KL Rahul has been going through a purple patch in his career right now. He has been scoring runs when most of the others fail to contribute. But his heroics went in vain as New Zealand defeated India by five wickets to complete a 3-0 series whitewash in the ODIs on Tuesday.
On the other hand, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, who will play under KL Rahul in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2020, took to Twitter after the 3rd ODI and shared a picture with the Kings XI Punjab captain Rahul. However, it was the caption that went viral in no time.
“Paper, scissors, rock,” Neesham captioned the image.
Paper, scissors, rock? 😂 pic.twitter.com/PFrK8ZcF9k
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) February 11, 2020
The Kiwi all-rounder Jimmy Neesham also praised KL Rahul and his batting brilliance while saying him to save some runs for April during IPL. “Don’t forget to save some runs for April aye @klrahul11,” Jimmy Neesham tweeted.
Don’t forget to save some runs for April aye @klrahul11 ? 👏
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) February 11, 2020
Earlier in the game, India after put into bat, put up a decent total of 296 for seven from their allotted 50 overs. KL Rahul top-scored for India with his fourth ODI century. Along with him, Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey also did well with a half-century and some 40s respectively.
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For New Zealand, Hamish Bennett did the main damage with the ball as he bagged four wickets in his 10 overs which included the top scorer KL Rahul. While chasing 297 for the win, New Zealand got off to a flying start where Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls put on a 106-run partnership for the opening wicket that laid the winning foundation for the hosts.
Colin de Grandhomme, on the other hand, finished the game with 17 balls to spare as he brought up his fourth ODI half-century off only 21 balls. Nicholls was awarded the player of the match while Ross Taylor, who scored a whopping 194 runs in the series, was named player of the series. Both teams will now face each other in the two-match Test series, beginning February 21.
