Arshdeep Singh equals two batting records in final ODI against New Zealand
The left-arm pacer scored 14 runs off four balls during the fifth ODI at Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh equalled two batting records for India during the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand on Sunday. Playing at No. 11, the Punjab-based cricketer scored 14 runs from four balls at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, according to reports by Times of India and News18.
Arshdeep hit a six off the first ball he faced from Jacob Duffy and another six on the third delivery. He was eventually dismissed by Duffy on the first ball of the 43rd over.
By hitting a six on his first delivery, Arshdeep became only the third Indian No. 11 batter to achieve this in an ODI. He joins Venkatesh Prasad, who did so in the 2000 Champions Trophy, and Jasprit Bumrah, who achieved the feat in Mohali on March 10, 2019.
The two sixes also meant Arshdeep matched the highest number of sixes hit by an Indian No. 11 batter in a single ODI innings. He now shares this mark with Venkatesh Prasad and Mohammed Shami, who have both previously hit two sixes each in such an innings.