2019 India Tour of New Zealand First ODI @ Napier Wednessday Jan 23,2019

 

India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets,lead 5-match ODI  series 1-0

Having opted to bat first,New Zealand were all out with 12 overs remaining

Scorecard
New Zealand 157/10 in 38 Overs
India              156/2 in 38.5 Overs(Target 156 in 49 Overs)
Match Result India won by 8 wickets
MOM - Mohammed Shami(India)for his 3/19(6 Overs)
Series Result - India lead the 5-match ODI series 1-0

Captain Kane Williamson struck a hard-fought 64. But the remainder of the New Zealand batting line-up failed to cope with the initial swing of Shami and were then tied up in knots by the spin of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. Yadav finished with 4/39 and Chahal took 2/43.


Match Highlughts

1)Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to 100 wickets after he reached the landmark in just 56 matches on Tuesday against New Zealand in Napier

Shami was on 99 wickets before the game and needed just five balls to pick his 100th wicket after he dismissed Martin Guptill in the second over. He was exceptional with the ball, picking 3/19 in his three overs as he also got the better of Colin Munro and Mitchell Santner.


2)India opener Shikhar Dhawan also completed 5000 ODI runs, becoming the 13th Indian to join the club. He is also the joint fourth fastest batsman to reach this landmark (in terms of innings).