New Zealand middle-order batter Daryl Mitchell entered record books as he scripted a massive record in the third ODI against India on January 18. With the series levelled at 1-1, he scored second consecutive hundred.
The right-handed batter has hit six fifty-plus scores in his last seven one-day internationals, and the current one was his fourth successive in the fifty-over format. He posted an unbeaten 131 in the second game and led the Kiwis to a seven-wicket win in Rajkot.
Mitchell showed his class in the series decider, managing another fifty-plus score. He is the first batter to smash five consecutive fifty-plus scores against the sub-continent team in India.
Mitchell accumulated 84, 131* and and a hundred in three contests. Earlier, he struck two centuries against India in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He reached the three-digit mark in the league stage in Dharamshala and then registered a ton in the semifinal at Wankhede.
Meanwhile, India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first. “New Zealand put us under pressure and give players wait for such moments,” Gill said.
“It is a high scoring ground and that’s why we are bowling first. We need to take wickets in the middle overs. Arshdeep Singh has replaced Prasidh Krishna,” he added.