India’s seam bowlers hammered New Zealand by eight wickets to clinch the series in the second ODI in Raipur.
Pace spearhead Mohammed Shami returned figures of 3/18 to help dismiss the Black Caps for 108 after India elected to bowl first in Raipur.
Rohit made 51 as the Men-in-Blue romped home in 20.1 overs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Indian pitches are known to be spin-friendly, but things soon turned serious when Shami struck in the first over and with his fellow quicks had the tourists reeling at 15-5 by the 11th over.
At the toss, Rohit took a while to announce his decision to field and told Ravi Shastri he “forgot” about the team’s decision.
Subsequently, Indian openers Rohit and Gill, who hit a match-winning 208 in the previous match, put on 72 runs for the first wicket before Rohit fell.
But not before the Indian skipper struck some delightful boundaries including a six off his trademark hook shot to ease into the target.
Virat Kohli hit a few boundaries as well before he was stumped by Latham off Santner for 11. Gill stayed till the end and hit the winning four with the left-handed Ishan Kishan at the other end.
Virat Kohli on Rohit Sharma #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/RiEKFaVBXi
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) January 21, 2023
Rohit Sharma Javed Miandad #CricketTwitter #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/fiD3szMXZy
— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) January 21, 2023
#NZvInd in Bilaterals #INDvNZ In ICC Knockouts pic.twitter.com/9pX6KqQBjj
— Dhruviiii (@yaarsillyme) January 21, 2023
Shamiiii, you beauty
A brilliant caught and bowled Daryl Mitchell dismissed for 1. #INDvNZ
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) January 21, 2023
, ! #INDvNZ | #TeamIndia | @MdShami11
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) January 21, 2023
HITMAN SPECIAL! Our skipper brings up a dashing half-ton.
This is his 4️⃣8️⃣th fifty in ODIs.
BCCI • #RohitSharma #INDvNZ #NZvIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/HBxubQQM6X
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) January 21, 2023
Rohit Sharma as a captain in ODI:
Innings – 23
Runs – 1019
Average – 56.61
Strike Rate – 101.79 pic.twitter.com/VYQzvbj8os— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 21, 2023
Another great win for #India in the 2nd ODI against #NewZealand
The boys are making a streak @mdsirajofficial @MdShami11 & @ImRo45 were on fire #INDvsNZ #RohitSharma— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) January 21, 2023
If you love seam and swing, this is the kind of bowling to drool over. #Shami #Siraj
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 21, 2023
Been that way for so many years….was so enjoyable watching Rohit bat this evening.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 21, 2023
Meanwhile, a fan intervened on the pitch in the second innings while Rohit Sharma was on strike and tried to hug him.
Craze for Rohit Sharma in Raipur. pic.twitter.com/VNOVLyZmoc
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 21, 2023
With AFP inputs
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