New Zealand
158/8 (19.6)
India
162/3 (18.5)
India won by 7 wkts
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Commentary
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Kuggeleijn to Pant, no run, short of length ball down leg-side, Pant misses the glance, and the umpire doesn't signal a wide – I saw his arm flinching, but nope. Even he doesn't want an anticlimactic end to the game…
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Kuggeleijn to Pant, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, a bottom-handed swat towards midwicket
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Kuggeleijn to Dhoni, 1 run, shortish into the hip, Dhoni misses the pull, gets stuck on his thigh and dribbles past the leg-stump
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Kuggeleijn to Pant, 1 run, slower short one angling in from round the wicket towards the thigh, pulled away without great timing for a single towards fine leg.
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Ferguson to Dhoni, 2 runs, round the wicket, half-volley outside off, Dhoni, with an open stance, bottomhand-whips it away towards deep extra cover for a couple
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Ferguson to Dhoni, no run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, dug back out off the toe-end towards the bowler
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Ferguson to Dhoni, 2 runs, shortish outside off, and that's a signature bottom-handed slap by MS towards sweeper cover for a couple
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Ferguson to Pant, 1 run, short of length from round the wicket, slower I suppose, Pant crabwalks across, and laps it away towards fine leg for a single
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Ferguson to Dhoni, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the 4th stump line, Dhoni jams his bat into the wicket to allow it to come on, steers it towards point for a sharp single