Sydney Sixers' record-breaking 11 wins in the regular season came up short as they had a spectacular top-order collapse. Deandra Dottin put forth a stellar all-around performance, and Darcie Brown's pace won two crucial wickets.
The Indian team are now trailing 0-1 in the three-match ODI series and the second match in Hamilton becomes a must-win game in order to stay alive in the series.
The 22-year-old made a compelling statement during the recent ICC World T20 Cup by bowling fearlessly against the Australians in Adelaide. Farooqi finished with 2-29 after capturing the prized wickets of Cameron Green and Matt Wade. Farooqi, who has played seven ODI matches and 17 T20 intern
Suryakumar Yadav bagged the 'Player of the Series' award scoring 124 runs in two innings which includes a century he scored in the 2nd T20I in Mount Maunganui to help India take the unbeaten 1-0 lead.
Conway (59) and Phillips (54) had Kiwis set at 2/130. But as soon as their 86-run stand broke, NZ lost the rest of their seven wickets for just 30 runs. Siraj (4/17) and Arshdeep (4/37) were brilliant for India with their pace
Hooda delivered a stunning spell conceding just 10 runs in his four overs while bagging four wickets haul, dismissing Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee.