New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell reflected on his side’s defeat against India in the first ODI, saying, we can be proud of our efforts for taking the number 1 team in the world to the last over.
“We can be proud of our effort. Taking the number 1 team in the world to the last over was a pretty good effort. If we could have got 320-330, then it would have been the difference. I wish he could have bowled 15 overs, that’s how good he was. We have some excellent batters in our unit, he has been doing it for a long time, if we had got a few more, then things could have been different. We talk about match-changing moments in the field, if we had taken those, then it would have been different.” New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell said.
India pulled off a thrilling chase, reaching 301 in the second last over of the innings, with Rahul and Washington Sundar putting up a decent partnership to seal the win by four wickets.
For New Zealand, Kyle Jamieson was the pick of the bowlers, scalping three wickets. He struck 3 times in the space of 7 balls, removing both Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer, and suddenly the Kiwis were right back in the contest.With Washington injured, Harshit was sent in ahead of him, and he played a handy little cameo that eased the pressure on Rahul.
Brief score: New Zealand 300/8 in 50 overs (Daryl Mitchell 84, Henry Nicholls 62; Mohammed Siraj 2/40) vs India 306/6 in 49 overs (Virat Kohli 93, Shubman Gill 56; Kyle Jamieson 4/41).