Miserly India set up decider with Black Caps as sabotageplot foiled

By Adam Ellis
2nd ODI, Oct 25, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

India 232-4
(Dhawan 68, Karthik 64)
New Zealand 230-9
(Nicholls 42, B Kumar 3-45, Chahal 2-36) India won by 6 wickets
Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat Umpires: C Shamsuddin, R Tucker,
INDIA put aside the threat of the second ODI against New Zealand being suspended to level the series.
An alleged plan by the Pune groundsman to tamper the pitch was exposed after the Black Caps had won the first match in Mumbai but the match went ahead when a replacement groundsman was called in.
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