{
  "id": 18695253,
  "title": "Rahul shepherds India to win a low-scoring semi-thriller vs New Zealand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/rahul-shepherds-india-to-win-a-low-scoring-semi-thriller-vs-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T10:45:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/kl-rahul-shepherds-india-to-win-low-scoring-thriller-new-zealand-10954717/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KL Rahul's heroic innings proved decisive in India's narrow win over New Zealand in the second ODI of the India Tour of New Zealand series. After a shaky start, Rahul displayed a keen understanding of the pitch and the bowling conditions to steer India to victory by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. The flat pitch, with its seam-friendly bounce and movement, made batting a challenging task, particularly for the middle-order batsmen. Despite falling behind the target, Rahul's clinical hitting with sixes off Jacob Duffy and top-edged boundaries ensured India reached the finish line.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "India survive New Zealand scare to win rain-hit second ODI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/india-survive-new-zealand-scare-to-win-rain-hit-second-odi",
        "published": "2026-11-07T11:40:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}