Iyer, Dhawan Half Centuries Power India To 306/7 Against New Zealand In 1st ODI
NZ vs IND: After being put in to bat first, Indian batters showed up with an impressive performance as India posted 306/7 against New Zealand in the 1st ODI. Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill smacked fifties while Washington Sundar played the finisher to power India to a good total.
Opening the innings – Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill etched 124 runs for the first wicket. Shikhar Dhawan scored 72 runs off 77 balls while Shubman Gill scored 50 runs off 65 balls. However, both batters were dismissed in quick succession. Gill was dismissed by Lockie Ferguson in the 24th over and Dhawan was dismissed in the very next over by Tim Southee.
Shreyas Iyer came out to bat at #3 and was joined by Rishabh Pant in the middle. Pant continued his below-par run and was dismissed after scoring just 15 runs in 23 balls. Suryakumar Yadav couldn't continue his golden run from T20Is and was dismissed for just 4 runs.
Sanju Samson, who finally got a place in the playing XI, came out to bat at #6 and did well for his 36 runs off 38 balls before an excellent catch by Glenn Phillips ended the innings. Shreyas continued on the other end as he smacked 80 runs off 76 balls, and was dismissed in the last over.
Washington Sundar, batting at #7, smashed 37 runs off just 16 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. For New Zealand, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson grabbed three wickets each while Adam Milne managed 1 wicket. However, Southee was rather expensive as he gave away 73 runs in his 10 overs.
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Earlier, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss & opted to bowl first against India in the 1st ODI. This match is being played at Eden Park, Auckland.