Former Team India keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh for their contributions with bat and ball in India's 22-run victory against the New Zealand National Cricket Team at Bay Oval to win the 5-match ODI series by 3-1 after losing the fourth match.
Heading for the two-Test series in the ongoing bilateral series, Karthik marked the ODI series win as a special achievement for the India National Cricket Team as it will help the team to gain confidence and carry much-needed momentum ahead. Before hitting the deck with the ball, a small partnership between Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh took India over the 200-run mark.
Like the previous match, the top batting order of the Indian cricket team collapsed in today's (November 15) match again as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad departed early in the first innings. From the middle-order, a composed partnership between Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel showed some resilience against the home side's bowling attack.
Mohammed Siraj came to bat at No.10 and added 14 runs from 20 deliveries with one 4 and one 6, while Arshdeep Singh provided the team an explosive 14-run knock off 4 balls with two 6s off the New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy. Siraj and Arshdeep together crafted a 26-run last-wicket stand which eventually proved to be a deciding factor in the game, as India won the match by 22 runs.
Dinesh Karthik credits Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh for the 5th ODI win vs New Zealand
Dinesh Karthik noticed that the fightback from Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh was due to their desire to win the match and the series. The New Zealand bowlers kept the ball short to trouble the away team batters, and hit it to the length as well. At the end of the innings, Siraj and Arshdeep took the bowlers as they wanted to take that phase of the game deep.
"Credit to the last two batters out there, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj, that small little partnership, that is the victory difference here. The way they backed it up with the ball, and it was not like New Zealand blasted their way out and lost their wickets."
"It was a case of the bowlers making sure that the long game was in; they hit the lengths, they constantly bowled a lot of short balls, and troubled them with good lengths. The fact is that India wanted it as badly, if not more, than New Zealand,” Dinesh Karthik said on Cricbuzz.
Phenomenal victory: Dinesh Karthik on India's ODI series win vs New Zealand
For Dinesh Karthik, the 5th ODI and the series win over New Zealand was a phenomenal victory for the Indian cricket team. In this match, the Men in Blue showed their character ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
"It was great to see an Indian team willing to stay in the fight, and they wanted to win this bilateral series. India wanted to win this match to make sure they got good momentum going into the Test series."
"So, it was a phenomenal victory, just from the attitude point of view, more than anything else. That matters a lot going into a big tournament next year. Halfway, we all felt that the game was done and dusted, let’s be honest,” Dinesh Karthik added.
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