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Shami helps India hammer New Zealand to clinch ODI series

AFP . Raipur
22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 | Update: 22 Jan 2023 01:05:10

India’s Mohammed Shami celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket during the second one-day international match against and New Zealand at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur on Saturday – Courtesy Photo

Mohammed Shami led an inspired pace attack to set up a crushing eight-wicket, series-clinching win for India in the second one-day international against New Zealand on Saturday.

Shami, India’s pace spearhead, returned figures of 3-18 to help dismiss the Black Caps for 108 after the hosts elected to bowl first in Raipur.

Skipper Rohit Sharma made 51 and Shubman Gill an unbeaten 40 as India romped home in 20.1 overs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

At the toss Rohit took a while to announce his decision to field and told the presenter he “forgot” about the team call.

But things soon turned serious when Shami struck in the first over and with his fellow quicks had the tourists reeling at 15-5 by the 11th over and were all-out on 108.