5 best performers for India in the ODI series

Oct 29, 2016 at 9:17 PM

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5 best performers for India in the ODI series

India defeated New Zealand in the 5 match ODI series by 3-2. In the ODI series senior players like Ashwin, Jadeja and Shami were rested. There were some outstanding performances by indidvuals which resulted in India winning the series. Here we look at the 5 best performers for India in the ODI series against New Zealand.

  1. Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra was the pick of the bowlers in whole ODI series. He replaced Ashwin for this ODI series and took chances with both hands. He picked 15 wickets in 5 matches. In every match he bowled well by picking wickets and also controlling the run flow. At Dharamsala he picked 3 wickets, in Delhi he took 3 wickets, in Mohali he took 2, in Ranchi too he picked 2 wickets. In the final ODI match at Vizag today he bowled match winning spell of 5/18 in 6 overs which helped India to win the series. He bowled with great control and did not allow the New Zealand batsmen to score runs easily.

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2. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli was the leading run scorer in the ODI series against New Zealand. In the first match he scored a match winning knock of 85. At Delhi he was able to score 9 runs and India lost the match by 6 runs while in third ODI at Mohali he scored 154 runs which helped India to win. Despite scoring 45 runs in the 4th match at Ranchi, India lost. In the final match at Vizag, he scored a crucial 65 and helped India to post a competitive total of 269. He scored a total of 358 runs in 5 matches with an average of 69.8.
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3. Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav was another performer for India in the ODI series against New Zealand. He picked wickets whenever the team needed. Despite not picking many wickets for his state side, Kedar Jadhav showed his class with his part time bowling. In the first ODI match at Dharamsala he picked 2 wickets. In the 2nd, 3rd ODI match he picked important wickets which put New Zealand team on the backfoot. He picked a total of 6 wickets. With the bat also he contributed vital runs in the 2nd ODI scoring 41 runs. In the 5th ODI at Vizag he scored a vital 39 off 37 balls. With good contributions with ball and bat in ODI series he could become a choice to replace Suresh Raina.

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4. Axar Patel

Axar Patel was another good contributor for India with the bat and ball. He was given a chance in place of Ravindra Jadeja. Despite picking 4 wickets in the whole series, Patel bowled with variety and gave no chance for New Zealand batsmen to score runs. With the bat he scored important runs in 4th ODI. In the final ODI at Vizag he scored 24 important runs which helped India to score 269 which proved enough for India.

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5. Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav was another excellent performer for India in ODI series. Umesh Yadav picked wickets with the new ball which dented the New Zealand innings. He dismissed Martin Guptill on 3 occasions out of which 2 were in the first over. He bowled with pace and swing which made the life tough for New Zealand batsmen. In total he took 8 wickets. Despite going for runs he showed how to bowl with consistent line and length .

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