India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to top Group A at Champions Trophy
India will face Australia in semi-finals on Tuesday
New Zealand will face Group B winners South Africa on Wednesday
New Zealand bowled out for 205 with Chakravarthy taking 5-42
India were restricted to 249-9 with Henry taking 5-42
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Winning moment: India beat New Zealand by 44 runs
Varun Chakravarthy claimed two quick wickets to bring the end nearer.
'What a piece of bowling!' - Chakravarthy takes two wickets in one over
India win by 44 runs
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner: "It was a slower wicket than what we have come up against but we knew that coming in, India controlled that middle phase with the bat nicely, Shreyas played a great knock, and a great knock by Hardik then they squeezed us with the spinners.
"If you had said we'd have to get 250, we'd have been happy. It spun more than we thought, more than the other games here, but when they squeezed the power play and then squeezed on from there, it is a bit of a challenge. Four quality spinners makes it pretty tough.
"Getting wickets in the power play for us was key, going forward to the game in Lahore it could be flatter so wickets at the start and throughout the middle will be massive, and Kane in form is always nice."
On the challenge of South Africa: "They are a quality side. With those wickets having pace and bounce, they haver gone in with four seamers. we will wait and see if it is used or a fresh one but we know they are a good outfit, especially in these events."
India win by 44 runs
India captain Rohit Sharma: "It was very important for us to finish on a high against a very good team. New Zealand are a very good side but we played perfect cricket today.
"We lost three early wickets and needed a partnership or two and the total we got was good enough, we thought. We knew we could defend that total, we had confidence.
"Varun has something different, no doubt about it, we wanted too see what he can offer. We have to think about what we want to do in the next game but it's a good headache to have. When he gets it right it's very difficult to read him.
"In such a short tournament you have to try and win every game that's in front of you. Australia have a rich history but it's about us."
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's the best four teams in the tournament and there's some mouth watering match-ups to look forward to.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think if Australia bat second against India they'll back themselves to chase anything.
I just think Australia have got something over India.
Man of the match, India bowler Varun Chakravarthy: "They were telling me to calm down throughout, I found out I was playing last night. I was expecting to play for my country and looking forward to it but I was a little nervous.
"It was not a real turner of a pitch but if you bowled in the right areas there was help. It was a total team effort."
What does that mean for the semi-finals?
India will take on Australia in Dubai on Tuesday, 4 March, while New Zealand face South Africa in Lahore a day later.
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
New Zealand looked clueless in the spin.
I think it's the first time five of the top six have been caught out lbw.
It was a challenging innings for Kane Williamson.
It felt like they never got out of gear. New Zealand have to get as much out of the game as they can if they do come back here.
NZ 205 all out
Superb spin bowling from India, but I don't think that New Zealand were positive enough from the outset.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There's the match for India.
The spinners were the ones to make the difference. It's fitting that a spinner won it for India.
They hand New Zealand their first defeat in the competition.
A massive victory in front of a massive partisan crowd in the Dubai International stadium.
O'Rourke b Yadav 1 (NZ 205)
Winning moment: India beat New Zealand by 44 runs
All over!
Kuldeep Yadav spins one past the outside edge of a prod from Will O'Rourke, it clips the top of off and India seal their win by 44 runs.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Well, if New Zealand are going to go down, they're going to go down swinging.
Kyle Jamieson and Matt O'Rourke have a mountain to climb here, but Jamieson is not giving this one up and he slams Kuldeep Yadav over long on for a six!
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
5-40 for the mystery wrist spinner.
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Varun has been sensational, you can't not pick him in that semi-final.
They're going to pay the same team. I wonder how dangerous they'll be with the four spinners.
Henry c Kohli b Chakravarthy 2 (NZ 196-9)
'What a piece of bowling!' - Chakravarthy takes two wickets in one over
You can't keep Virat Kohli out of the conversation for long, can you?
Matt Henry swings Varun Chakravarthy high into the inky-black night sky, and Kohli runs in from the boundary and takes a steepler.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
What a piece of bowling! Mitch Santner goes for 28.
India celebrate and any hope for New Zealand has now been extinguished.
Santner b Chakravarthy 28 (NZ 195-8)
Wow! Chakravarthy runs his fingers over it at pace and zips the ball through Santner's defences.
That's the game, right there.
Kane Williamson didn't even look back after missing Axar Patel's last delivery.
Williamson dismissed for 81 by stumping after missing drive down the ground
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharma,caught Young, bowled Jamieson Sharma, caught Young, bowled Jamieson | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 88.24 |
Gill,leg before wicket, bowled Henry Gill, leg before wicket, bowled Henry | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28.57 |
Kohli,caught Phillips, bowled Henry Kohli, caught Phillips, bowled Henry | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 78.57 |
Iyer,caught Young, bowled O'Rourke Iyer, caught Young, bowled O'Rourke | 79 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 80.61 |
Patel,caught Williamson, bowled Ravindra Patel, caught Williamson, bowled Ravindra | 42 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 68.85 |
Rahul,caught Latham, bowled Santner Rahul, caught Latham, bowled Santner | 23 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 79.31 |
Pandya,caught Ravindra, bowled Henry Pandya, caught Ravindra, bowled Henry | 45 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 100.00 |
Jadeja,caught Williamson, bowled Henry Jadeja, caught Williamson, bowled Henry | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 80.00 |
Shami,caught Phillips, bowled Henry Shami, caught Phillips, bowled Henry | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 62.50 |
Yadav,not out Yadav, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 1, leg byes 0, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 1, leg byes 0, total 10 | ||||||
Total,249 for 9 50.0 overs Total,249 for 9 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | 8.0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 5.25 |
Jamieson | 8.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3.87 |
O'Rourke | 9.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.22 |
Santner | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 |
Bracewell | 9.0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 6.22 |
Ravindra | 6.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5.16 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (2.5 overs) | Gill |
22 for 2 (5.1 overs) | Sharma |
30 for 3 (6.4 overs) | Kohli |
128 for 4 (29.2 overs) | Patel |
172 for 5 (36.2 overs) | Iyer |
182 for 6 (39.1 overs) | Rahul |
223 for 7 (45.5 overs) | Jadeja |
246 for 8 (49.3 overs) | Pandya |
249 for 9 (49.6 overs) | Shami |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young,bowled Chakravarthy Young, bowled Chakravarthy | 22 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 62.86 |
Ravindra,caught Patel, bowled Pandya Ravindra, caught Patel, bowled Pandya | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 50.00 |
Williamson,stumped Rahul, bowled Patel Williamson, stumped Rahul, bowled Patel | 81 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 146 | 67.50 |
Mitchell,leg before wicket, bowled Yadav Mitchell, leg before wicket, bowled Yadav | 17 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.57 |
Latham,leg before wicket, bowled Jadeja Latham, leg before wicket, bowled Jadeja | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70.00 |
Phillips,leg before wicket, bowled Chakravarthy Phillips, leg before wicket, bowled Chakravarthy | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 150.00 |
Bracewell,leg before wicket, bowled Chakravarthy Bracewell, leg before wicket, bowled Chakravarthy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66.67 |
Santner,bowled Chakravarthy Santner, bowled Chakravarthy | 28 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 90.32 |
Henry,caught Kohli, bowled Chakravarthy Henry, caught Kohli, bowled Chakravarthy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 50.00 |
Jamieson,not out Jamieson, not out | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 225.00 |
O'Rourke,bowled Yadav O'Rourke, bowled Yadav | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 11 Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 11 | ||||||
Total,205 all out 45.3 overs Total,205 all out 45.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shami | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
Pandya | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
Patel | 10.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3.20 |
Chakravarthy | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 4.20 |
Yadav | 9.3 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 5.89 |
Jadeja | 8.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
17 for 1 (3.6 overs) | Ravindra |
49 for 2 (11.3 overs) | Young |
93 for 3 (25.1 overs) | Mitchell |
133 for 4 (32.2 overs) | Latham |
151 for 5 (35.4 overs) | Phillips |
159 for 6 (37.1 overs) | Bracewell |
169 for 7 (40.6 overs) | Williamson |
195 for 8 (44.2 overs) | Santner |
196 for 9 (44.4 overs) | Henry |
205 for 10 (45.3 overs) | O'Rourke |
