Jubilant Ravi Shastri hails Team India for an 'incredible last 3 games'

Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri lauded Virat Kohli and co for completing a rare 5-0 whitewash in T20 series against New Zealand after 7-run win in fifth and final T20. Jasprit Burmah spearheaded win, picking up three wickets, as Kiwis failed to chase down 164-run target. Stand-in skipper KL Rahul was adjudged Player of Series for his consistent performance with bat while Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged Man of Match for his tight and disciplined spell along with his three scalps. Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor's half-centuries went in vain as hosts failed to retain wickets, eventually collapsing to might of Indian bowlers. 

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Ravi Shastri lauds Team India 

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India register a 7-run win

Earlier in evening, interim Indian captain Rohit Sharma won toss and opted to bat first. Presented with ar opportunity to make his mark in international cricket, Sanju Samson was promoted up order at expense of Sharma himself. However, Samson failed to trouble scorers after being dismissed for just 2 by an overpitched Scott Kuggeleijn delivery. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma batted with panache to form an 88-run stand from 60 deliveries. KL Rahul missed out on a well-deserved fifty by just 5 runs while captain Sharma top-scored with a well-crafted 60 from 41 balls. New Zealand bowlers disrupted India's acceleration in slog overs as visitors could only muster up a total of 163-3 on a flat Bay Oval track. A distraught New Zealand side got off to a horrendous start in ir run-chase, losing 3 wickets for just 17 runs on board. Playing in his 100th T20I, veteran batsman Ross Taylor anchored innings with a 47-ball 53 before his departure in 18th over. Apart from a single Shivam Dube over which accounted for 34 runs, ‘Black Caps’ never got going and could only score 156-9 to hand India a 7-run win.

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ODI Series

After an action-packed T20I contest, two teams will w collide in a three-match ODI series starting from February 5. first game will be played at Seddon Park in Hamilton. last time India tussled with New Zealand in a 50-overs game, ‘Men in Blue’ were kcked out from ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019.

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