New Delhi: In the recently concluded ODI series between India-New Zealand, Amit Mishra was presented Man of the Match as well as Man of the Series award for his incredible 15-wicket total in the whole series, five of which came in the 5th ODI.
.@MishiAmit is awarded with the Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/5BbuXgJAmK
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 29, 2016
Mishra, 33, took 15 wickets in the 5 match series against Kiwis. In doing so, he broke the record for taking most number of wickets in a bilateral ODI series against New Zealand. The previous record of 13 wickets was held by Shane Warne, Darren Gough and Sunil Narine.
WATCH Amit Mishra's celebration after achieving this feat:
Classic Mishi magic happening at the moment. @MishiAmit bags his 3rd for the evening #TeamIndia #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/Hl2IGbyQRW
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 29, 2016
With Tim Southee's wicket, the leg-spinner went past Warne, Gough and Naraine. Mishra won the Man of the Match award for his wonderful performance of 6-2-18-5 at Vizag where India defeated New Zealand by 190 runs.
At one stage series was beautifully poised at 2-2 with the decider to be played at Vishakhapatnam, which India dominated both with bat and ball.
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