NEW DELHI: New Zealand got their tri-series attack off to a antic alpha by thrashing India by 200 runs in the aperture bout at Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Tuesday.
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Chasing a achievement ambition of 289 runs, India's weakness adjoin affection fast bowling came to the ahead afresh as they were arranged out for 88 runs in 29.3 overs.
The Indian batting collapse started in the seventh over aback Kyle Mills had Virender Sehwag (19) bent bottomward the leg ancillary by wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins.
Daryl Tuffey again took three wickets in three overs to breach the aback of the Indian top order. The alpine right-arm pacer aboriginal trapped Dinesh Karthik (14) erect in advanced of the wicket, again had Rohit Sharma (4) bent by captain Ross Taylor at aboriginal blooper and again had Suresh Raina (6) bent by Scott Styris at additional slip.
If that was not enough, Tuffey ran out Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the abutting over to abate India to 53/5. Dhoni broke a commitment and responded to Yuvraj Singh's alarm for a quick single. Yuvraj backed out at the aftermost moment, but Dhoni, who chock-full and angry actual fast to appear aback in his crease, could not exhausted a dispatch Tuffey who calm the brawl and burst the stumps with a absolute hit.
Left-arm pacer Andy McKay again got into the act aback he had Yuvraj (5) bent by Taylor at aboriginal blooper to abate India to 62/6.
From again on, it was alone a amount of time aback the Indian innings folded.
Earlier, Ross Taylor burst a able-bodied 95 and Scott Styris absurd 89 beneath burden as New Zealand acquaint a arduous 288.
New Zealand were disturbing at 28/3 afterwards acceptable the bung in the day-night bout afore skipper Taylor and all-rounder Styris propped up the innings with a almanac 190-run angle for the fourth wicket.
The affiliation was New Zealand's best for the fourth wicket in one-day internationals, the antecedent accomplished actuality 168 amid Lee Germon and Chris Harris adjoin Australia in the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal at Chennai.
Taylor looked set to complete his fourth one-day hundred aback he was trapped leg-before by left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra, who was the best acknowledged bowler with 4/47.
The New Zealand captain hit one six and eight fours in his 113-ball knock.
India paceman Praveen Kumar did the aboriginal accident aback he had opener Martin Guptill bent abaft for 11 and again bowled debutant Kane Williamson for no account in his active aperture spell.
Nehra was the added wicket-taker in the antecedent overs, accepting opener Peter Ingram bent abaft for 12.
India again had to delay for added than 31 overs to get addition wicket as Taylor and Styris activated themselves appreciably able-bodied on a apathetic angle to addition the innings.
Styris was bowled by left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha anon afterwards hoisting the bowler for a beeline six. He additionally completed 4,000 one-day runs during his 95-ball knock.
Sri Lanka are the third aggregation in the tournament. Each ancillary will comedy the added alert in the basic alliance afore the top two authorize for the final on August 28.
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