IND vs NZ: 5 Major records that were created and broken during the ODI and T20I series

India and New Zealand are two of the powerhouses of international cricket at the moment. They have shown their might in bilateral series and ICC tournaments in recent times and established their authority at the top of the table in ODI cricket. However, New Zealand were no match to the Indian team in the ODI series and when it came to the T20I series, they fought hard, but a completely lacklustre performance in the third T20I cost them the series.

Meanwhile, a lot of records were broken and a few new ones were created in the recently concluded white-ball series. India played some phenomenal cricket owing to which, these records were made. Which are these? Let’s find out -

5 Major records broken and created during ODI and T20I series between India and New Zealand:

5. Shubman Gill became the 5th Indian cricketer to score a double century in ODIs

In the first ODI of the series in Hyderabad, youngster Shubman Gill played a cracking innings and brought up his first double ton in international cricket. The 23-year-old scored 208 runs off 149 deliveries and helped India post 349 runs on board after 50 overs. Now, even when the Men in Blue were losing wickets from one end, Gill stuck to his natural game and established his authority in the middle.

Courtesy of his knock, the Punjab-born cricketer became the fifth Indian in history to score a double century in ODI cricket. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first one to do it and Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan followed the legendary cricketer. Gill became the fifth addition to the list and the eighth overall men’s cricketer to achieve this feat.

Notably, Gill also became the youngest cricketer to score a double century in the 50-over format. He went on to score another century in the third ODI of the series and thus, looking at his performance, the cricketer was adjudged as the Player of the Series in the three-match ODI series.