City had won their previous eight games in all competitions, scoring 33 goals in the process, and looked on course to close the gap on Liverpool to one point when Sergio Aguero gave them the perfect start at St James’ Park.
But Pep Guardiola’s side were nowhere near their fluent best and Salomon Rondon equalised after 66 minutes before Matt Ritchie’s late penalty secured victory for Newcastle.
Reigning champions Manchester City took the lead after 24 seconds but suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United on Tuesday as the Premier League title door swung wide open for leaders Liverpool.
Bottom side Huddersfield Town look down and out after a 1-0 home defeat by Everton in Jan Siewert’s first game in charge left them 11 points adrift of the safety zone.
India will play the third ODI against New Zealand on Monday. (Source: AP)
In what was projected as a tough contest, the New Zealand tour, so far, has appeared to be a one-way contest in favour of the visitors. The spin attack in skipperVirat Kohli’s arsenal has made the New Zealand batting line-up appear feeble and weak. As the two teams meet again for the third ODI on Monday, the men in blue will look to seal the series, already having a 2-0 lead in the 5-match ODI series.
All eyes are likely to be on Kohli, as he would be eager to go into his well-deserved break on a high, possibly with his first century in the ongoing series. Given a break as part of BCCI’s workload management programme, the right-handed batsman will hope he could end his visit to New Zealand with another ton. In the past three innings, Kohli has been dismissed for 40s, and the 30-year-old would hope to get more runs under his belt.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Colin de Grandhomme, Trent Boult, Henry Nicholls, Doug Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Micthell Santner, Tim Southee.
The third ODI is also likely to see the return of Hardik Pandya, who was suspended along with KL Rahul for his controversial remarks on a talk show. The allrounder’s return will ensure balance in the ODI side, something even Kohli has admitted time and again. His replacement Vijay Shankar, who was only given two overs in the second ODI, did not create the impact and Pandya, at No. 6, could prove useful in the batting department as well.
India vs New Zealand, Ind vs NZ T20 2019 Squad, Players List: All-rounder Daryl Mitchell and pacer Blair Tickner have been included in the New Zealand T20 squad for the three-match series against India. Mitchell son of former Rugby coach John Mitchell – has been included after a strong campaign in the domestic T20 tournament and some solid form for New Zealand A in one-day cricket. Tickner, meanwhile, will join the team for the third T20I in Hamilton; replacing Lockie Ferguson. New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen said Mitchell had won his place in the side on the back of impressive performances for the Knights, the most recent of which saw him smash 61 runs off just 23 balls against the Stags in Napier. NZ T20I squad vs India: Kane Williamson (c), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson (Games 1 & 2), Martin Guptill, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Colin Munro, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner (Game 3). India T20I squad vs New Zealand:Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya
