'Saans to lene de be' - Fans can't keep calm as Mohammed Shami runs through NZ batting in second ODI at Raipur

Mohammed Shami (Source: Twitter)

India and New Zealand are locking horns in the second ODI of the three-match series in Raipur. The match got off to the most bizarre start ever as the Indian captain Rohit Sharma forgot what we wanted to do after winning the toss. He eventually chose to bowl first after contemplating for some seconds. New Zealand openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway were put to Test against some top-notch bowling by the Indian seam duo of Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami.

Shami started the proceedings for India and was immaculate with his line and length right from the word go. He beat the edge of Fin Allen’s bat on numerous occasions as the kiwi opener looked tentative at the crease. Shami eventually got the first strike for India in the first over itself as Allen tried to flick a straight delivery on the on side and missed it completely.

The ball crashed into the stumps as Allen was dismissed for a duck off five balls. Shami got his second strike on the first ball of the seventh over of the innings. Daryl Mitchell tried to defend the first ball by Shami but ended up playing the ball in the air as the bat turned in his hands.

The seamer, who was in his follow through, quickly reacted and caught the ball with his left hand. Mitchell was dismissed for 1 off 3 balls as New Zealand were in all sorts of trouble at 9/3.

Apart from Shami, Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj also picked up one wicket each which left New Zealand reeling at 15/5 in 10.3 overs.

Shami dismissed the dangerous Michael Bracewell

He once again returned in the 19^th over of the innings to give New Zealand their sixth blow in the form of the dangerous Michael Bracewell. The fast-medium bowler ended the 41-run stand between Bracewell and Glenn Phillips further tarnishing the hopes of recovery of New Zealand fans.

The 32-year-old had figures of 3/18 in six overs as New Zealand were 98/6 after 29 overs with Phillips unbeaten on 35 and Mitchell Santner on 23.

Twitter was abuzz with reactions on Shami's breathtaking spell. Here are some of the Tweets:

Jasprit Bumrah has started bowling in the nets once again, huge boost for India. With the likes of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj doing great in ODI cricket already, Bumrah will only make them better. #INDvNZ

— MUHAMMAD'S HANZLA (@Muhamma98443351) January 21, 2023

Lovely seam bowling going on....#INDvNZ #MohammedSiraj #MohammedShami

— TIFRA_TALKS (@little_Reviewer) January 21, 2023

Rohit Sharma tell our bowler see 😊😊😊

New Zealand 15 for 5 at Raipur, this is world class domination.
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham early out

Virat Kohli,Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj pic.twitter.com/ZTUb4WSORF

— Nitesh malakar (@NiteshS31440405) January 21, 2023

How good is Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj...🇮🇳🧿🧿🧿#INDvNZ

— Rahul kumar🏏 (@Rahulk_143) January 21, 2023

#sports: #CricketTwitter#IndvsNZ2ndODI#Wicket ...

Third wicket for #MohammedShami, dismisses Michael Bracewell (22)

NZ 56/6 in 18.3 overs#INDvNZ #TeamIndia#Shami pic.twitter.com/ycu1Mb8sIb

— Arati Muley (@2Arati) January 21, 2023

Lo ji 1st match ke hero ko nipat diya Shami ne ek baar galti ki lekin Aaj woh nhi kiya 56/6 NZ ne Aaj pathetic batting ki hai pich aesi bhi nhi ki 50 run pe 6 out ho jaye lekin credit goes to IND bolwers #IndvsNZ2ndODI #CricketTwitter #MohammedSiraj #MohammedShami #kuldeepyadav

— Sanju Bana (@SanjuBana16) January 21, 2023

#MohammedShami totally dismissed #NewZealand
Batting line up.
Takes 3 wickets and economic bowling.#INDvsNZ #nzvsind #CricketTwitter #aravchoudhary #NewIndia

— Arav Choudhary (@iaravchoudhary) January 21, 2023

Shami is on 🔥🔥🔥. Bracewell couldn't read that out properly.
Absolute magical spell from #MohammedShami 👏🏼👏🏼#INDvNZ #NZvsIND

— Rajesh↙️ (@iamrajeshjena) January 21, 2023

Mohammad Siraj: 4-1-4-1
Mohammed Shami: 4-1-5-2

They bowled 42 dot balls out of 48 balls, sensational.

— Ishika Pandey (@Ishika_Pandey45) January 21, 2023