Published 12:23 IST, January 25th 2023
Rohit Sharma shouts at Shardul Thakur for bowling bad length, backtracks later: WATCH
Shardul came in and picked up three quick wickets from overs 26 to 28. Shardul important wickets of Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, and Glenn Phillips.
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India on Tuesday defeated New Zealand in third and final ODI to register a clean sweep in ir three-match series. India won third match by a huge margin of 90 runs courtesy of some power-packed batting from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill and impactful bowling from Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yav. Shardul Thakur was named player of match for picking three wickets for 45 runs in just 6 overs.
Shardul came in and picked up three quick wickets from overs 26 to 28. Despite Shardul's impressive performance in match, re were some moments when he bowled poorly and got an earful from captain Rohit Sharma. incident happened in 27th over when Rohit scolded Shardul because of sort of lengths he was bowling. incident was captured on camera and quickly went viral on various social media platforms.
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However, after match ended, Rohit was in full praise of Shardul as he went on to call him a magician. "Shardul has been doing this for a while, so some people call him 'Magician'," Rohit said in his post-match interview. Shardul important wickets of Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, and Glenn Phillips.
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI
Coming back to match, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won toss and elected to field first at Holkar Stium. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opened batting for India, forging a massive 212-run partnership. Both batsmen scored a century each to help India cross 200-run mark without losing a single wicket. This was also second-highest opening partnership for India in ODI cricket. While Rohit scored 101 off 85 balls, Gill smashed 112 off 78 balls. Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli also chipped in with 54 and 36 runs, respectively. India posted a total of 385/9 in 50 overs.
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In second innings, New Zealand were looking good to chase down target with Devon Conway hitting a brilliant century. However, Conway did t receive much help from or end as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Kuldeep Yav and Shardul Thakur played a crucial role in putting constant pressure on visitors as y picked up three wickets each. After Conway was dismissed for 138 runs by Umran Malik, New Zealand's batting faltered and y were bowled out for 295 runs. Shardul was named player of match for his match-winning figures of 3/45 in 6 overs.
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12:23 IST, January 25th 2023