India 306-6 (49 ovs) vs NZ 300-8 |
Scorecard
Zakary Foulkes is bowling out. Rahul attempts a pull off the first delivery but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket. Single is taken.
Sundar then drives one to sweeper cover and gets off the strike.
Two singles through deep square leg and fine leg follow. Adithya drops Sundar, a tough chance though.
Rahul then tucks one to backward square leg and gets a single.
Another single as six runs came off the over.
India need 12 off the final two overs.
Kristian Clarke with his final over and Sundar takes a risky single off the first delivery by hitting one straight to the fielder at backward point. The batters cross over as the throw is off-target.
Two more singles follow.
Four! Much needed boundary for India. Now the equation has come down to five off eight balls. Rahul kneels down and carves the off-cutter over short fine for a boundary.
Four more, this time through deep extra cover. Full delivery outside off and Rahul drives it elegantly in front of square.
India need just a single off seven deliveries.
And Rahul seals the deal in style by hitting a six over the deep mid-wicket boundary. India won by four wickets and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
After a solid start, India lost wickets in heap but managed to get over the line with six balls to spare.
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