Cricket ODI World Cup 2023: Gritty Indian team wins by 5 wickets vs tough opponents New Zealand

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This match between India and New Zealand had all the makings of a spicy and thrilling action movie where one side has an upper edge early on, then the other, then it swings and so on. First, India won the toss and decide to out the Kiwis (NZ) to bat first. A)Both the openers - Devon Conway - no score and Will Young - 17 are out yearly on. India upper hand B)Kiwis rebuild and strengthen with Rachin Ravindra - 75 of 87 with 6 fours and 1 six along with Daryl Mitchell - 130 of 127 with 9 fours and 5 sixes add up 159 runs. Kiwis look like to dominate C)India fight back through 5 wicket haul of Mohammed Shami and good support by Siraj, Bumrah and comeback with wickets by Kuldeep Yadav. D)Early Indian good start with Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill. E) Advantage Kiwis when both Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill get out quickly of the bowling of Lockie Ferguson. Virat rebuilds the innings with support from K.L.Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. But then India were down at 5 wickets even before 200. F)Ravindra Jadeja (39 not out) and Virat Kohli - 95 consolidated and bought India closer to win. A superb win. Shami and Virat Kohli stand out in thus win. In fact, it was a testing wicket and bowling and Virat played with a flourish. Image : Taken when watching the match link :