NEW DELHI: New Zealand got off to a flying start in the ICC Champions Trophy final against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, with openers Rachin Ravindra and Will Young laying a strong foundation. However, India had two golden opportunities to halt the Kiwi juggernaut early, but costly errors in the field allowed Ravindra to continue his aggressive innings.
The first chance came in the seventh over when Mohammed Shami dropped a straightforward caught-and-bowled opportunity. Ravindra, on 28 off 20 balls, chipped the ball back to Shami, who initially seemed to duck before putting his hand up at the last moment. The ball hit the end of his left hand, which had strapping on it, and went down. Shami immediately called for the physio, needing attention on his hand.
