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NZ VS IND

2nd T20I, 24-Oct-2026

180/5 20.0 oversRun Rate: 9
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181/6 19.5 overs Run Rate: 9.28
India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
New Zealand First Innings
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Michael Bracewell(10 | 2)*
Mitchell Santner(4 | 5)
P Yadav|4|0|30|1
419.619.6: Prince Yadav to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! A boundary to end the innings. New Zealand finish on 180/5. Prince dishes out the off-cutter, on the shorter side, around off. Bracewell sets up for the scoop and stands across the stumps on the off side. He waits for the ball to arrive and gets the scoop over the keeper's head for a boundary. 9 runs off the over, so not that bad an over from Yadav.
6 Over | Run: 180/5 | Run Rate: 9.00
019.519.5: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Back to attempting the yorker, it comes out as a low full toss, on the pads. The ball dips on Santner and he can't get it away. A leg bye is taken as the ball thuds into the pads and rolls towards the leg side.
219.419.4: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, On a shortish length, another slower one. Santner waits for it this time before dragging the pull to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.
019.319.3: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Good change-up by Prince. It is the off-cutter into the wicket at 110 kph. Santner does not pick the change of pace and swings early for the pull. Can only connect with thin air.
219.219.2: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Nails another yorker, at the toes. Santner gets the front leg out of the way and digs it out in the vacant mid-wicket region. Yadav goes after the ball himself but cannot prevent the batters from taking the second run.
019.119.1: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Prince spots Santner backing away and he follows him with a yorker. Santner can only jam it out to the right of the bowler.
618.618.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Michael Bracewell, SIX! High and handsome. Reddy switches to around the wicket and serves it right in the slot, angled in at the pads. Bracewell needs no second invitation as he picks it up off the pads and parks it onto the grass banks beyond deep mid-wicket.
6 Over | Run: 171/5 | Run Rate: 9.00
018.518.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, OUT! TAKEN! Bevon Jacobs will be gutted with himself. The timing has been off all night for Jacobs and he holes out eventually. Reddy goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a full toss, on middle. Jacobs looks to go downtown but the bat turns in his hand, and he spoons it straight down the throat of Axar Patel at long off, who takes the catch around his waist. Bevon looks at his bat as he trudges off.
018.418.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, A pinpoint yorker, tailing back in, on middle. Bevon squeezes it out down the strip.
218.318.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, On the fuller side, angled in at the sticks. Jacobs powers the drive down to long on, where Tilak Varma moves to his left and gets low but he fumbles and allows a second run to be taken.
018.218.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Slower one, following the batter, on a good length. Jacobs makes room and swings to go down the ground but is beaten past the outside edge.
618.118.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, SIX! Up, up and away! Reddy takes pace off and goes into the wicket. This sits up to be hit for Jacobs, who stands tall, waits for the ball to arrive and wallops it over long off for half a dozen.
017.817.6: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, OUT! TAKEN! Wicket number 38 for Arshdeep Singh in 2026 and he goes past Bhuvneshwar Kumar for most T20I wickets for India in a calendar year. End of a top knock by Glenn Phillips. Singh sticks to the wide line and has the field set accordingly. Phillips hangs deep in the crease and is made to reach out. He has a swing at it to go big on the off side but the shot is hit into the wind and it goes only as far as deep cover, where Naman Dhir does the rest.
8 Over | Run: 157/4 | Run Rate: 8.72
017.717.6: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Drifts beyond the tramline. Phillips lets it be.
217.617.5: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Pace off and the length is pulled back. Phillips reaches out and goes inside out over extra cover. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear extra cover.
217.517.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Untidy in the field. Going away with the angle, low full toss. Phillips carves it away towards deep backward point. A wayward throw by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as it goes between the onrushing keeper and the bowler, right in the middle of the surface. That allows the batters to sneak in the second run.
417.417.3: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Arshdeep misses his mark but Phillips does not. Low full toss, on off. Phillips takes it on the full and just swings through the line, hitting it well wide to the right of Tilak Varma at long off for a four. The 150 is up for New Zealand.
217.317.2: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Full and angled away. Phillips swings through the line and launches it towards wide long off. Tilak Varma is quick to his left and slides to mop it up. Two runs taken.
017.217.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Gets the yorker in, on off. Phillips jams it out to cover.
017.117.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Down leg, Phillips swings and misses.
016.616.6: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Good effort by Yadav. Prince nails the yorker, on off and middle. Bevon digs it out to the left of the bowler. Prince reacts sharply on his follow-through as he flings himself to his left. He gathers the ball and fires in a throw at the batting end with Jacobs scampering to get back in. He puts in a desperate dive and that saves him.
6 Over | Run: 145/3 | Run Rate: 8.53
416.516.5: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR! Cleverly played and Bevon Jacobs brings up his 2nd T20I FIFTY. Wide yorker attempted, which is not a good option by Yadav with backward point and third man up inside the circle. Jacobs uses his reach and gets under the ball to slice it over backward point for a boundary. Jacobs has not struck the ball as well as he would have liked but has hung in there and supported Glenn Phillips.
216.416.4: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Slower short ball by Jacobs, on off. Bevon stands tall and drags the pull wide of deep square leg for a brace.
116.316.3: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Full and around off, this is driven towards cover. Shreyas Iyer dives to his right to make the stop. Just a single.
116.216.2: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Nails the yorker, on middle. Jacobs jams it out back past the bowler for a single.
416.116.1: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR! Axar Patel's effort goes in vain. Bowled on a back of a length, angled in on middle. Jacobs just swings through the line and powers it to the left of long on. Axar dives to his left but can't cut it off.
615.815.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, SIX! 'Oh, that's so good,' was the shout from Glenn Phillips, and we couldn't agree more. Kumar misses his mark and allows Phillips to get under it. Glenn uses the width on offer and wallops it over the deep extra cover fence for half a dozen. 18 runs off the over, another productive one for New Zealand.
8 Over | Run: 133/3 | Run Rate: 8.31
115.715.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Bevon Jacobs, Slower one and shorter too. Jacobs drags the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
115.615.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, Back to bowling it at pace, full and wide on off. Glenn looks to force it away but cuts across the shot and it goes down to long off for one.
015.515.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Another slower one, beyond the tramline. That is left alone for the keeper to collect.
115.415.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Bevon Jacobs, Pace off and into the wicket, on off. Jacobs shimmies down the track and has a swing at it. Mishits it off the bottom half through mid-wicket for one.
215.315.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Bevon Jacobs, Stays full, on middle, Jacobs whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
115.215.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, Vey full, on off. Phillips slams it to deep cover for just a single.
415.115.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, NO BALL AND FOUR! BACK-TO-BACK FIFTIES FOR GLENN! Low full toss, wide of off, Glenn Phillips opens the face of his bat and guides this past the right of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at backward point for a boundary. The siren goes around signaling that Kumar has overstepped. 
114.614.6: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Quicker and flatter on middle and off, Glenn Phillips hits this in the gap at cover for another single. 
6 Over | Run: 115/3 | Run Rate: 7.67
114.514.5: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Tossed up, around off, Bevon pushes this in the gap through covers for another run. 
114.414.4: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Darted on off, Glenn punches this to sweeper cover for a single. 
114.314.3: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Floated around the pads, Bevon Jacobs works this to the deep mid-wicket fielder for a strike rotation. 
114.214.2: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Short of a length, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips pulls this to the deep square leg fielder for one run. 
614.114.1: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, SIX! This has been tonked onto the grass banks. Fuller on middle and off, Glenn Phillips swings at it and connects with it from the middle of his bat. The ball clears the leaping Nitish Kumar Reddy at the long on fence for a huge six. 
113.713.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Too full, wide of off, Glenn Phillips smashes this off his back foot to the deep cover fielder for a single. 
7 Over | Run: 104/3 | Run Rate: 7.43
113.613.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Back of a length, on off, Bevon Jacobs fends this through the leg side for a single. 
413.513.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR! 100 comes up for the Kiwis. Short and on off, Bevon Jacobs stands tall and pulls this in the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 
113.413.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Full toss, on middle and off, Glenn Phillips slogs this from the bottom of his bat to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
013.313.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, WIDE! On a length, way too wide of off. Wided. 
113.213.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Another yorker, on off, Bevon drills this through mid on for one run. 
113.113.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Yorker, on off, Glenn Phillips thumps this down to long on for a single. 
112.612.6: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Full and wide of off, Glenn Phillips opens his bat face and guides this to the deep third fielder for a single. 
6 Over | Run: 94/3 | Run Rate: 7.23
112.512.5: Arshdeep Singh to Bevon Jacobs, Slower one, cutter, short and on off, Bevon Jacobs slaps this through mid off for one run. 
112.412.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Good length, on off, Glenn Phillips punches this to extra cover and rotates the strike. 
612.312.3: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX! That's been pumped out of the park. Pitched-up delivery, on the pads, Glenn Phillips gets right behind the line of the ball and smashes this deep into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for six. 
212.212.2: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Good length, on the pads, Glenn Phillips flicks this through square leg and comes back for two again. 
212.112.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Direct hit! Good length, on middle and off, Glenn pushes this towards mid off and takes off for a single. Shreyas Iyer was quick onto the ball and hit the stumps on the non-striker's end. The ball deflects to the square leg region and the batters take another one. This is sent upstairs for a run-out check. Replay shows that Glenn puts in a dive as if he has the swimming pool in front of him and makes his ground. 
011.611.6: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Floated on off, Bevon cuts this well but straight to Vaibhav at point who stops it. 
6 Over | Run: 81/3 | Run Rate: 6.75
011.511.5: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Bevon Jacobs blocks it out. 
111.411.4: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Short of a length, around off, Glenn pulls this off his back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
611.311.3: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, SIX! High and long enough by Glenn. Fuller on middle and off, Glenn collapses his back knee and lofts it down the ground. The ball teases the leaping Arshdeep Singh at long on and goes behind him for a biggie. 
111.211.2: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Slider, into the batter, Bevon steps onto his front foot and hits this through mid-wicket for a single. 
011.111.1: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Under-cutter, on off, Bevon Jacobs punches this to extra cover for no run.
110.610.6: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Hard length, on middle and leg, Bevon Jacobs thumps this down the ground for a single to close out the over. 
6 Over | Run: 73/3 | Run Rate: 6.64
410.510.5: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR! How has that gone away to the fence? Bevon is riding his luck here. Yorker, on middle and leg, Bevon Jacobs almost gets beaten as he brings his bat down. Gets it toe-poked, and the ball sneaks past the stumps and races away to the fine leg fence for four runs. 
010.410.4: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Short and on off, Bevon leaves it all alone. 
010.310.3: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, DROPPED! How costly will this turn out to be? Iyer drops Bevon Jacobs on 20. Short and on middle and off, Bevon gets a bit cramped and flat-bats it from the bottom of the bat to the Indian skipper at mid off. It comes at Iyer around waist height, and he hops a little to take the catch, but the ball bursts through his hands and pops up. He can't cling on to the second chance either.
110.210.2: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Good length, on the pads, Glenn Phillips flicks this through mid-wicket and calls for two. Naman Dhr is quick off the fence and keeps it down to just one. 
110.110.1: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Good length, on top of off, Bevon punches this to the left of mid off for one run. 
09.69.6: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, A flash and a miss. Skidding through, short and a bit wide on off. Phillips throws his hands at the ball but does not make any connection.
6 Over | Run: 66/3 | Run Rate: 6.60
09.59.5: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, A lot quicker at 100 kph, shorter and cramping the batter for room. Phillips swings across for the pull but wears it on the body.
19.49.4: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, At the sticks, on a length. Jacobs wrists it in front of square on the leg side for one more.
29.39.3: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Hit high on the bat but safe. Not all that short, on off and middle. Jacobs tries to get inside the line and sinks to a knee to shovel it over short fine leg. Spoons it over the backtracking Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who gives chase and hauls it in. Two runs taken.
29.29.2: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, A little too straight, on the pads, on a good length. Jacobs hangs back in the crease and uses the angle to clip it to the left of short fine leg for a couple of runs.
09.19.1: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Sliding on with the arm, full and on middle. Jacobs pushes it back to the bowler.
18.68.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Keeps the stumps in play, on a short of a length. Bevon flicks it through mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single.
6 Over | Run: 61/3 | Run Rate: 6.78
08.58.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Good stop. Reddy serves it on a good length, on middle. Bevon taps it down the deck. NKR dives to his right on his follow-through and prevents the single.
48.48.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough. Overpitched by Reddy, on the off stump. Jacobs does not move his feet much but gets his hands through the line of the ball. Cracks the drive well to the right of the man at mid off for a boundary.
18.38.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Fuller in length, on off. Phillips mishits it off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket. Glenn calls for two but Naman Dhir swoops in off the ropes and cuts down the second run.
18.28.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, On a back of a length, on off. Jacobs stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it to the right of the diving cover-point fielder for a single.
08.18.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Right on the money. Reddy spears in a yorker, on middle and leg. Jacobs loses his balance slightly but manages to dig it out back to the bowler.
07.67.6: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, A mix-up but no harm done. This is fired in, outside off. Phillips hangs back to a full ball and pushes at the ball with hard hands. The outside edge goes straight to short third and Glenn is keen for a quick single. He sets off for the run before being sent back. Luckily for him, the throw from Prince is well away from the keeper.
6 Over | Run: 54/3 | Run Rate: 6.75
17.57.5: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Pushes the length up, on off. Bevon gets a good stride in and pushes it to long off. They cross.
07.47.4: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Shorter and on top of off. Jacobs punches it straight to extra cover.
17.37.3: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, This is slowed down, on a nagging length, Phillips turns it off the pads in front of square on the leg side and takes a single.
17.27.2: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Dishes out an arm ball in line with the off stump. Jacobs plays a punchy drive through covers for one more.
17.17.1: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Speared in at the pads, on a good length. Phillips tucks it through square leg and turns the strike over.
26.66.6: Naman Dhir to Bevon Jacobs, The length is pulled back, on middle and leg. Jacobs whips it away to the right of long on and comes back for the second run with ease. The 50 is up for New Zealand.
6 Over | Run: 50/3 | Run Rate: 7.14
06.56.5: Naman Dhir to Bevon Jacobs, Dhir gets away with it. Jacobs throws his head back at missing out on a boundary opportunity. Floated down leg. Jacobs has a swing at it and swipes it straight to short fine leg.
16.46.4: Naman Dhir to Glenn Phillips, Flat and short, pushed through, on middle. Phillips pulls it square on the leg side for one more run.
16.36.3: Naman Dhir to Bevon Jacobs, Shorter and a bit of turn. Jacobs works it off the hips towards deep square leg for a single.
26.26.2: Naman Dhir to Bevon Jacobs, Drifting away from around the wicket, on a length. Jacobs extends his hands and drives it to the left of long off for a couple of runs.
16.16.1: Naman Dhir to Glenn Phillips, Flighted up, on middle. Phillips drives it to long on and gets to the other end.
05.75.6: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, A confident shot but no run. Pitched up, on off. Jacobs presses forward and knocks it firmly but straight to mid off. At the end of the Powerplay, New Zealand are 43/3.
7 Over | Run: 43/3 | Run Rate: 7.17
15.65.5: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Skidding through, on a good length, just outside off. Phillips stabs it down in front of cover and hurries to the other end.
05.55.4: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Full and straight, attacking the front pad, that is flicked away but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.
15.45.3: Prince Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, At 135 kph, on a good length, on middle and leg. Jacobs nudges it wide of mid on. They think about the second but Arshdeep Singh moves to his right swiftly and keeps the batters down to a single.
05.35.2: Prince Yadav to Finn Allen, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP!  Finn Allen tries to be innovative, but it does not come off for him. The start gets even better for India as the dangerous Allen falls. Not sure if Prince spotted Finn making the move towards the off side and set up for the scoop, but he fires in a full ball, tailing back in towards the leg pole. Allen can't connect with the scoop as the ball sneaks under his blade and clatters into the timber. Allen is livid with himself as he swings his bat away in disgust.
05.25.1: Prince Yadav to Finn Allen, Another swing and a miss! In and around the off stump, on a back of a length. Allen has a heave across the line but can only connect with thin air.
05.15.1: Prince Yadav to Finn Allen, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length. Allen swings and misses.
34.84.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, On a length, around off, Finn Allen slogs this from the bottom of his bat through the gap between mid-wicket and mid on and the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Nitish gives it a good chase from mid on, flicks the ball back inside the playing area and the covering fielder throws it to the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets cheeky with an underarm, behind-the-back throw onto the non-striker's stumps. This is sent upstairs as well. Replay shows that the batter was fairly inside the crease. Three runs taken. 
8 Over | Run: 40/2 | Run Rate: 8.00
04.74.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, Good length, on middle and off, holds into the surface a tad. Finn flicks this in the air but safely in front of the mid-wicket fielder. 
14.64.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, around off, Glenn Phillips cuts this to deep point for a single. 
44.54.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Played fine by Glenn Phillips and the ball has raced to the fence. Good length, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips hits this from the inner portion of his bat to the fine leg region for a boundary. The fielder was positioned at long leg. 
14.44.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, Kumar hits the deck hard, bowls it on a length, around off. Finn Allen swings and gets an inside edge that flies just past the leg-pole to the right of Abhishek Sharma at short fine leg for a single. This was racing away to the fence had it gone past Sharma, but he put in a good dive and stopped it. 
04.34.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, WIDE! Full and way too down the leg side. Wided. 
64.24.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, SIX! Allen has decided to use the crease and is successful in doing so. Back of a length, around off, Finn Allen shuffles across the stumps and scoops this over the sight screen behind the stumps for a massive six. 
04.14.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Finn Allen swings and misses. Wided. 
03.63.6: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, A dot to finish the over, the big wicket of Mitchell and just 5 off it. Full and around off, Glenn Phillips pushes this down towards cover for a dot. 
6 Over | Run: 23/2 | Run Rate: 5.75
03.53.5: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Good length, on middle and off, Glenn Phillips keeps it out.
03.43.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Good length, around off, going across the batter, Glenn Phillips shoulders arms at it. 
43.33.3: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Thumped in the gap for four runs. Short and wide of off, Glenn Phillips gleefully accepts the width on offer and smashes it in the gap through the covers region for a boundary. 
03.23.2: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, On a length, around the pads, Glenn Phillips misses on the flick and gets it clipped off his pads to the left of the keeper. Sanju Samson gathers this on the dive to his left and appeals for a caught behind, but the umpire turns it down. 
13.13.1: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Good length, onto the pads, Finn Allen tucks this through square leg for a single. 
02.62.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CAUGHT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes now. Knuckleball, on a length, around off, floating on the batter. Daryl Mitchell looks to flick this towards the onside but gets a leading edge that hangs high over Tilak Varma at covers. Tilak settles himself well underneath the ball and grabs it safely around his chest. New Zealand are 2 down for 18. 
6 Over | Run: 18/2 | Run Rate: 6.00
12.52.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, Good length, wide of off, Finn flashes but gets it off the outer half to deep third for a run.
12.42.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell survives! Good length, on middle and off, shaping away from the batter. Daryl Mitchell rocks deep inside the crease and pats this around silly mid on to take a quick run. Bhuvneshwar Kumar does well in his follow-through to pick the ball up and hit the stumps on the turn at the non-striker's end. Appeal for a run-out and this is sent upstairs. Replay shows that the batter is inside his crease when the ball hit the stumps. 
42.32.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Daryl Mitchell has whipped it away for a boundary. Good length, onto the batter, on his pads. Daryl Mitchell steps inside the line of the ball and swings at it. Connects from the inner portion of his bat and the ball races through the square leg region for four runs. 
12.22.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, Hard length, near that off-pole, not giving room to the batter to free his arm. Finn dabs this gently through backward point and rotates the strike. 
02.12.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar sticks to the back of a length, around off, away swing this time. Finn Allen defends this out.
11.61.6: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Good length, on the pads, shaping into the batter. Finn pushes this in front of Nitish Kumar Reddy at mid on and steals a run. Nitish was quickly onto it and had a hit at the non-striker's end but missed. 
6 Over | Run: 11/1 | Run Rate: 5.50
11.51.5: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Drags the length back, around off, Daryl Mitchell plays this off his back foot and guides this to deep third for a single to open his account. 
01.41.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, around off, Daryl Mitchell steps across the stumps and has a tentative poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. 
01.31.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Seifert has to make the long walk back as Singh dismisses him on 7. Good length, on off, shaping away from the batter, Tim Seifert looks to slog across the line but gets it ballooned in the air towards covers off the outer half of his bat. Tilak Varma settles himself well underneath the ball and pouches it. New Zealand are 9 for 1. 
11.21.2: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, LEG BYE! Hard length, shaping back into the batter this time, Finn misses on the flick and gets it deflected off his pads to point for a leg bye. 
01.11.1: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Arshdeep Singh bowls it on a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Finn Allen dabs this to backward point for a dot. 
00.60.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, That bounced awkwardly on the batter. Back of a length, on leg, Tim Seifert moves away to his leg side and looks to pull it away but the ball keeps climbing on the batter and Tim ends up blocking it out. 
6 Over | Run: 8/0 | Run Rate: 8.00
10.50.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Finn Allen, On a length, around the pads, Finn Allen flicks this to the right of the square leg fielder and gets off the mark. 
10.40.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Good length, on middle and leg, Tim tucks this in front of mid on and takes a quick run. 
60.30.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, SIX! Just a bit of a tweak and the ball disappears for a biggie. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls another back-of-a-length delivery, but Tim Seifert shimmies down the track and lofts this over the long off fence for a biggie. First six of the game. 
00.20.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Kumar hits the hard length, on off, shaping away again from the batter. Tim Seifert hops back inside his crease and blocks this in the V.
00.10.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts on the money. Back of a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Tim Seifert pats this gently to point for a dot. 
India Second Innings
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Nitish Kumar Reddy
Tilak Varma
J Duffy|3.5|0|41|1
219.619.5: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, INDIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS! Full toss, on the pads, Nitish Kumar Reddy flicks this to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder and comes back for the second to win the game for India. The reigning champions show once again why they are the team to beat in this format! The Indian players are absolutely pumped, and rightly so. This was no easy ride, but they dug deep, weathered the pressure and fought their way to a hard-earned victory. 
019.519.5: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! Bumper, a touch too high on the batter. Nitish Kumar Reddy looks for the uppercut but misses. Wide given. 
119.419.4: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Short and on middle and off, Tilak Varma cuts this to deep point and rotates the strike. 3 required off 2.
219.319.3: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FIFTY FOR TILAK VARMA! He is playing at a strike rate of 200. Short and on middle and off, Tilak Varma flat-bats it to long on and pushes his partner through for the second run. The throw lacks the desired power and Varma gets home with the dive. Tilak, along with Nitish, has turned this game around for India.
419.219.2: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Tilak races to 48 and puts India within one big hit away from the win now. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Tilak Varma drills this in the gap between the mid off and extra cover fielders for four more runs. 6 needed off 4.
119.119.1: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short and on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls this to the deep mid-wicket fielder for one run. 
618.618.6: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, SIX! An ideal finish to the 19th over for India, 18 off it! Good length, wide of off, Tilak Varma stays leg side and smashes this up and over the fence towards the deep cover region for a massive six. What a knock Tilak is playing for the visitors.
6 Over | Run: 170/6 | Run Rate: 8.95
018.518.5: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Full and wide of off, Tilak Varma backs away to slice it over the point fielder but misses out completely. 
418.418.4: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, FOUR! That has been hooked away for four more. Short and on middle and leg, Tilak Varma gets inside the line of the ball and hooks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters, and the momentum has shifted towards India and how.
018.318.3: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Good length, wide of off, Tilak Varma swings and misses. Expects a wide but it is called a fair one. 
418.218.2: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, FOUR! That's what pressure does, even to the best in the business. Good length, wide of off, Tilak Varma pulls this flat towards the right of Glenn Phillips at mid-wicket for a boundary. The ball should have been stopped by Glenn, but he overran it and the ball went under him to the fence. 
418.118.1: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Even the edges are finding their way to the fence for India now. Yorker, around leg, Tilak Varma shuffles across the stumps and looks for a paddle scoop but gets a top edge, and the ball flies over the short third fielder for a boundary behind the stumps. 
117.717.6: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Back of a length, around middle and leg, Tilak Varma pulls this to the deep mid-wicket fielder for one run. 17 from the over, 29 needed off 12 balls.
7 Over | Run: 152/6 | Run Rate: 8.44
417.617.5: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Low full toss, on off, Tilak Varma settles deep inside the crease and smashes this past the right of the diving mid off fielder for yet another boundary. Excellent timing and placement by Tilak Varma. India go past 150.
017.517.4: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Wide yorker, just inside the tramline outside off, Tilak Varma swings and misses. A rare dot in this partnership. 
017.417.4: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, WIDE! Full and way too wide of off, Tilak Varma shuffles across the stumps and leaves it. Wided. 
417.317.3: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Tilak Varma finds the fence this time. Good length, wide of off, Tilak shuffles across the stumps and pulls this in the gap towards the cow corner region for a boundary. 
117.217.2: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls this flat towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 
617.117.1: Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! 93-metre long hit by Reddy. Slower one, full and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets right behind the line of the ball and smashes it deep into the crowd towards the long off region for a massive six. Perfect start to the 18th over for India.
216.616.6: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, On a length, around off, Varma nudges this through mid-wicket and collects yet another brace. 9 runs off the over, which is under par for the Men in Blue. India need 46 runs in 18 balls.
6 Over | Run: 135/6 | Run Rate: 7.94
116.516.5: Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short again, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls this towards the deep mid-wicket fielder and rotates the strike. 
116.416.4: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, Short pitched, on off, Tilak Varma pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one run. 
216.316.3: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, Good length, on the pads, Tilak Varma tucks this to the mid-wicket region and scampers back for two. 
216.216.2: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, On a length, around middle and leg, Tilak Varma chips this in the empty space towards the deep mid-wicket region for a couple.
116.116.1: Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy dabs this to the third man region for a single. Nitish looks for the second but Tilak says no as the throw comes in quickly at the keeper's end. Tim Seifert gathers the ball on the bounce and hits the stumps on the other end with a direct hit. This is sent upstairs. Replay shows that Reddy made his ground with the dive.
115.615.6: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls this to deep square leg and settles for a single. India need 55 runs off 24 balls.
6 Over | Run: 126/6 | Run Rate: 7.88
215.515.5: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Low full toss, on middle and off, Nitish Kumar Reddy sweeps this through the mid-wicket region for a brace. 
215.415.4: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a length, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes this down to mid on and takes a single. A fumble by Mitchell Santner, who glides to his right from mid off allows the second here. 
215.315.3: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Slower one, short and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls this to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace. 
215.215.2: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Good length, on the pads, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks this through square leg for a couple of runs. 
415.115.1: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! Up and over for a boundary. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy steps onto his front foot and lofts this over the mid off fielder for a boundary. 
114.614.6: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flighted delivery, on off. Reddy drives it to long off for a single. Santner finishes with figures of 4-0-21-4, the third-best for him in T20Is, informs Ian Smith. India need 68 runs off 30 balls.
6 Over | Run: 113/6 | Run Rate: 7.53
014.514.5: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, OUT! CAUGHT! The carrot was dangled, and Naman Dhir fell for the trap. This is skilful bowling by Mitchell Santner. He is not afraid to toss it up, and this is bowled at 74 kph, probably the slowest delivery of the night from the Kiwi skipper. Dhir is made to reach out for it as he hangs low and lunges across to go inside out. The ball dips on Naman, who ends up spooning it straight to extra cover, where Glenn Phillips bends and takes the catch around his right knee. Wicket number 4 for Santner as New Zealand nip the threat of Naman Dhir in the bud. 69 needed off 31 balls. 
114.414.4: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Looking to deny the left-hander any sort of room. Slanting in at the hips, on the shorter side. Varma shovels it towards deep backward square leg for a run.
214.314.3: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Good hustle between the wickets. Pushed through at the pads, on a length. Tilak tucks it with soft hands in front of deep square leg. He takes the first run hard and comes charging back for the second run before the throw comes in from the deep.
114.214.2: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Slightly short, in line with the off stump. Dhir cuts it past point and crosses over.
114.114.1: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Angled in at the pads. Tilak helps it behind square leg with the angle for a single.
613.613.6: Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, SIX! All the way. A bit of a drag down by Bracewell and he is made to pay for it. The ball spins back in and Dhir goes through with the shot, pulling it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 15 runs off Michael's final over as he ends with figures of 4-0-35-0. 39 runs off the last 3 overs. 74 needed off 36 balls.
6 Over | Run: 107/5 | Run Rate: 7.64
113.513.5: Michael Bracewell to Tilak Varma, A bit of air given, fuller and on off. Varma reaches out and drives it square to deep point for one. 
113.413.4: Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, Skidding through, on off. Dhir cuts it square on the off side and gets to the other end. The 100 is up for India.
213.313.3: Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, Loopy low full toss, on middle. Dhir powers it down the ground as one hand comes off the bat handle. Hits it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.
413.213.2: Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes. Darted in on a good length, on middle and leg. Dhir advances down the track and whips it away with flair despite not being to the pitch of the ball. Hits it to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a four.
113.113.1: Michael Bracewell to Tilak Varma, Full and on off. Varma knocks it to long off for a single.
612.612.6: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, SIX! Straight as an arrow. Santner is not afraid to toss it up but ends up being a little too full this time, on middle. Dhir presses forward and is able to get under the ball. Launches it over the sight screen for a maximum. Still only 8 runs off the over. 89 needed off 42.
6 Over | Run: 92/5 | Run Rate: 7.08
012.512.5: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Fractionally short, on off. Naman hops back and cuts but picks out Bevon Jacobs at backward point.
012.412.4: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Speared in, on a length, on middle. Dhir gets down on a knee for the sweep but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls to short fine leg. He is keen for a single before being sent back. The throw comes in quickly and Tim Seifert breaks the stumps. The third umpire is called into action and Dhir has got home safely.
212.312.3: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Tossed up, on off. Dhir gets low and forces the drive to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.
012.212.2: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, On off, Naman angles it to backward point off the front foot.
012.112.1: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, PUT DOWN! That should have been taken. Bevon Jacobs is not having the best of nights in the field. Earlier, he lost a ball in the lights and gave Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a reprieve, but this time, he picked it up early but could not hold on. Floated up, on off. Dhir lunges across and carves it flat and straight to backward point. Jacobs moves to his right and gets the ball around his waist but he can't cling on as the ball drops to the ground. 
011.811.6: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, That is some serious heat by Lockie Ferguson. A well-directed short ball, over middle at 144 kph. Varma swivels to hook it away but is beaten for pace as the ball climbs through to the keeper.
8 Over | Run: 84/5 | Run Rate: 7.00
211.711.6: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, NO BALL! Ferguson has overstepped. Full and pushed across the left-hander. Varma reaches out and slices it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs. Free Hit coming up. 13 runs off the over with a ball to go.
111.611.5: Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, At the hips, Dhir turns it away to deep square leg for a run.
011.511.4: Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, On off, on a good length. Dhir punches it to cover.
111.411.3: Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, Digs it on a hard length, angled away. Dhir rises up on his toes and runs it down to deep third for a single.
111.311.2: Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, On a good length, on off. Dhir pushes it down to long on for a single.
611.211.1: Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, SIX! That is a skimmer from Dhir. Fractionally short by Lockie but the line is down leg again. Naman does not move his feet much but picks it up with the angle of the bat. Hits it flat and wide to the left of the long leg fielder for a six.
011.111.1: Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, Wide! Sprayed down leg. Dhir is beaten for pace on the glance.
110.610.6: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Looped up, on off. Dhir lunges and eases it to long off for a single.
6 Over | Run: 71/5 | Run Rate: 6.45
010.510.5: Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent teamwork by the Kiwis, who have been a lot better in the field compared to the opening game. Two wickets in 3 balls for Mitchell Santner and the New Zealand skipper is putting on a show tonight. Flatter and a bit shorter, on off. Axar gives the bowler a premeditated charge and looks to go down the ground. Skies it high back over the bowler's head. Finn Allen hugs the boundary cushions as he runs to his right from long on and keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through. He takes the catch and is aware that Daryl Mitchell is converging from long off. He lobs it towards him before going over the ropes and Mitchell does the rest.
110.410.4: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Glenn Phillips nearly took out Santner there. On a good length, on off. Varma pushes it to the left of the bowler and waits for the ball to go past Santner before setting off for the run. Glenn Phillips charges across to his right and slides to cut it off, getting rid of the ball quickly. Santner had to duck quickly to avoid being hit by the throw.
010.310.3: Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CASTLED! Mitchell Santner dismisses his opposite number. India slip further. Nicely slowed down by Santner, bowled at 79.6 kph, hanging it up there, full and on middle. Iyer collapses his back knee and has a heave across the line. He is early into the shot, and the ball drifts in to sneak past the inside edge. It goes through the gap between the bat and the pad to crash into the sticks. India are 69/4, needing 112 runs off 57 balls.
110.210.2: Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, Fired in full, on leg. Axar helps it to the left of short fine leg for one.
210.110.1: Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, Speared in at the pads, on a good length. Axar is early to step out but manages to turn it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
19.69.6: Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, Darted on off, Axar Patel cuts this off his back foot through point for one run. 
6 Over | Run: 66/3 | Run Rate: 6.60
69.59.5: Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, SIX! Axar does well as he hits with the wind and it carries the ball over the ropes. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Axar Patel collapses his back knee and slogs sweeps this over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 
19.49.4: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Darted into the batter, on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer punches this back past the bowler for a single.
19.39.3: Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, Fuller on middle and off, Axar Patel looks for the sweep but gets it away from the toe of his bat and it lands behind the bowler for a single. 
09.29.2: Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, Quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Axar Patel punches this back to the bowler. 
19.19.1: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up, on off, Shreyas Iyer knocks this to long on for a single. 
08.68.6: Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, Pushed through on the pads, Axar Patel flicks this to mid-wicket. Just 2 runs and the big wicket of Abhishek Sharma. 125 needed from 66 balls.
6 Over | Run: 56/3 | Run Rate: 6.22
08.58.5: Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, Floated into the batter, on middle and leg, Patel tucks this to the left of the bowler. 
08.48.4: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Abhishek Sharma falls prey to the skipper of NZ. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma connects with the slog sweep, but it's more height than distance, struck into the wind and towards the longer pocket at cow corner! Nathan Smith runs across from deep mid-wicket, keeps his eyes on the ball and completes a fine catch, all while keeping his balance inside the boundary. Santner has a smile on his face. A massive breakthrough for the Black Caps!
18.38.3: Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up, on off, Shreyas Iyer rolls this to long on for a single. 
08.28.2: Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, Under-cutter, on off, Iyer hits this to the left of the bowler for no run. 
18.18.1: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, Tossed up, on the pads, Abhishek Sharma clips this in front of square on the leg side for a single. 
07.77.6: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer pushes this to the mid on fielder for no run. 
7 Over | Run: 54/2 | Run Rate: 6.75
17.67.5: Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, Tossed up, on off, Abhishek Sharma cuts this to the left of the fielder at point for a single. 
17.57.4: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller on off, Iyer punches this down the ground for a single. 
17.47.3: Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, Under-cutter, on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma jumps down the track and hits this from the inner portion of his bat to long on for a single. 
17.37.2: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, Quicker one, on off, Shreyas Iyer punches this away in the gap at cover off his back foot for a single. 
17.27.1: Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, Tossed up, around off, Abhishek Sharma drives this to sweeper cover for one run. The 50 is up for India.
07.17.1: Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE PLUS ONE! Full and wide down the leg side. The keeper fails to gather it clean and the batters run a single. 
16.66.6: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, around off, Shreyas Iyer punches this to sweeper cover for one run. 
6 Over | Run: 47/2 | Run Rate: 6.71
16.56.5: Nathan Smith to Abhishek Sharma, Full and on off, Abhishek Sharma pushes this down to the left of the mid off fielder for a single. 
16.46.4: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, On a length, around off, Shreyas Iyer punches this through covers for a single. 
06.36.3: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, on off, Shreyas Iyer blocks it out. 
06.26.2: Nathan Smith to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, OUT! CAUGHT! Nathan Smith strikes in his first over. On a length, full and wide of off, Sooryavanshi gets up on his toes and thumps this flat and towards the left of short extra cover. Daryl Mitchell dives well to his left, takes a good low catch and holds onto it as he falls on the deck. Vaibhav falls cheaply. India are 44/2, needing 137 runs from 82 balls.
06.16.1: Nathan Smith to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pats this to extra cover. 
05.65.6: Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, Slider, on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma stands tall and pushes this to mid on for a dot. At the end of the Powerplay, India are 44/1.
6 Over | Run: 44/1 | Run Rate: 7.33
05.55.5: Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, Under-cutter, onto the batter, on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma flicks this to mid-wicket. 
15.45.4: Michael Bracewell to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Pushed through around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi chips this from the bottom of his bat to wide long off for a single. 
05.35.3: Michael Bracewell to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Short of a length, around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi punches this to extra cover for no run. 
05.25.2: Michael Bracewell to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tossed up, on off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi defends this off his front foot. 
25.15.1: Michael Bracewell to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, WHAT HAPPENED THERE? Fuller, on off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slices this towards point. Bevon Jacobs loses the ball completely in the lights and is left searching as the ball goes over him for a couple. An early reprieve for the teenager. Mitchell Santner is not happy one bit. 
14.64.6: Jacob Duffy to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, This is on a hard length, on off. Sooryavanshi hops and rides the bounce. Taps the ball on its head as he angles it to the left of the diving short third fielder for a single to get off the mark.
6 Over | Run: 41/1 | Run Rate: 8.20
04.54.5: Jacob Duffy to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is greeted with a bumper, the line is outside off. Sooryavanshi sways away and lets it go.
04.44.4: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Phillips nearly made a meal of that but managed to hold on and more importantly, Duffy's foot is behind the line this time. Jacob serves the back-of-the-hand slower one with the seam staying upright, on a good length, on middle. Samson has a hoick across the line but he is early into the shot, and the ball also dips on him. Skews it off a top edge towards point, where Glenn Phillips keeps his eyes on the swirling ball and completes the catch, though he ends up flat on his back! He gets up smiling, gesturing that the ball was moving around quite a bit. A safe pair of hands, if not quite a safe landing!
14.34.3: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Into the wicket, on middle. Sharma rises up on his toes and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for one.
04.24.2: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Leg bye. Following the batter with a fuller ball. Samson has a heave across the line but can't lay any bat on it. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads in front of point.
14.14.1: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Around leg, on a good length. Sharma nudges it square on the leg side for a single.
03.73.6: Lockie Ferguson to Sanju Samson, Slower one, following the batter with a length ball. Samson eases it to the right of the bowler.
7 Over | Run: 37/0 | Run Rate: 9.25
23.63.5: Lockie Ferguson to Sanju Samson, A bit fuller, on off. Samson makes a bit of room and plays a punchy drive to the left of long off for a couple of runs.
13.53.4: Lockie Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, That had plenty of air miles on it, but it will be just a single. Another one pushed across the off stump, on a good length. Sharma leaves nothing in the tank as he swings to go big but slices it high in the air in the direction of the bowler.  Lockie Ferguson tries to settle under it but with it being a Free Hit ball, he opts not to go for the catch and lets the ball bounce beside him.
43.43.4: Lockie Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, NO BALL, FOUR! Up and over. Ferguson lands it on a good length, on middle. Sharma opens up the front hip and gets his hands through into the lofted hit. He gets it well over Mitchell Santner at mid on for a four. The siren goes off as Ferguson has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.
03.33.3: Lockie Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, Dug in short, on off, that is left alone for the keeper to collect.
13.23.2: Lockie Ferguson to Sanju Samson, Skidding through, on a back of a length. Samson mistimes the pull to the right of mid on for a single.
63.13.1: Lockie Ferguson to Sanju Samson, SIX! Taken, but Mitchell Santner can't stop himself from going into the boundary cushions. Fereguon hits the top of off with a seam-up ball. Samson takes on Santner at long off as he swings through the line. Hits it flat down the ground, where Santner moves to his left and takes the catch, but he can't slam the brakes in time and the momentum results in him stepping onto the boundary cushions.
02.62.6: Matt Henry to Abhishek Sharma, Banged in short, outside off. Sharma lets it go. Abhishek has a look at the square leg umpire but the umpire is happy wih the height.
6 Over | Run: 22/0 | Run Rate: 7.33
62.52.5: Matt Henry to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Incredible shot. Going away with the angle, on a length. Sharma dances down the track and stays leg side of the ball before carving it over the deep cover fence for half a dozen.
12.42.4: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, A bit fuller, on middle. Samson lofts it down the ground. Mitchell Santner runs to his right from long off and gathers it on the bounce, keeping the batters down to a single. Smiles exchanged between Henry and Samson, who were teammates in the IPL earlier this year for CSK.
02.32.3: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, Henry bowls the nip-backer, on a good length, around the leg stump. Sanju backs away and has a swipe across the line but is beaten on the inside edge and it sneaks past the leg stump.
02.22.2: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, The length is pulled back by Henry, on middle and leg. Samson swings a bit too hard and loses his shape in the process. Shanks it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. Abhishek is keen for a single but is sent back and he gets home in the nick of time.
42.12.1: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Hit with real authority. Henry attacks the stumps with a length delivery. Samson makes room for himself by moving to the leg side and swings through the line. Launches it back over the bowler's head and the mid off fielder stands no chance.
41.71.6: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! That will add to the frustration for the home side. Across the off stump, on a back of a length. Sharma has a swing at it but the ball leaves him to take the outside edge. It flies between slip and short third for four more. In an over where New Zealand could have had Abhishek Sharma, it ends up going for 11 runs.
7 Over | Run: 11/0 | Run Rate: 5.50
41.61.5: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Insult to injury! Duffy hits the top of off. Sharma opens up his stance and slams it back over the bowler's head. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear mid on and pick up a boundary.
01.51.5: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, DRAMA! Abhishek Sharma lives to fight on. How costly will this prove to be for New Zealand? A well-directed short ball, tucking the batter up for room. Sharma stays rooted to the crease and goes for the pull. Gets it high on the bat and it goes only as far as deep square leg, where Nathan Smith settles under it to do the rest, but it all goes in vain as Duffy has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.
01.41.4: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Following Samson as he backs away. Sanju misses out on the flick and gets rapped on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls on the leg side.
11.31.3: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Leaving the left-hander, on a good length. Sharma dances down the track and has a swing at it. Slices it off the outer half towards deep backward point for a single. India are finally on the board in the chase.
01.21.2: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Another swing and a miss. Bashed in on a hard length, on off. Sharma swings across for the pull but can't make any connection. Superb build up of pressure from New Zealand early on, 8 dots in a row.
01.11.1: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, A swing and a miss! Pushed across the left-hander, on the fuller side. Sharma swings for the hills, looking to go down the ground and is beaten on the outside edge.
00.60.6: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, Goes past the bat! Matt Henry begins with a probing maiden. Stark contrast from the first over the other night, when Henry went for 11 runs. In the corridor of off, on a good length. Samson has a loose poke at the ball. 
6 Over | Run: 0/0 | Run Rate: 0.00
00.50.5: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, Make that five dots in a row. Henry angles it in on a good length, on middle. Samson stays beside the line and brings his bat out in front to defend. It moves away off the seam to take the outer half before dribbling to point.
00.40.4: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, So far, so good from Henry. Straightening off a good length, on off and middle. Samson lunges for the block but the ball squirts off the outer half to point.
00.30.3: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, And again. Henry sticks to the full length and the line is just outside the off stump. Samson presents a straight bat for the block but the ball nips away ever so slightly to go past the outside edge.
00.20.2: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, Beaten! Samson takes a step back in the crease and makes a bit of room as well. Henry pushes the length up, keeping it in and around the off stump. Gets a hint of a nibble away as Sanju prods at the ball tentatively and is beaten past the outside edge.
00.10.1: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, Right on the money. Hits the back of a length, angled in on middle. Samson gets right behind the line and stabs it down the track.