India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the second ODI at Pune to level 3 match series 1-1. India chased down a target of 231 runs with 6 wickets and four overs remaining.
Earlier the day, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. Indian bowlers bowled well to restrict New Zealand to 230/9 from 50 overs. HM Nicholls(42) and C de Grandhomme(41) got starts but couldn’t convert into a big one. The centurion from the first ODI, Tom Latham made 62 ball 38 with 2 fours before getting bowled to Axar Patel. Bhuvnewswor Kumar was the pick of the bowlers for India as he finished with the figures of 3-45 from his 10 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal shared 2 wickets each while Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel bagged a wicket each.
India in reply lost opener Rohit Sharma early wihle skipper Virat Kohli was out for run a ball 29. Shikhar Dhawan (68) and Dinesh Karthik (64*) kept the scoreboard moving before Dhawan was out to Adam Milne. Hardik Pandya made a 31 balls 30 wihle :MS Dhoni remained unbeaten on 18 runs with 3 fours.
Bhuvneswor Kumar was named Man of the Match for his figures of 3-45. New Zealand had won the first match of the series at Mumbai while the series decider is to be played atKanpur on October 29.
Match Summary:
India 232 for 4 (Dhawan 68, Karthik 64*)
beat
New Zealand 230 for 9 (Nicholls 42, de Grandhomme 41, Bhuvneshwar 3-45)
by 6 wickets