India vs New Zealand 2020, 2nd ODI: 3 reasons why New Zealand won the match

#2 Kyle Jamieson’s dream debut

Kyle Jamieson

Kyle Jamieson could not have had a better start to his career than the one he had against India in the second ODI. When he came to the middle, the debutant kept his cool, played a sensible innings and acted as the perfect foil for Ross Taylor. Jamieson contributed 25 precious runs to the total, at a time when the Kiwis were in danger of not batting out their full quota of overs.

Then with the ball too, the lanky all-rounder was extremely effective. In the 10 overs that he bowled, he gave away just 42 runs, and most importantly picked up two crucial wickets.

He first dismissed the talented Prithvi Shaw for 24, and then picked up the wicket of Navdeep Saini, who was looking dangerous. Saini's wicket proved to be the final nail in the coffin for the Indian side.

For his all-round effort, Jamieson was given the man of the match award.