India in control after good start

Sun, 09 March 2025

19:04

India 45-0 (7 ovs) vs NZ 251-7 | Scorecard

Fast bowler Nathan comes into the attack in place of O'Rourke. He starts with two dots to Rohit before the India captain chips down the track and smacks the pacer over long-on for a six -- the first boundary after 21 balls.

He clips the fifth ball over square leg for a single and Gill keeps strike with one from the last ball.

In the next over, Gill (7) gets a lifeline. He gives Jamieson the charge and flicks it uppishly as Mitchell at midwicket dives to his right and gets hand to the ball but fails to hold on. That was a tough chance and he did well to get a hand to it.

Rohit heaves the fourth ball from Jamieson over midwicket for a boundary but is beaten next ball on the outside edge and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

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