Nicholls, Guptill give NZ a good start

February 08, 2020 08:20

NZ 52-0 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Nicholls continue to steal the quick singles as he taps Bumrah to mid-off and takes another run.

Bumrah then strays down the leg side as Guptill glances it fine for a four and does the same next ball for another boundary. This time he missed the yorker as the ball hit the back leg and went fine but the umpire rules it as runs.

Bumrah goes the short ball as Guptill attempts the ramp shot but is beaten. He gets it right next ball as he ramps a quick short ball over the wicketkeeper for a huge six over the stands, to get 15 from the over.

Bumrah is once again struggling to make an impression, giving away 29 from his four overs.

Saini bowls four dot balls in a row to Nicholls, before the left-hander is beaten trying to pull a short ball down the leg side for five dots in a row.

But he makes up for it as he pulls the last ball for a four to ruin a good over from Saini.

Thakur comes back into the attack, replacing Bumrah. Guptill taps the first ball on the off-side and takes a quick single and Nicholls shuffles across and scoops the third ball for a four to take New Zealand past 50.

It has been a good start by New Zealand as they start off cautiously before taking on the bowlers, to reach 52 for no loss in 10 overs.

Guptill has stroked his way to 29 from 26 balls, while Nicholls has made 21 from 34 balls.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Entire system against him, this is dictatorship and emergency: Sunita Kejriwal

In a post on X in Hindi, Sunita said her husband got bail on June 20 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case and the Enforcement Directorate immediately got a stay.

SC allows Kejriwal to file substantial appeal against HC order

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the trial court judge was in a "hurry" and did not afford a reasonable opportunity to the prosecutor to oppose Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail in a money...

Zero FIR, online complaints: New criminal laws ready for rollout on July 1

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 mark a significant step towards empowering Indian citizens and aim to create a more accessible, supportive and efficient...

SA coach Walter: 'We haven't played our best yet'

Coach Rob Walter believes the current team is different and ready to overcome past disappointments.

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the Korean Peninsula, explains Dr Rajaram Panda.