45.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Will O'Rourke, OUT! TIMBER! Kuldeep Yadav wraps things up for the Men in Blue! He dishes out a googly, full and on leg, grips and turns away sharply. Will O'Rourke fails to read it and strides out to play at it but the ball spins past the outside edge and rattles the stumps. INDIA WIN BY 44 RUNS!
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45.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Kyle Jamieson, Floated, full and on off, Kyle Jamieson pushes it towards covers for one.
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45.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Kyle Jamieson, SIX! Excellent shot! Tossed up, full and on middle. Kyle Jamieson gets his front foot out of the way and dispatches it over the bowler's head for a biggie.
End of over 45
NZ198/9
NZ Batting K Jamieson 2(2) W O'Rourke 1(1)
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44.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Kyle Jamieson, Slows it up, full and on off, Kyle Jamieson pushes it towards covers for one. Varun Chakaravarthy finishes a fantastic bowling spell with figures of 10-0-42-5.
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44.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will O'Rourke, Quicker, full and on off, Will O'Rourke works it off the inner half of his bat towards square leg for a run.
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44.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Matt Henry, OUT! TAKEN! NUMBER FIVE FOR VARUN! What an elite performance from the mystery spinner and he just keeps on getting better and better. Maiden ODI five-wicket haul for Varun. Tosses this one up, full and on off. Matt Henry looks for the big slog but fails to get under it. He mistimes it as the ball goes high in the air towards long off. Virat Kohli runs forward, settles under it, and pouches it safely. India are just one wicket away from the win now!
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44.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Kyle Jamieson, Short and on middle, Kyle Jamieson punches it to long on for one.
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44.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, OUT! CASTLED! Varun Chakaravarthy gets his fourth now! New Zealand's remaining hopes come crashing down with the wicket of their skipper. This one is the seam-up delivery, pushed through quicker as well, skidding on. Mitchell Santner fails to pick it and stays back in his crease to play at it. However, the ball goes through before his bat comes down and shatters the stumps. Santner departs after playing a good hand, but the Kiwis are eight down now.
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44.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, Short and on leg, Mitchell Santner tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Ravindra Jadeja is quick to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
End of over 44
NZ193/7
NZ Batting M Santner 26(29) M Henry 2(3)
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43.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mitchell Santner clips it to the leg side for one and keeps the strike. New Zealand need 57 runs in 36 balls.
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43.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Flighted, full and just outside off, Mitchell Santner uses his feet and drives it wide of sweeper covers for a brace.
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43.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Short and around off, Mitchell Santner punches it to extra covers.
1WD
43.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Fires one full but down the leg side, Mitchell Santner misses his sweep. Wided.
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43.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Flatter, full and on off, Mitchell Santner moves back and steers it to point.
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43.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up, full and outside off. Mitchell Santner goes down well, reaches out for it and drills it through extra covers for a boundary.
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43.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Matt Henry, Floated, short and around off, Matt Henry guides it wide of point for a single.
End of over 50
IND249/9
IND Batting M Shami 5(8) K Yadav 1(1)
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49.6: Matt Henry to Mohammad Shami, OUT! TAKEN! Matt Henry completes his five-wicket haul on the last ball of the innings! A superb final over from Henry. 2 wickets and just 5 runs off it to restrict India to 249. Henry lands it on a length and rolls his fingers on the ball, on middle, Shami has a heave across the line but gets more height than distance on it. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Glenn Phillips runs in off the ropes and takes a safe catch.
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49.5: Matt Henry to Mohammad Shami, Ouch, that will hurt! Henry takes pace off and goes fuller, at the stumps, Shami swings early and gets it off the bottom part of the bat. Manages to clear the bowler and it dribbles to the right of long off. Shami comes charging back for the second run. Mitchell Santner picks it up and fires in a throw towards the batting end. The throw goes onto hit Shami on the right shoulder who had his back towards the ball.
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49.4: Matt Henry to Kuldeep Yadav, Henry continues to be on the shorter side, outside off, Kuldeep walks across his stumps and drags it towards square leg for a single.
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49.3: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Turning out to be an excellent final over from Henry! Henry serves another bumper and gets it high enough to trouble the batter and tucks up the batter for room too. Pandya stays deep in the crease and swings for the pull. Skies it up towards deep square leg where Rachin Ravindra settles under it and takes it to his left.
1WD
49.3: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Wide! Henry goes short but this time, it sails over the batter's head for a wide.
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49.2: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, That would have been an outstanding catch had that been taken! A well-directed bumper at the batter, Pandya is tucked up for room and the ball gets big on him. Swings for the pull but gets it only as far as deep mid-wicket. Glenn Phillips swoops in and puts in a full-length dive ahead but fails to get there. No single taken.
1WD
49.2: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Wide! Goes searching for the wide yorker but this is sprayed beyond the tramline on off. Hardik lets it be.
0
49.1: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Starts the final over well does Henry! Nails the yorker, on middle, Pandya is unable to get under it. Digs it out towards deep mid-wicket and does not take the single.
End of over 49
IND244/7
IND Batting M Shami 3(6) H Pandya 45(42)
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48.6: Kyle Jamieson to Mohammad Shami, A high full toss, around middle, Mohammad Shami gives himself some room and pulls it aerially towards deep square leg but Hardik refuses the single.
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48.5: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, Sliding onto the pads, very full, Pandya jams it out off the inner half of the bat towards deep fine leg for one.
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48.4: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, SIX! All the way! A bit too predictable from Jamieson, leg cutter and it is bowled into the wicket, on off. Not short enough to trouble the batter, Pandya waits for it on the back foot and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a six.
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48.3: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one! Kyle does not offer any pace at all, on a length, outside off, Pandya frees his arms, holds his shape and thumps it over extra cover. The ball bounces just in front of the boundary cushions.
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48.2: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Not where he intended it to go but Pandya and India will take it! A leg-cutter from Kyle, on a nagging length, outside off. Not that wide for the cut. Pandya throws his hands at the delivery and gets an outside edge that beats short third to his left for a boundary.
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48.1: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, Nicely bowled! Very full, outside off, Pandya fails to get under the ball and can only slice it towards backward point.
End of over 48
IND229/7
IND Batting H Pandya 30(37) M Shami 3(5)
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47.6: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Slower bumper by Henry, on off, Pandya sets deep in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Keeps the strike with a single. 15 balls since the last boundary!
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47.5: Matt Henry to Mohammad Shami, On the pads, on a length, Shami works it away wide of mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
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47.4: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Pace taken off, on a good length, Pandya carves it to deep cover and takes the single this time.
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47.3: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Another short ball by Henry, on middle, Pandya pulls it through square leg this time. Pandya sets off for a run but halfway through it, he changes his mind and sends Shami back.
0
47.2: Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, Dug in short, on middle, the ball gets big on Pandya as he swivels for the pull. Hits it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket but does not take the single.
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47.1: Matt Henry to Mohammad Shami, Attacking the stumps, on a nagging length, Shami punches it down to long on and turns the strike over.
45.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Will O'Rourke, OUT! TIMBER! Kuldeep Yadav wraps things up for the Men in Blue! He dishes out a googly, full and on leg, grips and turns away sharply. Will O'Rourke fails to read it and strides out to play at it but the ball spins past the outside edge and rattles the stumps. INDIA WIN BY 44 RUNS!