India vs New Zealand: Shreyas Iyer Gestures For 'Fielder Of The Match' Medal After Sensational Catch During Cricket World Cup 2023 - Watch
Shreyas Iyer's gesture following a brilliant catch has gone viral during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand.
Shreyas Iyer pulled off a sensational catch to dismiss the in-form Devon Conway during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj bowled a full-ish delivery to Conway during the fourth over of the match and the Kiwi opener went for a leg glance. The connection was very good but Iyer was alert at square leg and he made no mistake in completing a sharp catch. Following the dismissal, Shreyas gestured towards the dressing room to give him the "fielder of the match" medal - a custom that the team has introduced during the ongoing competition.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl.
India have made two changes after they lost star all-rounder Hardik Pandya due to an ankle injury and has not travelled with the team to the Himalayan venue.
T20 batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Mohammed Shami make the team in place of Pandya and Shardul Thakur.
Outstanding catch by shreyas Iyer...!!!#CWC23 l Iyer l #INDvsNZ l pic.twitter.com/tNjeQVBAvY
— Jitendra Mandavi 🇮🇳 (@Jittumandavi42) October 22, 2023
The Kiwis come in unchanged from their previous win over Afghanistan. They have three seamers led by Trent Boult and two spinners.
Regular captain Kane Williamson is sidelined with a fractured thumb.
"We were here training yesterday and felt that a bit of dew comes in," Rohit said at the toss.
"Looks like a good pitch, we'll back ourselves to chase."
Stand-in New Zealand skipper Tom Latham said he also would have bowled first had he won the toss, but they are looking to keep the "momentum going".
The Black Caps have an edge in World Cup match-ups with a 5-3 advantage and knocked out India in the semi-finals of the last edition in 2019.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (capt/wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Mark Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
(With AFP inputs)
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