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New Delhi: India and New Zealand meet in the second T20 International of the three-match series. The India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I takes place at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. The Virat Kohli-led side currently lead the series 1-0 after India won the opening match by 53 runs in Delhi. The home side will be looking to seal the series in this fixture while Kiwis will be hoping to draw level. Stay tuned as we provide you the live score updates of the IND vs NZ.
New Zealand proved no match to Indian batting and bowling in the first T20I. Chasing mammoth 203, the visitors were restricted to 149/8 in 20 overs. The onus is on New Zealand to dish out a solid performance and draw level in the series.
However, India will be keen to seal the series here in this fixture. The hosts are likely to make just one change for this game. Ashish Nehra, who retired after the opening T20I, is likely to be replaced by debutant fast bowler Mohammed Siraj.
Meanwhile, New Zealand might bring in experienced batsman Ross Taylor to strengthen their batting. It will be interesting to see what sort of combination New Zealand play.
India have played just one T20I at the venue and that too in 2013. The hosts were victorious by six wickets.
On records front, India skipper Kohli needs just 12 runs to go past Tillakaratne Dilshan (1,889) as the second highest run-getter in the game’s shortest format.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Trent Boult, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
Excellent performance by Kiwis. They draw level in the series, thanks to Colin Munro’s superb batting. The teams will now meet in the third and final T20I on November 07. Do join us back for that match, Till then bye bye!!!
Excellent performance by Kiwis. They draw level in the series, thanks to Colin Munro’s superb batting. The teams will now meet in the third and final T20I on November 07. Do join us back for that match, Till then bye bye!!!
So that’s it, New Zealand win by 40 runs. India manage only 156/7 in 20 overs. The series is now levelled at one each.
OUT! MS Dhoni falls one run short of his half-century. Kiwis all set draw level in the series. Dhoni hits the ball straight towards backward square leg. Dhoni c Santner b Boult 49(37)
OUT! MS Dhoni falls one run short of his half-century. Kiwis all set draw level in the series. Dhoni hits the ball straight towards backward square leg. Dhoni c Santner b Boult 49(37)
OUT! Slower ball bouncer does the trick. Axar Patel hits its straight to cover. India six down now, more importantly the required run-rate has gone over 25 runs per over. Third wicket this for Boult. Axar c Williamson b Boult 5(3)
OUT! Virat Kohli is caught behind. Mitchell Santner gets the big one. The pressure was building and Kohli perishes in pursuit of quick runs. Kohli steps out, gets an outside edge as Phillips tales a sharp catch. Kohli c Glenn Phillips b Santner 65(42)
India need 75 more runs to win from 24 balls. Trent Boult will be bowling two of those, most likely. The required run-rate is touch above 18. Kohli is batting on 65 while Dhoni is on 24. IND 122/4 in 16 Overs.
It is down to 91 from last six overs now. The required run-rate for India is 15.17 per over from here on. With Kohli and Dhoni out there, India will sense an opportunity. This partnership holds key. IND 106/4 in 14 Overs.
That’s fifty up for Virat Kohli. He looks in marvellous touch and India needs him to bat till the end. 18th T20I half-century for him. 50 off 32 balls. IND 87/4 in 12 Overs.
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