First NZ Player to Score World Cup Century Against India: New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell becomes the first NZ player to score a World Cup Century against India after 48 long years. Prior to Daryl Mitchell, in 1975 Glenn Turner scored a century against India in the World Cup.
Daryl Becomes the First NZ Player to Score World Cup Century Against India After 1975
First NZ Player to Score World Cup Century Against India: Daryl Mitchell achieved this massive milestone during the 21st match of ICC Men’s DI World Cup 2023 scheduled to be played on October 22 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.
Daryl Mitchell’s century in the game against India is his overall 5th ODI century. Without any doubt, the tournament’s table-toppers clash will definitely an eye warming for the cricket fans.
Speaking on the game, India won the toss and opted to bowl first. In the place of injured Hardik Pandya, India named Suryakumar Yadav as the replacement player while Shami was drafted into the squad in the place of Shardul Thakur.
Though India bagged 2 quick wickets they failed to maintain their aggressive gameplay in the middle overs. New Zealand has a strong middle-order record with bat in the tournament smashed Indian bowlers all around the Dharamsala.
Following the openers’ dismissal, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell made a crucial partnership in the middle overs. The duo made an outstanding 159-run partnership for the third wicket.
Indian cricket team were very much sloppy in their fielding department where the team dropped some crucial catches throughout the game. Notably, Jadeja and Bumrah each dropped a catch before Shami dismissed Rachin Ravindra for 75 runs.
Mohammed Shami made the breakthrough by dismissing Rachin for 75 runs in the 34th over of the inning. Following his dismissal, New Zealand’s middle and lower order struggled and started to lose wickets at regular intervals.
Though New Zealand lost wickets on one end, Daryl Mitchell on the other end made a strong stand and scored 130 runs in 127 deliveries and made a massive contribution in New Zealand’s 273 runs score.
Mohammed Shami who played his first game of the tournament turned out to be the crucial bowler for the team India in the game. Shami bagged 5 wickets in 10 overs by spilling 54 runs.
Kuldeep Yadav bagged a couple of wickets while Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj each bagged 1 wicket. India needs to score 274 runs in 50 overs to register their 5th victory of the tournament. The victory will move India towards the top position in the Points Table.
Who is the First NZ Player to Score World Cup Century Against India?
In 1975, Glenn Turner scored a century against India at Manchester and became the First NZ Player to Score World Cup Century Against India(60 Over Tournament).
Moreover, New Zealand won the game by 4 wickets with 7 balls remaining. Srinivas Venkataraghavan was India’s captain while Glenn Turner captained the New Zealand team and bagged the Player of the Match award.
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