World Cup 2023: India defeats Newzealand by four wickets

In the 21st match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to mark its fifth victory of the tournament.

New Zealand’s innings did not start well, with Devon Conway getting dismissed for 9 runs by Mohammad Siraj. At 19 runs, Mohammad Shami sent Will Young to the pavilion for 17 runs.

Daryl Mitchell and young batsman Richan Ravindra put on a brilliant partnership of 159 runs which took the team score to 178 runs. But then Richan was dismissed for 75 off 87 balls, followed by Tom Latham at five, Glenn Phillips 23, Mark Chapman six, and Santner returning to the pavilion with a single run. Daryl Mitchell scored a century while batting brilliantly. He was dismissed for 130 runs off 127 balls, his innings included nine fours and five sixes. The entire Kiwi team was bowled out for 273 runs in 50 overs.

On behalf of India, Mohammad Shami took five wickets while bowling brilliantly

Chasing New Zealand’s target of 274 runs, India got off to a good start with a 71-run partnership between the openers but then captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 46 runs while Shubman Gill also returned to the pavilion for 26 runs.

After that, Shreyas Iyer 33, KL Rahul 27, and Surya Kumar Yadav scored 2 runs and left the team. Virat Kohli once again batted brilliantly but could not complete a century, getting out after scoring 95 runs off 104 balls. Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten by scoring 39 runs, and India completed New Zealand’s target of 274 runs in 48 overs.

Mohammad Shami was awarded Player of the Match for his outstanding bowling performance.