Today (March 2) in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 league phase finale against New Zealand Hardik Pandya showed exceptional batting skills from the batting positions below the main order. In addition to hitting attractive shots Hardik Pandya used powerful strikes to win over spectators throughout the game. A noteworthy moment took place while Will O’Rourke maintained his place in the bowling position during the competition. The delivery from O’Rourke sailed towards off stump but Pandya reacted by cutting the fastball strongly. At short point Kane Williamson stopped the caught ball yet his facial expression revealed his discomfort. The middle of the game saw Kane Williamson shaking both his hand and foot due to painful conditions on the field.
Kane Williamson after stopping the ball hit by Hardik Pandya 😂 pic.twitter.com/nQCBSnihwO
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In that match Hardik Pandya played seventh position and received 45 cricket balls throughout his batting against New Zealand. Pandya batted for 100.00 overs throughout the match where he accumulated 45 runs. The bat contacted four boundaries and launched two impressive sixes during his at bat. Through his contributing innings Hardik Pandya enabled the Indian team to achieve 249 runs. The Blue team faced a threat of getting dismissed for under 200 runs before the course of the match.
India began their innings by batting after the defeat during the coin toss and Shreyas Iyer produced the most runs. During his batting at the fourth row Shreyas faced 98 deliveries for the team. His batting performance during this inning resulted in scoring 79 runs while maintaining an 80.61 strike rate.
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New Zealand has received a target of 250 runs which they need to achieve in order to win. The New Zealand batmen currently face a troublesome state as their offense has fallen to 93 runs with just three wickets remaining. The team has surrendered three key batters as the scoreboard now shows 93 runs. The Blue team presents Dubai with a difficult challenge to the Kiwi batsmen.
