In a thrilling match at Kanpur, India beat New Zealand by 6 runs to clinch the three-match ODI series. It was the seventh consecutive ODI series victory under captain Virat Kohli.
It was exciting till the end. The visitors needed 15 runs to win the match from the last over, but Jasprit Bumrah’s disciplined bowling ensured that Kiwis could not register a historic series win in India.
Rohit Sharma and Kohli were the stars of India’s batting after they were put in to bat by Kane Williamson. Rohit struck 147 and Kohli smashed 113 to help put 337/6 on the board in 50 overs.
In reply, Colin Munro provided the much-needed explosive start with a quick-fire 75. Williamson also chipped in with a crucial fifty. But they faltered in their chase to end on 331-7 despite a gritty 52-ball 65 by Tom Latham, who was run out in the 48th over.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah claimed three wickets while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took two.
Twitter was elated as India clinched another cliffhanger to win the series.
Looooove It…..well done Team India #AakashVani #IndvNZ pic.twitter.com/ZkxhAyZeDo
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 29, 2017
Bumrah was simply outstanding in the end. NZ fought really well but India were simply relentless to win the series after being 1-0 down
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 29, 2017
Perfect finish to a thrilling game. Great work @Jaspritbumrah93 @BhuviOfficial & @yuzi_chahal. Keep it up boys. My Best wishes for the T20Is pic.twitter.com/C74JbGGpb6
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 29, 2017
Inspite of the huge score, the last 4 overs from Bhuvi and Bumrah was eventually the difference. Great effort on winning the series @BCCI
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 29, 2017
What a comeback #TeamIndia👌Literally snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Let’s grab the T20 cup already😜 #IndvNz @BCCI. pic.twitter.com/MowZiVuWCp
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) October 29, 2017
CHAMP-INDIANS ! Thrilling victory #TeamIndia #IndvNZ ! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/yqWRqkLZoO
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) October 29, 2017
Congrats Team India for a fantastic 6-run win in a high-pressure game, clinch ODI series! #INDvNZ
— Minhaz Merchant (@MinhazMerchant) October 29, 2017
Mera Bharat Mahan! @srikidambi wins #FrenchSS @rohanbopanna wins ViennaATP @imVkohli n boys win #IndvNZ ODI series!
Hatrick of victories 🎉— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) October 29, 2017
7th consecutive bilateral ODI series win for India-most for India7th consecutive series win for Virat- most by an Indian captain.#IndvNZ
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) October 29, 2017
#TeamIndia held their nerve and win by 6 runs to clinch the series! 🙌A closely-fought battle between both sides.#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/bpmUsS12GD
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 29, 2017
What a series, what a match. These are the kind of thrillers the Indian fans need. Congrats #TeamIndia #INDvNZ
— Keith Sequeira (@keithsequeira) October 29, 2017
Feature image: BCCI
