IND vs NZ Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets; Boult, Mitchell, and Sodhi shine in Dubai

IND vs NZ Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021 Updates: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets in their Super 12 match in Dubai. Daryl Mitchell (49), Trent Boult (3/20) were the top performers of the night. This was India's 2nd loss on the trot. Follow IND vs NZ live score and highlights on the live blog.

IND vs NZ Highlights T20 World Cup 2021. (REUTERS)

India Vs New Zealand Highlights: New Zealand registered their first win of T20 World Cup 2021 as they romped home to an eight-wicket win against India in Dubai. After being put in to bat, India lost Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul, both their openers, inside the Powerplay. While Trent Boult got the better of Kishan (4), Southee sent Rahul packing on 18. India then reached 41-3 after 8 overs as Ish Sodhi dismissed Rohit Sharma for a run-a-ball 14. India then lost Virat Kohli to Sodhi on 9 before Adam Milne cleaned up Rishabh Pant on 12. India could only score 73/5 after 15 overs. Eventually, courtesy of a few late boundaries from Hardik Pandya (23) and Ravindra Jadeja (26 not out), India posted 110/7 in 20 overs. Boult ended with a three-wicket haul. In response, New Zealand got to 44/1 after 6 overs in their Super 12 match in Dubai. Jasprit Bumrah sent Martin Guptill packing on 20 and just when India looked like putting on the breaks, Daryl Mitchell began to attack and find the boundaries. After 10 overs, NZ posted 83/1. Bumrah, in his final spell, outfoxed Mitchell with a slower delivery as he dismissed the Kiwi batter on 49 to deny him his maiden 50. However, skipper Kane Williamson helped the team over the line with 8 wickets and 5.3 overs to spare.

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• 31 Oct 2021, 10:49:02 PM IST

  That's all, thank you so much!

  Well, long story short; India never turned up and New Zealand. There is no other way to describe this heavy defeat for India. As for the Kiwis, they showed signs of confidence during the Pakistan game and today, they got the job done and how. We will back tomorrow with the live coverage of another Super 12 game.

  Until then, this is Shivansh Gupta signing off. Goonight. CIAO!

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:43:45 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand: Kane Williamson, the winning team, speaks

  "There's always planning going into game, but this was a great performance against a side that puts up a fight. The surface wasn't easy to find rhythm on, and the way the openers came out really set things up for the chase. It's just about adapting to the conditions as well as we could. The way the spinners kept applying pressure was commendable and it was a complete performance. We play against strong teams all the time, and there are match-winners in every side, and we commit to our brand of cricket and today was a good example of that. Ish is an outstanding white-ball bowler, and he's very experienced in playing T20 cricket, having played in different leagues all over the world"

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:40:39 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli, the losing team, speaks

  “We weren't brave enough when we entered the field, but NZ sustained that pressure. Every time we took a chance, we lost a wicket. It's most often a result of hesitation of whether you should go for a shot or not. When you play for India, there are loads of expectations. We are watched, people come to the stadium and everyone who plays for India needs to embrace that and cope with it. We haven't done that in these two games, and that's why we haven't won. We have to be optimistic and positive and take calculated risks. We have to disconnect from the pressure and continue with our process, and play a positive brand of cricket. There's a lot of cricket to play in the tournament.”

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:36:38 PM IST

  IND VS NZ Live Score

  Ish Sodhi is the player of the match. He says: “I am usually big on pre-match prep, with this bubble life we haven't been able to see the ground until the day we come to the ground. The wicket here was one we had to adapt to pretty quickly. It was very different to what we played in Sharjah. The boundary sizes were very different. A big part of our game is using the bowl spin bowlers in the middle.”

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:27:38 PM IST

  IND VS NZ LIVE: New Zealand win by 8 wickets

  Williamson bunts the ball to mid-wicket for a single as NZ win by 8 wickets

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:23:01 PM IST

  IND VS NZ Live Score T20 World Cup: Hardik Pandya continues

  FOUR! A short ball and Williamson ramps it over wicketkeeper Pant for 4.

  FOUR! Full and wide. Kane charges down the track and goes inside out for 4 through extra cover

  NZ are 108/2 after 14 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:16:30 PM IST

  IND vs NZ: Bumrah dismissed Mitchell on 49

  OUT! Mitchell misses out on maiden 50. Another slower ball and this time, Mitchell's hit fails to clear long. KL Rahul takes an easy catch
  NZ are 96/2 after 12.4 overs

  Devon Conway is the next batter in

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:10:12 PM IST

    India vs New Zealand Live Score: Welcome back, Hardik

  For the first time since England's Tour of India in the first quarter of 2021, Hardik Pandya is back to bowling in an international match.

  5 off the over. NZ are 94/1 after 12 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 10:05:56 PM IST

  T20 World Cup 2021 Live Updates: Bumrah returns

  Just 28 needed from 60 balls. Can Bumrah bring some life in this content before the imminent result?

  For now, the answer is no. NZ are 89/1 after 11 overs, need 22 runs from 54 balls.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:58:36 PM IST

  Shardul Thakur is brought on and he takes a pounding

  It's going to be a walk in the park for the Kiwis from here on.

  Can Shardul, who has knack of picking up wickets, do some damage?

  SIX! Just as I was typing this, Mitchell decided to swat the short ball over deep square leg for 6. 

  FOUR! SLAPPPPED! A nothing delivery from Thakur. A rank, non-lethal half tracker. No one in the cow corner to save 4 and that allows Mitchell to collect 4 more. 

  FOUR! WHHHHACKK! EXHIBITION BATTING FROM DARYL! Thakur overcompensates himself. Goes full and into the slot. Mitchell backs away a little, clears the front leg and hammers the ball past a wide mid-off.

  NZ are 83/1 after 10 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:53:40 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score: Chakaravarthy to bowl out

  Kohli has decided to bowl Varun out.

  He concedes 5 to end his night with 0/23 in 4 overs.

  NZ are 69/1 after 9 overs, need 42 runs from 66 balls.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:52:18 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score T20 World Cup: NZ motor on

  FOUR! DEFT TOUCH! RIGHT UP WILLIAMSON'S ALLEY! Short and wide, Williamson rocks back, opens the face of the bat and guides it past short third.

  NZ are 64/1 after 8 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:44:36 PM IST

  IND VS NZ Live Score T20 World Cup 2021: Shami introduced

  Pacer Shami into the attack

  SIX! Mitchell is doing the job on his own. A knuckle ball from Shami. He drags it down. Mitchell is early into the shot but he still manages to clear the mid-wicket fence

  NZ are 55/1 after 7 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:41:47 PM IST

  Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the 6th

  SIX! Stand and deliver! Purest of the timings all day today. Tossed up from Jadeja. Into the slot and Mitchell frees his arms and tonks the ball over long on

  FOUR! A punch off the back foot through deep mid-wicket for 4. A rank drag down is duly punished.

  FOUR! Now, he goes outside off and allows Mitchell to slash him through point for 4.

  NZ are 44/1 after 6 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:38:51 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand: Varun Chakaravarthy continues

  Varun is back for his third over inside the Powerplay.

  NZ are 30/1 after 5 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:31:26 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score T20 World Cup: Brilliant save from Pant

  Bumrah back for his 2nd inside the powerplay, something we don't usually see.

  A BIG WIDE FROM BUMRAH BUT PANT FLIES TO HIS LEFT TO SAVE A CERTAIN 4.

  OUT! Slower ball and Guptill, after scoring a quick-fire 20, has to depart as he ends up chipping it in the air and into the hands of Thakur. 

  NZ are 24/1 after 3.4 overs

  Kane Williamson is the new man in

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:29:43 PM IST

   Guptill takes the attack to Varun 

  FOUR! Short and a tad wide from Chakaravarthy and Guptill late cuts the ball for 4.

  FOUR! On the up and Guptill lofts the ball over mid-off for 4. Another juicy half volley from Varun and he is punished.

  NZ are 18/0 after 3 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:25:26 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Score: Bumrah sharing the new ball

  Kohli needs to use all his Arsenal from the word go. Hence, he brings on Bumrah

  He is spitting fire early on with his scintillating yorkers. Gives away just 1 run.

  NZ are 6/0 after 2 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:22:56 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Updates: A neat beginning

  5 off the first over. A decent start from Varun.

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:17:41 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live: The Chase begins

  Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell get #NewZealand's chase underway in Dubai. Varun Chakaravarthy opens India's attack.

  NZ need 111 from 120 balls.

  How will India respond?

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:14:54 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Live Score: Top performers

  IND- Jadeja 26 not-out, Pandya 23

  NZ- 3/20 for Boult, 2/17 for Sodhi

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:13:38 PM IST

  T20 World Cup Live Score: Disappointment with the bat

  Lowest totals for India in T20 World Cups

  79 vs NZ Nagpur 2016

  110/7 vs NZ Dubai 2021

  118/8 vs SA Nottingham 2009

  130/4 vs SL Mirpur 2014

  (Courtesy CB)

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:08:57 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Updates India post 110/7 after 20 overs

  Ravindra Jadeja takes India to 110/7

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:06:39 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score: 20th over

  19.1 — 2 runs AND 100 UP FOR INDIA

  19.2 — dot ball 

  19.3 — SIX! Full on pads and Jadeja swats it over deep mid-wicket for 6

  19.4 — DOT

  19.5 — 2 RUNS

  19.6 — DROPPED! Ish Sodhi, who had a ball of a time with the ball, drops a sitter to allow Jadeja and Shami to run 2

   

• 31 Oct 2021, 09:00:22 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Score: IN THE AIR AND GONE, CURTAINS FOR HARDIK

  OUT! A slower ball from Boult. Hardik, on the backfoot, looks to clear long off but holes out to the Martin Guptill there. 

  IND are 94/6 after 18.1 overs.

  Shardul Thakur is the new man in

  OUT! He comes and he goes. Another slower delivery from Boult. Thakur takes him on but only ends up chipping it to Guptill at long off

  FOUR! A yorker gone wrong from Boult, he strays it down his pads and Jadeja paddles it past fine leg for 4.

  IND are 99/7 after 19 overs.

  Mohammed Shami is the new man in

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:58:21 PM IST

  FOUR! JADEJA HITS ANOTHER BOUNDARY

  Adam Milne gave away 15 runs in the first over, but conceded 15 from the next 3 and also picked up a wicket.

  FOUR! Jadeja gets inside the line of the ball and looks to ramp it over fine leg but he is outfoxed by a knuckle ball. However, the ball ran past keeper Conway after coming off the gloves.

  IND are 94/5 after 18 overs

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:53:59 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Score: FINALLY, A BOUNDARY AFTER AGES

  FOUR! A BOUNDARY! IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENED? This was rare of the rarest happenings. Short and wide from Boult. And since the ball was angling across and the third man was inside the circle, Pandya was able to flat-bat it over the infield for 4. 

  IND are 86/5 after 17 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:49:16 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand: A great night out for Sodhi

  No boundaries between overs 7 and 15. This is the first time it has happened in the tournament. 

  Makes that 7 and 16. 

  IND are as 78/5 after 16 overs. birthday boy by Ish Sodhi, leading T20I wicket-taker against India, finishes with figures of 2/17 in 4 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:43:28 PM IST

  BOWLED HIM! YOU MISS, I HIT!

  OUT! BOWLED HIM! Milne comes from around the wicket and darts the ball into the stumps. Pant plays a wild hoick towards leg but the bat misses the ball and slams into the stumps. He is gone for 12

  IND are 70/5 after 14.3 overs.

  Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:35:59 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand: ONE OF THE BEST SAVES OF THE TOURNAMENT?

  SIX? NO, JUST 1! THAT IS ASTONISHING! Rahul lofts a short ball from Sodhi towards the long leg boundary. Neesham does well to parry the ball back inbound mid-air and concede just 1 run. NZ are not giving away even a single run. 

  IND are 67/4 after 14 overs.

   

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:32:20 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2021 Live Updates: Southee returns

  13 overs gone, India are 62/4 and are slowly running out of time

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:27:56 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Score: Santner tightens stranglehold further

  Mitchell Santner finishes his spell with figures of 0/15 in 4 overs

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:22:38 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score: GONE! KOHLI TOO FALLS

  OUT! Sodhi gets big fish, Kohli, and India are now in further trouble. Coming to the dismissal, it was an absolute shocker of a shot from Kohli. A tossed-up leg spinner around off from Sodhi. Kohli decides to take him on with a slog sweep but holes out to Boult at long on

  IND are 48/4 after 10.1 overs

  HARDIK PANDYA IS IN NEXT

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:18:39 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live: HALFWAY STAGE

  India are 48/3 at the halfway stage. The onus is now on Kohli and Pant to rescue India. Just like the first game, it's down to these two to play out the middle overs and get a move on after India's top-order failed.

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:15:08 PM IST

  A strong comeback from Milne

  After conceding 15 off his 1st over, Milne comes back to deliver a 2-run over.

  IND are 43-3 after 9 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:09:12 PM IST

  IND vs NZ: GONE! SODHI GETS ROHIT

  OUT! Birthday boy Ish Sodhi removes Rohit Sharma for run-a-ball 14. A rank half-tracker from Sodhi. Rohit, 9/10 times, would have sent it into the topi tier but today, he mistimes the swivel pull and finds Guptill near long on

  IND are 40/3 after 7.4 overs.

  Rishabh Pant is the new batter in

• 31 Oct 2021, 08:06:20 PM IST

  Another fabulous over from Santner

  Another 2-run over from Santner. Fabulous stuff. 

  IND are 37/2 after 7 overs

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:58:06 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Updates: 4 AND OUT

  FOUR! Inside edge and four. Rahul looked to pull a ball that wasn't short enough and hence, the ball runs past the stumps, off the inside edge for 4.

  OUT! Short from Southee, Rahul pulls but it is poorly timed and he is caught at deep square leg by Darly Mitchell.

  END OF POWERPLAY! IND 35/2 

  Virat Kohli is the new man in

   

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:52:47 PM IST

  T20 World Cup Live: Adam Milne introduced and he conceded 15

  FOUR! CRUNNNNCHEEEDD! That's a shot and a half. Adam Milne goes short and wide to Rahul first up and the batter slaps the ball through point off the backfoot for 4.

  FOUR! Just over backward point and 4. This time, Rohit Sharma whips the ball over Neesham at backward point for 4. Short and wide again from Milne.

  SIX! PICK-UP SHOT FROM ROHIT AND THAT'S INTO THE STANDS! He drags it down leg, overcompensates and Sharma finds six over long leg.

  IND are 29/1 after 5 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:50:40 PM IST

  T20 World Cup Live Score: Santner delivers a tight first over

  He starts off well, does Santner. 2 from the over.

  IND are 14/1 after 4 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:43:27 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2021 Live Updates: Kishan out, Rohit dropped

  FOUR! Is that why Kishan was promoted straight to the top? That's definitely his strength. Length ball and it's straight from Boult. Rock-solid Kishan lofts the ball through the cow corner for 4. The bat twisted in his hand but there was no fielder there.

  OUT! Ishan Kishan departs. Leg-stump half-volley and Ishan Kishan picks out the fielder in the deep to perfection. Boult strikes

  IND are 11/1 after 2.5 overs.

  DROPPED! OH, MILNE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? A bodyline short ball from Boult. It was so well directed. Rohit is forced to pull it wildly. The ball flies to long leg and Adam Milne drops a sitter.

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:36:45 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score: Southee to share the new ball

  Tim Southee to share the new ball

  FOUR! Scary for a moment for Indian fans but safe eventually. KL takes on Southee and goes over mid-on. Adam Milne fails to get to it with a desperate dive as the ball flies over him for 4.

  IND are 6/0 after 2 overs.

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:36:12 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand: Huge shout against Kishan, not out

  OFF THE MARK! An inswinging yorker from Boult and Rahul carves it for a single.

  HUGEEEE SHOUT, NOT OUT! The ball thuds into Kishan's pads. Not out. Drifting down leg.

  IND are 1/0 after 1 over.

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:29:46 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2021 Live Updates: LET'S PLAY

  KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan have walked out to open. Surprise, surprise here

  Trent Boult to open the attack

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:25:13 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score: National Anthem time

  Both teams have walked out for the national anthem.

  New Zealand's first followed by India's

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:22:08 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand's form guide

  vs Pak - lost by 5 wickets

  vs Ban- won by 27 runs

  vs Ban- lost by 6 wickets

  vs Ban- won by 52 runs

  vs Ban- lost by 4 runs

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:18:35 PM IST

  IND vs NZ Live Score: India's form guide

  vs PAK- lost by 10 wickets 

  vs SL- lost by 7 wickets

  vs SL- lost by 4 wickets

  vs SL- won by 38 runs

  vs ENG- won by 36 runs

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:14:24 PM IST

  IND vs NZ: Team News

  India- Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur - IN | Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar - OUT

  New Zealand- Adam Milne -IN  | Tim Seifert - OUT

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:12:18 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live: Kane Williamson at the toss

  "We are going to bowl, dew factor at this time of the year. Look forward to another challenge. One change, Adam Milne comes in for Tim Seifert. Just to balance our bowling attack. Conway will keep."

• 31 Oct 2021, 07:10:10 PM IST

  India vs New Zealand Live Score T20 World Cup: Kohli at the toss

  "We would have bowled first as well. We need a solid start and have wickets in hand to get those extra 20-25 runs are the learnings from the last game. We do have the bowling line-up to take wickets, but when you don't have runs on the board one partnership can take the game away from you. We understand that and plans are there to get those extra runs. It's ridiculous, we are playing twice in 10 days. Too long a break, but yeah, the guys have recovered well. Had good practice sessions, are itching to go out on the field, which is a good thing. When you have so many days off you want to get on the park and get into the groove. It's another opportunity to come out and correct the mistakes. Two changes. One forced, Surya has a lower back spasm, so Ishan Kishan will replace him and open the batting. Shardul Thakur replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar."