PTI (London): The Indian batting line-up stood exposed in slightly favourable bowling conditions as New Zealand won the warm-up match by six wickets here on Saturday.
Under overcast conditions, Trent Boult’s incisive swing bowling proved a tough test for the Indian top-order batsmen and the Men In Blue never recovered from the early collapse. They were shot out for 179 in 39.2 overs.
It was a walk in the park for the Black Caps who reached the target in the 38th over, with Kane Williamson (67) and Ross Taylor (71) in good touch.
Scoreboard:
INDIA
Rohit Sharma lbw b Boult 2 (6b), Shikhar Dhawan c Blundell b Boult 2 (7b), Virat Kohli b de Grandhomme 18 (24b, 3×4), K.L. Rahul b Boult 6 (10b, 1×4), Hardik Pandya c Blundell b Neesham 30 (37b, 6×4), M.S. Dhoni c Neesham b Southee 17 (42b, 1×4), Dinesh Karthik c Sodhi b Neesham 4 (3b, 1×4), Ravindra Jadeja c Guptill b Ferguson 54 (50b, 6×4, 2×6), Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Taylor b Neesham 1 (17b), Kuldeep Yadav c&b Boult 19 (36b, 2×4), Mohammed Shami not out 2 (4b); Extras (b-4, lb-8, w-12): 24; Total (in 39.2 overs): 179.
