IND vs NZ | Twitter reacts as Shubman Gill stars with double hundred in India’s 12-run win

01/18/2023

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India started the ODI series against New Zealand on a positive note as they outplayed the visitors by a close margin of 12 runs after posting a challenging target of 350 for the opposition. Shubman Gill played a sensational knock with 208 runs from 149 balls and played a key role in the win.

After beating Sri Lanka in their latest white-ball series, India started off the three-match affair against New Zealand on a high by beating the visitors in the first ODI at Hyderabad on Wednesday. Shubman Gill was the star of the show for the hosts as he played a sensational knock of 208 runs from 149 balls laced with 19 fours and nine sixes. His brilliant innings helped India post a huge total of 349/8, allowing them to put the opposition under pressure right from the word go in the second innings.

The Men in Blue reduced the hosts to 110/5 without much ado and the match seemed like a foregone conclusion at a very early stage of the chase itself. However, Michael Bracewell played a knock for the ages, fighting all adversities to take the Kiwis ever so close to victory. The centurion stitched a 162-run partnership with Mitchell Santner for the seventh wicket but the knock eventually went in vain as he became the last Black Cap to fall, ending on 140 off 78 deliveries, leaving the team 12 short of the total. Mohammed Siraj continued his red-hot form, taking four wickets in the game while Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav scalped a couple of wickets each

Lord does it again for India!

OUT...India Wins. Shardul Strikes..
— Avinash Aryan (@AvinashArya09) January 18, 2023

Shardul is the magic which comes in the end!

OUT...India Wins. Shardul Strikes..
— Avinash Aryan (@AvinashArya09) January 18, 2023

Crucial win!

#India Win by 12 runs vs #NewZealand in the 1st ODI @BCCI @BLACKCAPS
— Swag 👑 (@abulkalam00000) January 18, 2023

Say it again!!! Say it again!!! LORD SHARDUL THAKUR :D :D :D

Lord Thakur wins it for India
— Priyanshu🏏 (@im_Priyanshu_B7) January 18, 2023

Mini heartattack till Bracewell was there!

Phewww 😅😅

India wins!!!!#INDvsNZ
— Anu (@its_anu) January 18, 2023

Very thrilling!

Close win for #India in the 1st ODI against New Zealand

Still need to figure out a good bowling combination #INDvsNZ
— Nikhil Kamath (@citizenkamath) January 18, 2023

Not lucky! Lord has it in his bucket list!

What a lucky win for India. Team selection needs to be better from Rohit and Dravid.
— Nilesh Surana (@nileshsurana) January 18, 2023

Super player of the match!

Though India win, Michael Bracewell is the hero of the game.#INDvNZ #INDvsNZ #NZvIND #NZvsIND
— Sharon Solomon (@BSharan_6) January 18, 2023

Great victory!

A highly important win for team #India and an ecstatic moment for #ShubmanGill yet, spare a thought for #Bracewell

He was devastating wasn’t he! #INDvNZ
— Cometh theiceman (@caughtatpoint17) January 18, 2023

Yes! They did. We did. 💥🎉🤸