Opting to bat first, India started watchfully with KL Rahul playing a maiden to Wayne Parnell in the first over. The Indian captain opened India's and his account with a massive six of Kagiso Rababda in the second over. KL Rahul also took a leaf out of Rohit Sharma's book and smashed a si
Edwards talked about the reasons that led to their defeat against the Pakistani team and said that the batters couldn't get going, which resulted in the team setting a low total.
Talking about the nature of the wicket the match was played on, the New Zealand captain stated that the wicket was different and had tennis ball bounce.
Sri Lanka bowled superbly in the first ten overs, reducing the Kiwi team to 15/3 inside the powerplay. The team had the opportunity to get rid of Glenn Phillips too but Pathum Nissanka dropped a sitter at long-off to give him a reprieve.
On Friday, Mandeep Mor (13'), captain Harmanpreet Singh (41') and Mandeep Singh (51', 56') netted goals for India's while Sam Lane (22', 35'), Jake Smith (34') scored for New Zealand
The opener rued the batting collapse and said that the Shadab Khan and Shan Masood partnership was important for them. After that partnership, wickets fell regularly creating pressure on the team.
India is in the second position in Group 2 with two points with their win over Pakistan. The Netherlands have played one match and are yet to earn a point.
Shakib is confident that Bangladesh can stop South Africa's pace attack, especially after openers Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto got them off to a fast start against the Netherlands.
India is scheduled to take on New Zealand when they begin their campaign on October 28 and in their second match, India will take on Spain on October 30. In the following week, India will play their second tie against New Zealand on November 4 and play Spain on November 6