Despite a few dropped catches, India managed to put on a decent enough display on the field against New Zealand yesterday at Dharamshala. While there were not any blinders from the Indian fielders, the Indian dressing room went one notch ahead to give the award for the best fielder in IND vs NZ clash by using a spidey camera. After praising Kohli, Siraj, and Shreyas Iyer, India’s fielding coach T Dilip took the players out to announce the winner.
All eyes on were the spidey as the medal was presented to Shreyas Iyer. The right-hand batter was the best fielder of most of the Indians on the field and deserved to win the award. After four successive good displays on the field, India had a nightmarish day on the field against New Zealand as they dropped three catches.
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In a rare occurrence, Ravindra Jadeja also dropped a catch. Luckily for India, the misses on the field did not cost the game, as India finally managed to break the New Zealand jinx. Virat Kohli starred in India’s tense run chase of 274 by scoring 95. While the former India batter missed scoring his 49th Ton, his efforts enabled India to a fifth consecutive win in the World Cup.
India march along as Virat Kohli powers the team to a fifth WC win
Kohli’s 95, Jadeja’s unbeaten 39, and Rohit Sharma’s quickfire 46 helped India to win their fifth match of the WC. India, who had come into the match to break the New Zealand jinx, finally managed to break it by holding their nerve in the close run chase in Dharamshala.
India will now have a six-day break, before they play defending champions England in Lucknow on Sunday (October 29).
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