Santner leads charge as India spun out
Corey Anderson started promisingly before tapering off, Williamson struggled for timing from the very first delivery against Ashwin, who bowled three of the Power Play overs, and Nehra, who didn’t concede a run until his 10th ball of the match. They also didn’t have the nous or the wherewithal to deconstruct Jasprit Bumrah, the young paceman, who gave nothing away in terms of width or length while executing his yorkers and slower ones to perfection.
Dhoni eked out four bonus overs of great quality from Raina’s offpsin.Raina put an end to Williamson’s stay by setting up a simple stumping for Dhoni, then produced a brilliant save on his follow through and backhanded the ball when still on the ground to catch a backing-up Ross Taylor short of his ground. It was outstanding stuff that brought a raucous, completely transfixed crowd to its feet, and sent New Zealand into deeper trouble, at 61 for 4 midway through the 12th.
New Zealand didn’t find great momentum after that but still added 71 in the last 10 overs, courtesy Ronchi’s late flourish. Then, the spinners took over, and it was all over in a jiffy, really.