Hardik Pandya pulled off a surprising one-handed catch to dismiss Devon Conway through the second ODI encounter between India and New Zealand in Raipur on Saturday. New Zealand had been off to a disappointing begin, and it bought worse as Conway ended up miscuing his shot straight again to Pandya. The all-rounder was barely off steadiness however that didn’t cease him from catching the ball together with his left hand. It resulted within the crowd erupting in cheer whereas Conway was visibly shocked by the athleticism on show.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧. 𝗔. 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛! 😎

Talk a couple of gorgeous seize! 🙌 🙌@hardikpandya7 took a BEAUT of a catch on his personal bowling 🔽 #TeamIndia | #INDvNZ | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/saJB6FcurA

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 21, 2023

Mohammed Shami-led tempo assault produced an incisive spell on a difficult floor as India bowled out New Zealand for 108.

After New Zealand collapsed to fifteen for 5 within the eleventh over, passionate followers who flocked to the remotely positioned Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium for Raipur’s first worldwide sport, feared an early end.

Shami (3/18) and Mohammed Siraj (1/10) made life robust for the batters with their high-quality seam bowling on a serving to pitch. The odd ball stopping made the batters’ job harder.

New Zealand had been in dire straits, however all hope was not misplaced with final match’s centurion Michael Bracewell (22) and the equally harmful Glenn Phillips (36) within the center.

Bracewell made his intent clear by stepping out to whack Shami over cowl. After getting hit for consecutive fours within the nineteenth over, Shami bowled a pointy bouncer and Bracewell went for the pull solely to edge it again to the keeper.

Mitchell Santer (27), who scored a fifty in Hyderabad, joined Phillips and the duo took the crew previous 100 with a 47-run stand for the seventh wicket. However, each had been dismissed in an area of six balls to finish New Zealand’s hopes of a restoration.

While Santner performed a effectively disguised slower ball from Hardik on to the stumps, Phillips gave a regulation catch to Suryakumar Yadav at deep midwicket off an extended hop from Washington Sundar (2/7).

Kuldeep Yadav (1/29) trapped quantity 11 Blair Tickner in entrance to finish the New Zealand innings in 34.3 overs.

(With PTI inputs)

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