A dramatic second lit up the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore when Virat Kohli shared a heat gesture with Daryl Mitchell after the New Zealand star’s sensible knock lastly got here to an finish within the three-match ODI collection decider in opposition to India on January 18.
Mohammed Siraj breaks by means of, Kuldeep Yadav seals it as Daryl Mitchell’s dream collection lastly ends
The second unfolded when Mohammed Siraj bowled a slower off-cutter that dug into the pitch. Mitchell went for an enormous pull shot, however the timing was not proper. The ball flew off the highest edge and went excessive in direction of deep backward sq. leg.
Kuldeep Yadav ran in from the boundary, saved his eyes on the ball regardless of the brilliant solar, bought low, and accomplished a superb catch to present India a late however necessary breakthrough.
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Virat Kohli’s light push for Daryl Mitchell turns heads in Indore
This catch ended Mitchell’s sensational knock of 137 runs from 131 balls, laced with 15 fours and three sixes in opposition to India. It additionally introduced the curtains down on a exceptional ODI collection, the place Mitchell harm India by hammering back-to-back tons of.
As Daryl Mitchell walked again, Virat Kohli walked as much as him close to the boundary rope, clapped for his effort, and gently pushed him previous the rope in a pleasant and respectful gesture. This gesture immediately caught the eye of followers contained in the stadium, and the second went viral throughout social media.
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Document-breaking run feast for Mitchell
In the meantime, Daryl Mitchell has completely owned India within the ongoing three-match ODI collection, rewriting New Zealand’s report books within the course of. The precise-handed batter racked up 352 runs, making it the very best ever complete by a New Zealand participant in a three-match ODI bilateral collection.
The 34-year-old additionally entered an elite New Zealand record. His knock of 137 runs in Indore has turn out to be the fourth-highest particular person rating by a New Zealand batter in opposition to India within the 50-over format. Tom Latham nonetheless holds the highest spot with an unbeaten 145 in Auckland in 2022.
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Michael Bracewell follows with 140 in Hyderabad in 2023, whereas Devon Conway scored 138 in Indore in 2023. Mitchell dominates the chart with a number of large scores in opposition to India. Earlier than the Indore knock, he had earlier scored 134 on the Wankhede in 2023, 131* in Rajkot in 2026, and 130 in Dharamsala.
Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell make historical past in opposition to India in Indore
Alternatively, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell placed on a spectacular partnership of 219 runs off simply 186 balls for the fourth wicket within the ODI collection decider in opposition to India in Indore. This stand is now the second-highest for the fourth wicket or decrease in opposition to India in ODIs, simply behind the 221* run partnership between Kane Williamson and Tom Latham in Auckland in 2022.
What makes this stand much more particular is that it’s the primary time two New Zealand batters have scored centuries in the identical ODI innings in opposition to India. Moreover, that is the second largest partnership for New Zealand in opposition to India.
The report for the very best partnership nonetheless belongs to Tom Latham and Kane Williamson, who scored 221 not out in Auckland in 2022. Different large stands embody Latham and Ross Taylor’s 200-run partnership at Wankhede in 2017 and Scott Styris and Taylor’s 190-run stand in Dambulla in 2010.
