India vs New Zealand 2016: 5 Talking Points from the 4th ODI in Ranchi

#4 – Mishra’s action-packed day

Mishra has turned out to be a key factor during the middle stages

The canny leg-spinner had quite a day out with his work in all three departments having a bearing on the game. Employing subtle changes in length and pace, Amit Mishra procured the key wickets of Kane Williamson and James Neesham to dent New Zealand’s surge. However, the 33-year old dropped a couple of catches both of which let off Guptill.

Mishra was not quite done yet. With India’s batsmen losing their plot, he found himself walking into the middle as early as in the 36^th over itself. Not the one to give up just yet, the right-hander tried hard to assist Axar Patel in getting the chase back on track. But, a blossoming 38-run partnership was cut short after his lack of prudence resulted in a fatal run-out.