India’s Virat Kohli walks out for 7 runs during Game 2 of the one day international cricket between New Zealand and India, in Wellington, New Zealand. AP/PTI
397 runs were scored in 33.2 overs during that sixathon on October 27 and Iyer’s words at the post-match interaction make so much sense after witnessing what we saw today.
It was simply mind-boggling,” Iyer said when he was asked about India’s assault. The two innings did make the last international fixture feel like an anomaly. “When Sanju and I, we went to bat, the ball was seaming, and I was like, how did they manage this?
A week or so ago, in the third T20I, Abhishek Sharma (113) scored more in a run-feast than the rest of the team combined. In the second ODI of the five-match series, India produced 113 runs in a rain-curtailed contest. The difference between the two 113s was that Abhishek fired his off just 38 balls while India struggled against some hostile bowling from Kyle Jamieson & Co. India’s KL Rahul bats during Game 2 of the one day international cricket between New Zealand and India, in Wellington, New Zealand.
The match was delicately placed when Rohit was dismissed in the ninth over but the management persisted with Axar rather than sending in a specialist batter like KL Rahul. Even as wickets tumbled and pressure mounted, Rahul rode the bounce, controlled his pulls and looked at ease while others across both teams looked clueless. Briefly, Shreyas Iyer fought fire with fire but another well-directed short delivery resulted in the Indian vice-captain’s wicket. AP/PTI
WELLINGTON: Cricket can surprise you in more ways than one and the nail-biting, low-scoring thriller at the Hnry Stadium on Saturday was a classic example.
