Harshit Rana’s amazing work continues in New Zealand seriesImage Credit source: PTI
Questions have been raised on the opportunities that Team India’s young fast bowler Harshit Rana is getting time and again. On social media, from common cricket fans to some experts have targeted the team management for the selection of this pacer. But Harshit is continuously proving himself right with his performance on the field. He is also showing his strength in the ODI series against New Zealand. He showed that his selection was not wrong by taking wickets in all three matches of the series. Especially in the last ODI match in Indore, Rana completed a special hat-trick.
In the last match of the ODI series on Sunday 18 January at Holkar Stadium. team india Came out for bowling first. In this match, the Indian team made a change and included left arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh in the playing-11. The famous Krishna was laid to rest for him. Team India also got the benefit of this, when in the very first over, Arshdeep bowled Henry Nicholls and brought success to Team India. After Arshdeep, it was Harshit Rana’s turn and he too did not take much time.
Harshit did this amazing thing in Indore
Harshit, who took charge of bowling in the second over, took the wicket of opener Devon Conway on the very first ball. His ball was caught by left-handed batsman Conway in the slip, where Rohit Sharma made no mistake. This wicket was special for the Indian pacer because with this he completed a special hat-trick in this series. In fact, in all the three matches of the series, Harshit made Devon Conway his victim all three times. In the first match, Harshit had bowled the Kiwi opener on the score of 56 runs, while in the second match also the Indian pacer had bowled Conway. In the third match, he was out after scoring only 5 runs.
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broke a big partnership again
24 year old pacer Harshit did not stop even after this and soon he got his second and team’s third success. After the fall of 2 wickets for just 5 runs, there was a half-century partnership between Darryl Mitchell and Will Young, which took New Zealand under control. But again in the 13th over, Harshit dismissed Young and broke this partnership before it could prove dangerous. This was his 5th wicket overall in this series.