India vs New Zealand Final at Southampton, 18 Jun, 2021

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bowl
India 217/10 (92.1)  &  170/10 (73)
New Zealand 249/10 (99.2)  &  140/2 (45.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Kyle Jamieson
  • Ross Taylor 48 * (101)
  • Kane Williamson 51 * (87)

Over 78.5 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, goes on to the back foot and misses the flick and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 78.6 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 80.1 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, stays deep inside the crease and drops his hands and lets it go across his right shoulder

Over 80.2 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and drives it well but picked out extra cover.

Over 80.3 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, stands tall and defends it down the pitch.

Over 80.4 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets inside the line and tries to glance, but mistimes it to the man at backward square leg

Over 80.5 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets early into position to play leg-side but defends this off the outer half of the bat.

Over 80.6 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and fends it down the leg side.

Over 82.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 82.2 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, gets squared up in the process, uppish fend but no one at silly-point

Over 82.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, 2 runs, gets across the line and flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs

Over 82.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, 2 runs, punches off the back foot to this short of length delivery, plays through cover for a couple more

Over 82.5 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and played off the inner half of the bat

Over 82.6 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and flicks it to deep backward square leg fence for four.

Over 83.3 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets inside the line and drive off the front foot and cunningly the ball swings away late to threaten the outside edge.

Over 83.4 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and drives firmly towards cover

Over 83.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Goes hard looking to drive, stayed leg-side to loft the ball over mid-off. so the edge was thick and it flew over CDG at second slip

Over 83.6 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin,3 runs, gets forward and driven along the ground to long-off and picks up three runs.

Over 84.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,  opened up in his back foot defence.

Over 84.2 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets right behind the line and defends off the back foot.

Over 84.3 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and  nicely plays inside the line to leave this short of length delivery outside off stump.

Over 84.4 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 85.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, goes on to the back foot and misses the glance.

Over 85.2 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it past the bowler and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 85.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, comes on to the front foot, and plays solid defence.

Over 85.4 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Backs away in the crease and hammers it through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.