Indian bowlers restrict New Zealand to 230/9 in 2nd ODI

Pune, Oct 25 (CRICKETNMORE): Disciplined bowling helped India to restrict New Zealand to 230/9 in the second One Day International match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday. For New Zealand, middle-order batsmen Colin de Grandhomme (41) Henry

Now, with top order back in the hut, it was now on middle-order batsmen. Latham and Henry Nicholls added 60 runs for the fifth wicket before Latham was sent packing by spinner Axar Patel.

Unperturbed by the fall of Latham's wicket, Nicholls and Grandhomme stabilise the New Zealand innings as they forged 47 runs to help their team to cross 160-run mark.

Pacer Bhuvneshwar once again came into the play as the pacer dismissed Nicholls when scoreboard was reading 188.

Grandhomme, however, continued to strike the ball but lack of support from the other end resulted in his wicket in the 44th over.

Lower-order batsmen Mitchell Santner (29) Adam Milne (0), Tim Southee (25 not out) also tried to pace up th innings at the end but only managed to add few runs and as a result New Zealand could only make 230 in their allotted 50 overs.

For India, pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped three wickets while Bumrah took two wickets. 

Brief scores: New Zealand 230/9 ( Henry Nicholls 42, Colin de Grandhomme 41; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/45) against India.