New Zealand Crush India by 244 Runs in 4th ODI
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New Zealand beat India in a cricket match. The game was the 4th ODI between the two teams. New Zealand won by 244 runs. This is a very big win in cricket.
Will Young played very well for New Zealand. He scored a century. This means he made 100 runs or more in one game. His runs helped New Zealand get a big score.
Matt Henry bowled very well too. He got a six-for. This means he took six wickets in the match. His bowling stopped India from scoring many runs.
New Zealand's team is called the Black Caps. They played a great match. Young's batting and Henry's bowling helped them win easily. India could not win this game.
Vocabulary10 words
- ODI
- a type of cricket match; one day game
- century
- 100 runs made by one player
- six-for
- when a bowler takes six wickets in a match
- Black Caps
- the name for the New Zealand cricket team
- bowled
- threw the ball at the batter in cricket
- wicket
- when a batter is out in cricket
- batting
- hitting the ball with a bat in cricket
- runs
- points scored in cricket
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- the number of points in a game
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New Zealand beat India in a cricket match. The game was the 4th _____ between the two teams. New Zealand won by _____ runs. This is a very big win in cricket.
Will Young played very well for New Zealand. He scored a _____. This means he made 100 runs or more in one game. His runs helped New Zealand get a big score.
Matt Henry bowled very well too. He got a _____. This means he took six _____ in the match. His bowling stopped India from scoring many runs.
New Zealand's team is called the _____. They played a great match. Young's _____ and Henry's bowling helped them win easily. India could not win this game.
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