A lot has been said about the failure of the New Zealand middle-order during the ODI series against India. On Saturday, matters got worse for the Kiwis as they collapsed from 63/2 to 79 all out during their chase.
Amit Mishra was India’s main weapon with the ball, picking up figures of 5/18, ending the series with 15 wickets. He was named the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series for his efforts.
Earlier in the day, India managed 269/6 in their 50 overs, mainly thanks to half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Here, we round-up the top tweets from the match.
Congrats Team India on the series win👏 While @imVkohli was the hero with the bat @MishiAmit was the hero with the ball👌Keep it up👍 #indvsnz
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 29, 2016
Good win boys great show bat and bowl specially rohit,dhoni,virat,mishra
— Mohammed Shami (@MdShami11) October 29, 2016
Well done, India. Remember--NZ was placed higher in the rankings and India rested Shami, Ashwin and Jadeja. Raina unavailable too. 😊👍👏🇮🇳
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 29, 2016
Went to the gym with NZ 1 down, thought might be tough for them. By the time I'm back they are all out!!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 29, 2016
Well done team India for convincing victory,well bowled @MishiAmit top stuff @BCCI #indvsnz
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 29, 2016
Last Indian spinner before Mishra to win a Man of the Series award in ODIs was Anil Kumble in 1996 vs Pakistan. #INDvNZ
— Sampath 🏏 (@SAMPATHB24) October 29, 2016
Surely New Zealand will bat better in their second innings #INDvNZ
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) October 29, 2016
If only Sachin had played today's game, we would have seen Sachin playing with a jersey name that would have read Rajni. #indvsnz
— Gopalakrishnan (@gopivasudevan) October 29, 2016
23.1 overs:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 29, 2016
- shortest all-out innings for NZ.
- third-shortest innings for any team vs India.#IndvsNZ
Line belongs to MSD, as does the air above the crease #indvsnz
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) October 29, 2016
If MS Dhoni celebrates a stumping, it's out.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 29, 2016
When Amit Mishra is in that zone, just looks world-class. Yes, when is in that zone.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) October 29, 2016
