India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI: Highlights, Post-Match Presentation as match gets washed out in Hamilton

Put
in
to
bat
first
after
New
Zealand
captain
Kane
Williamson
won
the
toss
–
which
was
also
delayed
due
to
rain,
Indians
were
off
to
a
brisk
start.
Young
India
opener
Shubman
Gill
scored
19*
as
his
team
reached
22/0
in
4.5
overs
before
the
skies
opened
up.

With
more
than
a
couple
of
hours
lost,
the
play
resumed
was
getting
curtailed
for
29
overs
per
side.
Soon
after
the
resumption
of
play,
India
lost
their
skipper
Shikhar
Dhawan
(3)
while
trying
to
score
quickly.

Keeping
the
DLS
method
in
mind
and
aiming
to
score
quickly,
the
team
management
promoted
in-form
Suryakumar
Yadav
to
No.
3.
The
number
one
ranked
T20I
batter
took
some
time
to
settle
down
but
shifted
gears
and
started
playing
his
360-degree
shots.

He
smashed
three
sixes
–
first
over
mid-wicket
with
a
slog
sweep,
second
over
point
with
a
ridiculous
reverse
sweep,
and
the
third
over
mid-wicket
–
and
two
boundaries
and
quickly
reached
34*
off
25
balls.

Gill
–
who
looked
in
sublime
touch
from
the
start
–
scored
45*
off
42
deliveries
and
put
up
a
stand
of
66
runs
for
the
second
wicket
with
SKY.
Just
when
things
were
looking
good
for
India
as
these
two
were
scoring
at
a
decent
pace,
the
rain
gods
were
back
forcing
the
umpires
to
call
for
covers.

India
had
reached
89
for
the
loss
of
one
wicket
in
12.5
overs
when
the
play
was
stopped.
The
match
was
eventually
called
off
as
the
light
drizzle
got
heavier
and
the
match
officials
put
an
end
to
the
waiting
game.
The
third
and
final
ODI
of
the
series
will
be
played
at
Christchurch
on
Wednesday
(November
30)
where
the
Men
in
Blue
will
be
hoping
to
make
a
winning
return
and
level
the
series.

Here’s
what
the
captains
had
to
say
after
the
match
was
washed
out:

Shikhar
Dhawan,
India
Captain:
Not
in
our
control,
you
just
have
to
wait.
We
were
waiting
to
get
the
game
started,
can’t
help
it.
Now
looking
forward
to
the
3rd
game.
I
was
quite
surprised
with
the
surface,
I
thought
it
would
be
seaming
quite
a
bit,
but
it
wasn’t
as
much
as
the
last
match.
It
was
good
to
bat
on
and
to
see
Shubman
perform
this
way
was
very
encouraging.
We
wanted
the
sixth
bowler
to
come
in,
so
Sanju
Samson
missed
out
and
Hooda
came
in.
And
Chahar
was
picked
because
he
can
swing
the
ball
really
well.
A
few
of
our
guys
are
resting
but
this
side
is
still
strong,
which
shows
the
depth
of
our
squad.
(On
captaincy
with
a
young
squad)
Damn
exciting,
makes
me
feel
so
young
(laughs).
No,
but
seriously
this
is
a
good
opportunity
for
the
guys
travelling
so
far,
to
see
the
way
Shubman
has
batted
and
Umran’s
bowling,
glad
to
see
that
transition.
As
a
team,
we
want
to
get
our
processes
right,
and
put
on
a
good
performance
in
Christchurch.
Hopefully,
we
can
win
and
enjoy
ourselves.

Kane
Williamson,
New
Zealand
captain:
Disappointing
(to
lose
this
game
to
rain).
The
weather
has
been
following
us.
Good
team
performances
for
us
so
far.
Latham
played
a
blinder
(in
Auckland),
nice
start
to
the
series,
looking
forward
to
Christchurch
now.
Rankings
just
float
around
a
bit,
but
it
does
recognize
the
hard
work
you
put
in
as
a
team.
But
you
try
and
focus
on
things
that
you
can
control,
what
cricket
you
can
play.
It
was
nice
to
make
a
contribution
(in
the
first
ODI)
but
I
got
a
nice
seat
to
see
Latham
make
that
switch
in
the
second
half
of
his
innings.
Amazing
player
(Tim
Southee)
for
us
in
all
formats.
The
quality
he
has
brought
on
the
field
and
not
just
that,
the
longevity
of
staying
on
the
park
and
making
valuable
contributions
for
so
long
and
being
a
leader
in
our
group…
it’s
always
nice
to
celebrate
and
recognize
those.
Not
many
people
have
achieved
what
he
has
(on
Southee
playing
150
ODIs).