India set up ICC Champions Trophy clash with Australia
DUBAI: Spinner Varun Chakravarthy returned figures of 5-42 as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs on Sunday to set up a semifinal clash with Australia in the Champions Trophy.
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Hardik Pandya gave a priceless reaction as Axar Patel took a stunning catch on the former's bowling to send Rachin Ravindra packing. Hardik clapped in ecstasy to applaud the effort of Axar, who put a sensational dive to take a brilliant catch.
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Shreyas Iyer produced a composed fifty under pressure but New Zealand, led by pacer Mark Henry, managed to stifle India to an under-par 249 for nine in their Champions Trophy Group A match on Sunday. Iyer (79 off 98 balls) shared a well-paced 98 runs alliance with Axar Patel (42 off 61 balls) for the fourth wicket and Hardik Pandya (45 off 45) played a quick-fire innings towards the end to help India survive a top-order meltdown. Henry (5/42) was the most successful bowler for New Zealand, who also made an impact with their terrific fielding. It was a slightly different situation for Iyer as in the last few matches, the top three batters had given him the cushion of runs.
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