India were bowled out for a paltry 92 in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. This is India’s seventh-lowest total in ODIs. Left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult was the wrecker-in-chief as he returned with figures of 5 for 21. Apart from him, Colin de Grandhomme picked three wickets while Jimmy Neesham and Todd Astle chipped in with a wicket each. IND vs NZ 4th ODI Full Scorecard.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan started on a promising note, hitting Matt Henry for a four and a six. However, Boult sent him back in the sixth over to provide his side with the first breakthrough. The left-armer then dismissed Rohit Sharma to make things worse for India.
Captain Kane Williamson brought Grandhomme into the attack and he rewarded his captain with wickets of Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik in one over to leave India tottering at 33/4. Boult then struck twice to further dent India and left the hosts at 35/6 by picking wickets of Shubman Gill and Kedar Jadhav. Hardik Pandya did try to counter-attack but was unsuccessful. India then eventually were bundled out for 92. Shubman Gill Makes Debut, Handed Team India Cap by MS Dhoni Ahead of IND vs NZ 4th ODI
As India’s batting collapsed at Hamilton, fans on social media felt that India terribly missed the services of MS Dhoni. Interestingly, India’s captain Virat Kohli was not also in the team but it was Dhoni who was missed the most. The wicketkeeper-batsman had to sit out of the third ODI following a sore hamstring and was declared unfit for the fourth ODI.
Here are some of the reactions post India’s debacle with the bat:
#INDvsNZ 39/6 🤔 God must be crazy 😀
India🇮🇳 is badly missing #Dhoni today.He is the only player who can show great strength n resilience in this type of situation.
Get well soon @msdhoni 🤗 indian team desperately needs you😘
He is a sun & our team a solar system#4thODI pic.twitter.com/DmX9AXFQHT
— Harish Nilange🇮🇳 (@Nilangeharish) January 31, 2019
VS WI 2009: MSD in at 7/3, from 22*(47) to 95(130)
VS Pak 2013: MSD in at 29/5, from 33*(75) to 113*(125)
VS Aus 2013: MSD in at 76/4, from 25*(45) to 139(121)
VS Eng 2017: MSD in at 25/3, from 21*(45) to 134(122)
Name a better player under crisis. I'll wait.#Dhoni #4thODI
— Prateek Sank Sinha (@sank_sinha) January 31, 2019
Now you know why Dhoni plays slow in these conditions. #4thODI
— Prateek Sank Sinha (@sank_sinha) January 31, 2019
This is why you need MS Dhoni in the squad. Finishing matches are great but saving team from collapses is not everyone's cup of Tea.#4thODI #INDvsNZ
— Prahalad Yadav (@Prahalad47) January 31, 2019
Where is the player
- who stops the crumbling of wickets at one end
- who knows how to bat with tail
- who takes the game deep
- who try to play the full quota of overs
- who is getting old
Missing Dhoni........???#NZvIND #4thODI
— Dilli Se Hoon BC (@_DilliSeHoonBC) January 31, 2019
DHONI haters : Indian team can play well without DHONI
Meanwhile DHONI:😂#4thODI #NZvIND #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/ekVyvNNo44
— Ananya chauhan ❤ (@Ananyachauhann) January 31, 2019
Meanwhile, for India Yuzvendra Chahal was the top-scorer with 18 runs while Pandya scored 16 runs. At the time of filing this story, New Zealand were 45/2 in their chase of 93 and had lost wickets of Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson.
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