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India vs New Zealand Highlights 2nd T20: India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets to win series
India vs New Zealand Highlights: Follow Live Score and Updates of the second T20I game between India and New Zealand at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.
India vs New Zealand Highlights: New Zealand somehow managed to get back into the game, with captain Tim Southee picking two quick wickets in his final over, but it was all too late for the visitors. Rishabh Pant hit two consecutive sixes to seal the deal for India. Earlier in the evening, the openers, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, stitched a 117-run stand with both scoring their half-centuries to keep India on track in the chase of 154 after the bowlers, especially the spinners, kept things tight in the middle overs to restrict New Zealand to 153/6. India have now won the series 2-0 with a final tie yet to go. But this new-look India have gotten off to an impressive start already....Read More
Pant finishes it off in style
He gets down on one knee to slog the first ball from Neesham in the 18th over for a six over deep mid-wicket. And then sealed the win for India with his trademark one-handed six over long-off fence. India win by 7 wickets to take unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series
Southee finishes with three-fer
New Zealand skipper dismissed Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav in the same over, his final in the innings, as India suffered a late jolt. The hosts now stand 17 away from victory in 24 balls.
50 for Rohit
With six over fine leg fence against Milne, Rohit has notched up his half-century. India now need 20 off 30 to win the series
A breakthrough for New Zealand
Rahul fell to a slower delivery from Southee as he holed it out to Phillips in deep mid-wicket. The New Zealand skipper broke the 117-run opening stand. Venkatesh Iyer walked in next
“Don't say it!”
4th century stand
This is the fourth time Rahul and Rohit have stitched a century stand for India as openers, which is the joint-most in T20Is, equally the record by Dhawan-Rohit and Pakistan's Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan.
India 105/0 in 12 overs
50 for KL Rahul
His fourth fifty in last five T20I innings and 16th overall. And he gets to the mark with a six smashed over deep extra cover against Adam Milne. He has been in sublime form and India are on the way for a series victory in Ranchi.
That over!
23 balls since India struck a boundary and the pressure was mounting on the opening pair, before Rohit broke the shackles to take the risk, as he smashed Santner for two sixes in the 10th over - one over cow corner and the other, a 85m six over deep mid-wicket. He looked for another, but the Rohit mistimed and sliced it instead before Boult dropped it at long-on.
India 79/0 in 10 overs
Milestone alert!
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have become the seventh opening pair to amass 1000 runs between themselves in T20Is and second from India after the pair of Dhawan and Rohit, who are the top run-getters with their tally of 1743 runs in 52 innings. The Rahul-Rohit pair have scored at a quicker rate, reaching the feat in just 19 innings, at an average of 55. India are also the second nation to have two opening pairs to amass 1000 runs together in T20Is.
India 69/0 in 9.1 overs
5th consecutive half-century stand
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have stitched their fifth consecutive half-century stand in T20Is and 13th fifty-plus stand overall, extending their record at the top for India. They have now amassed 983 runs as an opening pair which is the seventh-most in T20Is and second-highest for India after the pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit.
End of powerplay
Southee pulled things back in the fifth over conceding only three singles. However, Rahul took on Boult in his first ball in the sixth over to slice the shorter delivery over cover for a six. India finished powerplay with 45/0
Steady start from the openers
Rahul kicked off the chase in a similar manner to that of Guptill, outside edge flying off to the boundary for a four. He then took on Boult to hit two boundaries and then flicked one over mid-wicket for a four against Adam Milne. Rohit then joined him with a six smashed over deep mid-wicket fence.
India 32/0 in 4 overs
Harshal on his 2/25 on debut
“It's a great feeling playing for the country. I love the game and the ultimate goal for any player is to play for the country, it's an honour, it's a privilege and I'm not going to take it for granted. Rahul (Dravid) sir has always told me that once you are done with the preparations, you gotta go out there and enjoy the game. After 9-10 years of domestic cricket and on the back of a good IPL I've reached here, so it's a satisfying moment for me.”
New Zealand 153/6 in 20 overs
64 runs were scored in the powerplay and New Zealand showed their intentions were clear. 170-180 seemed to be their target. But the spinners pulled things back brilliantly before Harshal Patel picked two wickets on his debut to restrict New Zealand to 153 for six.
Outside edge with the new bat!
Neesham had to get his bat changed after a piece of wood broke while attempting a shot in the fifth delivery off the 18th over. However, Neesham nicked off the final ball as Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked his first wicket. New Zealand went 6 down
Second wicket for Harshal
A six, no ball, beaten off the free-hit delivery and then the slower ball did the magic again as Harshal Patel dismissed Glenn Phillips. New Zealand lost their fifth wicket
R Ashwin gets his first
It was a flatter delivery from Ashwin and Seifert reverse swept it straight to the fielder at third man as New Zealand lost their fourth wicket.
New Zealand 125/4 in 15.1 overs
India own the middle overs
India have been sensational today in the middle overs, conceding 61 runs between overs 7 and 15, which comprised five boundaries and 18 dots balls. The spinners have been superb in these overs.
Axar: 21 runs in three overs - 4 dots, 2 boundaries
Ashwin: 8 runs in two overs - 5 dots, zero boundaries
Wicket on his debut
It's the slower delivery, that same weapon that made him the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2021, that worked for Harshal Patel as Daryl Mitchell holed ity out to Suryakymar Yadav in long-on. New Zealand have now gone three down for 90 in 11.2 overs
Opportunity dropped by Venkatesh Iyer!
A low full toss from Axar was smashed straight by Glenn Phillips to Iyer at long-off, but he came at it quickly and the ball popped out his hands, juggled twice before dropping it.
New Zealand 89/2 in 11 overs
Drinks break
The spinners have played their part in slowing things down after an explosive powerplay from New Zealand. Axar and Ashwin have conceded 15 runs between themselves in the three overs after powerplay, picking one wicket. The other over belonged to debutant Harshal Patel, who conceded five runs only. Axar begins again after the break.
Axar gets Chapman
Axar dished out a flighted delivery and pitched it up as Chapman launched it straight to the fielder in the deep. Axar has now picked his first T20I wicket since 2017.
New Zealand 79/2 in 8.5 overs
End of powerplay
New Zealand scored 41 runs in the last game for the loss of one wicket. Today they have raced away to 64/1 at the end of the powerplay and that includes eight boundaries and two sixes. This is the highest powerplay score for New Zealand against India in India.
A sigh of relief for India!
Guptill welcomed back both the pacers with a six down the ground. He charged down the ground to taker the fuller one from Bhuvneshwar to smash a 84m six. In the fifth over, he shimmied down again to launch Deepak Chahar's delivery over long-on for a maximum to move to 31 off 15. But it is Chahar who had the last laugh, once again, dismissing Guptill.
New Zealand 48/1 in 4.2 overs
What a start from New Zealand!
Guptill was lucky to get off the mark with a boundary off the outside edge in the first delivery oof the game, but the boundary in the next ball and the final ball made intentions clear. Bhuvneshwar conceded 14 runs in the opening over, which is the most by any Indian bowler in the over in T20Is. Daryl Mitchell then joined the party, scoring back-to-back boundaries against Deepak Chahar in the second over.
New Zealand 24/0 in 2 overs
