India v New Zealand Test series – New Zealand Player Ratings
James Neesham – 5/10:
James Neesham was troubled with injury and made it to the team only in the last Test. In the very first inning, he walked out to bat when half of their batters were back in the hut with not even 150 runs on the board. Ravi Ashwin was in the middle of a very good spell where he eventually went on to scalp 6 wickets but Neesham knew what he wanted to do.
Jimmy Neesham held his ground and challenged the Indian bowlers with some good shots. He stayed at the crease for 115 balls and scored 71 runs hitting 11 boundaries. He had a resistant partnership with Ronchi and got the tail to contribute along as well. They ended up with 299 runs in that inning and that was New Zealand’s highest team total in the series. Neesham didn’t have the best outing with the ball and was dismissed for a naught in the second inning by Ravindra Jadeja.
Download Our App