The kind of form Kane Williamson was, an extraordinary
delivery was needed to shift the balance of the match towards India. In the
ninth over of the day, Ashwin delivered the fourth ball of the over, a bit
short and outside off, but it turned and castled Kane who was preparing to
pivot on the back foot and counter it. Ashwin gave a bit of a rip on the ball
which let it to nip-back-in after landing. A special delivery to dismiss a
special player.
What a ball it was!
As soon as Williamson was dismissed, the New Zealand batting
line-up collapsed. Let me say, Ravindra Jadeja was not unplayable and Ashwin
bowled better than him. But the Kiwi batsmen failed to apply caution and
appropriate technique against Jadeja. Eg . Ross Taylor’s dismissal doesn’t
justify his his abilities at all. The front foot simply came to defend the ball
instead of the bat. That was quite amateurish from a batsman who is regarded
one of the stalwarts of this New Zealand batting line-up.
After New Zealand’s meek surrender, their spinners dished
out a feast of short balls and let India settle. But in the last hour of play,
Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay didn’t take Is Sodhi and Mark Craig’s
mediocre bowling granted. The scoring rate dropped a bit and caution took place
so that no silly mistakes happen.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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