In the match played on Sunday, India registered a spectacular victory by defeating New Zealand by 44 runs. With this victory, the Indian team registered its third consecutive victory after defeating Bangladesh and Pakistan. In this match, Indian team’s spinner Varun Chakraborty proved to be the hero. He took 5 wickets for 42 runs in 10 overs and destroyed New Zealand’s batting.
Now New Zealand player Matt Henry admitted that Varun Chakravarthy’s lethal bowling was a major reason for his team’s defeat. Matt Henry said that Varun Chakravarthy bowled brilliantly. He was turning the ball in both directions and was bowling brilliantly consistently. That is why our team was under pressure throughout the match.
Matt Henry said – India understood the situation better
Matt Henry admitted that the Indian team adapted itself well to the situation, while the New Zealand team lagged behind. Henry said that the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma left us behind on every front. This was the reason why New Zealand failed to win this match.
It is worth noting that both India and New Zealand have reached the semi-finals. Both these teams defeated Bangladesh and Pakistan to make it to the last four. On the other hand, the teams of Bangladesh and Pakistan have been eliminated from this tournament. Now the Indian team will face Australia in the semi-finals, while New Zealand will face South Africa.
India beat New Zealand by 44 runs
Batting first in the match, the Indian team scored 249 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs.
- Shreyas Iyer played the highest innings of 79 runs for India .
- Hardik Pandya also played brilliantly and scored 45 runs
- Axar Patel also contributed 45 runs.
In reply to India’s 249 runs, New Zealand were all out for 205 runs.
Varun Chakraborty’s devastating bowling
Varun Chakravarthy was the star bowler of the Indian team in this match . He took 5 wickets for 42 runs in 10 overs against New Zealand and played an important role in the team’s victory. Due to his excellent bowling, New Zealand batsmen got out quickly.
Performance of New Zealand bowlers
However, New Zealand’s bowlers also performed brilliantly. Matt Henry dismissed 5 Indian batsmen.
- Matt Henry took 5 wickets for 42 runs in 8 overs
- Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra also took 1 wicket each.
But the New Zealand bowlers could not stop the Indian batsmen from scoring runs.
New Zealand’s innings was disappointing
Chasing a target of 249 runs, New Zealand had a bad start. The Indian bowlers kept them under pressure right from the beginning.
- For New Zealand, Kane Williamson and Tom Latham tried to stay for a while, but the rest of the batsmen returned to the pavilion quickly.
- The whole team was able to score only 205 runs in 45.3 overs.
India vs Australia in the semi-finals
Now the next match of the Indian team will be against Australia in the semi-finals. In this match too, a great performance will be expected from the Indian bowlers.
At the same time, New Zealand will face South Africa in the semi-finals.
India registered a spectacular victory by defeating New Zealand by 44 runs. The hero of this victory was Varun Chakravarthy, who destroyed New Zealand’s batting by taking 5 wickets. At the same time, New Zealand bowler Matt Henry also took 5 wickets, but his team could not win this match. Now the Indian team will face Australia in the semi-finals, and everyone’s eyes will be on this big match.
