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

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!

"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"

“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.”

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.”

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Varun is back for his third over inside the Powerplay.

NZ are 30/1 after 5 overs.

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

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.

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.

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

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?

IND- Jadeja 26 not-out, Pandya 23

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

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)

Ravindra Jadeja takes India to 110/7

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

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