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[eaLiTy]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

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[JSRAW]

Hats off to Michael Bracewell.

At one point it was a dead chase where they were at 131/6 and from there he took a charge and gave his team big hope of winning the match and doing so gave a good scare to the Indian team but Lord Thakur was playing for India lol

Gill is proving his worth in ODI and it seems it's his fav format.

[mm2543363580]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

Newzealand fought hard till the end and what an innings from Michael Bracewell he tried his best to chase the target but ws alone in this struggle and couldn't make it but a good match played by Newzealand.
Indian bowlers took wickets at crucial time of the match and that declared their today's victory.

[Popkon6]

India vs New Zealand Today Cricket Spectators were here to enjoy the game.  India finished the entire over for 8 wickets and scored 349 runs.  Meanwhile, if you look at the scoreboard, Shubman Gill has scored more than half of the runs in today's exciting game, creating a storm of joy in the hearts of the cricket audience.  208 runs from 149 balls were collected by Shubman Gill's bat and the rest of the players could not stay on the field.  Meanwhile, one New Zealand player scored a century but the rest of the players could not stay on the field due to which the team had to see the end.  New Zealand should have played the ball considering their wicket count as the team lost due to wicket pressure despite having enough overs.  The captain should have considered this and entered the field.

[ZAINmalik75]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

Newzealand fought hard till the end and what an innings from Michael Bracewell he tried his best to chase the target but ws alone in this struggle and couldn't make it but a good match played by Newzealand.

When newZealand lose his sixth wicket of T.Latham in just 131 runs everyone taught that they are out but Michael Bracewell take the responsibility and build a strong  partnership 162 runs with M.Santner which really help them during chasing, at the end Michael Bracewell take the inning about to finish and win but unfortunately due to indian bowler magic it's didn't happen,
At last hatsoff to Shubman Gill who barvely fought lonely and build a double century .

[Mahdirakib]

Hats off to Michael Bracewell.
At one point it was a dead chase where they were at 131/6 and from there he took a charge and gave his team big hope of winning the match and doing so gave a good scare to the Indian team but Lord Thakur was playing for India lol
Gill is proving his worth in ODI and it seems it's his fav format.

Michael Bracewell had really made the game enjoyable. Shardul Thakur is lucky to get his wicket with the yorker delivery. Bracewell would hit two more sixes in his over if he didn't get out in that ball. I believe Shubman Gill is going to be the next perfect openers for team India. I'm impressed with his batting performance. India should give more focus on their bowling section. They should include Umran or Chahal in the next ODI match. New Zealand is the top team in ODI format now.

[Crypto Library]

Hats off to Michael Bracewell.
At one point it was a dead chase where they were at 131/6 and from there he took a charge and gave his team big hope of winning the match and doing so gave a good scare to the Indian team but Lord Thakur was playing for India lol
Gill is proving his worth in ODI and it seems it's his fav format.

Michael Bracewell had really made the game enjoyable. Shardul Thakur is lucky to get his wicket with the yorker delivery. Bracewell would hit two more sixes in his over if he didn't get out in that ball. I believe Shubman Gill is going to be the next perfect openers for team India. I'm impressed with his batting performance. India should give more focus on their bowling section. They should include Umran or Chahal in the next ODI match. New Zealand is the top team in ODI format now.

The match was so close. Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner made an awesome performance by doing a long partnership. On the other hand, India has averaged their partnership.
The main reason behind New Zealand's loss in today's match is the low performance of their middle order batsmen. Moreover, they could not sustain India's run speed from 20 to 40 overs, which put them under pressure towards the last and eventually they lost their wickets. Although Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner pushed the team towards the last but luck did not help them.

[jostorres]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

No one was expecting end like this after having 349 runs on board by Indian batting lineup and having 131/6 very quickly after kiwis on crease for the batting what an amazing end extraordinary inning by Michael Bracewell at the end once I was feeling match is ended in favour of New Zealand, but Mohammad Siraj's last over give good breakthrough to India, and they came back into this match but after this all still brave Michael Bracewell was not ready to give up and done amazing stuff in last few overs which make this match one of the most entertaining matches in recent time but still all credit goes to Gill who done impressive double century for the India, and they are able to have target like 350 in this first ODI against New Zealand which is playing without their two stars Southee and Williamson.

[Vaskiy]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

No one was expecting end like this after having 349 runs on board by Indian batting lineup and having 131/6 very quickly after kiwis on crease for the batting what an amazing end extraordinary inning by Michael Bracewell at the end once I was feeling match is ended in favour of New Zealand, but Mohammad Siraj's last over give good breakthrough to India, and they came back into this match but after this all still brave Michael Bracewell was not ready to give up and done amazing stuff in last few overs which make this match one of the most entertaining matches in recent time but still all credit goes to Gill who done impressive double century for the India, and they are able to have target like 350 in this first ODI against New Zealand which is playing without their two stars Southee and Williamson.

If India have taken the match in an easier way, this could've turned to be a loss for India. They well understood the scenario of the match and kept the momentum amidst the scoring from the kiwis. As mentioned, the winning credit goes to Gill, because if he had missed to score then India might've made a target around 250 runs which used to be an easy target for New Zealand considering its performance.

[laurenB7742]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

No one was expecting end like this after having 349 runs on board by Indian batting lineup and having 131/6 very quickly after kiwis on crease for the batting what an amazing end extraordinary inning by Michael Bracewell at the end once I was feeling match is ended in favour of New Zealand, but Mohammad Siraj's last over give good breakthrough to India, and they came back into this match but after this all still brave Michael Bracewell was not ready to give up and done amazing stuff in last few overs which make this match one of the most entertaining matches in recent time but still all credit goes to Gill who done impressive double century for the India, and they are able to have target like 350 in this first ODI against New Zealand which is playing without their two stars Southee and Williamson.

If India have taken the match in an easier way, this could've turned to be a loss for India. They well understood the scenario of the match and kept the momentum amidst the scoring from the kiwis. As mentioned, the winning credit goes to Gill, because if he had missed to score then India might've made a target around 250 runs which used to be an easy target for New Zealand considering its performance.

Shubman Gill collected 208 runs from just 149 balls. They batted great. Due to such a remarkable performance, India set a huge target of 350 runs. But I was almost certain that after giving such a huge target, India would not lose. Although the pitch was a batting-friendly pitch. Michael Bracewell's 78-ball 140 saw New Zealand score 337 runs but they could not win. Since Indian players have been able to perform so well in the first match, I think India will win this series.

[Nrcewker]

Hats off to Michael Bracewell.

At one point it was a dead chase where they were at 131/6 and from there he took a charge and gave his team big hope of winning the match and doing so gave a good scare to the Indian team but Lord Thakur was playing for India lol

Gill is proving his worth in ODI and it seems it's his fav format.

I don’t find any solid reasons now to troll Shardul Thakur lol. I mean yes there were some matches where he choked and for that he was out of the squad, but now yes he is trying his best and finally got the place in the team. If you ask me, I will still choose Umran Malik instead of him, but to be honest Shardul played well in Today’s match. Regarding Gill, he played really impressive knock. For Indians 200 is like a piece of cake. First Ishan, Now Gill. Openers are really enjoying to play long game. I would still prefer left-right combination. Ishan and Rohit can do the job and Gill can fit at Number 4 ?

[Sithara007]

I don't know whether we can term Michael Bracewell as a lower order batsmen. But then, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson added crucial runs and they are definitely lower order or even tail end batsmen. I have noticed this ever since I started watching cricket. New Zealand lower order and tail end batsmen contribute significantly to their totals. Back then (during the late 90s), it was Dion Nash and Chris Cairns. The only genuine tail end batsmen to play for New Zealand were Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey and Chris Martin. The last one was the most genuine tail end batsmen I have ever seen, and he only managed to get to double digits once in his entire test career (batting average of 2.36 from 104 innings).

[pakhitheboss]

At one point I had a feeling that India would lose the Indian bowlers were struggling to get Bracewell. Thanks to Thakur he was out at 140. India won by just 12 runs all because of good batting by Bracewell. MD Shiraz had another good spell as he got 4 wickets. He has confirmed his berth in the world cup squad after yesterday's performance where he again took 4 wickets. Overall a good chase by the Newzealand team.

[JSRAW]

Hats off to Michael Bracewell.
At one point it was a dead chase where they were at 131/6 and from there he took a charge and gave his team big hope of winning the match and doing so gave a good scare to the Indian team but Lord Thakur was playing for India lol
Gill is proving his worth in ODI and it seems it's his fav format.

Michael Bracewell had really made the game enjoyable. Shardul Thakur is lucky to get his wicket with the yorker delivery. Bracewell would hit two more sixes in his over if he didn't get out in that ball. I believe Shubman Gill is going to be the next perfect openers for team India. I'm impressed with his batting performance. India should give more focus on their bowling section. They should include Umran or Chahal in the next ODI match. New Zealand is the top team in ODI format now.

This is the second time Michael Bracewell played a blinder when his team was in a tough situation and i have a feeling he's going to enjoy the upcoming WC.

We mortal beings should understand that Lord Thakur works in mysterious ways.

I don’t find any solid reasons now to troll Shardul Thakur lol.

Shardul Overachiever of House Thakur, the first of his Name, King of the bumper and full toss, Protector of Dhinda academy, the Daddy of chokers, The Lord of Great Palgarh, Maharashtra, the Golden arm, the Breaker of partnerships.

[BobK71]

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New Zealand have been playing very well so far and the way they have been collecting runs they deserve to win this match, they now need 83 runs from 48 balls which is almost two runs per ball. If they play like this it is possible to collect these runs but I am afraid of their game and confused that they will be able to do it because India is a very smart team so it will be very difficult to play against them.

Michael Bracewell almost took the game away from India single handedly and one hell of an innings and if not for Lord Thakur yorker he could have taken New Zealand to a memorable victory. From 131 for 6 at one point and taking the team closer to the target is one hell of an innings and Mohammed Siraj was crucial by picking wickets at crucial times and i really thought Rohit Sharma messed up by giving the last over to Thakur.

No one was expecting end like this after having 349 runs on board by Indian batting lineup and having 131/6 very quickly after kiwis on crease for the batting what an amazing end extraordinary inning by Michael Bracewell at the end once I was feeling match is ended in favour of New Zealand, but Mohammad Siraj's last over give good breakthrough to India, and they came back into this match but after this all still brave Michael Bracewell was not ready to give up and done amazing stuff in last few overs which make this match one of the most entertaining matches in recent time but still all credit goes to Gill who done impressive double century for the India, and they are able to have target like 350 in this first ODI against New Zealand which is playing without their two stars Southee and Williamson.

If India have taken the match in an easier way, this could've turned to be a loss for India. They well understood the scenario of the match and kept the momentum amidst the scoring from the kiwis. As mentioned, the winning credit goes to Gill, because if he had missed to score then India might've made a target around 250 runs which used to be an easy target for New Zealand considering its performance.

Shubman Gill collected 208 runs from just 149 balls. They batted great. Due to such a remarkable performance, India set a huge target of 350 runs. But I was almost certain that after giving such a huge target, India would not lose. Although the pitch was a batting-friendly pitch. Michael Bracewell's 78-ball 140 saw New Zealand score 337 runs but they could not win. Since Indian players have been able to perform so well in the first match, I think India will win this series.

He was the talk of the town when he led the entire team in terms of score. Which may not have been imagined by many others. However, many could not imagine the level New Zealand reached in yesterday's match. When they scored 131 for 5 I almost assumed that they would definitely lose today's match. But could not expect that they will be able to score 337. If there had been one more wicket in that position, the result of the match could have turned. By the pefromance of both of the team in yesterday's match, it seems that it is not possible to predict who is going to win the series. But if India's top order batsmen can do well then India's chance is high in this series.

[KennyR]

I don't know whether we can term Michael Bracewell as a lower order batsmen. But then, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson added crucial runs and they are definitely lower order or even tail end batsmen. I have noticed this ever since I started watching cricket. New Zealand lower order and tail end batsmen contribute significantly to their totals. Back then (during the late 90s), it was Dion Nash and Chris Cairns. The only genuine tail end batsmen to play for New Zealand were Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey and Chris Martin. The last one was the most genuine tail end batsmen I have ever seen, and he only managed to get to double digits once in his entire test career (batting average of 2.36 from 104 innings).

He had been given importance as a bowler than a batsman. Even in this match he had bowled 6 overs with an economy of 7.17 runs per over. Now he got an opportunity and he played in a much responsible manner which had made him a tail batsman. Giving chances at the top order will let the team know his ability t perform.

A critical win for India, at the end of 48th over the required runrate was 12 and Hardik Pandya bowled well allowing just 4 runs with Michael Bracewell on the crease. The last over started with a six, but Takur managed to take the wicket and made it a win for India.

[Sithara007]

He had been given importance as a bowler than a batsman. Even in this match he had bowled 6 overs with an economy of 7.17 runs per over. Now he got an opportunity and he played in a much responsible manner which had made him a tail batsman. Giving chances at the top order will let the team know his ability t perform.

A critical win for India, at the end of 48th over the required runrate was 12 and Hardik Pandya bowled well allowing just 4 runs with Michael Bracewell on the crease. The last over started with a six, but Takur managed to take the wicket and made it a win for India.

Yeah.. Hardick bowled one or two good deliveries and that was it. He conceded 70 runs from his 7 overs and picked up the lone wicket of Lockie Ferguson. The Indian captaincy was baffling. Rohit decided to bowl out both Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj, and it was left to Hardick and Shardul Thakur to bowl the last two overs. It could have gone wrong, but India won the match somehow. And despite the win, the match showcased Rohit's vulnerabilities as a captain. He was clueless when Michael Bracewell unleashed the barrage on the Indian bowlers.

[impulse709]

India has lost first four wicket in 37 over with a runs of 234, it's not a good day for king 👑 Kohli unfortunately he didn't score some decent runs, but no woory he will. Now Shubman Gill play a phenomenal inning and score a spectacular century still he is on crease with Hardik pandya, now both 9f them need a long partnership in order to build a strong target of above 300 because still more than 10 overs are remaining where that can easily get them.

Virat Kohli unfortunately got out for just 8 runs today.  Due to which India is under some pressure today.  But Gill is playing very well and he has already scored 147 runs and so far he is playing.  I think India can cross 300 runs with only 8 overs to play.  Because they have scored 269 runs in 42 overs so far. New Zealand is bowling very well due to which India can collect very little 4/6.  And they go ahead with only single runs

Gill played soo cool. he score 208 alone. If Virat Kohli had played well, they would have scored around 400 runs. You expected 300 runs from India but they scored 349 runs.  Their performance was very good towards the end of the game.  They have always proved that India is the king of cricket, and I think India will win today's match.  New Zealand finished the game in 39 overs and they need 119 runs in 11 overs although it is possible to collect this run in 11 overs but I feel confused for New Zealand.

Yes it is true that India have played very well and it is natural to play well at home. All teams can play a little better in their own field. And no one is ever king just by playing well in their own field. You have wrongly said that India is the king of cricket. When you think about it, New Zealand have never played worse than India. New Zealand cricket team also played very well. The New Zealand cricket team almost reached the target set by India. If the New Zealand cricket team could have played a little better, then they could have achieved the target very easily

[Sithara007]

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If the New Zealand cricket team could have played a little better, then they could have achieved the target very easily

They should be extremely happy with whatever they got. At one point, they were struggling at 131/6 after 28.4 overs. This was when Mitchell Santner joined Michael Bracewell at the crease. When Santner departed, they had reached a total of 293/7 in 45.4 overs. So in 17 overs, these two added 162 runs, at a rate of almost 6 runs per over. If Santer had stayed for some more time, then New Zealand would have won the match with a lot of ease. They lost, because after Santner it was the down to the tail and tail-end (Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson and Blair Tickner).

[WatChe]

They should be extremely happy with whatever they got. At one point, they were struggling at 131/6 after 28.4 overs. This was when Mitchell Santner joined Michael Bracewell at the crease. When Santner departed, they had reached a total of 293/7 in 45.4 overs. So in 17 overs, these two added 162 runs, at a rate of almost 6 runs per over. If Santer had stayed for some more time, then New Zealand would have won the match with a lot of ease. They lost, because after Santner it was the down to the tail and tail-end (Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson and Blair Tickner).

Michael Bracewell played so well but was unlucky to get LBW in very last over. It was a close contest and India managed to win this one. 9 Sixes and 19 Four from Shubman Gill and we saw another double century in ODI format. Such matches are bringing back interest in ODIs, when everyone is running after and focusing on T20 format.