ODI World Cup 2023, Match 21, India vs New Zealand Stats Review: Virat Kohli's masterclass, Mohammed Shami's feat and other stats

A splendid five-fer from Mohammed Shami on his comeback, followed by Virat Kohli’s masterclass helped India defeat the unbeaten New Zealand by a margin of four wickets, despite a stunning century from Daryl Mitchell and a hard-fought 75 from Rachin Ravindra.

Speaking about the game, India won the toss and opted to field first in Dharamsala. The Kiwis had an awful start as both the openers departed after a short stay with Mohammed Siraj picking up the wicket of the dangerous Devon Conway for a duck while Mohammed Shami knocked over Will Young for 17 with lethal bowling. Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra led the rescue with a solid 159-run stand, and both batters reached their respective half-centuries in the course of the partnership.

They took charge against the likes of Kuldeep Yadav taking him to the cleaners before Mohammed Shami chipped in with the wicket by breaking the big stand. From thereon, India chipped in with wickets at regular intervals, with Shami being the chief architect. However, Daryl Mitchell went on to score his century, becoming the second New Zealander to score an ODI World Cup century against India. However, some cunning bowling from the pace bowlers helped India bowl out New Zealand for 273.

Chasing 274, India got off to a flying start as Rohit Sharma took the bowlers to the cleaners with impeccable strokeplay, smashing 46 runs off 40 balls including eight boundaries before Ferguson drew the first blood with a peach of a delivery. Two overs later, Shubman Gill became the second victim of Ferguson after scoring 26.

The duo of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer added valuable 52 runs to the total while KL Rahul and Kohli added another 54 runs in partnership. Boult picked the wicket of Iyer by setting him up with a short ball while Santner trapped Rahul leg before wicket (LBW) for 27. A mix-up at the crease meant Suryakumar Yadav dismissed by run-out. Kohli and Jadeja held their nerves on a tricky surface with a half-century stand to help India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in the ODI World Cup 2023 fixture.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers from game between India and New Zealand:

2 -Mohammed Shami became the first Indian to pick two five-wicket hauls in the ODI World Cup.

3 -Mohammed Shami became the third Indian bowler alongside Javagal Srinath and Kris Srikkanth to take two five-wicket hauls in a calendar year

13436 -Virat Kohli (13436) has surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya’s tally of 13430 runs to become the fourth leading run-scorer in ODIs.

Most runs in ODIs

18426 -Sachin Tendulkar

14234 -Kumar Sangakkara

13704 -Ricky Ponting

13436 -Virat Kohli

13430 -Sanath Jayasuriya

159 -Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra added 159 runs for the third wicket, the second-highest third-wicket partnership for New Zealand in the World Cup. 160 between Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor against West Indies in Manchester in 2019 is the highest.

3 -Mohammed Shami has picked three five-wicket hauls, the joint-most by an Indian pacer along with Javagal Srinath.

1 -This was the first win for India against New Zealand in ICC Tournaments since 2003.

2 -Daryl Mitchell became the second New Zealand batter to score a century against India in the ODI World Cup.

130 -130 by Daryl Mitchell is the highest score by a New Zealand batter against India in the ODI World Cup, surpassing Glenn Turner’s tally of 114.

53 -Rohit Sharma has smashed 53 sixes in 2023, the most by an Indian in a calendar year and third most overall. AB de Villiers (58) and Chris Gayle (56) are the only players ahead of him.

40 -Rohit Sharma has smashed 40 sixes in the ODI World Cup, the second most by a player in the World Cup. Chris Gayle tops the list with 49.

38 – Shubman Gill completed 2000 runs in 38 innings, the fastest by a player in terms of innings batted. Hashim Amla is next on the list with 40 innings.