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IND VS NZ

5th T20I, 1-Nov-2026

191/8 20.0 oversRun Rate: 9.55
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96/2 10.0 overs Run Rate: 9.6
India First Innings
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Arshdeep Singh(1 | 1)*
Prince Yadav(0 | 1)
A Milne|4|0|19|4
119.619.6: Adam Milne to Arshdeep Singh, A single to end the innings. India finish with 191/8. Adam switches to around the wicket for the left-hander and looks for the yorker. Arshdeep exposes all three stumps to open up the off side. Singh bunts the low full toss wide of extra cover and takes a single. A good final over by Milne. 2 wickets and just 7 runs off it. 
6 Over | Run: 191/8 | Run Rate: 9.55
019.519.5: Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, OUT! CAUGHT! Wicket number 4 for Adam Milne. Bhuvi shows his cards early as he backs away and Milne follows him with a length ball with the seam staying upright. Kumar has a swing at it but the ball curves back in the air to catch the inner half. It is spooned down to long on, where Daryl Mitchell runs in off the ropes and slides to snaffle it safely. India are 190/8 with one ball left in the innings.
419.419.4: Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! Nicely done. Yorker attempted by Milne and it tails back in again. It comes out as a low full toss, on the pads. Kumar uses the angle and the pace to help it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.
019.319.3: Adam Milne to Prince Yadav, Bye. A bumper, over off. Prince makes room and throws his hands at the ball but is beaten for pace. It bursts through Tim Seifert's gloves and the batters sneak in a bye.
019.219.2: Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Kumar Reddy holes out. Milne gets the ball to tail back into the right-hander and he keeps it very full. Reddy is deep in the crease and whips it away but he does not get the leverage to get under the ball. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket, where Glenn Phillips moves forward and gobbles it up. India lose their last recognised batter with 4 balls left in the innings.
119.119.1: Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hits the top of off, does Milne, Kumar slices the drive past point for a single.
418.618.6: Blair Tickner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! Reddy flashes and flashes hard. Tickner goes into the deck, well outside off. Reddy shuffles a bit and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets a thickish outside edge and it races down to deep third.
6 Over | Run: 184/6 | Run Rate: 9.68
118.518.5: Blair Tickner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Around off, on a back of a length. Kumar goes deep in the crease and guides it through third man for a single.
018.418.4: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, OUT! CAUGHT! Blair Tickner strikes back. It is the knuckleball that does the trick for Tickner. Dipping on the right-hander, full and in line with the off stump. Dhir has a swipe across the line and ends up cutting across the ball. Slices it off the outer half wide of extra cover, where Michael Bracewell moves to his left and dives to take the catch. We have seen some unusual celebrations throughout the history of the sport, but this one is a first as Tickner pulls out a Pokémon card and flashes it. 
018.318.3: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, A good comeback by Tickner. Takes pace off and goes into the surface, outside off. Dhir flashes at the ball but can only connect with thin air.
618.218.2: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, SIX! That has gone the distance. Tickner goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, angled into the pads. Dhir picks it up off the pads and with the angle, it sails over the long leg fence for half a dozen.
118.118.1: Blair Tickner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Does not carry! Tickner dishes out the knuckleball and the seam stays upright, on a length, on off. Reddy hangs deep in the crease and clears the front leg to hit through the line. It is mishit towards wide long on, where Daryl Mitchell does not quite pick the ball straight away and runs around the ropes rather than running in. He dives forward eventually but the ball gets to him on the bounce. Just a single.
017.617.6: Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, Good finish to the over. Duffy pushes the length up, just outside the off stump. Dhir leans inside the line and sinks to his right knee to play the scoop but is beaten on the inside edge and the ball brushes his front pad before going to the keeper.
6 Over | Run: 172/5 | Run Rate: 9.56
017.517.5: Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, Dug in short, over off. Dhir hops to flay it away but misses. That was a boundary opportunity with backward point and third man both up inside the circle.
417.417.4: Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Good movement in the crease. Pace taken off, on the shorter side, keeping the line outside off. Dhir moves across the stumps to get closer to the line of the ball. Stands tall on top of the bounce and spanks it in the gap between extra cover and long off.
117.317.3: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Delivers it on a hard length, over off. Reddy arches back and makes a late decision to dab it down. Blair Tickner at short third dives to his right and keeps the batters down to a single.
017.217.2: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Drags the length back, on off. Reddy punches it firmly but straight to extra cover.
617.117.1: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! High and long enough. Bowled at 132 kph, on a length, on off. Reddy takes a step back in the crease and clears the front leg. He puts his head down and swings through the line. Gets it more from the lower half, and the blade turns in his hand, but he manages to clear the wide long on fence.
016.616.6: Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, A good ball to end the over. Milne nails the yorker, on off. Naman can do nothing about it and digs it out back to the bowler.
6 Over | Run: 161/5 | Run Rate: 9.47
416.516.5: Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Through the gap. Milne pitches it up, outside off. Dhir gets the width to work with, and he throws his hands at the ball whilst opening the face of the bat. Slices it aerially past backward point, where Finn Allen dives to his left, but the ball stays out of his reach.
116.416.4: Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Speared in at the toes, a low full toss. Reddy whips it away through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
016.316.3: Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At pace now, skidding through, on a short of a length. Reddy stays beside the line to glide it down to deep third but is beaten for pace.
416.216.2: Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! Daryl Mitchell's effort goes in vain. Slower one, bowled on a back of a length. Reddy powers the pull to the right of long on. Mitchell sprints to his right and slides to push the ball back inside with his right hand. He gets a bit of hand on it but it is not enough.
016.116.1: Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and angled in at the sticks. Reddy presents the full face of the bat and drives it too straight, hitting the sticks at the bowling end.
115.615.6: Blair Tickner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Another off-pace ball, on off, on a length. Reddy swipes it away to deep mid-wicket for one.
6 Over | Run: 152/5 | Run Rate: 9.50
115.515.5: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, Takes pace off, fuller and on off. Dhir knocks it down to long off for a single.
415.415.4: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Banged away. This will only add to the frustration of Blair Tickner. Loopy slower one, dipping on the batter, a bit too full, on off. Dhir gets his hands through the line of the ball and cracks the drive past extra cover for a boundary.
015.315.3: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, PUT DOWN! That should have been taken. Simon Doull informs that this is the 14th dropped catch by New Zealand in this series. Tickner bashes the hard length and gets it high around the shoulder, outside off. Dhir reaches out to flay it away. Spoons it straight down the throat of Adam Milne at deep point, who could have taken another step or two to take the catch around his chest but he hangs back and bends to take the catch, and shells it. Dhir had given up and the batters did not run.
115.215.2: Blair Tickner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At 135 kph, angled into the pads, Reddy works this good-length ball to mid on for a single.
115.115.1: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, Starts with an off-pace delivery, on a good length, around off. Dhir waits on it and punches it to deep point for a single.
114.614.6: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Dragged back, on middle, Nathan Smith swats it to deep mid-wicket for one more.
6 Over | Run: 144/5 | Run Rate: 9.60
414.514.5: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Top shot! More air on this one, full and around off. Naman Dhir backs away a bit, brings his wrists into play, and lofts it beautifully over extra covers for a boundary.
114.414.4: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flighted, full and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drills it to long off for a run.
014.314.3: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Floated, short and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy stabs it out to short cover.
314.214.2: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Excellent effort in the deep! A bit short, around off, Naman Dhir backs away and cuts it as the ball races through backward point. Bevon Jacobs in the deep covers a lot of ground to his left and dives to push the ball back inside. Three taken.
114.114.1: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tossed up, full and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it to long off for a single.
113.713.6: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy runs it down to deep third for one.
7 Over | Run: 134/5 | Run Rate: 9.57
013.613.5: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Good length and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it towards cover.
013.513.4: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Nathan Smith eventually gets his man. He bangs this into the pitch, just around off. Tilak Varma steps across and tries to drag his pull shot but gets into an awkward position, and the ball bounces a bit more than he expects. It takes the top edge and goes into the air as Smith runs to his left and grabs it well. He straightaway points to the umpire to see if that is a legal delivery or not and gets the nod. Tilak fails to make the most of the life given to him. India lose half their side now.
113.413.3: Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, On a length and on off, Naman Dhir pushes it towards cover, where a fumble allows one.
113.313.2: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Much fuller and wide outside off, Tilak Varma reaches out and drills it to deep point for a run.
013.213.2: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, The celebrations have been cut short! Nathan Smith thought he had picked up a wicket, but he has overstepped here. Pace off, short of a length and on off, jumps off the deck. Tilak Varma looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge. It loops up and wide of point, where Finn Allen moves to his right and dives to take a fine one-handed catch. However, it will mean nothing as it is a No Ball. Free Hit up next...
113.113.1: Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Naman Dhir hoicks it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.
112.612.6: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Flatter, shortish and around off, Naman Dhir forces it down to long off for the sixth single of the over.
6 Over | Run: 129/4 | Run Rate: 9.92
112.512.5: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Drags his length back, around off, Tilak Varma stabs it out through covers for one more.
112.412.4: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Short again, on middle and leg, Naman Dhir flicks it off the back foot through square leg for one.
112.312.3: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Goes short, outside off, Tilak Varma reaches out and punches it to sweeper cover for another run.
112.212.2: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Floated, full and on leg, Naman Dhir eases it down to long on for a run.
112.112.1: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Tossed up, full and on middle, Tilak Varma clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
011.711.6: Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, Good length and on off, Naman Dhir tucks it to the leg side and sets off for the run, but is sent back. Back-to-back good overs for the Kiwis!
7 Over | Run: 123/4 | Run Rate: 10.25
011.611.5: Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, Pitched up, on middle and off, Naman Dhir knocks it down the pitch.
011.511.4: Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, Back of a length and on middle, Naman Dhir keeps it out.
011.411.3: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Nathan Smith strikes big here. He bowls a well-directed bumper, just around off, pace on this time. Shreyas Iyer makes his mind up early for the pull shot but the ball skids through to rush him and gets big on him. It takes the top edge and lobs up in the air behind, where Tim Seifert moves forward and takes a dolly. Fifty and out for the skipper, and India are 123/4.
011.311.3: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Bangs in a slower bouncer, on middle, but too high. Shreyas Iyer lets it go.
411.211.2: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! FIFTY FOR IYER! Off just 22 balls. A superb knock from the Indian skipper, and this will do a whole lot of good for his confidence. Nathan Smith loses his grip and slips in a high full toss, around leg. Iyer steps across and just helps it on its way to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
211.111.1: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Pace off, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and calls for two right away. He turns back and makes it comfortably.
110.610.6: Blair Tickner to Shreyas Iyer, Hard length and outside off, Shreyas Iyer punches it through cover-point for one more.
6 Over | Run: 116/3 | Run Rate: 10.55
110.510.5: Blair Tickner to Tilak Varma, Short of a length and on middle, Tilak Varma heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.
110.410.4: Blair Tickner to Shreyas Iyer, Pitched up, on off, Shreyas Iyer wrists it to deep square leg for another run.
110.310.3: Blair Tickner to Tilak Varma, Back of a length and on off, Tilak Varma dabs it down towards point for a single.
010.210.2: Blair Tickner to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Blair Tickner makes amends for his dropped catch. He comes around the wicket, serves this full and on middle, angling in a bit. Ishan Kishan steps across and tries to swipe across the line but gets it from the bottom half of the bat. He fails to get the distance as the ball flies straight to deep mid-wicket, where Nathan Smith pouches it safely. Kishan walks back after a fiery knock, and India are 112/3 now.
110.110.1: Blair Tickner to Shreyas Iyer, Slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer nudges it towards mid-wicket for  a single.
49.69.6: Michael Bracewell to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! That is powerfully hit. A lot fuller, wider on off. Kishan sinks to a knee and swats it away in front of square on the leg side. The ball skips across the turf and splits the fielders at deep mid-wicket and long on for another four. 27 runs off the over, and after a quiet start, India are motoring along.
6 Over | Run: 111/2 | Run Rate: 11.10
69.59.5: Michael Bracewell to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Up, up and away! How often have we seen this? A dropped catch, followed by a six on the very next ball. Floated up from around the wicket, on off. Kishan dances down the track and launches it down the ground. One hand comes off the bat handle but it does not matter as he clears the long on fence with ease.
19.49.4: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, DROPPED! Blair Tickner has shelled it. Slowed down by Bracewell, on a good length, on off. Iyer gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but gets a top edge. It is skied towards short fine leg, where Tickner tries to settle under it but is always on the move and gets into a tangle. He fails to cling on and the ball drops to the ground.
69.39.3: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Another biggie from the Indian skipper. Another ball, right in the slot by Bracewell, on off. Iyer needs no second invitation. He hangs deep in the crease and parks it onto the grass banks beyond the long off fence.
49.29.2: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Two is the call but Iyer will get two more than that. Bracewell tries to get it very full but ends up serving a low full toss, on middle. Iyer flicks it away off the pads and threads the gap, beating the diving deep mid-wicket fielder to his left.
69.19.1: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Launched down the ground. Fired in full by Bracewell, on off. Iyer gets it in his wheelhouse and swings through the line, smacking it back over the sight screen for half a dozen.
08.78.6: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Full and pushed through, near the tramline. Kishan goes for the reverse but is beaten on the outside edge as the ball goes away with the angle.
7 Over | Run: 84/2 | Run Rate: 9.33
68.68.5: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, SIX! That has gone back many a mile and that brings up a FIFTY for Ishan Kishan. Santner errs in his length as he serves a bit too full, right in the slot, on off. Kishan just holds his shape and wallops it over long on for a biggie. First half-century of the series for Kishan.
08.58.4: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Shorter and slower, on off. Kishan smashes it off the back foot to extra cover.
08.48.4: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Wide! Pushed well wide on off, Kishan brings out the reverse but fails to connect.
48.38.3: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Wow, that's an incredible shot. Nearly a yorker by Santner, on middle. Kishan gets the front leg out of the way and brings his wrists into play. Whipping it away in helicopter style, hitting it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four.
08.28.2: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Smashed onto the stumps! Very full, on off. Kishan can't get under the ball and hits it too straight, right onto the stumps at the bowling end.
18.18.1: Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, A bit of air given, full and on off. Iyer pushes it down to long off for a single.
17.77.6: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted delivery, on middle. Iyer leans on and works it with the spin behind square leg for one more run.
7 Over | Run: 72/2 | Run Rate: 9.00
17.67.5: Michael Bracewell to Ishan Kishan, Not all that short, spinning away, on off. Kishan mistimes the pull down to long on for one.
07.57.4: Michael Bracewell to Ishan Kishan, Direct hit! Tossed up, on off. Kishan gets forward and angles it towards backward point. He sets off for the run before being sent back and Bevon Jacobs is quick onto the ball and scores a direct hit at the batting end. A quick check upstairs but Ishan had got back in by then.
17.47.3: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Missed out! Dragged down, on off. Iyer forces it away but straight to deep point. Just a single.
07.37.3: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Wide! Well wide on off, skidding through. Iyer lets it go. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.
67.27.2: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Onto the grass bank! This is dropped short by Bracewell, on middle. Iyer rocks onto the back foot and uses the depth of the crease to pull it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
17.17.1: Michael Bracewell to Ishan Kishan, Speared in on a good length, on middle. Kishan nurdles it in front of square on the leg side and rotates the strike.
16.66.6: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Curving away with the angle, on the shorter side. Kishan spanks it to deep point for another single.
6 Over | Run: 61/2 | Run Rate: 8.71
16.56.5: Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, Shorter and darted in on middle, Iyer goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid-wicket for a single.
16.46.4: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Outstanding work in the field! On a good length, on off. Kishan shimmies down the track and even though he is not to the pitch of the ball, he swings through the line. One hand comes off the bat handle as Ishan lofts it back over the bowler's head. Daryl Mitchell is quick to his left from long on and slides to flick the ball towards the converging Finn Allen, keeping the batters down to a single. 
16.36.3: Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, Slows it down, fuller and on off. Iyer lunges and eases it to long off for one more run.
16.26.2: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Shorter and going across. Kishan thumps it to deep cover and rotates the strike.
66.16.1: Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Ishan Kishan survives, much to the delight of the Indian faithful at Seddon Park. Flighted up, around off. Kishan collapses his back knee and is able to get under the ball as he swings down the ground. He does not quite get hold of it and Allen is in business at long on. Finn runs to his right and stays side on. He leaps to take the catch, and just before he goes over the ropes, he lobs it in the air and comes back in to take the catch. The third umpire is called into action. He has a couple of angles to work with, one from behind and one in front of Allen. He asks for a split screen and, after going through the footage frame by frame, concludes that Allen had not let go of the ball when his right toe landed on the ground.
05.65.6: Blair Tickner to Shreyas Iyer, Tickner finishes well. Nice and full, honing in on the off stump. It seams away a touch as Iyer presents a straight bat to block it out. At the end of the Powerplay, India are 50/2, with 27 runs coming off the last 2 overs.
6 Over | Run: 50/2 | Run Rate: 8.33
15.55.5: Blair Tickner to Ishan Kishan, Fractionally short and not all that wide either, Kishan slaps it to deep point and gets to the other end. India's 50 comes up.
45.45.4: Blair Tickner to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Good manipulation of the field. Cross-seam ball, on off and middle, on a good length. Kishan walks across the stumps and crouches to shovel it past the diving short fine leg fielder to his right. 12 runs off the over already, with 2 balls still to go.
15.35.3: Blair Tickner to Shreyas Iyer, Angled in at the hips, it kicks up a bit as Iyer nurdles it to the left of short fine leg for one.
15.25.2: Blair Tickner to Ishan Kishan, Tucking the batter up for room, on a back of a length. Kishan is hurried on the pull but gets it away behind square leg for a single.
65.15.1: Blair Tickner to Ishan Kishan, SIX! All the way. Tickner steams in from around the wicket, bowls it on a hard length, on off. Kishan's weight stays back, and he hops to flay it away. He uses the pace, and it flies over the deep third fence, where the fielder on the ropes is stationed square.
04.64.6: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer dabs it down to point. 16 runs off the over!
6 Over | Run: 37/2 | Run Rate: 7.40
44.54.5: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Shot of the match so far! A half-volley and around off. Shreyas Iyer leans into the drive, meets the ball right under his eyes and creams it through covers for four more runs.
14.44.4: Nathan Smith to Ishan Kishan, Dug into the surface, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan hops up and hooks it through short fine leg for a run.
44.34.3: Nathan Smith to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Powered away! Length delivery, around off. Ishan Kishan stands tall, takes no half-measures and thumps it down to the long off fence for a boundary.
14.24.2: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, On a length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.
64.14.1: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Gets greeted with a bang! Nathan Smith serves this full, but angling into the pads. Shreyas Iyer picks it up and, using his wrists, whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.
03.73.6: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, Short of a length and outside off, Ishan Kishan hops up and cuts but finds point. Top over from Milne again!
7 Over | Run: 21/2 | Run Rate: 5.25
03.63.5: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, Hard length and just around off, Ishan Kishan stabs it out towards cover.
03.53.4: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, This is excellent bowling! Just back of a length and on middle, it jags back in sharply. Ishan Kishan gets tucked up in his crease and fails to work it away, getting hit on his body.
03.43.3: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, Pitched up and outside off, angling further away, Ishan Kishan tries to reach out and throws his bat at it but misses.
03.33.3: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! On a length but down the leg side, Ishan Kishan swings at it but misses. Wided.
13.23.2: Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller and on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
03.13.1: Adam Milne to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Adam Milne picks up a wicket on the first ball of his over once again. He goes fuller and on middle, gets it to shape away late. Sanju Samson stays in his crease and tries to flick it across the line but closes the bat face early. Gets a leading edge as the ball goes miles up in the air over extra cover, where Michael Bracewell runs over his right shoulder, keeps his eyes on the ball, and dives to take a superb catch. End of a scratchy stay from Samson. India are 19/2 now, with both openers back in the shed.
12.62.6: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Hits the deck hard and around off, Sanju Samson opens the bat face and guides it towards backward point for one. Duffy ends the over well. After getting hit for 12 in the first 3, he gives away just 14 runs.
6 Over | Run: 19/1 | Run Rate: 6.33
02.52.5: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Swing and a miss! Touch fuller and on off, shaping away a touch. Sanju Samson moves to the leg side and tries to hit it through the line but misses.
12.42.4: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Pace off, on a length and on off, Ishan Kishan pats it down towards point for a single.
42.32.3: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length and around leg, there to be put away. Ishan Kishan stays inside the line of it and, with a flick of the wrists, helps it to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
22.22.2: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Goes fuller and on middle, shaping in, Ishan Kishan flicks it away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
62.12.1: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Width on offer, and it disappears! Short of a length and well outside off. Ishan Kishan gets the chance to free his arms and smashes it over the deep point fence for the first biggie of the game.
21.61.6: Adam Milne to Sanju Samson, Uppish but safe! Fuller one and on middle, shapes away again. Sanju Samson looks to clip it across the line but gets a leading edge that just drops over extra cover for a brace.
6 Over | Run: 5/1 | Run Rate: 2.50
01.51.5: Adam Milne to Sanju Samson, Nicely bowled! Dug into the surface, just around off, shaping away with some bounce. Sanju Samson is caught on his crease and just wafts at it, but gets beaten on the outside edge.
01.41.4: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, Short of a length and around leg, Ishan Kishan looks to hook it away but misses as the ball goes off his midriff towards square leg. A leg bye taken.
01.31.3: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, Hits the deck hard, on middle, shapes away a bit. Ishan Kishan shapes up for the pull but has to check his shot and keeps it out to the leg side.
01.21.2: Adam Milne to Ishan Kishan, Jaffa! Just back of a length and on middle, it nips away sharply off the deck. Ishan Kishan gets squared up, trying to play at it as the ball zips past the outside edge.
01.11.1: Adam Milne to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! IN THE AIR....GONE! Adam Milne draws first blood right away. He lands this on a good length, on middle and leg. Abhishek Sharma backs away and tries to loft it down the ground, but this is just not full enough to get under it. He hits it from the toe-end of the bat as the ball goes straight up in the air. Daryl Mitchell at mid on settles under the high ball and takes a good catch. Abhishek departs cheaply, and India are 2/1 now.
00.60.6: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Hard length and on middle, angling into the batter. Sanju Samson backs away but does not have much room and clips it to square leg.
6 Over | Run: 2/0 | Run Rate: 2.00
00.50.5: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Extra bounce now! Jacob Duffy lands this on a back of a length and on off, takes off sharply. Sanju Samson stays back and has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
00.40.4: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Pitched up and just on off, shapes away. Sanju Samson backs away and tries to go big down the ground but fails to connect as the ball dies down on the keeper.
10.30.3: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Almost a mess-up! Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in. Abhishek Sharma looks to loft it away but gets an inside edge towards deep square leg. Nathan Smith fails to judge the spin and overruns it to his right, but then dives in the opposite direction to stop it well. They cross.
10.20.2: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Good fielding! Back of a length and on off, shaping away again. Sanju Samson opens the bat face again and steers it wide of short third. It travels quickly, but Blair Tickner dives to his right to make a half-stop. Just a single and India are underway!
00.10.1: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Hint of movement! Jacob Duffy starts with a full delivery, on off, shaping away. Sanju Samson opens the bat face and pushes it to cover-point.
New Zealand Second Innings
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Glenn Phillips
Tim Seifert
Kumar Reddy|0.5|0|8|0
19.59.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, that is pushed away for a single.
09.49.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Straightening off a good length, on off. Phillips looks to turn it away with a closed bat face but gets a soft leading edge to point.
09.39.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Not all that short, outside off. Glenn Phillips pivots for the pull but the ball skids through to take the bottom edge and it goes on the bounce to the keeper.
19.29.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tim Seifert, On a back of a length, on off. Seifert punches it to deep point for a single.
69.19.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tim Seifert, SIX! Tim Seifert brings up his FIFTY in style. A string of low scores coming into the game for the Kiwi opener and the dropped catch earlier in the night has proved to be just the luck he needed. Reddy begins on a length, outside off. Seifert anticipates the line and length and pre-empts the scoop. He gets inside the line, hangs low and scoops it over deep fine leg for a six.
18.68.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, Floated up, on off. Seifert extends his hands and plays a punchy drive along the ground. Shreyas Iyer dives to his right at extra cover and gets a hand on it. He gets back up on his feet and keeps the batters down to a single. End of a successful over for Varun Chakaravarthy and India. A wicket and 3 runs off it.
6 Over | Run: 84/2 | Run Rate: 9.33
18.58.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Skidding through, shorter and on top off. Glenn dabs it wide of point for a single.
08.48.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Doing too much! Another optimistic shout from Varun Chakaravarthy but that is going down leg. It is the googly, on a good length, on middle. Phillips plays around it and wears it on the front pad.
08.38.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CAUGHT! Varun Chakaravarthy breaks through for India. A lot of air given by Varun, full and on off. Mitchell puts his head down and swings through the line. He does not quite get hold of it, and it dips on Abhishek Sharma, who charges in off the long off fence. He dives forward to take the catch. A quick check upstairs and the replays confirm that Sharma had his fingers under the ball and at no point did the ball come in contact with the turf. New Zealand are now 2 down for 82, needing 110 runs in 69 balls.
18.28.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, Keeps it away from the batter's arc, fuller in length. Seifer reaches out and slices it off the outer half to the left of deep point. Just a single.
08.18.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, At 109 kph, curving back in, flat and short, on middle and leg. Seifer gets low to swing it away on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
17.67.6: Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, Very full, on middle. Seifert backs away and exposes all three stumps. He drills it to deep cover and keeps the strike with a single. 11 runs off the over. New Zealand need 111 runs in 72 balls.
6 Over | Run: 81/1 | Run Rate: 10.13
17.57.5: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Yorker attempted but it comes out as a low full toss, on middle. Mitchell taps it away towards wide long on for only a single.
67.47.4: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Watch out in the crowd! Prince hits the back of a length, on middle. This sits up to be hit and Mitchell stands tall to pummel it over deep square leg for a flat six.
07.37.3: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Good hustle! Tailing back in, it is a low full toss, on the pads. Mitchell fails to help it away. The ball thuds into the pads and trickles into the vacant square leg region. The batters take the first run hard and make it back for the second before Sanju Samson can get to the ball.
17.27.2: Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, Full and fast, around leg. Seifert clears the front leg and swats it away to deep mid-wicket. They cross.
07.17.1: Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, Prince follows Seifert with a good-length delivery as he backs away. Tim plays all around it and wears it on the pads.
06.76.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, Rapped on the pads! Skidding through, on a nagging length, outside off. Mitchell shuffles across for the block but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads. The impact looked outside the line there.
7 Over | Run: 70/1 | Run Rate: 10.00
66.66.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Good use of the feet. Sliding on with the arm, on a length, on middle. Mitchell skips down the track and reaches the pitch of the ball. Launches it over long on, where Tilak Varma is a mere spectator.
16.56.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, This is quicker through the air, on a length, on middle. Seifert pushes it down to long on and crosses over.
16.46.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, Slower through the air, on a good length, on off. Mitchell clears the front leg and swipes it away off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for one.
06.36.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, Wide! Sliding down leg, on a nagging length. Mitchell misses out on the tickle. Good work by Sanju Samson to move to his left and whip the bails off quickly but Daryl had his back leg ground inside the crease.
16.26.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, Shorter and on middle, that is punched off the back foot to long on for a single.
16.16.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, India have run out of their reviews! Flighted up, it is the googly, full and on middle. Mitchell shimmies down the track and shapes up to clip it away with a closed bat face. The ball spins back in to go past the inside edge and pings him low on the front pad. A single is taken as the ball goes away on the off side. Sanju Samson and Varun Chakaravarthy convince Shreyas Iyer to take the review. A spike on UltraEdge when the ball is next to the bat. The on-field decision is upheld.
45.65.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Streaky, but they all count. This has been quite the momentum shift since the dropped catch. 20 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, New Zealand are 59/1, needing 133 runs in 84 balls. Pitched up, outside off. Seifert throws his hands at the ball. It flies over short third off an outside edge for a four.
6 Over | Run: 59/1 | Run Rate: 9.83
05.55.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Around the tramline, very full. Seifert reaches out but loses his footing and bunts it down to extra cover.
65.45.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, SIX! And again. With that, the 50 comes up for New Zealand. It is the knuckleball by Bhuvneshwar and the length is dragged back, on off. Seifert moves to the leg side and frees his arms, thumping it with a horizontal bat towards the sight screen. 37 runs in 13 balls since that dropped catch.
65.35.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, SIX! Clean as a whistle. Kumar goes searching for the yorker but misses his mark. Serves it right in the slot, on middle. Seifert backs away, clears the front leg and pumps it over the sight screen for half a dozen.
45.25.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Up and over. Pace taken off by Bhuvi, fuller and at the sticks. Tim makes room to open up the off side. He waits for the ball to arrive before carving it over extra cover. Tilak Varma gives chase but the ball wins the race.
05.15.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, A big swing and a miss! Serves it on a good length, outside off. Seifert clears the front leg and tries to hit through the line but can only connect with thin air.
14.64.6: Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, Finishes it off well. Nails in a yorker and gets some inswing as well, on the leg stump. Seifert's head falls over as he tries to dig it out. Shovels it to the mid-wicket region for a single. 14 runs off Prince's first.
6 Over | Run: 39/1 | Run Rate: 7.80
04.54.5: Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, Tailing in on the leg stump, full in length, Seifert flicks it to the mid-wicket fielder.
14.44.4: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Hits the back of a length, on the leg stump, Mitchell rides the bounce and nudges it wide of square leg for a single.
04.34.3: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Angled onto the pads, whipped across by Mitchell, but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.
64.24.2: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX MORE! Even better from Mitchell! Slammed hard into the surface, outside off, Daryl Mitchell picks the length early and launches it effortlessly over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.
64.14.1: Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Hit extremely hard! Good-length delivery on the middle stump, skidding off the track. Daryl Mitchell clears the front leg and swings it over deep mid-wicket for a flat six.
03.63.6: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Beaten! Fired outside off on a fullish length, Seifert throws his bat at it, swings with all his might, only to miss out. The ball flirts with the tramline, but stays inside and carries through to the keeper.
6 Over | Run: 25/1 | Run Rate: 6.25
63.53.5: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, SIX! Connects well this time! On a back of a length, around the off stump, Seifert holds his shape well and thumps it powerfully over the long off fence for a six.
13.43.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Full and outside off, belted away to the left of mid off. Shreyas dives and makes the stop. One run taken.
13.33.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, DROPPED! Dhir puts down an absolute sitter at deep third. A length ball on leg and middle, shaping away late. Seifert clears his front leg and attempts to launch it in the air, but gets a thick leading edge that flies straight to deep third. Dhir gets under it, but shells it. One run taken. Seifert gets a huge lifeline here.
03.23.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Beaten! On top of middle, nipping into the batter, Seifert shuffles far across to the off side to play the scoop shot but misses. He loses his balance completely and falls over.
23.13.1: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Short of a length, outside the off stump, Seifert slashes it to the deep point region and they hustle back for the second as the sweeper cuts it off in the deep.
12.62.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Fuller than a length, just outside off, Seifert drives it to the right of the cover fielder and pinches a single.
6 Over | Run: 15/1 | Run Rate: 5.00
02.52.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Hard length, around the off stump, Seifert stays leg side and punches it to mid off.
42.42.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Off the edge and another fortuitous boundary for Seifert. Length-delivery angled onto the pads, Seifert rocks back to whip it onto the leg side, but gets a leading edge. Luckily, the ball rifles between the slip and the short third fielder for a boundary.
02.32.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Slower one at 116 kph, on a length, on a tight line on off, Seifert does not get to free his arms and knocks it back to the bowler. 
02.22.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, A hint of inswing on a fuller length, on the fourth stump. Seifert badly mistimes the drive towards the cover fielder.
02.12.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, A fullish delivery on off, Seifert drives it straight back to the bowler. Kumar cuts it off on his follow-through.
01.81.6: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Nagging length, on the leg stump, Mitchell rocks back and knocks it to mid on. Brilliant start by Arshdeep. A wicket and just three runs from it.
8 Over | Run: 10/1 | Run Rate: 5.00
01.71.5: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, A late appeal for caught behind, but not given! Shreyas has a chat with the bowler and the keeper before opting for a review. Fuller ball, angled across the batter, Daryl clears the front leg to smash it downtown, but the ball keeps leaving him. Beats the bat and nestles into Samson's gloves. UltraEdge shows a flat line and India lose a review. Sanju had no interest in it to begin with.
01.61.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, around off, and shaping in, Mitchell mistimes the punch towards cover.
01.51.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Wide! Back of a length, down leg, Daryl leaves.
01.41.3: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, OUT! CAUGHT! India have their first wicket. Singh bangs the length in hard and gets it to swing in with a hint of extra bounce. Allen stays rooted in his crease and goes for a booming pull, but the ball climbs on him and spoons up into the night sky. It hangs in the air over the square leg region for an age, swirling as it comes down. Kishan calls for it, keeps his eyes locked on the ball, and judges the trajectory right until the final moment. He goes for the catch with a reverse cup, but the ball bursts through his grasp. Falling backwards works in Ishan's favour, though, as the ball rolls onto his stomach and he manages to cling on. New Zealand are 9/1, chasing 192.
11.31.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Tap and run! An outswinger on a good length, on top of off, Seifert punches it off the back foot towards cover-point for a single.
01.21.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Wide! Wayward from Singh. Hits the length hard at 128 kph, but fires it way down leg. Seifert misses the tickle.
11.11.1: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Gets the ball to jump and shape away from the batter on a length, Finn hops back and steers it to the right of short third for a quick single.
00.60.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Back of a length, angling into the body, Seifert stands tall and stabs it to cover-point.
6 Over | Run: 6/0 | Run Rate: 6.00
40.50.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Lucky, very lucky. Bhuvi gets the ball to shape back into the batter, on a good length. Seifert is cramped for room and tries to punch it away, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls past the leg stump, before racing to the deep fine leg fence.
10.40.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, The call is for two but they won't get it! At the pads on a fuller length, Allen flicks it wide of mid on for a single.
10.30.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, New Zealand are off the mark! So is Seifert! Full on the stumps, angling in, Seifert strokes it through mid on for a single.
00.20.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Curves away, from middle to off, full in length, Tim looks to flick but closes the bat face a bit too early. Gets a leading edge that goes on a couple of bounces to Kishan at cover-point.
00.10.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Swing right away! Back of a length, shaping away, Seifert hangs back and punches it to backward point.