“Another good performance today, especially with the ball,” said Indian skipper Virat Kohli who could scarcely contain his glee, exclaiming “oh happy days” when he lost the toss and heard New Zealand choose to bat first. Bowling first was India’s strength, he said. “We demanded the bowlers stood up and took control of what we wanted to do out there, and our line and lengths… was a very good feature. Even with a low target to chase, India had an early blip when Tim Southee removed batsman Rohit Sharma for eight and Kohli for 11. But Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who set up India’s six-wicket win in game one, were rarely troubled in an 87-run partnership to ensure victory.
Iyer was eventually dismissed for 44 while Rahul was unbeaten on 57. Despite the comprehensive defeat for New Zealand, captain Kane Williamson stood by his decision to bat first. For a brief moment at the start of the game, it looked as if Williamson may have made the right choice when Martin Guptill smacked sixes off consecutive deliveries from Shardul Thakur in the opening over. But for much of the remainder of the innings it was the Indian bowlers who were in charge. When Guptill was dismissed for 33 he had faced 20 deliveries and only scored off 10 of them. Tim Seifert (33 not out) and Colin Munro (26) were the only other batsmen to pass 20, while bowling for India, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja had figures of two for 18 off his four overs. Jasprit Bumrah with one for 21 and Mohammed Shami with none for 22 off their four overs were also miserly. The third match in the series is in Hamilton on Wednesday.
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