 hrs ISTJadeja survives
Ravindra Jadeja somehow managed to survive that excellent over from Lockie Ferguson. He came around the wicket and beat the outside edge of the bat by just a whisker. And then, he trapped Jadeja in front of the wicket and the batsman survived only because there was an inside edge.
17:41 hrs ISTIndia go past 150
Lockie Ferguosn concedes just three runs from his over and against the run of play, didn’t give a boundary as well. However, three runs meant India have crossed the 150-run mark and Jadeja’s efforts have provided respectability to the score.
17:35 hrs ISTFour and six
Ish Sodhi bowls straight and Kuldeep Yadav goes down on one knee and sweeps the ball for a boundary. On the last ball of the innings, Jadeja hits the ball over the bowler’s head for his second six of the innings. India edging closer to 150 now.
17:30 hrs ISTJadeja on the attack
Ravindra Jadeja seems to have had enough as he takes the attack to Mitchell Santner. The first ball takes an edge of the bat and goes for a boundary. He then slaps the ball for a boundary towards long on and then plays the same shot for a huge six in the same area. 15 runs came from that over from Santner.
17:24 hrs ISTNeesham strikes again!
Jimmy Neesham picks his thrid wicket of the day as he gets rid of Bhvuneshwar Kumar for 1. The right-hander poked at a delivery outside the off stump and ended up edging it. Ross Taylor takes a brilliant one-hand catch at first slip to send the batsman back. India are eight down now.
17:19 hrs ISTJadeja waging lone battle
Ravindra Jadeja hits his third boundary of the innings off Jimmy Neesham on the off side. He cuts the ball past the cover fielder and the raced away towards the fence. He needs to be at the striker’s end for most part of the innings for India.
17:12 hrs ISTKiwi bowlers on top
Ravindra Jadeja needs to bat for most part of the innings now while as for Bhuvi, he just needs to give able support to Jadeja from the other end. 23 overs are remanning in the innings and they should bat as much as possible.
17:05 hrs ISTIndia cross 100
Ravindra Jadeja pulls Tim Southee for a boundary towards square leg and this is his second four of the innings. India have also crossed the 100-run mark in the 25th over of the innings.
16:59 hrs ISTFirst four for Jadeja
Jimmy Neesham bowls a bit wide and Ravindra Jadeja cuts the ball past the point fielder for a boundary. 6 runs came from that over from Neesham as India are edging closer to the 100-run mark.
16:52 hrs ISTDhoni loses his wicket
MS Dhoni came down the track to break the shackles but ended up hitting the ball into the hands of Jimmy Neesham at short mid wicket. Southee picks his first wicket as India lose their seventh. Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins Ravindra Jadeja in the middle.
16:46 hrs ISTIndia need a partnership
MS Dhoni has held the innings from one end but he has seen multiple partners change on the other. India haven’t even gone past the 100-run mark and 22 overs have been bowled. Dhoni and Jadeja will have to put on an extraordinary show from here on to help India reach a good score.
16:40 hrs ISTBrain fade moment for DK
Dinesh Karthik could last just three deliveries in the middle as he becomes Jimmy Neesham’s second scalp of the over. He flicks the ball straight down the throat of the fielder at square leg and Ish Sodhi takes the easiest of catches. DK goes back for 4 as India lose their sixth wicket.
16:33 hrs ISTIndia lose half their side
Jimmy Neesham strikes on his first ball of the day as he gets rid of Hardik Pandya for 30. The right-hander edge the ball into the hands of the keeper. Pandya heads back into the hut as Dinesh Karthik joins MS Dhoni in the middle.
16:26 hrs ISTThree boundaries
Lockie Ferguson produced an edge of Hardik Pandya’s bat but it went between the keeper and second slip for a boundary. Then Pandya hit back to back boundaries on either side of the wicket to make it three in the over. Ferguson concedes 13 from the over as India are looking to get a move on now.
16:20 hrs ISTFinally a boundary!
Lockie Ferguson was looking to bounce Dhoni out but missed his length and it went over the batsman’s head for a boundary. The keeper tried to jump and catch the ball but it evaded him as well. India’s run-rate is well under 4 at the moment.
16:13 hrs ISTGood over from CDG
MS Dhoni is not looking to take the attack to the bowlers and he is content with defending the deliveries at the moment. Colin de Grandhomme concedes just one run in the over as India are struggling for boundaries at the moment.
16:08 hrs ISTRuns coming in singles
India hit their last boundary 17 balls ago and currently they are dealing in singles and doubles. The Kiwi bowlers have kept things tidy and chipped away with wickets at regular intervals to build the pressure on the Men in Blue.
16:02 hrs ISTFifty up for India
Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni are looking to build a good partnership here are the wicket of skipper Virat Kohli. Pandya takes a double off Colin de Grandhomme and with that, India have gone past the 50-run mark. Three runs from the over from de Grandhomme.
15:54 hrs ISTVirat Kohli falls!
Colin de Grandhomme has scalped the prized wicket of Virat Kohli as the India skipper departs for 18. Kohli missed the line of a straight delivery and his off-stump has been uprooted by de Grandhomme. India lose their fourth wicket for just 39 runs on the board.
15:49 hrs ISTPandya shows his class
Tim Southee bowled a bit full and wide and Hardik Pandya caressed the ball towards the covers for a glorious boundary. Second four of the innings for Hardik as he and Kohli are building a much needed partnership here.
15:44 hrs ISTKohli keeps scoreboard ticking
Virat Kohli is looking ever so good early on in the match as he hits his third boundary of the innings. He goes for the flashy drive on the off side and gets a boundary through the covers. India moving along nicely after a nightmare start.
15:39 hrs ISTPositive start for Pandya
Hardik Pandya pulled Trent Boult for a boundary towards deep mid wicket on just his third ball of his day. He has faced 7 deliveries so far and has looked steady in the middle. He will have to give good support to Kohli from the other end and stitch a good stand here to bail India are out of trouble.
15:33 hrs ISTBoult picks his third
India are in trouble early on in the match as Trent Boult removes KL Rahul to pick his third wicket of the day. KL Rahul chops the ball on to his stumps and has to departs for 6. Hardik Pandya joins Virat Kohli in the middle now.
15:29 hrs ISTDRS saves Rahul
Tim Southee trapped KL Rahul in front of the wicket and the Kiwi players jumped high in the air to appeal. The umpire said not out but Southee asked for the DRS. Replays showed the ball was missing the leg stump and Rahul survived. The Kiwis are firmly on top of their opponents at the moment.
15:24 hrs ISTKohli looking good
Boult bowls a bit full and wide and Virat Kohli comes to the pitch of the ball and drives it through the covers for a boundary. Seven runs came from that over from Boult as Kohli and Rahul will look to steady the ship after twin early blow.
15:17 hrs ISTBoult on fire
OUT! Successful review from New Zealand, snickometre confirms there was an inside edge and Shikhar Dhawan has to go. What a delivery from Trent Boult, comes back from length, cuts Dhawan in half, who was rooted to the crease. A stifled appeal from behind the stumps but nothing from the umpire. Credit for the wicket must to go uncapped keeper Tom Blundell, it was he, who convinced Williamson to go for the review.
15:13 hrs ISTKohli up and running
FOUR! Wow! What a shot to get off the mark. Length ball on off, Kohli comes down the track and drives it wonderfully through covers for a boundary. Intent from the Indian captain straightaway.
15:08 hrs ISTBoult strikes
OUT! It was umpire’s call in review. India lose Rohit Sharma early. It’s the ball swinging back in that again brings about the downfall of Sharma. Boult gets it spot with the new ball, Rohit was rooted to the crease and it thuds onto his back leg. Dharmasena took his time but in the end made the right call. India 4/1
15:05 hrs ISTGood start from Southee
Good first over from Tim Southee. He was right on the money on all six deliveries. Rohit too was solid on his part. 3 runs from the first over. The good thing for India was that both openers got off the mark. India 3/0 after 1 over
14:59 hrs ISTReady for action
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have made their way to the centre. Rohit Sharma will take the first ball he will be up against Tim Southee.
14:55 hrs ISTUpdate from ENG vs AUS warm-up match
England have won the toss and opted to field first. Surprisingly, England decided to field a proper Xi instead of giving a go to all the members of the squad. Eoin Morgan is not playing because of a flake fracture.
Teams
Australia (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Alex Carey(w), Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, James Vince, Jos Buttler(w/c), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Dawson, Tom Curran, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood
14:45 hrs IST13 players each to be part of this warm-up game
Teams:
India (Batting XI, Fielding XI):Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Blundell(w), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi
14:40 hrs IST
Two players missing for India
Skipper Kohli reveals during the toss that Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar aren’t part of the squad for this match and so they will be playing just 13 players. Both have niggles and India do not wan’t to take the risk of playing them in this clash.
14:33 hrs ISTToss update
India have won the toss and skipper Virat Kohli has opted to bat first against New Zealand in their first warm-up match. Both captains say during the toss that they are looking to give every player in their respective squads a good practice ahead of the World Cup.
14:25 hrs ISTIndia’s number 4 conundrum
India are yet to clear the haze of confusion over the number four position, it will be much more than a ritual of allowing one top-order batsman after another -- behemoths in their own right -- a hit in the middle. The outing at the Kennigton Oval will go beyond experimenting with their highly skilled bowling attack, and quite a bit of focus will be on K L Rahul and Vijay Shankar, contenders for the number four slot.
14:20 hrs ISTBowlers look for early rhythm
Jasprit Bumrah, the top-ranked ODI bowler in the world, leads the pace battery alongside Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik. Wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal add variety to India’s attack, and Kohli sees them playing an influential role in the coming weeks. The seasoned Ross Taylor, one of the finest limited overs batsmen in recent years, had said it was good that New Zealand were playing India in the practice game. The reverse also holds true for India, as New Zealand offers them the kind of challenge that could make Kohli’s team battle-hardened.
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India’s batting prowess
In Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan as openers followed by Virat Kohli, India have one of the finest and potent top three in the world. Veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni, all-rounder Kedar Jadhav and the big-hitting Hardik Pandya provide depth to the line-up.
14:07 hrs ISTIndia eye confident start
Kohli’s men, second behind England in the one-day international rankings, will start the tournament among the favourites alongside the host nation and defending champions Australia. They begin their campaign in tournament proper against South Africa in Southampton on June 5, but India will get their first feel of the mega event in the iconic British capital.
14:00 hrs ISTHello and welcome
A very warm welcome to the live blog of India’s first ICC World Cup 2019 warm-up match against New Zealand at the Oval. Team India will look to hit the ground running against their old rivals in their bid to gear up for the all-important World Cup, which starts May 30.
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