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IND vs NZ | Anatomy of India’s blockbuster win: Depth and flexibility in batting; variegated and guileful bowling attack | Cricket News

IND vs NZ | Anatomy of India’s blockbuster win: Depth and flexibility in batting; variegated and guileful bowling attack | Cricket News

No sooner had New Zealand finally found a breather, seeing India’s batsmen slap them all over the ground to put together the imposing 239-run target, than they were in the line of fire once again. Abhishek Sharma (84 runs from 35 balls) and Rinku Singh (44 runs from 20 balls) had flexed their muscles at either end of the first innings and sent the Kiwis on the back foot. By the second ball of the run chase, Arsdheep Singh looped a vicious out-swinger to see Devon Conway caught behind. A few balls later, a sticky length ball from Hardik Pandya caught Rachin Ravindra’s edge and sent him back into the hut. India’s mystery-spinning trump card, Varun Chakravarthy, arrived for his first over after the powerplay and sent Tim Robinson packing, thus beginning New Zealand’s slow march to an inevitable heavy defeat here on Wednesday. Glenn Phillips 40-ball 78 would go in vain as the Kiwis buckled under the pressure of the scoreboard to hand the hosts a comfortable 48-run victory. With the second half of …