Team India on a roll
New Zealand hinted at their comeback in the series, with comparatively better performances in the fourth one day against India; however Pathan ruined their party with a brilliant knock. New Zealand will be hopping to gain some pride and avoid whitewash in the
last match at Chennai. New Zealand’s effort in this one day series is total chaos against India’s second-string team. They started their tour with high spirits, and performed really well during the test series; however they lost it 1-0, and couldn’t transfer
their momentum into the one dayers. The scenario does not look good for the Kiwis, as the world cup approaches; this series will seriously tamper with their preparations.
India has already wrapped up the series, and after this dead rubber match for India, they move for their final trial in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. With batsman and bowlers coming to supreme form after this series, India looks like a serious threat to The Proteas. It
has been a tough month since New Zealand arrived in India, and has failed to earn anything out of this tour. They would dearly want to win this last one day match for their confidence for the next series they play at home against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
India:
Apart from playing well, the best thing India has done prior to the world cup is their rotation policy. They have tried wicket keepers, different batsman, and batting orders and have given chances to different bowlers to select the best squad for the South
African tour and the World Cup. With this comfortable series, Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 regained some serious form, especially accomplished opener batsman, and standby captain, Gautam Gambhir. With IPL auctions just around a corner, players would like to perform as well
as they can to earn the chance for high bids.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 has impacted with his average of 77.33, might earn him a berth for the world cup squad. He has shown composure and manufactured his innings
to perfection. In the last match, with 7 sixes, Pathan impressed in the batting department and chipped with 3 wickets at a crucial time. He would be mighty confident for the call for the big showdown. However, with all the success in the batting department
for Team India, the key player Yuvraj Singh couldn’t mark his position. Every now and then he has chipped with the wickets, but again Yuvraj is not in the team for that.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293, Pathan and Perveen Kumar of Team India are Players to watch out for during this clash at Chennai. Nehra has a reputation for sensational performances. He might not be as good as other swing bowlers from history, but he has all the abilities
needed to make the ball talk. Yousaf Pathan’s blazing century in the last match needs to be backed with decent performances, if given chance. With the form he showed, he would like to make an impact and contribute significantly to the team’s victory. Perveen
Kumar played a single game in this series, and he was wicket-less in that encounter. He would be keen to show what he has been showing in domestic cricket over the years.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754:
With a reputation of strong and unpredictable one day side, they are getting predictable at loosing. The Kiwis lost 4-0 to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, and now they are 4-0 down to Team India. Their batting order failed again and again unlike the kind of courage shown in
the test series. In this one day series, generally renowned for batting tracks, they have managed to past 300 just once. Their reliable batsmen such as, Guptill, Styris and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 need to prove their skills and hit their best form in order to avoid a complete
whitewash.
Their bowling has also been criticised and only the quickie McKay has made some sort of impact after grabbing only 7 wickers in this series, and that too with a relatively high economy rate. The champion spinner and captain is also struggling to take wickets.
So overall, they need to bat well and bowl.
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