IND vs NZ 1st ODI Highlight: 'Lord' Shardul Thakur does it, gets the wicket of Michael Bracewell, India win by 12 runs

Shardul holds his nerve and gives India the win. Bracewell was shuffling across and Shardul nailed the leg stump yorker to perfection. Umpire obliged the LBW appeal and the review was just to delay the inevitable. 

India go 1-0 up!! 

M Bracewell lbw b Thakur 140(78) [4s-12 6s-10]

Shubman Gill grabs onto the ball like his life depended on it. Hardik, went wider with his line and Ferguson streatched to hit the big shot. Gill does the rest and India just one wicket away from a win. 

Ferguson c Shubman Gill b Hardik Pandya 8(7) [4s-1]

Magical over for Siraj! He has taken two wickets. He beat Shipley on the inside edge and the local boy does the damage. 

Shipley b Siraj 0(1)

Siraj has finally broken the partnership. Santner couldn't connect properly at all. Massive top edge and SKY takes a safe catch. 

Santner c Suryakumar Yadav b Siraj 57(45) [4s-7 6s-1]

Mitchell Santner joins the party, smashes his 50.

The crowd is on their feet as Bracewell smashes his 2nd ODI ton. He gets there in style as he hits a six to reach the triple figure mark.

Fastest ODI 100s for New Zealand (balls faced)

36 Corey Anderson vs WI Queenstown 2014

46 Jesse Ryder vs WI Queenstown 2014

57 Michael Bracewell vs Ind Hyderabad 2023 *

67 Craig McMillan vs Aus Hamilton 2007

The Kiwis are still way away from having any chance in this game, but Bracewell has played a fine innings as with a six, he reached his half-century.

The New Zealand captain top-edges and Washington Sundar runs in from deep square leg, slides forward and takes a well-judged catch. 

Latham c Washington Sundar b Siraj 24(46) [4s-3]

With the asking rate keeps climbing, the batter tries to get something, but Shami offers no room and Glenn Phillips shapes up to hoick it across the line. He gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball hits his pad before cannoning onto the sticks. 

Glenn Phillips b Shami 11(20) [6s-1]

Mitchell gets beaten on the inside edge and is rapped on the front leg adjacent to the sticks. On ball-tracking, it's three reds! HawkEye showed it to be hitting leg. Second wicket for Kuldeep and New Zealand lose a review as well. 

Mitchell lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 9(12)

There was an appeal from the Indians and it was sent up to check for a hit wicket. In the replay, Latham can be seen going back in his crease and defends with a closed bat-face. However, it was Ishan Kishan who cheekily dislodged the bails. He even had a witty smile on his face. 

Does this have anything to do with the way Hardik Pandya's was dismissed earlier in the innings?

Kuldeep Yadav has his revenge as he cleans up Nicholls with a wrong 'un. The ball spins back in, beats the inside edge and crashes into the off-stump. 

Kuldeep is elated. Nicholls b Kuldeep Yadav 18(31) [4s-3]

Finn Allen hits the ball in the air, but it gets taken at deep mid-wicket. 'Lord' Shardul Thakur gets the wicket of the dangerman. 

Finn Allen c (sub)Shahbaz Ahmed b Thakur 40(39) [4s-7 6s-1]

Mohammed Siraj has taken the most wickets in the first powerplay. This time he has taken a wicket in his own home ground Hyderabad.

Conway c Kuldeep Yadav b Siraj 10(16) [4s-2]

A blinder in the deep and Gill's smashing comes to an end! Was a mistimed pull from Gill but it did seem like it would land short of the fielder. 

However, Phillips races forward turbo-charged and dives forward to take an absolute ripper in the deep. 

Shubman Gill c Glenn Phillips b Shipley 208(149) [4s-19 6s-9]

Three consecutive SIXES, and Shubman Gill smashes his maiden ODI double ton. The Hyderabad crowd goes crazy and gives him the fitting ovation

Take a bow, Shubman Gill!! 

Highest individual scores against NZ in ODIs[/b]

200* Shubman Gill Hyderabad 2023

186* S Tendulkar Hyderabad 1999

181* M Hayden Hamilton 2007

169* D Callaghan Centurion 1994

Youngest to score 200 in an ODI

23y 132d Shubman Gill vs NZ Hyderabad 2023

24y 145d Ishan Kishan vs Ban Chattogram 2022

26y 186d Rohit Sharma vs Aus Bengaluru 2013

Big mix up and Shardul Thakur sacrifices his wicket. Gill wanted the single straightaway and set off quickly. However, Thakur, who was watching the ball saw them both being at the same end. 

Thakur, seeing Gill reach him, runs across to ensure that he is the one out. Not the wicket NZ were looking for.

Thakur run out (Santner/Latham) 3(3)

Sundar misses the flick completely. The umpire had no hesitation in giving it, but Sundar still went for a review. Three Reds on ball tracking. 

Washington Sundar lbw b Shipley 12(14)

The NZ skipper doesn't seem too confident himself. Latham's glove is close to the ball, but the third ump feels that it didn't have anything to do with the bails coming off. He ruled Hardik to be bowled.

An absolute freakish dismissal!

Hardik Pandya b Mitchell 28(38) [4s-3]

Back-to-back ODI centuries for Shubman Gill and he reaches his ton in just 87 deliveries. He removes his helmet and raises his bat to soak in the applause.

This is his third ODI century in 19 ODI innings. 

Mitchell breaks the 65-run partnership. Suryakumar Yadav gets forward and the bat turns at the point of impact and he ends up chipping it to cover. 

Suryakumar Yadav c Santner b Mitchell 31(26) [4s-4]

Edged and gone! The ball goes with the angle and Kishan pokes with no feet movement. 

Ishan Kishan c Latham b Ferguson 5(14)

6th ODI half-century for Shubman Gill off 53 deliveries.

The crowd at the stadium was silenced as in-form batter Virat Kohli was bowled. Kohli totally misjudged the length and stayed back to block and totally missed it. 

Kohli b Santner 8(10) [4s-1]

Rohit Sharma looked to loft with mid-on in, but plays a tad early. The ball flies off the bottom of the bat and high to mid-on and Mitchell takes a easy catch. 

Rohit c Mitchell b Tickner 34(38) [4s-4 6s-2]

IND 51/0 (9)

Rohit Sharma (26 off 26 balls)

Shubman Gill (21 off 28 balls)

India won the toss and opted to bat first. The side, as that of Sri Lanka, made three changes - Hardik is back, Shardul is back. SKY and Ishan are playing as well.

As for the Kiwis, they are going in with three seamers and two spinners.

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami