However, India’s shaky defense failed to hold on to the lead and New Zealand let his two shots level the score. Two late goals for New Zealand pulled the game into a penalty shootout after both teams scored three goals each in regulation time. Even the shootout failed to pull the two teams apart as both sides scored three goals each, and the match came to a sudden death.
The New Zealanders kept their cool and he beat India 5-4 to secure a place in the quarter-finals. After winning the group stage, the Indian team came under pressure in a highly competitive match and once again dropped out of the tournament.
The fact that New Zealand excluded India from the tournament brought back painful memories of the past. In recent years, New Zealand has become the bogeyman of Team Her India in all sports, especially cricket.
India’s cricket team has been left out of major ICC tournaments after losing several times to New Zealand in recent years.
From her ODI World Championships in 2019 to her Test World Championship finals and her T20 World Championships in 2021, New Zealand has proven her team India’s nemesis in her three major competitions. Did. Devastated Indian fans took to social media to vent their anger and frustrations against New Zealand.
With his ODI World Cup this year set to take place in India, fans are concerned that Kiwi may continue his recent trend and face Men in Blue.