India 239-4 (40 ovs) vs NZ 300-8 |
Scorecard
Daryl Mitchell comes into the attack and starts off with a wide. Kohli and Shreyas then pick six singles off the next six deliveries. Seven runs came off the over.
India now need 81 runs off 84 deliveries.
Zakary Foulkes is back into the attack. Shreyas pulls the first delivery to short mid-wicket and gets a single.
Kohli then picks up a single through deep square leg.
Four! Short delivery outside off and Shreyas opens the face of the bat and then guides it wide of short third for a boundary.
A dot later, he pushes one to deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike.
Appeal for caught behind but the on-field decision is not out. New Zealand review it as Kohli is beaten on the top-edge. UltraEdge shows there was clear gap.
Seven runs came off the over.
Kyle Jamieson with his eighth over. He varies his length but Shreyas and Kohli are playing it safe by rotating the strike. Just three runs came off the over.
India need 71 off 72 deliveries with the required rate just under 6.
Foulkes continues and Shreyas plays the first two deliveries defensively before getting off the strike with a single through long-on.
Three more singles follow. Just four runs came off the over.
Jamieson continues and he gets rid of Kohli!
Michael Bracewell takes a sharp catch as Kohli falls seven runs short of his hundred.
Back of a length delivery and Kohli attempts to drive it but could not clear the mid-off as Bracewell moves to his right his right and grabs it.
Kohli departs after a well-made 91-ball 93 with eight boundaries and a six.
Ravindra Jadeja comes to the crease.
Two dots and a wide follow before Jadeja gets off the mark with a brace by pulling a shortish delivery backward of square. Couple of runs more through deep square leg.
Out! Jadeja falls cheaply, caught by Kristian Clarke. Jamieson picks his second in the over. Slow delivery and Jadeja rushes into the shots and ends up chipping it to mid-on.
Five runs came of the over.
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