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India v New Zealand, 2nd ODI Talking points: Umesh's ripper and Pandya's slap shot

Takeaways from the second ODI between India and New Zealand at the Feroz Shah kotla in New Delhi in which India lost by six wickets.
India v New Zealand, 2nd ODI Talking points: Umesh's ripper and Pandya's slap shot
Umesh Yadav (centre) celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Martin Guptill with teammate Virat Kohli at Kotla. (AFP Photo)
Key Highlights
  • NZ found an unlikely wicket-taker in Guptill as he removed Axar and Mishra in the 41st over.
  • NZ skipper led from the front scoring his 8th ODI hundred to steer his team to 242/9.
  • Southee took a superb one-handed return catch to send the Indian skipper packing.
Takeaways from the second ODI between India and New Zealand at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in which India lost by six runs.
Umesh castles Guptill with a peach of a delivery
Umesh Yadav sent back Martin Guptill with a ripper of a delivery in the second ball of the match. It was an outswinger that moved late and Guptill on to the front foot was beaten all ends up. The New Zealand opener's poor run of form continued but Guptill later went on to play a crucial role with the ball claiming two wickets for six runs in one over during the fag end of the Indian innings.

Williamson-Latham combine for a vital stand
NZ skipper Williamson led from the front scoring his 8th ODI hundred to steer his team to 242 for nine. Opener Tom Latham was the next best scorer for the Kiwis with 46 runs and his association with the skipper for the second wicket yielded 122 runs - the best partnership of New Zealand innings.
After Umesh had given India the perfect start scalping Guptill, Latham and Williamson steadied the ship in a calm and composed manner. Right from the outset Williamson looked in silken touch and in his trademark fashion brought the front leg forward with aplomb to meet the good length deliveries, while Latham too did not shy away from playing on the front foot on a slow Kotla track and reaped the rewards.

Southee's one-handed catch
After India were reduced to 72 for 4, Dhoni and Jadhav had reignited the fledging Indian innings. The duo of Jadhav and Dhoni took time to get their eye in and then upped the ante with Jadhav playing the aggressor's role. With 109 runs in 20 overs and Dhoni in the middle meant India were ahead, if only marginally, but the wicket Jadhav by Henry halted India's momentum. Still Dhoni was in the middle but he clearly was struggling to get going consuming 65 balls for his 39 runs and his wicket by Southee in the 40th doused hopes of an Indian comeback. Dhoni drove a pitched up delivery just a bit too early and Southee took a superb one-handed return catch to send the Indian skipper packing.
Guptill 's 1-0-6-2
New Zealand found an unlikely wicket-taker in Guptill as the opener removed Axar Patel and Amit Mishra in the 41st over to leave India tottering at 184 for 8.
Pandya forehand slap
After his match-winning debut with the ball in the 1st ODI of the India v New Zealand series, Hardik Pandya stepped up with the bat scoring a vital 36 runs and looked set to take India home. After hitting Boult for a four over mid-off in the 49th over, bringing down the equation to 11 off 8 balls, Pandya went for forehand slap off a bouncer from Boult and perished and that sealed the game in New Zealand's favour.
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