How Ashish's Nehra's last match played out

Nov 01, 2017

The Kotla faithful rallied behind their retiring hero•BCCI

Ashish Nehra was presented with a memento on the occasion of his final international match•BCCI

And try as New Zealand might, they were unable to stop India's openers from blazing away•BCCI

All smiles at the sight of magical timing•BCCI

Kane Williamson pulled off a scoop for six•BCCI

... he culminated his 18-year career with a lap around his home ground•BCCI

Shreyas Iyer received his maiden international cap•BCCI

India were put in to bat in Delhi and Shikhar Dhawan took the opportunity to show off for his hometown•BCCI

Dhawan and Rohit shared a record stand for India•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Hardik Pandya pulled off a blinder, running to his right and diving full length at long-off•BCCI

However, with India taking four wickets for 16 runs, and New Zealand slipping to 99 for 7, the contest was all but over•BCCI

Rohit Sharma revelled in another night of six-hitting•BCCI

While most of his team-mates were thrashed as India made 202, Ish Sodhi picked up 2 for 25 in four overs •BCCI

Colin Munro was done in by a Bhuvneshwar Kumar yorker•BCCI

All directions point to Ashish Nehra as ... •BCCI