IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma falls as India lose top three
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma falls as India lose top three
- ✓IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma falls as India lose top three
- ✓1/21 in 6 overs so far for him.
- ✓At the end of the first Powerplay, India are 40/3, requiring 95 more runs.
- ✓Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, At 139 kph, on a length on the off stump.
Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, No run. Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect. Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, FOUR! A bit streaky but he gets it away! Sharp bouncer by Nathan, on middle, and it keeps climbing on the batter.
Axar arches back for a ramp shot, and gets a bit of an edge as the ball flies over Tom Latham. He leaps but the ball stays out of his reach and races to the fence behind. Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, Slightly full on the pads, Axar whips it to short mid-wicket.
Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, A maiden by Jamieson! Superb bowling. 1/21 in 6 overs so far for him. Short of a length, angled into the batter's body. Iyer hangs back and defends it down solidly. Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, Tests Iyer with another bumper, over the stumps, Shreyas ducks underneath it.
The umpire signals for the first bouncer of the over. Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, Full on middle, angled in, Shreyas forces the drive to mid on. Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, And again! Good rhythmic bowling. Jamieson is giving his everything here.
Keeps it outside off and bashes the length hard, Iyer loosely dangles the bat away from his body and is beaten all ends up. Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, Beaten! A bit too loose from Iyer! Back of a length, outside off, rears up at an awkward height.
Shreyas goes for a square cut to the off side, but gets beaten by the extra bounce. Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, Hits the deck hard, on off and gets it to nip away, Shreyas covers the line and defends it down the pitch.
End of the first Powerplay, and it belongs to the bowlers once again. New Zealand have managed to make early inroads, and one more wicket soon can really spice up this contest. The hosts will be allowed to have a maximum of four fielders outside the ring till the 38th over.
Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, Smith goes into the surface, on middle. Axar dances down the track and stays leg side of the ball. He throws his hands at the ball to force it through the off side but the ball sneaks under the blade and just about carries to the keeper.
Smith has a chirp at the batter before turning around. At the end of the first Powerplay, India are 40/3, requiring 95 more runs. Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, At 139 kph, on a length on the off stump. Axar does not move his feet much and punches it on the rise.
Smith makes a sharp stop to his left on his follow-through. Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, Beaten! This leaves the left-hander off a good length. Patel pushes away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge. Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, Pinged on the glove!
Good energy behind the ball from Smith, on a back of a length, on middle. Patel brings his bat out in front for the block but the ball hurries him and rears up as well to catch him on the glove. Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, On the off stump, on a short of a length.
Iyer plays the late dab down to deep third for a single. Nathan Smith comes in as the first bowling change for New Zealand and will wrap up the first Powerplay. He replaces Jacob Duffy. Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Bowled on a back of a length, on off.
Iyer hangs back to drop it down the strip. Kyle Jamieson to Axar Patel, Goes past the bat! With a short leg in place, Jamieson goes for the ball and this is more on the fuller side, pushed across the left-hander. Axar pokes at the ball without any footwork and is lucky not to nick it behind.
End of a successful over from Jamieson.
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| Issuing Authority | Times of India Sports |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | SPORTS |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 7 November 2026 |