India beat New Zealand by 4 runs, winning the match under DLS rule

India leads 2-0 in the five-match series

Wellington. The Indian team defeated New Zealand by four runs on the basis of Duckworth Lewis system. Now India is ahead by 2.0 in the five-match series. The third match will be played in Hamilton on Tuesday.

Chasing the target of 135 runs in 47 overs to win, India had lost seven wickets for 113 runs in 26 overs when it started raining. At that time India needed 109 runs based on the Duckworth Lewis system.

With the help of brilliant performance by its fast bowlers, India bowled out New Zealand for 134 runs in 41 overs. Aaqib Nabi took two wickets for 31 runs in seven overs while Anshul Kamboj took two wickets for 25 runs in eight overs. Whereas Brar took four wickets for 30 runs in ten overs, which is the best performance of his career. He used short balls very well and broke the back of the host middle order.

Arshdeep Singh gave 16 runs in seven overs but did not get a wicket. However, he created pressure by bowling very disciplined and accurate. Indian bowlers bowled 176 dot balls.

In reply, captain Shubhman Gill fell victim to Jacob Duffy on the very first ball and was caught in the slip without opening the account. Duffy also sent Virat Kohli (seven) to the pavilion. Rohit Sharma scored 23 runs in 28 balls but did not look comfortable facing the seam.

Axar Patel (seven) and Shreyas Iyer (30) lost wickets on short balls. Rahul, who played 18 dot balls out of the first 20, maintained his composure and took the team beyond 100 runs by hitting a six off Duffy. Rahul scored 26 runs in 38 balls. Before this, Gill won the toss and took the right decision of bowling. In view of rain and weather, the match was reduced to 47 overs per team.

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