Matt Henry five-wickets restricts India to 249 against New Zealand
DUBAI: Matt Henry five wickets restricted India to 249 against New Zealand in the 12th match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
After choosing to bowl, New Zealand effectively limited the strong batting lineup of India to 249 runs for 9 wickets in their 50 overs with excellent bowling and outstanding fielding.
India’s top three were removed inside powerplay. Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson dismissed both Rohit Sharma(15) and Shubman Gill (2).
Virat Kohli (11), playing in his 300th One-Day International, was caught by Glenn Phillips, who took a stunning catch to dismiss the stalwart.
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India were 30-3 when Axar Patel joined Shreyas Iyer at the crease. Both players forged a vital 98-run stand to take their team to 128 in 29.2 overs. Patel was caught off Rachin Ravindra’s bowling.
His 42 off 61 deliveries featured three fours and one six. After his wicket, Kl Rahul joined Shreyas Iyer and the duo added another 44-run partnership.
Iyer’s well-crafted knock of 79 ended courtesy of Will O’Rourke bowling.
He remained the top-scorer for India with a 98-ball 79, comprised of four fours and two sixes.
Following his dismissal, India fell to 223/7 in 45.5 overs after losing two additional wickets in rapid succession.
Nevertheless, Hardik Pandya’s quick innings of 45 runs at the end strengthened India’s total and helped them in reaching 249-9 in 50 overs.
For New Zealand, Matt Henry was the top bowler claiming 5 wickets for 42 runs in eight overs, while Kyle Jamieson, O’Rourke, Mitchell Santner, and Ravindra each took one wicket.
Playing XIs
New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
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