New Zealand are doing what other teams so far have failed to do against the Indian team, tackling Indian spinners beautifully in the middle order and not allowing them to set in and take wickets.
Indians are surely missing 6th bowling option today but that's a test you have to pass when Pandaya is not around. Rachin is turning out to be a fantastic find for the Kiwis.
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Shit even fielders are having an off day.
Indian fielding today has been the worst. Spinners are struggling to get wickets, whereas they were unstoppable with other teams. The Newzealand team has now a run rate of above 5 they still have 9 overs left. They have lost 4 wickets but Mitchell is still batting on 102. They need 70 more ru s to get to 300 which would be a good target to defend.
Though Mohammad Shami did his job perfectly, but Indian spinners and fielders had a tough day. Dropped catches helped Mitchell and Ravindra build a solid innings. Otherwise, New Zealand's score would have been much lower. Daryl Mitchell delivered a brilliant century, and there was a 159-run partnership between Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell that helped New Zealand post a total of 273 runs.