India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Highlights: The Indian team faced a 7-wicket defeat against New Zealand in Auckland. With this, the New Zealand team took an edge in the three-match ODI series. After losing the toss, the Indian team set a target of 307 runs in front of New Zealand. Chasing the target, the New Zealand team won by scoring 309 runs for three wickets in 47.1 overs. The hero of New Zealand’s victory was wicket-keeper batsman Tom Latham.
India lost even after scoring 306 runs
Even after scoring a huge score of 306 runs, the Indian team had to face defeat. It is very rare when the team had to face defeat after scoring more than 300 runs. But the Indian bowlers once again failed to defend the target. At the beginning of England’s innings, the Indian bowlers managed to get 3 wickets. But after this, the Indian bowlers could not get wickets and the match turned towards New Zealand. Due to the excellent batting of New Zealand, the Indian team had to face defeat. Somewhere the Indian bowlers were also the reason for this defeat.
Poor performance in bowling
If the biggest reason for India’s defeat is seen, Indian bowlers have not been able to get wickets. In the initial round, the Indian team took 3 wickets with the new ball, but after that, the Indian bowlers failed to get wickets. All Indian bowlers including Shardul Thakur proved to be expensive with the old ball. Umran Malik, who made his debut for India, did impress a bit with his bowling. Experienced spinner Yuzvendra could not get any wickets in this match.
Lack of All-rounder in the Indian team
During the match, the Indian team landed with five bowlers. Under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, the Indian team felt the lack of a sixth bowler during this match. The reason for the defeat of the Indian team can also be attributed to the absence of the sixth bowler. In ODI matches, it is necessary to have one or two all-rounders in the team. The Indian team did not have any player for this match who could play the role of the sixth bowler.
Tom Latham’s aggressive batting cost the Indian team
After starting his innings with a slow run rate, Tom Latham kept increasing his strike rate with each and every. He completed the seventh century of his ODI career. Tom Latham scored an unbeaten 145 off 104 balls. His innings overshadowed the Indian team. During this, he hit 19 fours and 5 sixes. This inning of Latham took away the victory from the Indian team.
