India vs New Zealand first ODI highlights as Kohli stars

Sport360 staff 19:35 16/10/2016
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  • Hardik Pandya had a dream debut

    DREAM DEBUT FOR PANDYA

    On October 16, 1978, Kapil Dev had made his Test debut for India. Exactly 38 years later, it was the Indian great who was handing over Hardik Pandya’s maiden ODI cap to the Baroda all-rounder.

    Pandya would go on to produce a performance on debut that would have made Dev proud.

    After picking up a wicket in his first over, Pandya never looked back and bowled a probing line and length. In the end, he would register figures of 3-31 from his seven overs – a debut he is not likely to forget any time soon.

    The 23-year-old also seems to have increased his pace since the World T20 and he attributed it to stronger shoulders during a mid-innings interview.

    Pandya, unsurprisingly, was named the Man of the Match.

    LATHAM CARRIES HIS BAT

    Tom Latham became the tenth batsman and the first New Zealander to carry his bat in an ODI match. The 24-year-old was unbeaten on 79 as the Blackcaps were bowled out for just 190.

    Latham, chosen to open the innings ahead of Anton Devcich, stayed calm among the chaos at the other end as he registered his fifth half-century in ODI cricket.

    At one stage, the Kiwis were in serious danger of being bundled out for less than 100 with the score reading 65-7. Latham found some support in the form of Doug Bracewell and Tim Southee, with whom he managed to stitch together partnerships of 41 and 71 respectively.

    Southee also managed a half-century.

    Latham

    JADHAV’S TWO WICKETS

    It was surprising to see MS Dhoni throw the ball to Kedar Jadhav during the 17th over of New Zealand’s innings. After all, Jadhav had only one wicket to his name in his entire List A career before this – not to mention, Jadhav often keeps wickets for the teams he plays for.

    The plan was probably due to New Zealand having two left-handed batsmen in the middle and the specialist Indian spinners Amit Mishra and Axar Patel spin the ball into them.

    Dhoni’s ploy, though, paid off.

    The Maharashtra cricketer almost struck in his first over, trapping Jimmy Neesham on his pads. Although, replays showed that it was plumb, umpire Bruce Oxenford gave it not out.

    Undeterred, Jadhav returned and picked up the wicket of Neesham in his next over – a simple caught and bowled opportunity taken with ease.

    He was not done yet as he dismissed Mitchell Santner off the very next delivery and he was suddenly on a hat-trick. Although he did not get the hat-trick, bowling figures of 2-6 from three overs is something not many people would have expected from Jadhav.

    KOHLI’S STUNNING ODI RECORD

    When it comes to limited-overs cricket, there are few batsmen who can lay claim to being better than Virat Kohli. The Indian vice-captain once again showed his class as he scored an unbeaten 85 to lead India to a comfortable six-wicket victory.

    In 172 ODIs, Kohli has notched up 7297 runs at an average of 52.12 and a strike rate of over 90.

    The 27-year-old’s record while chasing is even more impressive. While batting second, in 92 innings, Kohli’s average rises to 62.40 – the highest for any batsman with a minimum of 1,000 runs [batting second] in ODI cricket history.

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