India vs. New Zealand, match preview of the 2nd One Day International
The new-look India side would be looking forward to continue the side’s dominating run at home in the ongoing calendar as the One Day International (ODI) battle between India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 proceeds a step ahead in Jaipur. The hosts, despite
pitching in an inexperienced team, are leading the five-match ODI series by 1-0.
It was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 take on New Zealand in the second
ODI at the Swai Man Singh Stadium on Wednesday, December 1.
India has so far played two ODI series at home in the current calendar against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, and lost only one match in both of them. The ODI series against South Africa was sealed by the Indian side 2-1 while the rain-ruined
ODI series against Australia in October was won by Dhoni’s men by 1-0. The only defeat in a home ODI during the ongoing season was against the Proteas on 27th February.
Coming to the trembling New Zealand side, struggling for victories in the Subcontinent over the past five months, both the captain Daniel Vettori and Brandan McCullum are still uncertain starters for tomorrow’s match.
Vettori is struggling with an aching back after carrying most of the bowling responsibilities during the three-Test series, which the Kiwis lost by 1-0. McCullum is also suffering from a sore back.
Seeing the stylish http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 batsman, Yuvraj Singh, scoring runs was also a positive thing for the Indian dressing room. Though the southpaw, who is yet to get back his silky form, was not at his best, he still managed to add 42 valuable runs
to the Indian scorecard. Most of the shots hit by the middle-order batsman were sweep shots against the spinners.
As far as the defence is concerned, the home-side, is expected once again to look to its spinners, especially the Chennai Super Kings off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravichandran-Ashwin-c84208, to restrict the New Zealand guns in the middle overs.
Ashwin in the Guwahati game utilized the power plays remarkably claiming three wickets including the big one of Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, who was the top-scorer in the tourists’ line-up with a belligerent 69-ball 66 hitting three sixes and three fours.
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The Jaipur track is expected to be a dry one offering a bit of spin to the side bowling first. Clear skies are expected at Jaipur tomorrow. The Swai Man Singh ground has been a good ally of India as the side has won six out of the total
ten matches played at the venue. The last match India played at the venue was a humdinger against the Proteas in February, earlier this year. Where the men in blue sealed a close one-run win over a formidable South Africa side.
Apart from the form and fitness of the players, being a day and night fixture, what could play a crucial role in the outcome of the match is the dew factor. Hence the toss in Wednesday’s game would play some role in the determining the match
result. The team winning the toss would, most likely, opt to field first as the bowlers find it difficult to grip the ball when the dew comes into play in the latter half of the match.
The stand-in skipper of India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623, said today that a big score would be a key factor during the Jaipur One Day International. “If we are batting first, 300 should be a good score but because of the dew factor, the more we score
the better it would be for our bowlers", said the Indian opener.
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