IND vs NZ: India Breaks The 20-Year Record Against New Zealand in World Cup and Wins the Match

Ending all the wait, India beat New Zealand by four wickets on Sunday. India beat New Zealand in an ICC event after 2003. Virat Kohli broke a 20-year drought by defeating the Kiwis by 4 wickets. The victory of the Kiwi team in the 2023 ODI World Cup came to a halt in front of India. On the other hand, Team India is still unbeaten in this tournament. With this win, the Indian team has 10 points and has climbed to the top of the points table. At the same time, New Zealand suffered their first defeat and dropped to second place in the points table.

Batting first in this match, New Zealand lost 10 wickets and scored 273 runs in 50 overs. The Kiwis didn’t get off to a good start. First, they lost two wickets. The Kiwis were put under great pressure when the in-form Devon Conway scored zero and Young scored 17. However, Daryl Mitchell led the team by scoring the maximum 130 runs for New Zealand. He was supported by Rachin Ravindra who scored 75 runs and Glenn Phillips scored 23 runs. Apart from these three, only Will Young (17 runs) can touch double figures. Mohammed Shami took 5 wickets and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets for India. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj got one wicket each.

Virat Kohli played an innings of 95 runs for India. Had Kohli scored a century in today’s match, he would have equaled Indian great Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 centuries in fewer matches. However, with his innings of 95 runs, India secured victory 12 balls earlier. Apart from this, Rohit Sharma scored 46 and Ravindra Jadeja scored 39 not out. Shreyas contributed 33 runs, Rahul 27 runs, and Gill 26 runs. Mohammad Shami was man of the match for India with 5 wickets for 54 runs. The Indian team’s next match is against England on October 29.