India vs New Zealand Highlights 2nd T20: Suryakumar Yadav goes berserk as IND beat NZ by 65 runs, take 1-0 lead

A tight over by Ish Sodhi as just six runs come off it, despite Suryakumar slamming a four. 

Adam Milne comes to bowl the following over and has so far kept both Suryakumar and Pandya quiet. Just three runs come off it as India reach 119/3 after 15 overs.

Williamson switches to pace and gets Lockie Ferguson back into the attack.

He is welcomed with a four and a massive six by Suryakumar Yadav. However, Shreyas Iyer is out hit-wicket in the same over as the batter departs for 13. 

Hardik Pandya is the new batter in. IND: 110/3 (13 overs)

Suryakumar continues his rich form as he plays a classic inside out against Sodhi, which runs away to the cover boundary. He repeats the same in the following delivery but has to be content with two runs this time. 

Shreyas Iyer joins the party and hits Sodhi for a massive six over the long-off fence. He passes the strike back to SKY in the following ball.

Surykumar then finishes the over with another single. 

Expensive over as 15 runs come off it. IND: 97/2 (12 overs)

Seven runs come off the over by Mitchell Santner as India reach 82/2 after 11 overs.

Ishan Kishan departs shortly after the rain delay. He is caught by Tim Southee off Ish Sodhi's bowling. The batter tries to find the gap on the cover region but ends up handing a catch to Southee. The batter falls for 36 off 31 balls.

Shreyas Iyer joins Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. And he starts off with a boundary. IND: 73/2 (9.2 overs)

Mitchell Santner joins Sodhi from the other end as both Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav rotate the strike with ease.

Suryakumar finishes the over with a maximum, as he sends the ball over the square leg fence. 

10 runs come off the over as IND reach 69/1 after 9 overs.

The action has resumed and Williamson introduces spin and hands the ball to Ish Sodhi. 

The bowler almost provides New Zealand with a wicket in the first ball as he traps Ishan Kishan LBW, which is overturned after the batter opts for DRS. 

Meanwhile, the outfield looks slightly slippery as Ishan Kishan continues his assault. Whacks a flight ball, slightly wide straight down the ground for a boundary. 

Eight runs come off it as IND reach 59/1 after 8 overs.

The umpires are doing a field inspection. Covers are being removed. Waiting for an official update on the resumption of play.

Latest update says the rain has stopped and play likely to start shortly. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

Despite the rain the spirits remain high among the spectators. Meanwhile, the groundstaff are engaged with their duties, ensuring the outfield remains dry.

Before rain interrupted the proceedings, India were batting on 50/1 after 6.4 overs. Ishan Kishan is batting on 28 off 22 balls. Surykumar Yadav, 6 off 5, is batting alongside. 

The umpire signals for covers as rain intensifies.

India muster 42 runs for the loss of one wicket in the powerplay overs.

“It has started to drizzle at the Bay Oval but still very light. It's been this way for almost 5 mins now but neither India nor New Zealand look too bothered. The dark clouds are passing, hence it shouldn't last long,” our reporter Aditya Bhattacharya sends us the latest update from Bay Oval.

Lockie Ferguson provides New Zealand with the first wicket. He bangs it short against Rishabh Pant, who attempts a pull but gets an edge. The ball flies in the air, with Tim Southee running behind and he completes a superb catch.

Pant departs for 6 off 13 balls.

Adam Milne is reintroduced into the attack and he misses his length completely, and ends up bowling a fulltoss, wide of the off stump. Kishan gets on top of it and whacks it through the cover region for a cracking four. 

Six runs come off the over as India reach 36/0 after 5 overs.

First bowling change by Kane Williamson as he brings in Lockie Ferguson. The pacer is hit for a massive six in his first ball by Kishan, who then passes the strike back to Pant.

Nine runs come off the over as IND reach 30/0 after 4 overs. 

Tim Southee comes to bowl his second over and is welcomed by Ishan Kishan with a FOUR. It was a delicate touch, pushing the ball wide enough of Devon Conway as the ball reaches to the fence.

However, the bowler recovers well and concedes just three runs in the following five balls. IND: 21/0 (3 overs)

Milne starts with a dot, before Ishan Kishan passes the strike to Rishabh Pant in the second ball. 

The bowler then deviates from his line and bowls a wide, which beats the keeper and races towards the fence. He bowls another wide. 

India reach 14/0 after 2 overs.

Adam Milne will share the new ball duties with Southee.

Pant and Ishan Kishan start off cautiously as they watch the initial deliveries by Southee. Pant goes on to finish the over with a cracking four as India reach 6 for no loss after first over. 

Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan walk out in the middle to kick-off the proceedings. Tim Southee leads the attack for Black Caps.

The players, officials walk out in the middle as we get underway with the pre-match rituals.

“We still need to assess the conditions and see how the wicket is behaving. If the wicket doesn't help you, and you try playing shots and lose wickets, and it doesn't rain, you might be in a difficult position. We'll assess the situation, and if the rain comes, we'll reassess.”

India: Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya(c), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson