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Building Partnerships Helped us Cross The Line, Says Tom Latham
By Shruti - Feb 6, 2020 7:00 am
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New Zealand stand-in captain Tom Latham said partnerships in their run chase helped them to register a convincing win by four wickets against India in the first ODI in Hamilton on Wednesday. After having lost in the T20I series, New Zealand finally tasted victory against India on the back of veteran player Ross Taylor who anchored New Zealand’s chase of 348 by scoring a wonderful century. He was well supported by Henry Nicholls (78) and Latham (69).

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Ross Taylor scored a century

“A great performance from the guys, it was nice to keep our composure at the end and get across the line,” Tom Latham said. “For us it was about building partnerships. The total was a little more than what we would have liked to chase. But we managed to get off to a good start and keep wickets in hand. We saw how hard it was to defend with the left-right combination. It’s nice to make winning contributions.”

Tom Latham said Kiwis were not good with the ball as they allowed India to get to 347/4. But in the end, they won with 11 balls to spare.

“The way Ross played was fantastic. We weren’t quite where we wanted to be with the ball. So we got to improve and hopefully we will play the perfect game at Eden Park,” Latham added.

“It was nice to get across the line. Restricting them under 350 gave us a chance. We were fortunate with the left-right hand combination and we were able to target the short leg-side boundary,” Ross Taylor said after the match as he was adjudged Man of the Match. “It’s been a happy hunting ground for me. It was nice to be there at the end after I got out thrice towards the end in the T20 series.”

Both the teams will face each other on February 8 at Eden Park in Auckland for the second ODI.