Himachal Pradesh
\nWith Daryl Mitchell\u2019s sparkling century, New Zealand set India a competitive 274-run target in Sunday\u00b4s top-of-the-table World Cup clash between two unbeaten teams at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
\nNew Zealand lost their openers early after being invited to bat first in the Himalayan hill town of Dharamsala but Mitchell (130) and Rachin Ravindra (75) put on 159 to get the innings back on track.
\nThe stand was the highest between the two teams at a World Cup for any wicket as the pair surpassed the previous best of 136 by Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth in 1987.
\nFast bowler Mohammed Shami helped India pull things back in the final 10 overs as he returned figures of 5-54 in his first appearance at the tournament.
\nFellow paceman Mohammed Siraj and Shami took down Devon Conway, for a duck, and Will Young, for 17, as New Zealand slipped to 19-2.
\nThe left-handed Ravindra, who is of Indian origin, departed in the 34th over but Mitchell kept up the charge to raise his fifth ODI ton.
\nRavindra, who was dropped on 12 by Ravindra Jadeja off Shami, made the most of the reprieve to reach his third fifty in his 17th ODI.
\nBoth Ravindra and Mitchell tackled the Indian spinners with aplomb by using their feet to perfection and Jadeja went wicketless in his 10 overs.
\nMitchell, who survived dropped catches on 59 and 69, stood firm despite losing Ravindra and then skipper Tom Latham for five off Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist spinner who took two wickets
\nRuns dried up for New Zealand, who also lost Glenn Phillips on 23.
\nShami was on a hat-trick averted by Lockie Ferguson but he finally ended Mitchell\u00b4s marathon knock on the penultimate ball of the innings for his second five-wicket haul in World Cups.
\nNew Zealand lost their final wicket on the last ball of the 50th over with Lockie Ferguson run out.
\nBoth teams have won four games each in the round-robin tournament but New Zealand top the 10-team table due to superior run-rate.
\nTeams
\nIndia: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
\nNew Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (capt\/wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Mark Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
\nUmpires: Michael Gough (IND), Richard Kettleborough (IND)
\nTV Umpire: Paul Wilson (AUS)
\nMatch Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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