Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya React to Varun Chakaravarthy's Fielding Blunder: 'The ball hit his feet and...'

While defending a 250-run target, India had a golden opportunity to dismiss Will Young in the fourth over. Hardik Pandya cleverly bowled a slower delivery to trick the New Zealand opener, who mistimed his shot. Varun had a chance to take a simple catch, but unfortunately, his fielding let him down as he fumbled and ultimately kicked the ball to the boundary. Hardik's disappointment was evident as he covered his face in frustration, and even former India captain Virat Kohli looked stunned as he too hid his face in disbelief.

Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, who was commentating, also assessed Varun's efforts.

"You're not the best fielder, but you want to prove that you can do everything simple possible. And that's the catch that needed to be taken. He could have just probably waited on it and taken it on the bounce and given it back to the bowler. But here he is trying to show himself and everybody around that he could take that catch, and in the end, unluckily for him, the ball hit his field and rolled to the boundary," Dinesh Karthik said during the commentary.

Henry claims a fifer as IND post 249/9

Earlier, Matt Henry claimed a five-wicket haul, and the New Zealand fielders had an extraordinary day in the field, as India scored a below-par 249/9 in 50 overs.

After the top-order failure, Shreyas Iyer (79) and left-handed Axar Patel (42) put on 98 for the fourth wicket to rebuild the innings against a disciplined New Zealand attack. Hardik Pandya hit a run-a-ball 45 as he smashed four fours and two sixes to boost the total on a sluggish pitch.

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