19.4 -
Nehra to Ronchi, FOUR, that is unlucky. A pinpoint yorker on the stumps, a thick inside edge on the slog and it beats the diving Ashwin at short fine leg. A more athletic fielder would've stopped that
18.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Ronchi, FOUR, lovely inside out drive over cover. MS lets out a cry of anguish. Ronchi kept his shape and after making room went over cover
16.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Santner, FOUR, that is a good shot. Key was getting to the pitch and opting to go straight. That's what Santner does, almost all the way, just landed inside the ropes. Clean strike
14.2 -
Pandya to Santner, FOUR, good blow that. On the pads and a length delivery, flicked whippily and wristily in the air and down to the vacant deep mid-wicket boundary. A much-needed boundary. Pandya grimaces in despair
12.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Santner, byes, FOUR, woohoo! That spun and bounced, from over the wicket, beat Santner all ends up and does the same to MS as well. Runs away over the stumps and just about shaves the bails
9.4 -
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, FOUR, beautifully played by Ross Taylor. Picked the carrom ball, it goes straight on, Ross Taylor went back and then deftly opened the bat face to guide it through the vacant slip. Wide of Bumrah at short third who was running in slow motion and the ball was always winning there
7.1 -
Bumrah to Corey Anderson, FOUR, off the toe end and still four. The slower delivery outside off, Corey Anderson picked it but didn't time it off the middle of the bat. Still good enough to beat mid-off to his left. Now all rests on this man if his side have to get a defendable total
5.0 -
Ashwin to Corey Anderson, FOUR, Ashwin comes over the wicket for the final delivery and pitches it outside leg, Corey Anderson powers the sweep, Bumrah at deep backward square leg looked to have it covered, but the timing on the shot beat him. He should've dived but didn't. That allowed the boundary
4.2 -
Ashwin to Corey Anderson, FOUR, for a moment Corey Anderson must have felt he had holed out. Nervy little second for him. Used his feet and the ball was cleverly pitched outside leg with lots of flight, deceived Corey Anderson completely, somehow he flicked and the leading edge goes in no-man's land and runs away for four at deep mid-wicket
4.0 -
Nehra to Williamson, FOUR, that is a high class stroke from Williamson. On a slow pitch, other lesser mortals might have gone too hard on that and mistimed it. Instead he waits for the ball to arrive and once it does, delays the cut, finds the gap and beats a diving short cover. Well wide of mid-off and raced away. The key was he timed that and that gave him four. Class of Williamson on display
19.5 -
Nehra to Ronchi, SIX, meaty blow. Ronchi runs at Nehra and takes it on the full, once he got there, he biffed that over wide long-on. A flat hit and just about all the way. Useful runs these
0.4 -
Ashwin to Munro, SIX, my word! Hello! Where did that come from? A switch hit into the deep point stands. Munro isn't going to muck around here. Switches and smacks the leather off that. Sailed a long way into the stands. The Kiwi camp is all smiles
0.1 -
Ashwin to Guptill, SIX, Kaboom! What is Guptill up to? Unbelievable blow! First ball - no sighters or anything. Sees the tossed up delivery and out comes the loft. Straight as a die, back over the bowler's head. That came out off the bat like a shotgun. Would've surprised and shocked both Ashwin and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in equal measure. What a start to the game. That should set the adrenaline racing. Guptill has made a statement of intent and what a statement that is
19.3 -
Nehra to Ronchi, out Elliott Run Out!! 1 run completed. Full marks to Dhawan and Nehra for combining to get the wicket. Ronchi charged Nehra and took it on the full, hit to long-on, the batsmen were coming back for the second, but Dhawan kept his wits by firing in a throw on the bounce over the stumps, Nehra sensed the run-out chance and ran back to collect the throw and break the stumps. Just out as Elliott was stretching to make it. A dive would've saved him. Erasmus the third umpire makes the call. Elliott run out (Dhawan/Nehra) 9(12)
16.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Santner, out Caught by Dhoni!! Straight in the air and MS takes it. Santner early into the swipe to leg and the top edge goes right up in the air, the ball stopped on him a touch and that's why it took the top edge. MS and Ravindra Jadeja share a laugh while Santner punches the bat in frustration as he walks back. Santner c Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja 18(17) [4s-2]
15.4 -
Bumrah to Corey Anderson, out Bowled!! Make that a hat-trick of exceptional yorkers and the third one finds its mark. Corey Anderson had to do something out of the ordinary against such bowling. Of the highest quality. Shuffled across towards off and looked to scoop, missed and the middle stump is knocked out. Bumrah has a smile and a little jig if I may call that celebration as one. Replays show that Corey Anderson was nutmegged by the ball on its way to the stumps. A certain Lionel Messi - the god of nutmegs would've been proud of that. Corey Anderson b Bumrah 34(42) [4s-3]
11.3 -
Raina to Corey Anderson, out Ross Taylor Run Out!! This wicket is all due to Raina. Full credit to him. Firstly he anticipated the shot to his left, dived full-length, got hold of the ball and then threw down the stumps catching Ross Taylor short. Ross Taylor was backing up and didn't have the time to dive back in. Only that could've saved him. Instead he tries to plonk the bat in and it is in the air when the stumps are broken. Exceptional athletic abilitly from Raina. Replays show that he threw the ball with his left-hand while off balance. And hit bulls-eye. Bingo. Once he sees the OUT flash on the big screen he celebrates. Ross Taylor was already a couple of steps out when Corey Anderson hit that and had no chance of getting back. Ross Taylor run out (Raina) 10(14) [4s-1]
6.5 -
Raina to Williamson, out Stumped!! That is poor from Williamson. He was the one batsman who should've batted through on this pitch. Gives Raina the charge, it is fired fuller and quicker outside off, beat the slash and MS is so quick behind the stumps, even though Williamson had no chance of coming back. Maybe the lure of attacking Raina got the better of Williamson there. India well on top at Nagpur. Williamson st Dhoni b Raina 8(16) [4s-1]
1.3 -
Nehra to Munro, out Caught by Pandya!! And just as I say that, he perishes. Used his feet to try and loft that over mid-off, the length ball stopped on him a touch and it went off the toe end straight to the fielder at mid-off. A dolly and Pandya accepts it gleefully. Why would you try so many things, without gauging the line, length, what the pitch is doing etc etc, only Munro will know. If this continues, New Zealand will be on their way to committing hara-kiri. Like Ashwin, Nehra too strikes in his first over. No big celebrations from the veteran though. Munro c Pandya b Nehra 7(6) [6s-1]
0.2 -
Ashwin to Guptill, out Lbw!! Huge appeal and gone. Ashwin has his revenge. Dharmasena had a long look at that and then raised the finger. It was tossed up again, spun in and beat the sweep of Guptill, hit on the back leg, pretty adjacent and the only question was it spinning too much? Hoho! Replays show that it was missing! So must say that Guptill is unlucky. There is bounce on this wicket and that's why Hawk-Eye showed that it was going over. But must say the adrenaline got the better of Guptill there. Ashwin pumps his fist and roars. Nagpur roars as one too. Fine comeback from Ashwin and India, but Dharmasena got that wrong there. Guptill lbw b Ashwin 6(2) [6s-1]
5.4 -
Bumrah to Williamson, no run, yes keep doing that, and you'll be back in the dressing room in no time. Patted to Jadeja at backward point, Anderson is already halfway down looking for a single, rightly sent back and a direct hit would have seen him short despite a dive