India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, Match Report: Latham, Williamson broke records in Kiwis big win

The
first
ODI
of
the
three-match
series
saw
multiple
records
being
broken
after
the
Kiwi
duo
of
Latham
and
Williamson
hammered
the
Indian
bowlers
to
share
a
221-run
stand.

New
Zealand
made
a
mockery
of
the
chase
as
the
left-hander
remained
unbeaten
on
145
runs
while
the
Kiwi
captain
carried
his
bat
through,
scoring
94
runs.

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Debutant
Umran
Malik
was
the
only
positive
from
the
second
innings
for
India
as
the
pacer
accounted
for
two
Kiwi
batters
and
impressed
with
his
pace.

Chasing
the
total,
New
Zealand
got
off
to
a
breezy
start
with
openers
Finn
Allen
and
Devon
Conway
finding
boundaries
from
the
word
go.

India
opened
with
debutant
Arshdeep
Singh
who
had
a
meteoric
rise
in
cricket
ever
since
he
debuted
for
India’s
T20
side.

But
the
left-arm
pacer
failed
to
replicate
his
T20I
heroics
as
he
was
taken
to
the
cleaners
by
the
Kiwi
openers,
concerning
25
runs
in
his
first
three
overs.

All-rounder
Shardul
Thakur
drew
first
blood
as
he
dismissed
Allen
after
sticking
to
the
fourth-stump
line.
The
batter
poked
at
the
ball
and
the
inside
edge
was
gobbled
up
by
Pant
behind
the
stumps.

Kiwi
captain
Kane
Williamson
walked
onto
the
crease
at
number
three
eager
to
answer
with
his
bat
amidst
criticism
for
his
batting
in
the
recently
concluded
T20
World
Cup.

The
right-hander
got
together
with
Conway
to
stitch
a
33-run
partnership
for
the
second
wicket.
Conway
struggled
for
timing
after
hitting
the
initial
boundaries
and
looked
very
scratchy
in
his
brief
stay
that
was
ended
by
debutant
Umran
Malik.

Malik
scalped
his
maiden
ODI
wicket
in
the
16th
over
and
reduced
the
Kiwi
team
to
68/2
in
15.1
overs.
The
Srinagar-born
speedster
struck
again
in
the
20th
over
to
put
India
ahead
in
the
game.
Malik
dismissed
Daryl
Mitchell
for
11
off
16
balls.

India
seemed
to
be
ahead
of
their
Kiwi
opponents
but
Williamson
shared
a
matchwinning
fourth-wicket
partnership
with
left-hander
Tom
Latham
to
see
his
side
through.

The
duo
clobbered
the
inexperienced
bowling
attack
all
over
the
park.
While
Latham
played
the
role
of
the
aggressor,
Williamson
played
second
fiddle
keeping
the
scoreboard
ticking.

Right-hander
Williamson
secured
his
fifty
in
the
29th
over
after
he
pulled
pacer
Shardul
Thakur
for
a
four,
finding
form
after
his
World
Cup
debacle.

Latham
reached
his
hundred
in
the
40th,
where
he
smashed
four
boundaries
and
a
six,
absolutely
bludgeoning
Thakur.

The
Kiwi
team
reached
the
target
with
almost
three
overs
to
spare.
Earlier,
a
late
flourish
from
Washington
Sundar
and
sublime
batting
performances
from
other
batters
helped
India
post
a
daunting
total
of
306/7
against
New
Zealand
at
Eden
Park
in
Auckland
on
Friday.

Top
knocks
from
Shreyas,
Shikhar
Dhawan,
and
Shubhman
Gill
helped
India
get
past
the
300-run
mark
in
the
first
ODI
of
the
three-match
series
as
India
raked
in
96
runs
from
the
last
10
overs.

Tom
Latham
was
declared
‘Player
of
the
Match’ for
his
sensational
innings
helping
his
team
secure
a
win.