![]() Having got two flashy back-to-back boundaries off the very first over by Trent Boult, there was no looking back for Rohit. Ishan Kishan (29 off 21 balls), Shreyas Iyer (25 off 20 balls) and Venkatesh Iyer (20 off 15 balls) all got starts but couldn’t convert them into a big score. ![]() In his bid to test the team’s character by batting first, the skipper led the way with a 56 off 31 balls with five fours and three sixes but despite a blazing start, the Indians stuttered in the middle overs before Harshal Patel (18 off 11 balls) and Deepak Chahar (21 not out off 8 balls) used their long handles which fetched 50 runs in last five overs. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers for India with 3-9 in his three overs.Įarlier, Rohit Sharma’s imperious form was on full display as he laid the platform for an above par score. New Zealand were bowled out for 111 in 17.2 overs chasing India’s 184-7.
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