AUCKLAND: New Zealand beat India by 22 runs in the second one-day international (ODI) in Auckland today (Saturday) and claimed the three-match series.
Chasing 274 runs to win, India was bowled out at 251 runs. R Jadeja was the highest scorer for the Indian side as he scored 55-run for 73 balls. SS Iyer also scored a half-century but couldn’t help his side to chase the target.
Tim Southee, HK Bennett, KA Jamieson, and Grandhomme took 2-wicket each.
In the first innings, in-form New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor remained not-out on 73 runs for 74 balls. It was his 51st half-century. Martin Guptil was the highest scorer for the New Zealand side as he scored 79 runs for 79 balls.
Indian main pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained wicket-less in this match. Y Chahal took 3 wickets.
Earlier, India won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Squad:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (capt), Colin de Grandhomme, Jimmy Neesham, Mark Chapman, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Hamish Bennett.
India: Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini.
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