Virat Kohli and Will Young (AFP Photo)
He made full use of the two lifelines, scoring 125 off 88 balls to register his fifth ODI century. The third match was abandoned due to rain.
Virat came up to me and I said, “Have you ever been dropped twice in an over? He laughs and said no, so just brush it off and next ball. Young said he was relieved to spend time at the crease and convert his start into a big score. He said New Zealand’s total was built through a series of partnerships.
Young was batting on just five at the time. It was also his first hundred against India and his highest score in the format. The right-hander had managed just nine runs in the first ODI and six in the second. “Well, the first one, obviously a little bit disappointed, but at the same time relieved. The second one, you just got to laugh it off. “A little bit of relief, firstly, but no, it’s been amazing to spend some time in the middle. Obviously a little bit of fortune early in my innings, but I managed to stick at it and put a decent score together with a few partnerships in the middle. Young also spoke about the contributions of his fellow batters, including opening partner Tim Seifert. Young felt New Zealand had hoped to score a few more runs but was happy with the final total after losing wickets at regular intervals.
NEW DELHI: New Zealand batter Will Young made India pay heavily for two dropped catches as he scored a brilliant 125 to help the visitors post 333 in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval on Friday. Young was dropped twice in the second over of New Zealand’s innings. Rohit Sharma missed a chance at first slip off Auqib Nabi, and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan then failed to hold on to the next delivery.