India and New Zealand played out a thrilling match in Hyderabad on Wednesday with the hosts ending up winning the first ODI by 12 runs in a high-scoring game at the Rajiv gandhi International Stadium
Chasing a mammoth 348 for victory, the Kiwis made a fist of the chase thanks to all-rounder Michael Bracewell's 78-ball 140 which nearly took the game away from India
New Zealand were in big trouble at 131 for 6 in 28.4 overs when Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner joined forces and bailed the team out of troubled waters
Their 162-runs stand off 102 balls actually turned the tide in New Zealand's favour as they brought the equation down to just 59 from 30 balls by the 45th over.
But Mohammed Siraj changed the complexion of the match in a matter of two balls as he first sent back Santner for 57 and then got rid of Dom Shipley for a golden duck to bring India back into the contest.
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