India were penalised 60% of their match fee for the first ODI's sluggish overrate against New Zealand on January 18 in Hyderabad as announced by International Cricket Council (ICC).
Following his match-winning double century in the first ODI against New Zealand, rising India batter Shubman Gill said he was not thinking of scoring a double century initially but the sixes he hit in the 47th over made him feel that he could score one.
India was dominating the match and had Kiwis struggling at 131/6 in their pursuit of 350 runs, but a 162-run stand for seventh stand between Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner almost snatched the match from India
In the match, Gill scored 208 in just 149 balls. His knock was decorated with 19 fours and nine sixes. His strike rate during the inning was 139.60. Gill, at the age of 23 years and 132 days old, is the youngest double centurion in the history of ODI cricket. He has overtaken compatriot I
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the first ODI in the three-match series here at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
After the success of 'RRR' at Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, actor Jr NTR met Indian cricketers in Hyderabad before their first ODI against New Zealand.
On his Youtube channel, Ashwin gave the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka as an example to put his point forward. The match saw India score a total of 373 and they kept the dew factor in mind while batting. But Lanka fought really well and crossed the 300-run mark themselves, thanks to a