India pacer Mohammed Siraj delivered another impressive performance with the ball, dismissing New Zealand batter Finn Allen with a trademark nip-backer in the fifth and final ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday, November 15. The dismissal came on the third delivery of the 22nd over of New Zealand’s innings.
Siraj bowled a 135 kph good-length delivery outside the off stump that moved sharply back into the batter. Allen went on the back foot and attempted to punch the ball through the off side, but the delivery sneaked past his bat and crashed into the top of off stump. Siraj immediately celebrated with his trademark ‘Siuu’ celebration, marking his second wicket of the match.
Check out the video of Finn Allen’s dismissal below:
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Allen endured a disappointing outing, managing just one run off five deliveries. His dismissal left New Zealand struggling at 83/4 after 21.3 overs, giving India a significant advantage in the chase. Earlier, New Zealand openers Tim Seifert and Will Young added 26 runs for the opening wicket before Siraj dismissed Seifert for 14 off 21 balls in the sixth over.
Arshdeep Singh then provided India with another breakthrough, removing Young for 22 off 42 deliveries in the 17th over. The left-arm pacer struck again shortly afterwards, bowling Nick Kelly for 24 off 45 balls.
Siraj continued India’s impressive bowling effort by dismissing Allen, leaving New Zealand reeling at 83/4 after losing three wickets for just 19 runs.
At the time of writing, the hosts were 87/4 after 24 overs, requiring another 123 runs to win. Dean Foxcroft was batting on 15 off 23 deliveries, while Michael Bracewell had scored four off nine balls.
Earlier in the match, India were bowled out for 209 in 42.1 overs after being asked to bat first. Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan were the leading contributors, scoring 46 runs each off 55 and 58 deliveries, respectively. For New Zealand, captain Mitchell Santner was the standout bowler, finishing with impressive figures of 3/47 from his 10 overs. Jacob Duffy also claimed three wickets for 60 runs as the hosts restricted India to a modest total.
