Mohammed Siraj celebrates with his Indian teammates© AFP
Former India sailor Zaheer Khan called Mohammed Siraj’s spell on Day 2 of the second India-New Zealand test match in Mumbai as a “game-changing” match. Siraj, who replaced the injured Ishant Sharma in India’s XI at Wankhede Stadium, cast a fiery spell with the new ball and caused Will Young, Tom Latham and Ross Taylor to send early jitters into the New Zealand camp that they never saw really recovered. India defeated New Zealand by 62 – the lowest test total ever on Indian soil, and went on to win the match by a massive 372 run margin to win the two-match series 1-0. The first Test in Kanpur had ended in a draw.
Zaheer Khan, Baazi Games’ brand ambassador for the fantasy sports industry, told BalleBaazi.com users that the ball Siraj threw to clean up Ross Taylor was “magical”.
“Another game-changing spell was from Siraj when he took 3 early wickets in his first spell. On a field that only assists spinners, it was great to make a magical wicket like Ross Taylor’s. It was great to see Siraj play to his strengths and attack the 3 targeted wickets. Then it was our spinners trio that not only added depth to our at bat, but the way they washed the tail away was awesome. Ashwin, Axar, and Jayant were perfect,” Zaheer said.
The former left arm fast bowler was all credit to Mayank Agarwal. The India opener returned to form with a stunning 150-run knockout in the first innings. This was Mayank’s fourth Test hundred. The righthander also scored a vital 62 when India needed quick runs to declare in the second inning.
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“I think Mayank Agarwal is my first choice as he struck at a time when the wicket was doing a bit and his innings in the first half of the Test took the game too far from New Zealand grass,” he added. ready.
Analyzing the New Zealand team’s shortcomings in the match, Zaheer said: “I think they were just a little too dependent on bowling and on Ajaz Patel. Kyle Jamieson had a bad day but even if you look at Southee there wasn’t much he could produce in terms of wickets. The hitting was pretty much normal throughout the game, except for Daryl Mitchell and Will Young and maybe a bit like Nicholls was hitting. The intent was there, but again against the spinners, the Kiwis looked clueless.
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