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neW Zealand in india

after 3-0 clean sweep in T20s, men in

Blue want action replay in Test matches

As the Kiwis tour India, we bring to you snippets from the field as well as off it

OuR BuREAu

Kanpur
ohit Sharma’s 56-run knock
followed by Axar Patel’s
rthree-wicket haul helped In-
dia defeat New Zealand by 73 runs
in the third and final T20I here at the
Eden Gardens on Sunday.
With this win, India won the
three-match series 3-0 and now both
teams will square off in two-match
Test series, which began on Thursday
in Kanpur. Chasing 185, New Zea-
land got off to a horrid start as Axar
Patel took the first three wickets in-
side five overs.
Daryl Mitchell (5), Mark Chap-
man (0) and Glenn Phillips (0) all
failed to leave a mark with the bat
and the visitors were reduced to 30/3.
Martin Guptill and Tim Seifert then
got together at the crease and the
duo retrieved the innings for the vis-
itors.
Guptill brought up his half-cen-
tury in the 10th over of the innings India’s Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja during the Day-1 of the 1st Test match between India and New Zealand,
and the Kiwis needed 117 runs to win
from 60 balls. However, the right- at the Green Park International Stadium, in Kanpur on Thursday (ANI)
hander Guptill (51) perished off the
bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal and dew is going to be like. They bowled played a cameo of 21 runs off just mieson. Ravindra was presented his
New Zealand was reduced to 69/4 very well at the top, especially Axar. 8 balls as India posted more than a Test cap by Firebirds teammate Tom
in the 11th over. New Zealand kept Credit to India for the way they competitive total on the board. Blundell who has taken over the Test
on losing wickets at regular intervals, played throughout the series. We With this win, India won the wicket-keeping gloves after BJ Wat-
and in the end, the visitors stumbled were probably off. Come up against three-match series 3-0 and now both ling’s retirement.
to a 73-run loss. a very good Indian side. There were teams will square off in two-match Will Young will open the batting
Earlier, Rohit Sharma played periods in every game,” Santner told Test series, beginning Thursday in in the absence of the injured Devon
a knock of 56 runs as India posted host broadcaster Star Sports at the Kanpur. Conway. The match is the first for the
184/7. Opting to bat first, India got post-match presentation. BLACKCAPS in the new ICC World
off to a flying start as openers Rohit “Pressure Rahul and Rohit put ravindra gets a cap at 22 Test Championship cycle.
Sharma and Ishan Kishan put on 69 on us was tough to come back from. In the first Test, Ajinkya Rah-
runs inside the first six overs. Howev- With the schedule being quite tight, it ellington Firebirds ane will be leading India in regular
er, the introduction of Mitchell Sant- gives other guys an opportunity. With all-rounder Rachin Ravin- skipper Virat Kohli’s absence and
ner paid off as he dismissed Kishan the WC being in 11 months’ time you Wdra has become the young- with Rahul now missing, it will be all
(29) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) in the always look ahead. The way Guptill est New Zealand Test debutant since about Rahane and Cheteshwar Puja-
seventh over, reducing India to 71/2. batted at the top, different guys chip- Ish Sodhi (Bangladesh, 2013), as New ra rising to the challenge in the mid-
After stumbling to a 73-run loss ping in at different times,” he added. Zealand was asked to bowl in the first dle-order.
in the third and final T20I, New Zea- Earlier, Rohit Sharma played Test against India in Kanpur.
land stand-in skipper Mitchell Sant- a knock of 56 runs as India post- The 22-year-old will wear Test shreyas iyer is lucky one
ner on Sunday said that his side was ed 184/7. In the final three overs, cap number 282 and bat at seven in
probably a little off against the hosts the Men in Blue managed to add a spin strong bowling line-up featur- ndia wicket-keeper Dinesh
and it costed them dearly. 36 more runs, taking the score past ing Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville and Karthik on Thursday said Shreyas
“Tough one to predict what the the 180-run mark. Deepak Chahar pacemen Tim Southee and Kyle Ja- IIyer is really lucky to receive his

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