Watch: Martin Guptill Produces A Moment of Brilliance To Dismiss MS Dhoni

With Indian hopes lying firm on their ever dependable finisher MS Dhoni, a turning point of the match came into effect when Martin Guptill produced a brilliant run-out to send Dhoni back to the pavilion.

New Zealand edged India by 18 runs in the a tantalizing first semifinal of the ICC World Cup played at the Old Trafford cricket ground at Manchester to sail into the grand finale of the marquee event. Defending a 239-run total, the Kiwis bowled out India for 221 with the Black Caps bowling unit coming good against a batting heavy Indian lineup. India got off to the worst possible start losing three of thier the top order batsman inside the first five overs. Reeling at 5 for 3 courtesy a tormenting spell by Matt Henry and Trent Boult, India staged a brief recovery with Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya but both of them played rash shots against off spinner Mitchell Santner to throw away their wickets. In came MS Dhoni and staged a good recovery with Ravindra Jadeja notching a century partnership. However, against the run of play, Jadeja holed one up in the air off Boult and lost his wicket.

WHAT A MOMENT OF BRILLIANCE!

Martin Guptill was 🔛🎯 to run out MS Dhoni and help send New Zealand to their second consecutive @cricketworldcup final! #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/i84pTIrYbk — ICC (@ICC) July 10, 2019

With Indian hopes lying firm on their ever dependable finisher MS Dhoni, a turning point of the match came into effect when Martin Guptill produced a brilliant run-out to send Dhoni back to the pavilion. With the run-rate piling up it was too much of a task for the Indian tail enders to pull off the chase. New Zealand eventually pulled off a sensational win over title contenders India and made it to their second successive World Cup final.