#1 Indian pacers making early inroads into New Zealand's top order
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The Indian new-ball pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah is getting better with every passing match and their expertise in the shorter formats of the game is a big asset for Virat Kohli's side.
They were right on top of their game on Wednesday as well as they reduced the Black Caps to 27-3 and they never really recovered from the early blows.
Bhuvneshwar was the pick of the Indian bowlers dismissing Martin Guptill and Colin Munro in his opening spell while he also picked up the wicket of the dangerous looking Henry Nicholls after coming back into the attack later on.
He was deservedly named the Man-of-the-Match for his figures of 45/3 from his 10 overs while Bumrah proved more economical conceding just 38 runs and picking up 2 wickets.
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