Shardul Thakur got the better of Daryl Mitchell and then on the very next delivery, he had Tom Latham caught by Hardik Pandya in the mid-off region off a well-diguised knuckle ball. The double whammy put India in the driver’s seat as New Zealand came under pressure at 184/4 in 25.2 overs.
In the post-match interaction, Player of the Match Thakur explained the rationale behind bowling the change-up delivery. He said himself, Virat Kohli and Pandya concocted the plan together.