After two losses in T20 everyone started saying that this new dress is not lucky for team India but performance in first ODI proves that it has nothing to do with color of dress it’s the team effort and better execution of plans which is required to win a match.
Dhoni opted to bat first after winning the toss and his decision was backed well by Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar with a 69 run stand. After the loss of Tendulkar’s wicket Dhoni promoted himself to No.3 so that their mistake of T20’s should not be repeated of being over aggressive and steadied the innings. Dhoni played the role of McCullum what he did in T20’s while Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Pathan played their natural game which helped India to get total 273 in rain hit 38 over match.
Dhoni’s decision to bring Parveen Kumar in ODI also started to prove right when he bowled superb first wicket maiden over. Zaheer on the other end kept up the pressure with good bowling. India never let match go out of their hand. Rain comes again as India approaching to victory and match shorted to 28 overs. After the rain break Harbhajan bowled superbly to take 3 wickets in 4 balls and sealed the match for India and in the end India won the rain hit match by 53 runs. This was a clinical approach to win the match and Mahendera Singh Dhoni named Man Of the Match for his Unbeaten 84.
India should keep this approach in remaining matches of ODI series to win this series which we have never won in NZ.
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