The Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first in the Twenty20 match in Chennai on Tuesday. The main attraction of the match is none other than India’s cancer-slayer Yuvraj Singh, who returns to International cricket after a long haul.
India struck early as Zaheer Khan bowled Rob Nicol out for a duck in the very first over.
New Zealand, in desperate need for runs and a partnership, suffered another blow after the Irfan Pathan bowled Martin Guptill for just 1 runs in the second over.
After losing early wickets, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson added valuable runs to establish a fruitful partnership.
The stadium erupted in applause when Yuvraj Singh was asked to bowl his off-spinners by Ms Dhoni. The main attraction of the match suffered a bad blow after McCullum’s shot caught his left hand in the ninth over.
Brendon McCullum scored a scintillating half-century in just 30 balls. The innings helped New Zealand to gather important runs in order to defend against the explosive Indian side.
Irfan Pathan struck again in the thirteenth over after he dismissed Williamson to break the crucial partnership for New Zealand. Kane Williamson, trying to paddle sweep Pathan, was caught by Ashwin after scoring 28 runs in 26 balls.
His dismissal brought the New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor to the crease.
In what is considered to be a setback for India, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh failed to make it to India’s Playing XI.
The match was termed as a warm-up match prior to the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The first T20 was abandoned due to bad weather.
India struck early as Zaheer Khan bowled Rob Nicol out for a duck in the very first over.
New Zealand, in desperate need for runs and a partnership, suffered another blow after the Irfan Pathan bowled Martin Guptill for just 1 runs in the second over.
After losing early wickets, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson added valuable runs to establish a fruitful partnership.
The stadium erupted in applause when Yuvraj Singh was asked to bowl his off-spinners by Ms Dhoni. The main attraction of the match suffered a bad blow after McCullum’s shot caught his left hand in the ninth over.
Brendon McCullum scored a scintillating half-century in just 30 balls. The innings helped New Zealand to gather important runs in order to defend against the explosive Indian side.
Irfan Pathan struck again in the thirteenth over after he dismissed Williamson to break the crucial partnership for New Zealand. Kane Williamson, trying to paddle sweep Pathan, was caught by Ashwin after scoring 28 runs in 26 balls.
His dismissal brought the New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor to the crease.
In what is considered to be a setback for India, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh failed to make it to India’s Playing XI.
The match was termed as a warm-up match prior to the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The first T20 was abandoned due to bad weather.
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