New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said that their defeat was due to their batting failure. He said that they could not continue the good start they got in the power play. Team India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday and won the title. Reacting to their defeat after this match, Mitchell Santner showered praise on Team India’s spinners. He praised them for their extraordinary performance. He praised the four spinners in Team India as world-class bowlers. He believed that their team was 25 runs short in batting.
Santner On Final Loss
‘This is a wonderful tournament. We faced many challenges together. We played great cricket. Today we lost to a top-class team. Even though we lost in this match.. our players gave a wonderful performance. They came forward in different situations and performed better. What more can you expect from our players as a captain. The Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly. After the power play, we lost wickets in a row. The credit for this victory goes to the spinners of Team India. All four spinners are world-class bowlers. We were 25 runs short of our target. However, we fought till the end for the victory. Phillips took another brilliant catch,’ said Santner.
Rohit’s Superb Batting
The power play went in favor of batting. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill cashed in on that opportunity. Rohit’s batting was extraordinary. He put us on the back foot. But we knew that the conditions of the match would change once. We thought that if we took wickets, we could gain control. Rachin Ravindra continues to perform brilliantly in major tournaments. He bowled brilliantly along with Glenn Phillips. He understood the game at such a young age and put pressure on Team India in the beginning. “I am happy with the way our team performed in this tournament. All our players made my job easy. We have adjusted to different pitches. Even though we narrowly missed out on the title, this has been a great tournament for us,” said Mitchell Santner.
Spinners Turned The Tables
Batting first in this match, New Zealand scored 251 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Michael Bracewell (53 not out in 40 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes) and Daryl Mitchell (63 in 101 balls with 3 fours) excelled with half-centuries. Among the Indian bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy (2/45) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) took two wickets each, while Mohammed Shami (1/74) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/30) took a wicket each.
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Rahul Finished The Game
After that, India scored 254 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 49 overs and won. Rohit Sharma (7 fours and 3 sixes in 83 balls) scored a century, while Shreyas Iyer (48 in 62 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes) missed a half-century. KL Rahul (34 not out with 34 fours and 6 sixes in 33 balls) played a crucial innings. Among the New Zealand bowlers, Mitchell Santner (2/46) and Michael Bracewell (2/28) took two wickets each, while Rachin Ravindra and Kyle Jamieson took one wicket each.
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