As New Zealand chased 111 without any scoreboard pressure, with Darryl Mitchell (49 in 35; 4×4, 3×6) at times, with the much-anticipated attack, India’s shoulders bowed, faces turned grim and their former -Tournament billing appeared to be created.
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even generally prolific-to-the-last Virat Kohli It looked like a dark cloud was hovering over him. Professional players learn to accept defeat calmly but the Indian captain’s smile was completely lost as he continued to shuffle nervously with his hands behind his back.
New Zealand, at all times, stood firm towards victory. When he did eventually do so, with 33 balls to spare, with 8 wickets in hand, it was a completely effective and utterly clinical performance.
Was Kohli thinking about whether his captaincy is bound to end without the ICC trophy? Was Rohit Sharma, as he was back in his fielding position after every ball, still smart about being demoted from his usual opening slot? Did the Indian Premier League give up on India’s top players?
Was it accepted by those responsible outside the field of play that the selection of India’s team may not be ideal? was introduced to M S Dhoni As a last minute negotiator between coaches Ravi Shastri And Kohli headed too much talking head?
“It was quite bizarre,” Kohli said after the loss. “Our body language was not right when we entered the field.”
India’s second consecutive fire in the same number of matches effectively ruined their World Cup dreams and left them with an early exit. Barring a crash against a minor for New Zealand, India crashed out of the semi-finals, leaving them plenty of time to ponder on important questions.
For starters, why were they so different right off the bat? After losing the toss again, was it feared that the chasing team had won 14 of the previous 18 matches held in Dubai before? Did they fail in their attempt to reach the 160–170 mark, eventually only managing 110/7? Did they put pressure on them?
It was a grueling, curiously quick and tentative batting performance in an urgent game. India were unconscious against the pace, completely unable to take away the spinners and their big hits kept finding the fielders. Sure, it wasn’t the ideal pitch, and there was a little two-speed, but not enough to guarantee such a low score. The disciplined Kiwi attack led to India’s indecision, which successfully implemented slow chokes, forcing errors as the batsmen tried to advance.
At the same time, India’s experiments at the top of the order completely collapsed. Rohit Sharma was demoted to No. 3, this is just the third time the team management has chosen to do so in T20Is since 2013. Ishaan Kishan, was drafted in place of Suryakumar Yadav, who was pushed to open with KL Rahul. The results were not as dramatic or as successful as India had hoped.
New Zealand was in control the whole time and every change captain Kane Williamson Made out. The powerplay was so dominated by the bowlers that for the first time in this World Cup, there was no boundary hit between 7-15 overs.
When Hardik Pandya hit a run at backward point off Boult in the last ball of India’s 17th over, he broke the barren run in 71 balls without a boundary. The match was effectively lost there.
Kiwi’s new bowlers, trent bout (3/20) and Tim Southee, took a leaf from England’s point of view on the same pitch the second night and bowled a strange 6-8 meter Test-match length.
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It was not a big turning surface by any means but spinner, man of the match ish sodhi (2/17) and Michelle Santner, then corrected his line and deftly bowled at a restrictive length. In India’s top guns, Rohit dropped the first ball, all too little shone, and Kohli could score 9 off 17.
The veteran batting line-up and the inability to turn off the spinners raises another question: did they miss Suryakumar, a fine player of spin, who was out with a back spasm, and even Shikhar. Dhawan too? With the ball, did he make a mistake in not picking Yuzvendra Chahal? Where were the wicket-takers who supported Bumrah?
The inquiries for India have just begun. The thing that will take a toll on this virtually derailed World Cup campaign is the complete spoilage of both the defeats.
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