From MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli, here's how team India completed #10YearChallenge in New Zealand
The last time India won an ODI series in New Zealand was in 2009. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir were all in the team. The head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore Daniel Vettori was also in the New Zealand squad.
There are few familiar names those were also the part of the then ODI squad still plays for the country, The likes of MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma are those players. The current Indian skipper Virat Kohli was no where in the scene as he just won the U-19 Cricket World Cup for India as a captain. MS Dhoni was leading the Indian team then with his deputy being Virender Sehwag.
In 2009, India won the five match ODI series by 3-1 which can be the same in 2019 as well. India have already won three matches out of the five they are supposed to play.
As far as 2019 series is concerned, India have clinched the five-match ODI series by 3-0 as they won the third match by 7 wickets. Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan had a good start with the bat with Dhawan making 27 balls 28 runs before giving a catch on the slips off Trent Boult’s ball.
Vice-captain Rohit Sharma and Indian captain Virat Kohli went on to make a hundred run partnership before both of them fell one by one in the gap of 16 runs. Sharma made 77 balls 62 runs while skipper Kohli made 74 balls 60 runs.
Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu came in and took India to the finishing lines. Both of them played important knocks for India as Karthik made 38 balls 38 runs and Rayudu made 42 balls 40 runs. For New Zealand Trent Boult was the highest wicket taker as he took 2 wickets from the 10 overs he bowled giving away just 40 runs.
New Zealand were bundled out for 243 in 49 overs and put up a target of 244 for India. Ross Taylor was the highest scorer for the White Ferns as he hit 106 balls 93 runs including 9 boundaries. Tom Latham too scored an half-century for his team as he hit 64 balls 51 runs. The next match will be played on January 31 at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
