Dreamy proposal, new IPL home, 5th ODI heroics: Arshdeep's Mount Maunganui magic

详细摘要

Arshdeep Singh followed his Mumbai Indians move and engagement with a match-winning fifth ODI display. His late runs and three wickets drove India's response after their fourth-match hammering.

Brief Scores: India (209 all-out) beat New Zealand (187 all-out in 48.1 ovs) by 22 runs. Arshdeep (3/30)

The last five days for Arshdeep Singh in Mount Maunganui will feel like they are straight out of a Bollywood movie. After much chatter, he finally sealed his move from Punjab Kings to Mumbai Indians to find a new home in the IPL.

Then he announced to the world that he had found the love of his life, revealing that he was engaged to his girlfriend, Samreen Kaur. But the hero still had one last big act left in his arsenal, reserved for the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand. And Arshdeep pulled it off like a typical Bollywood hero.

India needed to make a comeback after the hammering in the 4th ODI, but the start was far from ideal. The batters failed again and India were left reeling at 183 for nine in 40.3 overs.

This is when Arshdeep decided to show that he is more than capable with the bat and scored 14 off just four balls, hitting two maximums along the way.

This helped India get to 209 to give himself and the rest of the bowlers something to play with. With the ball, Arshdeep took on the role to lead the attack and kept persisting on getting the breakthrough. He dismissed the dangerous Will Young first and followed it up with the scalp Nick Kelly.

Then he sealed the deal with a wicket maiden in his final over to end with figures of three for 30.

Speaking at the post-match presentation, where he was adjudged the Player Of The Match, Arshdeep didn't shy away from revealing his love for batting. The pacer said that even if he comes in at No.11, he is always trying to make room and score runs.

"I love my batting. Even if I’m batting at eleven, I enjoy it. And always trying to create room for myself and smash it. But some people on my team say that I’m scared of the ball. But I take it. I create room," said Arshdeep.

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