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NZ VS IND

4th T20I, 30-Oct-2026

259/7 20.0 oversRun Rate: 12.95
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172/9 20.0 overs Run Rate: 8.6
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs
New Zealand First Innings
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Nathan Smith(6 | 3)*
Adam Milne(1 | 1)
Kumar Reddy|4|0|64|1
419.619.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan Smith, FOUR! Off the edge, but he won't mind that at all. New Zealand finish with an enormous total of 259/7 on the board as 13 runs come off the final over. A touch full and outside the off stump, Nathan Smith swings for the hills, gets a thick leading edge and it sails over short third. No protection in the deep and the ball dribbles into the fence.
6 Over | Run: 259/7 | Run Rate: 12.95
019.519.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan Smith, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, outside the off stump, Smith shuffles a bit to play the reverse scoop but fails to lay bat on the ball.
219.419.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan Smith, Misses the yorker and slips in a full toss at shin height, on middle, Smith pummels it over mid-wicket. Tilak Varma swoops across and collects it on the bounce. He throws it to the bowling end as the batters scamper back for the second run.
119.319.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Adam Milne, A yorker at the toes from around the wicket, Adam clears the front leg and drills it to long on for a single.
019.219.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! End of a highly entertaining knock from Phillips. He has put the Kiwis in a really strong position here. Pitched up and angled outside off. Phillips tries to carve it over extra cover but doesn't get beneath it, slicing it straight to Abhishek Sharma at deep extra cover, who moves to his right and pouches it cleanly. Phillips walks off to a huge standing ovation from one and all at Eden Park. Richly deserved and New Zealand are 253/7.
619.119.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Phillips marches on! 250 up for New Zealand! Bowls a full delivery from around the stumps, angling it wide outside off. Glenn Phillips swings hard with all his might, gets a bit of a top edge but it sails all the way over deep third. Samson there just watches it like a bystander.
018.918.6: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, OUT! EASY CATCH! A short stay for Santner as Arshdeep picks up his 150th T20I wicket. Almost a yorker and wide outside off, tempting Santner into a shot that was never in his arc. He stretches, throws the bat at it and can only slice it straight to Nitish Kumar Reddy at deep point. New Zealand are 246/6, with 6 legal balls remaining in the first innings.
9 Over | Run: 246/6 | Run Rate: 12.95
018.818.5: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, At 133 kph, on a length, outside off, Santner punches it crisply to extra cover but cannot get it through the gap.
218.718.4: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Back of a length on the leg stump. Santner hangs back and heaves it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple.
118.618.3: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide yorker, outside off, carved to the deep third region for a single.
618.518.2: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX! HUNDRED FOR GLENN PHILLIPS! An outstanding knock from the best batter of this T20I series. That's his 3rd T20I century. He has just got better and better with every match. Full ball by Arshdeep, outside the off stump, Glenn Phillips gets underneath it properly and belts it over long off. It looked so, so effortless. Off comes the helmet, up goes the bat, and his teammates rise to salute a truly special innings.
218.418.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Again, it's thrown wide outside off, a full toss from Singh. Glenn Phillips throws the kitchen-sink at it and slices it between deep point and deep cover for a couple of runs.
018.318.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Three extras in a row! Arshdeep is under the pump now. Keeps bowling outside the tramline with those wide yorkers. GP shows no interest again.
018.218.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide again! Pushes it miles outside off and it breaches the guideline by a fair margin now. Phillips is happy to leave.
018.118.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Arshdeep tries to keep it away from the hitting arc, and bowls a very full delivery but it cuts across the tramline on the off side. Phillips has a swing and a miss. Kishan is not happy with the wide call.
117.717.6: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, An outstanding yorker on middle, Glenn Phillips cannot quite get underneath it and carves it down to long on for a single. Just 6 runs and a wicket from this over and Prince wraps up his spell with figures of 1/49 in 4 overs.
7 Over | Run: 232/5 | Run Rate: 12.89
017.617.6: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Wide! A slower bouncer, 119 kph, but too high, over the head on the leg stump. Phillips lets it spring back to the keeper.
117.517.5: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Too full and outside off, Santner mistimes the lofted shot, but manages to get it over Axar at mid off for a single.
017.417.4: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Beaten! Pushes it wide outside off, full in length, Santner tries to shovel it over covers, swings his bat hard, only to miss. This has been a solid over so far from Prince. Just 3 runs off the first four balls, and a wicket.
217.317.3: Prince Yadav to Mitchell Santner, Fuller and outside off at 133 kph, Mitchell Santner drives it to the deep extra cover region. Axar sprints to his right from long off and cuts it off. Two runs taken.
017.217.2: Prince Yadav to Michael Bracewell, OUT! LBW! Prince gets the big fish and breaks a breathless 115-run stand. A pinpoint yorker, aimed at the sticks. Michael Bracewell moves across in the crease and tries to play the scoop shot again, but misses. The ball passes very close to the bat before it strikes his right front pad. A huge shout for LBW and up goes the finger. Michael Bracewell has opted for a review straightaway, though. It looks pretty straight if there's no bat involved. UltraEdge shows a clear gap as the ball dips below his bat. Ball Tracking confirms three reds, with the ball projected to crash into the leg stump. Bracewell takes the review with him, but with his 65 off just 25, he has changed the momentum of this game completely in the hosts' favor. New Zealand are 227/5, with still 2.4 overs remaining in the innings.
117.117.1: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Lasers it on the legs, full in length, Phillips shovels it down to long on for a single.
016.616.6: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, Wide yorker, and slanted across the batter. Bracewell throws his bat at it and tries to squeeze it out in the off side but fails to put bat on ball.
6 Over | Run: 226/4 | Run Rate: 13.29
616.516.5: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, SIX! Absolute mayhem at Eden Park! Short of a length, on the leg stump with pace taken off, Michael gets into a great position and has enough time to hook it over deep square leg for a cracking six. Effortless hitting.
216.416.4: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, In the air... lands safely! Banged in short, angled across from off stump at 116 kph. Bracewell picks the slower ball, hops and attempts the pull, but miscues it off the top edge. The ball hangs in the night sky for an age but it drops safely in the no-man's land around mid-wicket for two.
616.316.3: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, SIX! And again! This is outstanding batting. Very full by Mayank, on the leg stump line. Michael moves to the off side, gets as low as possible and nails the scoop shot once again, clearing deep fine leg fence for half a dozen more.
016.216.2: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, A bit too full and around leg stump at 141 kph. Bracewell clears his front leg and swings across the line, but misses to connect and takes it on the body.
616.116.1: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, SIX! Five sixes on the bounce for New Zealand, and that's 3rd T20I FIFTY for Bracewell. He gets there in just 19 balls. That also brings up the 100-run stand between this pair. Full from Mayank on the stumps, Michael Bracewell shuffles a bit to the off side, uses the pace of the ball and scoops it over the keeper's head for a six.
615.715.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Phillips at his very best. He moves to 90 with the fourth consecutive six in the over. 32 runs off the over. This is pitched around off and on a fuller length, Glenn waits for it by standing deep in the crease and bludgeons it over the long off fence for another massive six.
7 Over | Run: 206/4 | Run Rate: 12.88
615.615.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Goes the distance! Nitish has been taken the cleaners here as the 200 comes up for New Zealand! Full and wide again, Glenn Phillips throws his hands at it, trying to sail it over covers, but he gets a bit of an outside edge and the ball is sliced over deep third for a six.
615.515.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! The ball is just sailing over the fence! That's Phillips' sixth six tonight as he gallops to 78 off just 40. Another full delivery, outside off, Glenn Phillips hits it through the line and with no intentions to keep it down, he launches it high and far behind long off for a biggie.
615.415.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! SMASHED! A juicy half-volley, wide of off, Phillips isn't sparing those looseners. He frees his arms and effortlessly lofts it over deep cover for a cracking six.
215.315.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Good hustle! Nitish hammers in a yorker, wide outside the off stump. Glenn reaches for it, and carves it to deep backward point for a brace.
415.215.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, NO BALL AND FOUR! Oh, dear! That's a wild full toss, at chest height by Nitish. Phillips does extremely well, though. He stays deep in the crease and nails the pull shot over the leg side. It lands right between the converging deep square leg and long on fielders and trickles into the fence. Free Hit to follow.
115.115.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Michael Bracewell, Poor review by India! Spears in a full ball from around the stumps, angling in. Michael shuffles to play the scoop shot but looks like he gets a bit of an inside edge onto the flap of the front pad before the ball deflects to deep fine leg for a single. Nitish appeals for LBW, but it is turned down. Shreyas Iyer consults with the keeper, but Kishan is not that confident, but still, India review it. UltraEdge shows a clear spike when the ball is close to the bat.
114.714.6: Arshdeep Singh to Michael Bracewell, Excellent from Arshdeep Singh, given the circumstances, only 7 runs off it. Full and wide, on the money again. Michael Bracewell opens the bat face and steers it down to deep backward point for a single.
7 Over | Run: 174/4 | Run Rate: 11.60
214.614.5: Arshdeep Singh to Michael Bracewell, Attempted wide yorker, ends up being a low full toss. Bracewell reaches out and hits it wide of long off for a couple of quic runs.
114.514.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, A direct hit, and Glenn Phillips certainly would have been gone. Full-pitched delivery, angling it across off. Phillips cuts under the ball, slicing it to extra cover and sets off for the single. Shreyas Iyer has one stump to aim at the bowler's end but fires in a wide throw, allowing Phillips to make his ground.
014.414.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Full and wde again, but this is sprayed beyond the tramline outside the off stump.
114.314.3: Arshdeep Singh to Michael Bracewell, Full and wide again, Bracewell extends those long levers, and opens the bat face to lift it over the point region for a single in the deep.
014.214.2: Arshdeep Singh to Michael Bracewell, Cleverly done by Singh. A slower bumper now, dug in well short and around off. Michael Bracewell tries to reach up and ramp it down to deep third but is well beaten.
114.114.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Full and wide, right on the money. Phillips has to really reach for it, and jams it out to covers for a single.
113.613.6: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Oh, that's an outrageous attempt from Phillips. Quick and flat, on a good length and outside off. Phillips goes for the switch-hit and ends up top-edging it over mid off. Naman Dhir comes in from the deep and ends up overrunning the ball as the wind takes it just over his head. Single taken, and 20 runs come off that over.
6 Over | Run: 167/4 | Run Rate: 11.93
113.513.5: Axar Patel to Michael Bracewell, At 100 kph, fired outside off on a length. Bracewell shuffles across a bit and cuts it to deep cover for a single.
413.413.4: Axar Patel to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! The length is shortened now and this is pushed wide of the off stump. Bracewell rocks back and slaps it flat over the point fielder for yet another boundary. That brings up the 50-run partnership between Phillips and Bracewell in a super quick time.
613.313.3: Axar Patel to Michael Bracewell, SIX! Launched into orbit and Michael Bracewell is playing a blinder here. Axar tosses this one up, pitching it around off. Bracewell just hits through the line and whacks it down the ground for a biggie.
413.213.2: Axar Patel to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! That's just begging to be hit. A juicy full toss on the pads, Bracewell swings it away, not cleanly but fine of the fielder at deep backward square leg for another boundary.
413.113.1: Axar Patel to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! Good effort from Naman Dhir, and he gets a hand on it, but can't stop the boundary. Flatter one, darted across off. Michael Bracewell sits down and smears it away between long on and deep mid-wicket for four runs. 150 up for New Zealand.
112.612.6: Prince Yadav to Michael Bracewell, This time Prince gets the full ball spot-on. Landing it in the blockhole and just outside off. Bracewell digs it out wide of point and picks up a single.
6 Over | Run: 147/4 | Run Rate: 11.31
212.512.5: Prince Yadav to Michael Bracewell, Hard length on the pads, this is clipped away to the right of the deep backward square leg fielder for a couple of easy runs.
612.412.4: Prince Yadav to Michael Bracewell, SIX! A bit too full again from Prince, and he pays the price, 15 already off the over. Full and straight, Michael Bracewell gets under the ball and clobbers it straight back down the ground for a biggie. Bracewell has come out swinging here.
112.312.3: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, A skiddy short ball, on off stump and this is pulled away in front of square leg for a single.
612.212.2: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Now, that is a sublime stroke from Phillips. Full-pitched again by Prince, landing it on off stump. Phillips covers the line and just hits through the line, doesn't even power it, just times it and sends the ball sailing over long off.
212.112.1: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Mistimed, but good enough for two runs, and Glenn Phillips brings up yet another FIFTY, his 3rd in this series and that's his 15th T20I half-century. Pitched up around off, Phillips is late on the lofted shot and shanks it over extra cover for a couple of runs.
611.611.6: Naman Dhir to Michael Bracewell, SIX! Clean strike from Bracewell, making it 16 runs in the over. Dhir throws this one wide of the off stump, asking the batter to go after it. Bracewell uses those long levers and launches it over deep extra cover for a biggie.
6 Over | Run: 129/4 | Run Rate: 10.75
111.511.5: Naman Dhir to Glenn Phillips, Dragged length, pushed through flatter and on leg stump. Phillips hops back and stabs it down with a vertical bat through wide mid on for a single.
411.411.4: Naman Dhir to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Phillips now finds the gap square on the leg side as well. Floated up on leg stump, Phillips slog-sweeps and gets it aerially down to the left of deep square leg for another boundary.
111.311.3: Naman Dhir to Michael Bracewell, This is tossed up, full and on off. Bracewell drives it down to long off and picks up a single.
411.211.2: Naman Dhir to Michael Bracewell, FOUR! Michael Bracewell picks the gap well here. Fractionally short and angled into the body, Bracewell stays back and pulls it away between deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
011.111.1: Naman Dhir to Michael Bracewell, On a good length and tighter around off. Bracewell rocks back and cuts it off the outside edge to short third.
010.610.6: Mayank Yadav to Glenn Phillips, There to be hit, but Phillips misses out. Scrambled-seam delivery, a bit fuller and well wide of the off stump. Phillips throws his hands at it but fails to lay a bat on it.
6 Over | Run: 113/4 | Run Rate: 10.27
110.510.5: Mayank Yadav to Michael Bracewell, Back of a length and around off, dabbed down through backward point for a single.
010.410.4: Mayank Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, OUT! CAUGHT! Mayank Yadav does what he was brought on to do, and gets a timely wicket for his side. A surprise short ball now, dug in quick and short around off, at 142 kph. Bevon Jacobs tries to pull off the back foot but the ball gets big on him, and Jacobs completely miscues the pull, lobbing it off the top edge towards mid-wicket. Arshdeep Singh takes a regulation catch, and New Zealand are now 4 down for 112.
210.310.3: Mayank Yadav to Bevon Jacobs, Length again from Yadav, just outside off. Jacobs stands tall and lifts it high and wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
010.210.2: Mayank Yadav to Glenn Phillips, That's well bowled. Good length again, darted in straighter, and getting the ball inside Phillips' swinging arc. Phillips goes deep in the crease and tries to whip it leg side but gets hit on the inner thigh. The ball rolls past the off stump and the batters get a leg bye.
010.110.1: Mayank Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Swing and a miss! On a good length, pitched wide outside off and angling back in a bit. Phillips stays back and goes hard at the cut but misses.
19.69.6: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, In-angler on a good length, Glenn Phillips backs away and jabs it to the vacant mid-wicket region. Axar himself chases the ball and keeps it down to a single only. Smart defensive bowling by Axar in this over as he concedes just 5 runs.
6 Over | Run: 109/3 | Run Rate: 10.90
19.59.5: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, A wee bit short, on leg, angling in. Jacobs heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
29.49.4: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Full again, outside off, quicker through the air. This is smashed by Jacobs to cover and Shreyas lets the ball through to the deep for a couple of runs.
09.39.3: Axar Patel to Bevon Jacobs, Full and outside off, Bevon carves it to Shreyas at cover. A diving stop to his left and saves a few runs.
19.29.2: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Flatter and fuller, outside off, Phillips stays compact in the crease and slaps it to the cover-point fielder. A slight fumble on the pick up and that allows them to scoot through for a single.
09.19.1: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Darted in at 95 kph, full on leg, Glenn Phillips tries to mow it over the leg side but inside edges on the front pad.
18.68.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Hits the deck hard, on off, Glenn is rushed into the pull shot as the ball hits high on his bat. Gets it mistimed through mid-wicket for a single. A productive over for the Kiwis.
6 Over | Run: 104/3 | Run Rate: 11.56
18.58.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Back of a length, on the bodyline, Bevon knocks it down to long on for a single.
18.48.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Hard length, around off, Glenn rides the bounce and taps it through cover-point for a single.
68.38.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Targets the middle and leg stumps with a full ball, Glenn Phillips stays deep in the crease, clears his front leg and muscles it over cow corner. It's hit with he wind so it sails deep into the stands for a massive six. Right off the middle of the blade. 100 comes up for New Zealand! In just 8.3 overs.
18.28.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, Fullish and outside off, Bevon tries to loft it down the ground but the ball nips in and squirts off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket. One run taken.
18.18.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, A length-delivery, outside off, Phillips hops on the toes and steers it behind point for a single.
07.67.6: Axar Patel to Finn Allen, OUT! TAKEN! Axar roars back in style with his arms aloft in relief. He bowls a quicker one into the pitch, wide outside off, Finn Allen weighs back, frees his arms and attempts to sail it over the off side, but mistimes it badly, offering a very straightforward catch to Abhishek Sharma at deep extra cover. Finn Allen's fun comes to an end as New Zealand are now 93/3.
6 Over | Run: 93/3 | Run Rate: 11.63
17.57.5: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Slows it up now, at 95 kph, Phillips lets the ball slide into him and nudges it wide of square leg for a single.
17.47.4: Axar Patel to Finn Allen, Around off at 102 kph, on a length, Allen clubs it on the bounce to a straightish long off for a single.
67.37.3: Axar Patel to Finn Allen, SIX MORE! Allen switching gears now! Another long-hop by Axar, drifting into the batter's body. Too predictable as Allen hangs back again and sends it sailing many rows deep in the stands behind deep mid-wicket.
67.27.2: Axar Patel to Finn Allen, SIX! That's gone many a mile! Dropped short by Axar, on middle and leg, Finn Allen picks the length early, goes deep inside the crease and pulls it handsomely over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. This brings up the 50-run stand between Allen and Phillips.
47.17.1: Axar Patel to Finn Allen, FOUR! Greeted to the attack with a boundary! Begins from 'round the stumps, and lands it full, sliding it down the leg stump. Allen rocks back and whips it to the left of short fine leg and the ball just speeds away.
16.76.6: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Finn Allen, Nagging length on middle and leg, Allen gets across and jabs it through mid-wicket for a single.
7 Over | Run: 75/2 | Run Rate: 10.71
16.66.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Hits the deck hard, 131 kph, outside off, Glenn square cuts it to deep point for a single.
06.56.5: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Oh, dear me! That's gone horribly wrong for Reddy. He bangs it way, way too short and far outside the tramline. GP is happy to leave.
06.46.4: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, Attacks the leg stump with a length ball, does Nitish. Glenn Phillips hangs back and tries to steer it to the square leg region but the ball skids a bit, beats the inside edge and thuds on the thigh pad.
46.36.3: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Too full and straight down leg, Glenn Phillips picks it up and whips it aerially to pick up another boundary at long leg. GP moves to 30 off just 15 balls.
16.26.2: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Finn Allen, Low full toss, on leg, Allen whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
06.16.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Finn Allen, Nip-backer on a good length, Finn Allen tries to punch it away but the ball skids through, takes the inside edge and deflects on the thigh pad.
45.65.6: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Gets it through and New Zealand end their Powerplay with 67/2 on the board. Prince attempts the yorker, angling into leg stump but overcooks it slightly. Glenn Phillips takes it on the full, flicking it fine as the ball races away to the deep fine leg fence.
6 Over | Run: 67/2 | Run Rate: 11.17
45.55.5: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Good effort, but goes in vain. Short of a length, climbing on the batter. That rushes Phillips a bit into the pull shot and he mistimes it over mid-wicket. The ball lands in the outfield and just plugs. It trickles to the fence as Arshdeep Singh dashes across to his right to flick the ball in, but it just seeps through and kisses the fence. Arshdeep signals it is a four, but the umpires want to have a second look at it. The replay confirms that it is a boundary.
05.45.4: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, At 133 kph, full and on off, Phillips strokes it straight to the mid off fielder.
65.35.3: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, SIX! THWACK! Fuller than a length, around the off stump, Glenn Phillips waits for the slower ball, pauses his bat swing for a millisecond and then just blasts it over long off for an 84-meter six.
05.25.2: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Swing and a miss! This one just takes off from the runway. Good length and outside off, Phillips lines up for the pull but the ball springs over his bat and carries through to the keeper. 
05.15.1: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Attacks the stumps with a length ball, Glenn Phillips opens the bat face and taps it to backward point.
04.64.6: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Nicely bowled. Singh switches to bowling full and wide, and nails this one outside the off stump. Finn Allen reaches out to squeeze it away but fails to lay a bat on it.
6 Over | Run: 53/2 | Run Rate: 10.60
14.54.5: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Good cricket all-around. Back of a length and around off, Phillips jabs it down into the off side for a quick run. Arshdeep Singh attacks the ball well and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end but Phillips is well in.
64.44.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Swung away over the ropes, and the 50 is up for New Zealand. A tad fuller and at the stumps, Phillips goes back and across to the off side, whipping it right off the stumps and all the way for a six over deep backward square leg.
04.34.3: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, This time in front of square, but Phillips yet again finds the fielder. Hard length, in and around off, angling away. Phillips stays back and uses the wrists to punch it straight to cover.
04.24.2: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Arshdeep pulls the length back a bit and slants it across the right-hander. Phillips rocs back and slaps it straight to the point fielder.
14.14.1: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, A slight fumble, but it doesn't cost an extra run. Good length on off, Allen hangs back and dabs it late, down to the left of short third and sets off for a single. Prince Yadav moves to his left and makes a half-stop.
03.63.6: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, On the fuller side, attacking off and middle, Phillips blocks it off the front foot. 11 off the over.
6 Over | Run: 45/2 | Run Rate: 11.25
13.53.5: Prince Yadav to Finn Allen, Tap and run, excellent stuff from Allen. Prince hits a hard length now, bowling it around off. Allen taps it to the left of cover and hustles across for the run.
43.43.4: Prince Yadav to Finn Allen, FOUR! Easy pickings. Just a fraction short again and a bit too straight. Allen swivels and swings it down to fine leg, where the fielder is standing much wider and the ball races away to the fence.
13.33.3: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Good length, slanted into the pads, Phillips tucks it down to long leg for a single.
43.23.2: Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Phillips made that look so easy. Banged in a touch short and around off, Phillips swivels back a bit and short-arm pulls it, flat and in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.
13.13.1: Prince Yadav to Finn Allen, Good running. Back of a length and over middle, Allen covers the line and dabs it wide to the right of the bowler and pinches a quick single.
02.62.6: Mayank Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Pitched a bit fuller and on off, Glenn Phillips leans on a bit and pushes it down to mid off. End of a breathtaking over - 20 runs and a wicket off it.
6 Over | Run: 34/2 | Run Rate: 11.33
02.52.5: Mayank Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! LBW! Mayank Yadav has the last laugh here, or does he? Daryl Mitchell has reviewed it right away, which might suggest that there was an inside edge, otherwise, this looks plumb. Yadav brings out the straight yorker now, spearing it in at 143 kph and landing it right on the popping crease. Mitchell is caught deep in the crease and the ball just dips a bit, sneaking past the blade and crashing into the back foot. There is a huge appeal and up goes the finger, but it is sent upstairs. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows three reds, which means that Mayank does have his man. Poor review from Mitchell, and he didn't even consult the non-striker, and New Zealand are now 34/2.
42.42.4: Mayank Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! That's been nailed! 20 off the first 4 balls in this over. Full-pitched delivery, bowled wide of the off stump as well. Mitchell hangs back again before lunging across and creaming it square through covers for yet another boundary. Mitchell is on a roll here.
42.32.3: Mayank Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! That's flown away to the fence as well. Full and wide now, Mitchell reaches out and gets a bit of bat on it, and the ball flies off the outside edge wide of the slip fielder and into the deep third fence.
62.22.2: Mayank Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Bigger and better this time. Good length on off, Daryl Mitchell camps deep in the crease and swings through the line, like teeing off on a golf course and nails it straight back down the ground for another biggie.
62.12.1: Mayank Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Flat-batted for six runs! Full and straight, Mitchell leans right back in the crease and pummels it over mid on and sends the ball sailing over the ropes.
11.71.6: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Arshdeep continues to attack the bodyline, offering no sort of room to the batter. Back of a length, and this is dabbed down off the hips and into the open space at square leg for a single.
7 Over | Run: 14/1 | Run Rate: 7.00
01.61.5: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Not quite there to be pulled. Hard length over middle and leg, Mitchell leans back and looks to swing it over mid-wicket but gets a big inside edge onto the thigh pad.
21.51.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Short again, a bit straighter now, and Mitchell shovels the pull away to the left of Mayank Yadav at fine leg for a couple of runs more.
31.41.3: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Allen gets it high on the bat, and the ball plugs in the outfield as well. A skiddy short ball, over middle and leg. Allen is cramped for room but goes through with the pull and gets it over the mid-wicket region, picking up three runs.
11.31.2: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell is off the mark right away. Good length, in and around the pads, nudged down through the backward square leg region for a run.
11.21.1: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Length ball on middle and leg, clipped away towards mid-wicket for a single by Allen.
01.11.1: Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, Wide! Wayward from Singh to begin with. Fullish length around leg, shaping further down the leg side.
00.70.6: Mayank Yadav to Tim Seifert, OUT! CAUGHT! The Yadavs combine to hand India their first breakthrough, and it's another low score for Tim Seifert. Mayank Yadav bangs this one in short and wide of the off stump, at 138 kph. Seifert has to leap up to reach it and can't quite control the shot. He ends up uppercutting it towards deep third, where Prince Yadav settles under the swirling ball and takes a fine catch. New Zealand are 5/1 after the first over.
7 Over | Run: 5/1 | Run Rate: 5.00
00.60.5: Mayank Yadav to Tim Seifert, Mayank hits the deck hard, bowling it around the top of off and middle. Seifert gets pegged back and has to defend it out.
00.50.4: Mayank Yadav to Tim Seifert, Good length around off, played with gentle hands and out in the off side by Seifert.
20.40.3: Mayank Yadav to Tim Seifert, The outfield will be a bit slow with the rain around. A high full toss over off and middle, Tim Seifert tries to back away and blast it through the off side, but slices it through covers for a couple of runs.
10.30.3: Mayank Yadav to Finn Allen, No ball! Good presence of mind from Prince Yadav in the deep, but he does spill the catch. However, given that Mayank has overstepped, it wouldn't have mattered. Full and wide outside off, Finn Allen throws his hands at it and gets a thick outside edge that goes quickly and flat to the left of deep third. It is a really short boundary over there and Prince is nearly taken aback by how quickly the ball gets to him, but does well to push it back in. Just a single, but a Free Hit to follow now.
00.20.2: Mayank Yadav to Finn Allen, Good start, hitting the bat hard. On a good length and around off. Finn Allen hangs back and dabs it down with an angled bat towards point.
10.10.1: Mayank Yadav to Tim Seifert, A hint of swing straightaway for Mayank. Pitched full and on off, quick too and shaping away. Tim Seifert jams it out wide of extra cover and scampers through for a single, and New Zealand are underway.
India Second Innings
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Prince Yadav(18 | 17)*
Mayank Yadav(3 | 4)
N Smith|4|0|47|0
019.619.6: Nathan Smith to Prince Yadav, An aggressive delivery from Nathan Smith to end, and New Zealand win by 87 runs. This is a quick bumper over middle stump. The ball hurries off the deck with some extra bounce and Prince Yadav is beaten all ends up as he tries to pull it away. A dot to end proceedings, and the hosts pick up their first win of the series, but are still down 3-1.
6 Over | Run: 172/9 | Run Rate: 8.60
619.519.5: Nathan Smith to Prince Yadav, SIX! A bit of entertainment late on from Prince Yadav. Hard length over off stump, Prince hangs back and climbs into the shot, forcing the lofted shot down the ground for a six.
119.419.4: Nathan Smith to Mayank Yadav, Skiddy length again, darting back into the batter. Mayank Yadav defends it down past the strip on the leg side and Prince calls him through for another quick single.
119.319.3: Nathan Smith to Prince Yadav, Good length at the stumps, swung away without much timing, over mid on and for a single.
119.219.2: Nathan Smith to Mayank Yadav, That's poor cricket all-round. Back of a length and at the batter, Mayank gets cramped up and dabs it down in front of point. Prince Yadav calls him through for a single but Mayank is late to react. Finn Allen from cover picks the ball up and has all the time to get a direct hit in at the bowler's end, but he rushes and fires in a wide throw, allowing the batter to get home.
019.119.1: Nathan Smith to Mayank Yadav, Ooh, extra bounce! Skiddy length over off and middle, takes off a bit after pitching. Mayank Yadav is taken aback and gets it off the handle of the blade.
418.618.6: Matthew Fisher to Prince Yadav, FOUR! Edged away! Back of a length and around off, carrying through sharply. Prince Yadav hangs back and tries to glide it away but gets an outside edge wide of the keeper and the ball races away into the deep third fence.
6 Over | Run: 163/9 | Run Rate: 8.58
118.518.5: Matthew Fisher to Mayank Yadav, Hard length outside off, dabbed down through the short third region for a single.
018.418.4: Matthew Fisher to Tilak Varma, OUT! CAUGHT! That is an excellent take from Tim Seifert, and Tilak Varma is finally put out of his misery. Matthew Fisher hits a good length and keeps the ball around off stump. Varma hangs deep and makes room, swinging wildly across the line. The ball gets skewed high into the night sky and comes down near the backward point region. The keeper calls for it, and keeps his eyes under the swirling ball, gloving it brilliantly with a forward dive. New Zealand are just one wicket away from the win now.
018.318.3: Matthew Fisher to Tilak Varma, Hard length outside off, Varma hangs back to go through the off side but slices it away to deep cover.
018.218.2: Matthew Fisher to Tilak Varma, A bit premeditated by Varma. He goes back and across to the off side and Fisher shortens the length, banging it into the deck and following Varma outside the off stump. This is awkwardly played down to mid off.
118.118.1: Matthew Fisher to Prince Yadav, Errs in line, does Fisher and that gets Varma back on strike. Good length, angling down leg, Prince Yadav tucks it off his pads and down to fine leg for a single.
017.617.6: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Excellent change-up from Milne, and this time, Tilak Varma won't be able to pick a single off the final ball. Slower ball, on a length and pushed across off. Varma steps out and looks to ease it through the off side but misses. They don't go for the bye either.
6 Over | Run: 157/8 | Run Rate: 8.72
017.517.5: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Looking for a wide call, but Varma won't get it. Milne goes full and wide again, almost hugging the tramline, and Varma leaves it alone.
617.417.4: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, SIX! Cheeky again from Varma. Full and outside off, Tilak lunges across and goes down for the scoop, nailing it back over the keeper's head for a six.
017.317.3: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Good bumper, really well directed by Milne. Banged in a bit short and around leg stump, Varma ducks under it as the ball goes over his right shoulder.
017.217.2: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, It's just dots and a few boundaries in between right now, mixed with the odd single off the final ball of the over. Full and fast, around off, Varma clears the front leg and drills it to mid off.
017.117.1: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Milne jams in a yorker around leg stump. Varma gets cramped for room and only manages to jam it out towards mid-wicket for a dot ball.
116.616.6: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Again, an easy single off the final ball, helping Tilak keep strike. Full and outside off, bunted out to the right of cover for a single.
6 Over | Run: 151/8 | Run Rate: 8.88
016.516.5: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Getting a bit funky out there, is Tilak Varma. Hard length outside off, Varma tries some sort of reverse-pull shot, trying to get it fine but misses out on the connection.
616.416.4: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, SIX! That's nicely done. Smith misses his mark with the yorker and serves a full toss on leg stump. Tilak Varma shuffles across and gets inside the line, helping it off the face of the blade and all the way over fine leg for six runs. 150 up now for India.
016.316.3: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, No timing on it. Full-pitched delivery outside off, Varma gets low and scythes it away on the bounce to the deep cover fielder. No single taken yet again.
016.216.2: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Back of a length, tighter line around off. Varma stays back and angles it gently down to short third. Another dot ball.
016.116.1: Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, Brilliantly fielded. Smith goes full and wide, and Tilak Varma has to reach for it. Varma toe-ends it to the left of short third, where Matthew Fisher dives across and makes a sharp stop.
115.615.6: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Pitched up around middle, Varma leans on and clips it through square leg for one, and manages to farm the strike for the new over.
6 Over | Run: 144/8 | Run Rate: 9.00
015.515.5: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Short-pitched delivery around leg, comes in at shoulder height and Varma misses the pull. No wide is called either.
015.415.4: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Full again, this time at the toes, Varma jams the drive down to long on and opts against the single.
415.315.3: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Flat and hard, and past the fielder in a flash. Pitched up at the stumps, Varma clears the front leg and hammers it just to the left of the mid off fielder and picks up a boundary.
615.215.2: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, SIX! Up and over! Hard length by Milne, just outside off. Tilak Varma hangs back and slams it away flat over mid off, and the ball sails right onto the boundary ropes for a six.
015.115.1: Adam Milne to Tilak Varma, Good length in the channel, angling away. Varma hops back to cut but is well beaten.
114.614.6: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Just in! But full marks for the intensity shown by Santner. A full, wide delivery outside off that drifts away with generous flight. Tilak shuffles across before flicking it to the leg side for a risky single. Santner charges to his left on the follow-through and unleashes a direct hit off a rocket throw at the striker's end, with Seifert already celebrating. But the replay shows that Prince has made it home and survives by the narrowest of margins. Santner finishes off with another frugal spell - 2/24 in 4 overs for him. Simply sensational.
6 Over | Run: 133/8 | Run Rate: 8.87
014.514.5: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Fuller length outside off. 94 kph. Tilak opens the bat face and dabs it to short third.
014.414.4: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Darted in on a fuller length, outside off, Tilak gets down on a knee to slog, but mistimes it back to the bowler.
114.314.3: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, DROPPED! Matthew Fisher is the guilty party. Santner potentially could have four wickets tonight. Lands it full and at the pads, floated slower through the air. Prince drops to one knee for the slog sweep but can only top edge it high towards square leg. Fisher tries to himself beneath it, gets both hands to the ball, but spills it, allowing a single.
014.214.2: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, Tossed up, full and outside off, Prince stretches forward and drives it to short cover.
114.114.1: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Flatter and fuller, outside off, Tilak lunges and slaps it to the left of the diving cover fielder for a single.
013.613.6: Jacob Duffy to Prince Yadav, Hard length angled on the leg stump with extra bounce. The ball arrives at an awkward height but Prince somehow manages to fence it to the leg side.
6 Over | Run: 130/8 | Run Rate: 9.29
113.513.5: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Slower one by the looks of it, short in length, Tilak controls the pull shot to widish deep mid-wicket for a single.
213.413.4: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Another brilliant piece of teamwork in the deep! Short on leg, Tilak stands tall and swats it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Nathan Smith comes sliding across to his right, cuts it off before making contact with the ropes and lobs the ball to Daryl Mitchell, who converges from long on. He relays the throw to the bowling end as the batters hustle back for two.
013.313.3: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Straight up, but falls safely! Hammers it short and aims at the bodyline, Tilak attempts the pull but is late into the shot, sending a top edge looping into no man's land around mid on.
013.213.2: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Beaten! Varma shows his cards early by advancing down the track and Duffy bangs it short, follows the batter to cramp him for room. Tilak dangles the bat away from his body to block it, but it sneaks past the inside edge.
013.113.1: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Outside off on a fullish length, Tilak stays leg side and cuts it to deep backward point. No run taken.
012.612.6: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, Spins away from a fractionally fuller length, Yadav steers it to backward point.
6 Over | Run: 127/8 | Run Rate: 9.77
012.512.5: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, Quicker now, on off, Yadav covers the stumps and stabs it to mid off.
012.412.4: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, As Prince charges down to launch it down the ground, Santner cleverly takes the pace off, floating one at 77 kph on a length outside off. Yadav adjusts late and soft-hands it towards cover-point.
412.312.3: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, FOUR! Runs away! Drifted down the leg stump on a fuller length, Prince gets down on a knee and sweeps it off the inner half of the bat. There's no protection at deep fine leg and the ball speeds away to the fence.
012.212.2: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, Too full, wide of off, Yadav can't get under it and drags it back to the bowler.
012.112.1: Mitchell Santner to Prince Yadav, Slower through the air, full and outside off, Yadav pushes it to mid off.
111.711.6: Jacob Duffy to Prince Yadav, A yorker outside off, Prince jams the bat down and carves it behind point for a single.
7 Over | Run: 123/8 | Run Rate: 10.25
011.611.5: Jacob Duffy to Prince Yadav, Zipped through! Short and angled in from outside off, Prince hops in his crease and tries to dab it towards point, only for the ball to climb past the outside edge.
011.511.4: Jacob Duffy to Prince Yadav, Length on the stumps. Prince blocks it into the leg side.
011.411.4: Jacob Duffy to Prince Yadav, Wide! Spilled down leg at 136 kph, Yadav misses to flick. Seifert dives to his left and grabs it. He appeals for caught behind, but nothing doing.
011.311.3: Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, OUT! GONE! Another one bites the dust! Short of a good length, outside off, Arshdeep Singh leans back a bit and carves it aerially towards deep backward point, offering a straightforward catch to Bevon Jacobs, who makes no mistake this time around. India are 121/8 down now and Duffy is on a Hat Trick.
011.211.2: Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, OUT! Sensational effort in the deep - involving Mitchell and Smith and Duffy strikes upon his return, claiming his second. Back of a length and around off, Dhir stands tall and swats it high towards the right of long on. Mitchell sprints across, takes the catch cleanly, but realises his momentum is carrying him over the boundary. He tosses the ball back into play before stepping over, and Nathan Smith, rushing in from deep mid-wicket, overruns before turning back and diving to complete a brilliant relay catch. India are 121/7, needing 139 more.
111.111.1: Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, Short and outside off, Tilak cuts it to deep point for a single.
210.710.6: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Fired into the batter on a good length, Dhir tucks it with soft hands to widish deep mid-wicket and they hustle back for the second run.
7 Over | Run: 120/6 | Run Rate: 10.91
610.610.5: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, DROPPED AND SIX! Jacobs puts down an easy chance. He's had his fair share of issues with dropped catches in this series. Santner has his hands on his head as he just can't believe it. A bit full and outside off, Dhir reaches out and lofts it inside out over extra cover. Bevon Jacobs runs to his right, tries to catch it with a reverse cup, but the ball just bursts through his hands and drops beyond the fence.
110.510.4: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, A bit too full, on leg, Tilak leans on and clips it to the mid-wicket region for a single.
110.410.3: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Into the batter, on a good length, Dhir dinks it through wide mid on for an easy single.
110.310.2: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Darted on a length, around off, not letting Varma free his arms. He can only jab it down to long on for a single.
010.210.2: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Wide! Pushed far across the left-hander, outside off at 91 kph. It breaches the tramline. Tilak leaves.
110.110.1: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, On a lower trajectory, outside off, Dhir slaps it through cover-point for a single.
19.69.6: Matthew Fisher to Naman Dhir, Hard length on off and middle, stabbed down through wide mid on for a single.
6 Over | Run: 107/6 | Run Rate: 10.70
69.59.5: Matthew Fisher to Naman Dhir, SIX! Overpitched and punished! A full ball on off, Naman nicely leans forward and just plays a checked-drive over mid off, and times it sublimely for a six.
49.49.4: Matthew Fisher to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Now, that's a bit unfortunate for the bowler, but the 100 is up for India. A cross-seamer, very full and outside off. Naman Dhir jams the bat down, and toe-ends it back into the turf as the ball flies past the keeper and into the deep third fence.
49.39.3: Matthew Fisher to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Down the wrong line, and Naman Dhir makes hay. A length ball on the pads, Naman stays inside the line and just flicks it down to the vacant long leg fence for a boundary.
29.29.2: Matthew Fisher to Naman Dhir, Good length at the stumps, Dhir picks it up and forces the heave uppishly down to the right of long on, and picks up a couple of runs.
09.19.1: Matthew Fisher to Naman Dhir, Skiddy length, darting back in from around middle. Naman Dhir stays back and jabs it across to mid-wicket.
18.68.6: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Flatter again, sliding into the front pad. Naman stays back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
6 Over | Run: 90/6 | Run Rate: 10.00
08.58.5: Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, Bowled flatter and around off, Naman Dhir hopes back and covers the line to defend.
08.48.4: Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Sharp reactions again, and Mitchell Santner strikes twice in his first over, putting New Zealand within touching distance of a win. Slightly tossed up, a bit full as well and around off. Axar Patel sits down to slog it away but ends up flat-batting it back towards the bowler. Santner does well to leap up in his followthrough and get both hands on it. The ball gets parried back up and Santner pouches it brilliantly on the second attempt.
18.38.3: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Nagging length on the pads, worked away behind square leg for a single.
28.28.2: Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Good fielding in the deep. Dragged length, angled wide of the off stump. Tilak Varma rocks back and slices the cut down to the left of deep backward point for a couple of runs.
08.18.1: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that is a very sharp take from Michael Bracewell, and Mitchell Santner has 150 T20I wickets. Santner starts by lobbing one up, on a length and wide of the off stump. Nitish Kumar Reddy extends his arms and tries to pummel it away through the off side, but hits it flat and hard, and straight to extra cover. Bracewell snaffles it with both hands and Reddy cannot believe it. India are down to 86/5 now.
37.77.6: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, In the air... safe! Hard length around middle and leg, Reddy swings at it wildly and miscues the heave, high and wide of long on. Daryl Mitchell runs across to his right and slides in to take it on the bounce. Mitchell then fires in a throw at the keeper's end as the batters get back for two runs, but it is a wide one and the ball runs away to deep third for an overthrow as well.
7 Over | Run: 86/4 | Run Rate: 10.75
07.67.5: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ouch! That must have hurt. Nathan Smith bowls a heavy ball, into the pitch and angles it in from around off stump. Nitish Kumar Reddy stands back to pull again but is rushed by the extra bounce and gets an inside edge onto the left shoulder. There's a cry of anguish from Reddy as well.
67.57.4: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! Off the top edge, and sailing way over the ropes. A skiddy short ball now, in and around off. Nitish Kumar Reddy swings hard at the pull and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a six.
07.47.4: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wide! Too high. Banged in short and around off, and this one sails over the batter's head.
67.37.3: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! A much better connection this time from Reddy. Fuller in length, angled into the leg pole. Nitish gets the front leg out of the way and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
27.27.2: Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, DROPPED! A valiant effort from Bevon Jacobs and he even gets to the ball, but can't pouch it. Back of a length and over middle, another example of some extra bounce as Nitish Kumar Reddy gets rushed into the pull and miscues it badly towards mid-wicket. The ball hangs in the air for a while and Jacobs comes charging in from the deep. He puts in a lunging dive but the ball hits his wrists and goes down. Two taken.
17.17.1: Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, Banged in a bit short and around off, Patel looks to make room and go over point but gets a top edge down to deep third for a single.
16.66.6: Matthew Fisher to Axar Patel, Tidy bowling from Fisher. Really full and angled across the left-hander. Axar Patel sits down and smothers it away on the full to deep backward point for a run more.
6 Over | Run: 67/4 | Run Rate: 9.57
16.56.5: Matthew Fisher to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fisher hits the deck hard, bowling it around the top of off. Nitish Kumar Reddy moves around in his crease before swatting it down, wide of mid off or just a single.
06.46.4: Matthew Fisher to Axar Patel, Axar misses another flick. Length ball, landing it around leg stump. Patel stays back and looks to work it away but the ball brishes off the pads and rolls down to fine leg for another leg bye.
16.36.3: Matthew Fisher to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller in length and around off, Reddy doesn't quite get under it and drives it straight to mid off for a quick run.
06.26.2: Matthew Fisher to Axar Patel, Good-length delivery, targeting the pads. Patel gets pegged back and cramped for room, getting it off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.
16.16.1: Matthew Fisher to Nitish Kumar Reddy, A tad fuller and on off stump, darting it back in. Reddy pushes it down to the left of mid on and picks up a single.
45.65.6: Adam Milne to Axar Patel, FOUR! Uppish, but just through the gap, and India end the Powerplay at 61/4. Milne hits a hard length and angles it across off, Patel hits on the up and slices it wide of the mid off fielder, and the ball skips away to the fence.
6 Over | Run: 61/4 | Run Rate: 10.17
05.55.5: Adam Milne to Axar Patel, Full-pitched delivery on off stump, at 140 clicks. Axar Patel drives it wothout much timing to mid off.
15.45.4: Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length and around off, hitting the deck hard. Nitish Kumar Reddy presses back and glides it down to deep third for a single.
05.35.3: Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! BOWLED! Milne says, 'You miss, I hit,' and sends the Indian skipper packing. Adam Milne goes a bit fuller and bowls it faster at the stumps, around middle and leg. Shreyas Iyer hangs deep but moves around in the crease a bit too much, eventually backing away to go over the off side but he is undone for pace. The ball shatters into the stumps, and India are reeling at 56/4, still needing 204 more for the win.
45.25.2: Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! A bit fuller and sliding into the pads, Iyer plays a nice leg glance and gets it fine down to the fine leg fence and picks up a boundary.
05.15.1: Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, Milne bowls it back of a length, in line with the stumps. Shreyas Iyer hops back and defends it down the pitch.
14.74.6: Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, At 141 kph, on a good length, on the fourth stump line. Iyer rides the bounce by hopping on the toes and glides it to the left of deep third. Adam Milne gets across and cuts it off. One run taken. 13 runs and a wicket off the over.
7 Over | Run: 52/3 | Run Rate: 10.40
14.64.5: Matthew Fisher to Axar Patel, At the pads, full in length, whipped off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.
04.54.4: Matthew Fisher to Axar Patel, Smidge fuller on leg, Axar steers it to the mid-wicket region.
04.44.3: Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BY SANTNER! Fisher gets his moment of redemption. He bangs the length in hard around off and draws extra bounce out of the surface. Abhishek Sharma looks to lift it over mid off, but the ball rises quicker than expected and he can only skew it straight to Mitchell Santner. Having spilled one earlier, Santner boots the ball away in frustration before celebrating the wicket. The dangerous Abhishek is gone, and India slip to 50/3, still needing 210 from 93 balls.
04.34.3: Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, Wide! A skiddy delivery at 143 kph, a wee bit short and down leg. Abhishek shapes up to tickle it fine on the leg side, but misses. 50 up for India, and they need 210 runs to win.
44.24.2: Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! PUNISHED! Putting the new bowler under the pump right away. Back of a length, around off, Abhishek gets the front leg out of the way to make room and slaps it over mid off for a cracking boundary.
64.14.1: Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Welcome to the attack, mate! Short of a length on middle and off, Abhishek picks the length in a trice and pulls it massively behind deep backward square leg for a biggie.
43.63.6: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Just gets it through! A full toss at the leg stump by Nathan. Iyer thumps it through wide mid on. It teases the fielder who chases from mid on but beats his slide for a four.
6 Over | Run: 39/2 | Run Rate: 9.75
13.53.5: Nathan Smith to Abhishek Sharma, Cannons in a full ball, on middle, Sharma tries to hoist it downtown, but fails to get under it and the ball squirts off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.
03.43.4: Nathan Smith to Abhishek Sharma, Skiddy delivery on the leg stump line, on a good length. Abhishek shuffles inside the line to help it behind to the leg side but misses. 
13.33.3: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Attacks the stumps by bashing it hard on a length. Iyer knocks it down to long on for a single.
43.23.2: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Edged away. This is pitched up a bit wide of the off stump. Shreyas Iyer gets across a bit and looks to loft it down the ground but gets a thick outside edge that flies down to deep third for a boundary.
23.13.1: Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, around off, Iyer hops back and crunches it between cover and point. The ball just loses its steam in the outfield and is hunted down by the sub fielder, Devon Conway. Two runs taken.
22.62.6: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, At 142 kph, it’s dug in short and angled into Abhishek after pitching outside leg. He hops across the line, rolls his wrists and steers the pull through backward square for a couple.
6 Over | Run: 27/2 | Run Rate: 9.00
02.52.5: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, A yorker at the toes, Sharma digs it out towards mid-wicket.
42.42.4: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Misfield by Smith. This is something you don't associate with New Zealand. Duffy drags it shorter and fires it outside off, Abhishek hangs back and pulls it away over mid-wicket. Smith charges in too hard to his right, loses his footing, slides past the ball and concedes four.
22.32.3: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, In the air... PUT DOWN! Brave effort by Santner. He did all the hard work, but just couldn't get the hold of it. Pitched up and wide outside off, Abhishek steps forward, looking to clear the infield, but the bat twists in his grip and he slices it off the toe end over mid off. Santner gives chase from the inner ring, running over his left shoulder. He keeps himself side-on to his left and dives near long off, only for the ball to burst through his hands. Two runs taken.
02.22.2: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Swing and a miss! Short and angled across with extra bounce. Abhishek tries to flay it over cover-point, only to miss.
12.12.1: Jacob Duffy to Shreyas Iyer, At the pads, shaping in, Iyer whips it to long leg for a single.
41.61.6: Adam Milne to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Too good! Fuller delivery, on the leg stump, Abhishek Sharma jams the bat down and just jabs it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Before anyone could even move a muscle, it rifles to the fence.
6 Over | Run: 18/2 | Run Rate: 9.00
11.51.5: Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, Lovely timing, brilliant fielding. And chance of a run out, missed. Good cricket overall. Too full by Adam, around off, Iyer pummels it back past the bowler's left, but Santner plunges into the pool to his right from mid off and makes a fantastic stop. He is quick to spot that Abhishek is a bit slow off the blocks and releases a flat throw to the keeper's end. Tim Seifert runs forward but fails to collect the throw cleanly, allowing Sharma to skate in safely.
01.41.4: Adam Milne to Abhishek Sharma, Fired on a fuller length, on the leg stump line, Abhishek misses his flick and the ball rolls off the front pad to the square leg region. They sneak in a leg bye.
01.31.3: Adam Milne to Abhishek Sharma, Smartly bowled! Seeing Abhishek shuffling to the leg side to open up the off side, Milne spears in a full ball, far outside off, Sharma has a swing and a miss.
21.21.2: Adam Milne to Abhishek Sharma, A smidge full and on the leg stump, Abhishek whips off the pads, playing it aerially. The ball drops in the vacant deep mid-wicket region and just slows down in the outfield. It is chased by the sweeper and the batters pick up a couple.
21.11.1: Adam Milne to Abhishek Sharma, At the pads, full in length, shaping in, Abhishek clips it to deep fine leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark.
40.60.6: Jacob Duffy to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Helped behind! Short of a length, at the hips. Iyer uses the pace by getting across and tickles it to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. 
6 Over | Run: 8/2 | Run Rate: 8.00
00.50.5: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Double whammy for Duffy. The Kiwis are right over the Men in Blue now. Jacob goes full and on the leg stump line, Kishan drops to one knee, looking to whip it away, but shuts the bat face too early in the attempt. Hence, the ball takes the cue end of the bat and bobbles back to the bowler. Jacob Duffy keeps his cool, backtracks a bit and takes a simple return catch with a reverse cup. India are 4/2, chasing 260.
00.40.4: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Beaten! Hits the deck really hard, does Duffy, outside off, Kishan tries to flay it over point but the ball wobbles away to beat his angled bat.
00.30.3: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Too full on off, shaping in a touch, Kishan drills it to mid off.
00.20.2: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, OUT! TOP EDGE AND CAUGHT! Four and out for Samson. The extra bounce does the trick for Duffy. He bangs it very short on top of the stumps, and extracts more bounce off the surface. Sanju backs away again to play the pull shot but the ball gets really big on him and he ends up spooning it off the top edge, over the keeper. Tim Seifert lurks under the swirling ball and takes a fine diving catch. India are 4/1, needing 256 runs.
40.10.1: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Back to business! Full from Duffy, swinging away from middle to off, Sanju backs away to make room, maintains his shape and lofts it over extra cover for an effortless boundary. India and Samson are off the mark in style!