Bumrah's double strike leaves NZ in tatters
October 20, 2016  16:56
image


NZ 225-8 (46 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Left-hander Anton Devcich playing his first game of the tour reverse sweeps Mishra for a single to sweeper cover.

A few deliveries later, he takes a risky second run to deep midwicket and has to dive to make his crease.

He powerfully sweeps the fifth ball and is very casual in taking the second run to deep square leg.

Dhoni whips off the bails and Devcich, who is struggling with some hamstring issue, makes his crease just in time. He makes room and lofts the last ball of the over to long-off for another run.

A good spell from Mishra as the veteran leg-spinner finishes with creditable figures of three for 59 in nine overs.

Devcich finally perishes in the next over as he looks as Axar produces a stunning catch at short fine leg off to send back the left-hander for seven.

The left-hander looked to paddle Bumrah over the the fielder but failed to get enough elevation and Axar took a few steps back and came up with a superb catch over his head to pluck it out of mid air, while diving to his right.

New Zealand's batsmen have once again let their team down and except for Williamson, no one else has taken the responsibility to stay out in the middle today.

Bumrah bowls an excellent yorker, which nearly goes through Tim Southee as it passes the leg stump.

But the next is right on the mark, outside the off-stump and reversing in sharply to crashing into the off-stump to bowl out Southee for a duck.

The last ball is again a yorker as new batsman Matt Henry manages to keep it out.

A top over from Bumrah, conceding just a single while picking up two wickets as NZ are reduced to 225 for eight in 46 overs.
« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES