Today's game: A rollercoaster of emotions.
Before the start of the world cup, there was a lot of talk that this edition would be all about high-scoring 330+ games. But to everyone's surprise, many important games panned out as "a shorter test match rather than a longer T20 game" Looking at the scoreboard after the first innings, NZ posted a formidable score on the board. India would have been quite confident about the chase at the halfway mark. But New Zealand believed they were in the game if they strike early. And this belief bolstered after the early damage done to the Indian top order. India was suddenly 5-3 in no time, credit to top-quality fast bowling effort by the Kiwi bowlers. This pushed India on the backfoot. Pant and Kartik played out the remaining overs in the first powerplay before Kartik getting dismissed by a stunning catch by Neesham. Now a lot of people were surprised seeing Pandya coming to bat instead of Dhoni. But the duo played sensibly for ten-odd overs before Pant succumbed to the bu