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India defeated New Zealand by 44 runs in the last group stage match of the Champions Trophy. With this victory it became clear that India will face Australia in the semi -finals. The match will be played in Dubai on 4 March. On the other hand, New Zealand will face South Africa on 5 March.
On Sunday, New Zealand won the toss in Dubai and chose bowling. India scored 249 runs losing 9 wickets. The New Zealand team was all out for 205 runs in 45.3 overs. Varun Chakraborty took 5 wickets from India, Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets. Shreyas Iyer scored 79 runs. Kane Williamson from New Zealand scored 81 runs. Matt Henry got 5 wickets.
Match analysis in 5 points
1. Player of the Match
Team India came out to defend the target of 250 runs. Varun Chakraborty’s mystery spin could not understand the kiwi batters, he sent 5 batters to the pavilion. His spin sent Will Young, Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry to the pavilion.
2. Hero of victory
- Akshar Patel: India had lost 3 wickets for 30 runs, where Akshar partnered 98 runs with Shreyas. He scored 42 runs. Then took 1 wicket for just 32 runs in 10 overs of bowling.
- Hardik Pandya: Hardik, who came out to bat at number 7, scored 45 runs off 45 balls. He hit 4 fours and 2 sixes. Then in bowling, Rachin made the team the first success as Ravindra.
- Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas took over India after falling 2 wickets for 22 runs. He batted 31 over and scored 79 runs to bring the team to a respectable score.
3. Fighter of the Match
In bowling from New Zealand, Matt Henry took 5 wickets for just 42 runs. He sent Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami to the pavilion. He was followed by Kane Williamson in batting. He scored 81 runs off 120 balls, but could not win the team.
4. Turning point
India’s 4 spinners pushed New Zealand’s batters on the backfoot. Jadeja, Kuldeep, Akshar and Chakraborty together conceded 166 runs in 37.3 overs and took 9 wickets. Akshar, Chakravarti and Jadeja’s economy remained less than 4.50.
5. Match report
India scored a respectable score After losing the toss, Team India lost 3 wickets for 30 runs. Shreyas Iyer scored 79, Akshar Patel 42, KL Rahul 23 and Hardik Pandya scored 45 runs to reach the team’s score 249. Kyle Jaimisson, Will Aurark, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra from New Zealand got 1-1 wickets.
New Zealand lost even after Williamson’s fifty New Zealand started in front of the target of 250. In Powerplay-1, the team lost only 1 wicket on a score of 44 runs. Kane Williamson stood at an end, but wickets continued to fall in front of him. Captain Santner scored 28 runs, but could not win the team. Read match updates …
(Tagstotranslate) India Beat New Zealand By 44 Runs Varun Chakravarthy
