Did Shami just drop the World Cup?
If New Zealand is able to play like this for the next 10 overs and do not loose a wicket, then it is highly likely they could challenge India once again in a semi finals
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Daryl Mitchell is one short of his century and he needs to keep on batting till the end and if India is not able to break this partnership and then considering the flat wicket which is not helping the bowlers, it might be a good chase.
220 runs in 32 overs against India, New Zealand is playing well. Probably New Zealand will not be able to cross the huge run target given by India but New Zealand is surprising everyone by playing so well. Daryl Mitchell is playing very well and has already completed 100 runs. But till now he is not out. Daryl Mitchell's good performance in such a tough match is enhancing his reputation a lot. I believe that India will win this match as a target like 397 runs will not be possible for New Zealand to overcome. Because they still need 178 runs in 17 overs which demands about around 2 runs per ball. Although such a score is possible, I am not sure if it will be possible for New Zealand Against India
Daryl Mitchell's fifth ODI hundred is putting New Zealand lead the game. However, the team needs similar performances from other batters, especially hoping for a good contribution from Phillips today. The current run rate is over 12 runs, and it's expected to increase as the match goes on. It seems like India is back in the game, and it's just a matter of time before they confirm their win. When it matters the most, Indian bowlers are delivering their best. While things are getting tough for New Zealand batters at every minutes, they fail to maintain the Net Run Rate (nrr).
I have to say New Zealand are playing very well under such pressure. After losing two wickets in the first 8 overs, I thought 200 would be their maximum. But with Mitchell and Williamson's good batting, New Zealand managed to make the match competitive.
New Zealand now need 153 runs from 72 balls. New Zealand's batsmen have to collect about 13 runs per over. It is much more difficult to collect 13 runs in an over against experienced bowlers. Now Indian bowlers bowling is very controlled. Indian fielders missed a lot of fielding in this match. I have not seen such bad fielding from Indian fielders in any other match of this World Cup.