India locked horns with New Zealand within the third and closing One Day International (ODI) at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Tuesday (January 24). The Men in Blue gained the competition by 90 runs and whitewashed Blackcaps within the ODI leg (3-0).
Asked to bat first, Rohit Sharma (101) and Shubman Gill (112) powered India to a mammoth whole of 385/9. Rohit and Gill constructed an enormous 212-run opening partnership and smashed New Zealand bowlers everywhere in the floor.
Apart from each the Indian centurions, Virat Kohli (36) and Hardik Pandya (54) additionally contributed to the crew’s whole. Meanwhile, Jacob Duffy and Blair Tickner picked three wickets every for the Kiwis.
In reply to India’s mighty whole, New Zealand bought off to a shaky begin as their opener Finn Allen was dismissed for a duck. However, Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls dealt with the scenario properly and constructed a 106-run stand to maintain the hopes alive for the guests. Conway (138) scored an excellent ton however sadly couldn’t information his crew to victory and ended up on the shedding aspect.
On the opposite hand, Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur scalped three-three wickets and helped India whitewash New Zealand within the ODI collection.
In the post-match presentation, after India’s clear sweep, Yuzvendra Chahal was seen pulling Kuldeep’s ears when the latter was having a chat with Mohammed Siraj. Chahal held the left-arm spinner’s ears from the again and shook his head. Fans on social media appeared to like the banter between Kul-Cha.
Here’s the video:
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It was after a very long time, each Chahal and Kuldeep appeared concurrently in an ODI recreation. Notably, the final 50-overs match each performed collectively was in opposition to Sri Lanka again in July 2021. Next, India will face New Zealand within the three-match T20I collection, which begins on Friday (January 27).