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IND VS NZ

1st T20I, 21-Jan-2026

238/7 20.0 oversRun Rate: 11.9
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190/7 20.0 overs Run Rate: 9.5
India beat New Zealand by 48 runs
India First Innings
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Rinku Singh(44 | 20)*
Arshdeep Singh(6 | 6)
D Mitchell|1|0|21|0
419.719.6: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Not a clean connection, but enough to find the fence. 21 runs off the 20th over. Daryl digs it in short, over middle. Rinku swivels on the back foot and although the ball gets big on him, he manages to get it past square leg. A couple of fielders give chase but in vain. India end with 238 on the board!
7 Over | Run: 238/7 | Run Rate: 11.90
019.619.5: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, Rinku Singh is crossed with himself on missing out. Mitchell gets this one to sneak inside the tramline, full and slow, Singh swings for the hills, only to connect with thin air.
419.519.4: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Gets it away! Mitchell bangs it in short, over off and middle. Rinku gets his hands high and rides the bounce to pull it behind square for a four. 17 runs so far with two balls to go.
019.419.4: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, Wide! Another attempt from Mitchell to keep it away from the batter's arc but this time, Rinku does not move. Wide given 
019.319.3: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, Mitchell switches to around the wicket and pitches it up. It goes on the bounce to the keeper, Devon Conway, who fails to gather it cleanly. The ball deflects away off his knee to short third but they do not run. Not called a wide as Rinku had shuffled across to the off side and then left the ball.
619.219.2: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, SIX! Rinku Singh stays in the crease this time, but the result is the same. Mitchell serves the off-cutter, fuller and around the off stump. Rinku gets under the ball and clobbers it over deep mid-wicket for another six.
619.119.1: Daryl Mitchell to Rinku Singh, SIX! BANG! Straight as an arrow. Mitchell starts from over the wicket and this is angled across, on a length. Rinku gives the bowler the charge and pumps it over the sight screen for a six.
018.718.6: Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, 4 dots in the 19th over. Just 6 runs off it. Angling away, on a good length, this is sliced to deep point. Since there was no possibilty of a second run, the batters do not run.
7 Over | Run: 217/7 | Run Rate: 11.42
418.618.5: Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, FOUR! Arshdeep Singh finally finds the connection and the fence too. Duffy slams the deck, on middle. Singh opens the stance and picks the slower one. He waits on it before thumping it back over the bowler's head. The mid off fielder gives the chase but the ball wins the race.
018.518.4: Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep misses again, three dots on the bounce. Off-cutter, into the surface, around off. Singh has a big swing across the line and does not connect.
018.418.3: Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, Two dots in a row! At 139.8 kph, on a short of a good length, on middle. Arshdeep hops away from the line of the ball and looks to run it down but misses.
018.318.2: Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, Skidding through, on a hard length. Arshdeep stays leg side and flashes but misses. New Zealand will want to keep Arshdeep on strike for as much as they can.
118.218.1: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Low full toss, on middle, Rinku wrists it to deep square leg and takes the single. He initally thought about not crossing over but eventually went through.
018.118.1: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Wide! Pace off from Duffy but this is beyond the tramline on off.
217.617.6: Kristian Clarke to Arshdeep Singh, Streaky! Clarke bends his back and bangs it in short, over off. Arshdeep swings across for the pull but fails to get on top of it. Gets a top edge that clears the back tracking short fine leg fielder. Two runs taken.
6 Over | Run: 211/7 | Run Rate: 11.72
017.517.5: Kristian Clarke to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! The slower ball does the trick for Kristian Clarke. Maiden T20I wicket for Clarke. Kristian rolls his fingers over the ball and pushes it across the left-hander. Axar gets his hands out in front to play the lofted drive. Neither does he get the elevation, nor is it wide enough to beat the fielder. Daryl Mitchell sprints to his right at long off and stays side-on to complete the catch. India are now 7 down for 209.
117.417.4: Kristian Clarke to Rinku Singh, On middle and leg, clipped in front of square on the leg side for a run.
417.317.3: Kristian Clarke to Rinku Singh, FOUR! That raced away like a flash! Fuller and wide on off, Singh reaches out and cracks it square of the wicket on the off side. The fielder in the deep was not far off but he stood no chance.
617.217.2: Kristian Clarke to Rinku Singh, SIX! A poor delivery and it gets the treatment. The 200 is up for India. Clarke digs it in short but the line is down leg with fine leg inside the circle. Rinku swivels and hooks it over the deep fine leg fence for a six.
117.117.1: Kristian Clarke to Axar Patel, Off-pace delivery, on a length, Axar extends his hands to go through the off side. Chops it down, wide of point for a single.
116.616.6: Kyle Jamieson to Axar Patel, 10 runs off the over without taking much risk! On leg, full again, Patel wrists it to deep mid-wicket for one.
6 Over | Run: 197/6 | Run Rate: 11.59
216.516.5: Kyle Jamieson to Axar Patel, A bit too straight, at the pads, on the fuller side, Patel flicks it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Glenn Phillips gets across in the deep but a fumble from him turns what could have been a tight second run to an easy one.
116.416.4: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, On a back of a length, on middle. Rinku shovels it aerially towards deep backward square leg and the ball drops short of the incoming fielder.
016.316.3: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, Full and straight again, Rinku pushes it back to Jamieson, who makes a low stop on his follow-through.
416.216.2: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, FOUR! A shot of high class from Rinku! Jamieson errs as he dishes out a half-volley with mid off inside the circle, on off. Singh shows the full face of the bat and firms the drive to the left of the man at mid off for a four.
216.116.1: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, A bit of hesitation but they make it! Jamieson bowls it at the sticks, full in length. Rinku clips it to the right of deep mid-wicket and calls for two straight away. Axar stutters before returning for the second. Glenn Phillips fires in a throw at the bowling end but Patel gets home.
115.715.6: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Good effort! Skidding through, going away, Rinku uses the pace and steers it to short third, where the fielder dives to his left and keeps the batters to a single.
7 Over | Run: 187/6 | Run Rate: 11.69
115.615.5: Jacob Duffy to Axar Patel, Running across the left-hander, on off, Axar glides it to short third and gets off the mark with a single.
015.515.4: Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! 'Something's going to happen on this ball,' quipped Ian Smith on air just before the ball was bowled and right on cue, it did. A big wicket for New Zealand. Into the deck, pace off, on middle. Hardik clears the front leg and has a jab across the line. He fails to get the distance on it and holes out to deep mid-wicket, where Mark Chapman times the leap to perfection and takes the catch over his head. 25 (16) for Pandya. India are now 185/6.
015.415.3: Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, Nails the yorker at the base of the off pole. Pandya can only dig it out back towards the bowler. A good stop by Duffy tumbling to his left.
015.315.3: Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, Wide! Banged in short, aimed at the body. Hardik ducks under it. Wide given for height, much to the surprise of Duffy.
115.215.2: Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, Banged into the surface, on off. Rinku waits on it and runs it down to deep third. Duffy falls over on his follow-through but gets back up quickly.
115.115.1: Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, Angled in, on a good length, on middle. Pandya whips it in front of square for a single.
114.614.6: Mitchell Santner to Hardik Pandya, Flighted, fuller and angled into the legs. Pandya hits it with a straight bat and drives it down to long on for another single. 14 off the over.
6 Over | Run: 182/5 | Run Rate: 12.13
114.514.5: Mitchell Santner to Rinku Singh, Good length on the pads, nudged away past square leg for one more.
114.414.4: Mitchell Santner to Hardik Pandya, Dragged length outside off, Pandya steps out and slaps the ball away square through the off side for a single.
614.314.3: Mitchell Santner to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Pandya didn't even get to the pitch of the ball but still manages to get so much power on the shot. Flighted ball, Pandya steps down the track and ends up amost hitting it flat and right back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
414.214.2: Mitchell Santner to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Flatter one, bowled into the pitch and wide outside off. Pandya rocks back and thrashes it away over extra cover for a boundary.
114.114.1: Mitchell Santner to Rinku Singh, The arm-ball, sliding it across the left-hander. Rinku rocks back and jams it down behind point for a single.
113.813.6: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, A length ball on the pads, gentle-pace again, tucked away in front of square leg by Singh for a single.
8 Over | Run: 168/5 | Run Rate: 12.00
013.713.5: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, Back of a length, around middle and leg, a bit slower too. Rinku sets up to pull but it keeps a touch low and hits him in the mid-riff region.
013.613.5: Kyle Jamieson to Rinku Singh, WIDE.Slower delivery again, full and angled down the leg side. Wide called but Jamieson reckons that the ball went inside the new guideline past the leg stump.
013.513.4: Kyle Jamieson to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The simplest of return catches and Kyle Jamieson gets another wicket. Slower delivery, just back of a length on middle and leg. Shivam Dube looks to turn it leg side but the ball sticks in the pitch and catches the leading edge. The ball lobs straight back up and Jamieson pouches it with ease. A short stay at the crease for Dube as he departs for 9 (4) and India are now 5 down for 166.
613.413.3: Kyle Jamieson to Shivam Dube, SIX! Crunched! Banged in short and over leg stump, Shivam Dube picks the bones out of this one and pulls it flat over deep backward square leg for a maximum.
113.313.2: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, Full-pitched delivery outside off, Pandya jams it hard into the ground and it goes through the hands of Jamieson in the followthrough. Pandya picks up a single down to long off.
013.213.2: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, WIDE. Jamieson looks to attack the pads but spills it down the leg side for a wide.
413.113.1: Kyle Jamieson to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Too hot to handle, that shot. Back of a length and around off, Hardik Pandya stays upright and smashes it like a tennis forehand and nails it to the right of long off for a boundary. No chance for the fielder who was barely a few feet away.
112.612.6: Kristian Clarke to Hardik Pandya, Another slower ball, bowled into the pitch and over middle. Pandya plays a short-arm pull and gets it through mid-wicket for a single. Just 5 off it, tidy over from Kristian Clarke.
6 Over | Run: 154/4 | Run Rate: 11.85
012.512.5: Kristian Clarke to Hardik Pandya, Hard length on the pads, Hardik tucks it off the hips and down to short fine leg. He looks for the single but Dube isn't interested.
112.412.4: Kristian Clarke to Shivam Dube, Slower bumper, ovr middle and leg, Dube pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
212.312.3: Kristian Clarke to Shivam Dube, Oh, for a second, Santner might have thought he was in business. Slower one, pitched up fuller around off. Dube leans on and drives it uppishly but gets it wide enough to the left of a catching extra cover and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.
112.212.2: Kristian Clarke to Hardik Pandya, Fuller in length, on the stumps, Pandya drills it right back. Clarke gets low in the follow-through and deflects it away through mid on, conceding a single. The 150 is now up for India.
012.112.1: Kristian Clarke to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length and angled into the batter, Pandya nudges it away into the leg side.
011.711.6: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Ish Sodhi gets his man eventually but the damage has already been done. Sodhi tosses the ball, but lands it outside the line of off stump. Abhishek Sharma goes down on one knee and looks for the slog sweep again but has to fetch the ball. Abhishek ends up dragging it high over wide mid on where Kyle Jamieson settles under it and pouches the ball safely. End of a fiery knock from Sharma as he departs for 84 off just 35 balls.
7 Over | Run: 149/4 | Run Rate: 12.42
111.611.5: Ish Sodhi to Hardik Pandya, Tossed up outside off, this one grips a bit. Pandya drives it to deep cover and turns the strike over.
111.511.4: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, Short ball around off, pulled away flat to deep mid-wicket for a single.
011.411.4: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE. Quicker delivery, short and wide outside off, a bit too wide for the umpire's liking.
611.311.3: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! In the slot and out of the park! Abhishek Sharma brings up 5000 T20 runs, faster than anyone. Tossed up on middle and leg, turning in, Abhishek sits down and launches the slog sweep towards cow corner and the ball comfortably sails over the ropes.
611.211.2: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! A valiant effort from Daryl Mitchell but it goes in vain. Tossed up wide outside off, Sharma dances down the pitch and swats it flat and wide of long off. Mitchell times the leap to perfection but just can't palm the ball in cleanly and it lands on the ropes.
411.111.1: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Flatter one, slightly short as well. Abhishek steps out and flat-bats it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. India have no intention of taking their foot off the accelerator.
010.710.6: Mitchell Santner to Hardik Pandya, Hit hard again but for a dot. Tossed up around off, Pandya steps out and drills it back towards the bowler and Santner gets a big hand on it as well.
7 Over | Run: 130/3 | Run Rate: 11.82
410.610.5: Mitchell Santner to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Wow, that nearly cleaned up the bowler and the umpire. Tossed up around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya skips down the track and pummels it straight back. Santner flies to his right but thankfully for him, the ball misses the fingers and the umpire does well to get out of the way as well. It rockets to the fence behind.
010.510.4: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! This one does carry and Tim Robinson makes no mistake. Cleverly bowled by Mitchell Santner as he flights the ball up and drifts it in with the arm. Suryakumar Yadav looks to back away but fails to create enough room and lofts it over mid on. Robinson runs in from the deep and dives forward to take a fine catch. SKY departs for a well-made 32 (22) and India are now 126/3.
110.410.3: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, Nothing seems to be going New Zealand's way. Fired in, wide outside off, Abhishek miscues the lofted drive but mistimes it well enough. The ball lands short of the incoming long off fielder and the batters pick up a single.
010.310.3: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE. Quicker one, darted well outside off. Left alone for a wide.
610.210.2: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Up, up and away! Tossed up around middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma clears the front leg and heaves it high over wide long on for a biggie.
110.110.1: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Oh, nearly a breakthrough right after the break. Nicely flighted, wide outside off. Yadav comes down the pitch and lifts it over extra cover. The long off fielder runs in but the ball falls well short. Single taken.
19.69.6: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Slower and fuller, on off, eased to long off for a single by Suryakumar. 11 runs off the over. At the halfway mark, India are 117/2.
6 Over | Run: 117/2 | Run Rate: 11.70
49.59.5: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! In the gap! Flatter and shorter, on middle, Suryakumar takes a couple of steps down the track and gets on top of it. He punches it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for four more.
49.49.4: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! 9,000 T20 runs for Suryakumar Yadav! Sodhi serves the googly, on a nagging length, on middle. Yadav walks inside the line and picks it up and over short fine leg for a four.
19.39.3: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, Wrong'un, full and on middle, Abhishek drives it to long on for a single.
09.29.2: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, Slows it down and drags the length back, on off. Abhishek was about to swing across the line but adjusted to the length and ended up bunting it back towards the bowler.
19.19.1: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Hangs it up there, on middle, SKY taps it to long on for one.
18.68.6: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Oh, SKY was gone had he missed it. Speared in by Santner, full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gives the bowler the charge and swings through the line. He is lucky to make some contact or else he would have been stumped by a fair bit. Gets an inside edge that goes to short fine leg for one.
6 Over | Run: 106/2 | Run Rate: 11.78
18.58.5: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, Short and on off, Abhishek cuts it hard but the backward point fielder dives to his left and saves a certain boundary. Just a single.
68.48.4: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Out of here! Darted in by Santner, on middle and leg, on a length. Sharma clears the front leg and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
18.38.3: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Very full, on off, SKY works it wide of cover and turns the strike over.
08.28.2: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated up, on off, SKY eases it to cover.
18.18.1: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, Pushed through first up, on middle, Abhishek flicks it through mid-wicket for one.
17.77.6: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, 20 runs off the over! On a length, on off, Abhishek pushes it through covers for a single.
7 Over | Run: 96/2 | Run Rate: 12.00
07.67.6: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, FIVE WIDES! It is going from bad to worse for Glenn Phillips. Sprayed down leg, on the shorter side, Sharma walks inside the line for the tickle but misses. The keeper, Devon Conway misses as well and it races away for a four.
17.57.5: Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and around off, sliced wide of point for a single.
17.47.4: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, FIFTY FOR ABHISHEK! Short and flat, on off, Sharma taps it off the back foot to long on and picks up a single. Gets to his half-century in 22 balls, the fastest for an Indian in a T20I against New Zealand. He has started 2026 just the way he would have liked but he will be hungry for more.
47.37.3: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Oopsie, another error by Kristian Clarke. The debutant is having a torrid time in the field.  Fuller and on off, Abhishek shimmies down the track and carves it towards deep cover. Clarke gets down on a knee but the ball bounces and spins just in front of him and he is beaten to his right.
47.27.2: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR MORE! To the other side of Kristian Clarke and this time, he had no chance. Fractionally short and equally short, on off, Sharma hammers it behind point and it races away to the fence.
47.17.1: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Oh, dear! Kristian Clarke is beaten by the spin. Phillips begins from around the wicket, on the shorter side, on off. Abhishek gives the bowler the charge and hits it towards deep cover. He does not quite get hold of it. Clarke moves to his left in the deep but fails to read the spin and ends up overruning the ball.
16.66.6: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, Tighter line and fuller as well, Abhishek strokes it to long off and keeps the strike with a single. 8 runs off the first over of spin tonight.
6 Over | Run: 76/2 | Run Rate: 10.86
46.56.5: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! First four for Abhishek! Sodhi drops it a bit too short and offers width, Sharma stays put in the crease and slaps it to the right of the man at deep point for a boundary.
16.46.4: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, A wrong'un from Sodhi, on a nagging length, turning down the leg stump. Suryakumar backs away to get it through the off side but the ball stays low. The ball squirts off an inside edge towards short fine leg for one.
06.36.3: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Very full from Sodhi, on middle, Surya digs it out to cover.
16.26.2: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, Out comes the googly, shorter and on off, Abhishek checks his shot and chips it uppishly but well away from the bowler to his right. It rolls to long off and they cross.
16.16.1: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted delivery, full and on middle, knocked down to long on for a single.
05.65.6: Kristian Clarke to Abhishek Sharma, Did that brush something? Clarke sticks to the off-pace option and bowls it on a short of a length, around leg. Sharma swings to get it away but misses. It dribbles behind towards the keeper. Not given as a wide and Abhishek has a quizzical look on his face. At the end of the Powerplay, India are 69/2.
6 Over | Run: 68/2 | Run Rate: 11.33
15.55.5: Kristian Clarke to Suryakumar Yadav, Clarke takes pace off and this is fuller, on off. SKY gets his bat down and jams it square on the leg side for a single.
65.45.4: Kristian Clarke to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! A Suryakumar Yadav classic! A cross-seam delivery, not high enough to trouble the batter. It sits up to be hit, around the waist. Suryakumar crouches and whips it behind square leg for a six.
15.35.3: Kristian Clarke to Abhishek Sharma, Clarke spots Sharma backing away and he follows him with a short ball. Abhishek gets his hands high and dabs it behind point for a single.
65.25.2: Kristian Clarke to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! All the way! 4th six for Abhishek in his 30 runs. On middle, on a back of a length, Abhishek steps out and opens up the front hip to carve it over cover for a biggie.
05.15.1: Kristian Clarke to Abhishek Sharma, Off-cutter, slammed into the surface, on off. Sharma swings across for the pull but does not rise as much as he expected and it sneaks under the blade.
14.74.6: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, A low full toss now, on middle and leg, Sharma pushes it out into the off side and scampers through for a single. 16 off the over.
7 Over | Run: 54/2 | Run Rate: 10.80
64.64.5: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Abhishek loves dealing in maximums and up comes the 50 for India as well. Dug in a bit short over middle and leg, Sharma leans back and clubs the half-pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
14.54.4: Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Pace-off again from Kyle, pitched fuller and outside off. SKY stays leg side of the ball and hits it through the point region for a single.
04.44.3: Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Slower ball, on a good length and outside off. Yadav goes back in the crease and taps it down to the short third fielder. Abhishek Sharma looks for the single but is sent back.
14.34.2: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length and around leg, cramping the batter for room. Sharma tucks it off the hips and towards mid-wicket for a single.
04.24.2: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Dug in short and outside off, this one sails over the batter's head and goes through to the keeper.
64.14.1: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Pumped down the ground with ease. Slower delivery from Jamieson, on a length and right in the slot around off. Abhishek picks it early and smashes it back over the bowler's head for a maximum.
03.63.6: Kristian Clarke to Suryakumar Yadav, Banged in on a hard length, straighter this time. SKY walks inside the line and pushes it across to mid-wicket. 
6 Over | Run: 38/2 | Run Rate: 9.50
43.53.5: Kristian Clarke to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Lovely shot. On a good length again, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav leans into the shot and strokes it away through the gap between cover and mid off for a boundary.
03.43.4: Kristian Clarke to Suryakumar Yadav, Oh, that kept so low. Good length at the stumps, Yadav looks to come down the pitch and punch the ball but is completely taken aback and just about manages to jam it out.
03.33.3: Kristian Clarke to Suryakumar Yadav, A beauty from Clarke. Good-length delivery just outside off, Yadav walks down the track but the ball nips away late and beats the outside edge.
13.23.2: Kristian Clarke to Abhishek Sharma, Slower delivery, relatively full and on the pads. Abhishek nudges it through square leg and turns the strike over.
23.13.1: Kristian Clarke to Abhishek Sharma, Clarke begins on the fuller side and bowls it wide of the off stump. Sharma throws his hands at it and slashes it over covers for a couple of runs.
42.62.6: Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Oh, that will make Suryakumar Yadav feel so much better. Back of a length and slightly wide of the off stump, SKY rocks back and punches it firmly through the gap at covers and picks up a boundary on the first ball.
6 Over | Run: 31/2 | Run Rate: 10.33
02.52.5: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Another soft dismissal and India are just looking to smash every ball in the Powerplay. Jacob Duffy takes a bit of pace off this delivery and bowls it back of a length outside off. Ishan Kishan steps forward to go over the off side but has to reach for it. Kishan hits it in the air and straight to the extra cover fielder. Mark Chapman takes an easy catch and India are 27/2 inside the first 3 overs.
02.42.4: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Hard length angled across off. Kishan stays back and just guides it down to short third.
42.32.3: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Kishan looks in pristine form at the moment. Back of a length, angled across off, Kishan leans across and plays a short-arm pull, nailing it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
02.22.2: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Nicely bowled. Slightly fuller on off, darting away. Kishan stays put and pokes at it but the ball whistles past the outside edge.
12.12.1: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Duffy bowls it slightly slower on leg and gets it to nip away. Sharma nudges it in front of mid-wicket and hustles through for the single.
41.61.6: Kyle Jamieson to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! What a way to end an eventful over, 14 runs and a wicket off it. Pitched up around middle, right in the slot, Ishan Kishan hits through the line and effortlessly lofts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
6 Over | Run: 22/1 | Run Rate: 11.00
01.51.5: Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Kyle Jamieson has the last laugh and boy, he is pumped. This is pitched fuller and around middle, angling in. It is there to be put away as well but Sanju Samson just clips it using his wrists and straight to Rachin Ravindra at mid-wicket. Rachin snaffles it to his left and that is a soft dismissal for Samson. He has to walk back for 10 (7) and India are 18/1.
41.41.4: Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Smashed! Dug in short again by Jamieson but it's just not short enough. Sanju Samson rocks back and pulls it flat and wide of mid-wicket for another boundary.
01.31.3: Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, Hard length in the channel, Sanju presses back and plays it with an angled bat, straight to short third.
21.21.2: Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, Much better from Kyle. On a good length, targeting middle stump. Samson tucks it away neatly through the big gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.
41.11.1: Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, FOUR! What a pick up from Samson! Jamieson bowls it shorter and angles it in. Sanju stays a bit crouched and hoicks the pull behind square leg for a boundary.
60.70.6: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Well, that's one way to get going. Just a touch fuller and straighter from Duffy. Sharma walks inside the line and lifts it dead straight and sends the ball sailing over the ropes for the first biggie of the game. 8 off the first over.
7 Over | Run: 8/0 | Run Rate: 8.00
00.60.5: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Another swing and a miss. Hard length around off, darts away sharply. Sharma gets forward and swings but is beaten by a mile.
00.50.4: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, That's a brilliant bumper from Duffy. Banged in short over middle and leg, at 135 kph and Duffy gets it to shoot off the deck. Abhishek looks to back away but adjusts well and leaves it alone.
00.40.3: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Very full, swings back into the legs, Sharma gets taken aback a bit and jams it across to mid-wicket.
00.30.3: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE. Abhishek Sharma makes his intentions clear right away. Good-length delivery, pushed wide outside off. Sharma charges down the track and misses it completely. Given as a wide.
00.20.2: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, India are underway! Fuller in length again, on middle, this one slides back in. Samson misses the flick and the ball thuds into the pads. It then rolls away behind square leg and they get a leg bye.
00.10.1: Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, Lovely shape to begin with from Duffy. This is pitched up on a fullish length on middle, this one angles in and then moves away. Sanju Samson stays watchful and plays it out with soft hands to cover.
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Kyle Jamieson(1 | 2)*
Mitchell Santner(20 | 13)
S Dube|3|0|28|2
119.619.6: Shivam Dube to Kyle Jamieson, That's it, it's all over. Dube finishes with a slower one, bowling it a touch fuller on off. Jamieson drills it down to long off and picks up a single. India win by 48 runs.
6 Over | Run: 190/7 | Run Rate: 9.50
019.519.5: Shivam Dube to Kyle Jamieson, No hat-trick! Slower delivery, bowled on a good length and outside off. Kyle Jamieson looks to drive but misses.
019.419.4: Shivam Dube to Kristian Clarke, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Shivam Dube and it's a golden duck on T20I debut for Kristian Clarke. A low full toss, well wide of the off stump. Clarke hangs back and is quick to get across to the off side. He lays into the shot and crunches it flat towards long on. Rinku Singh leaps up a bit and takes a fine catch a few yards inside the ropes.
019.319.3: Shivam Dube to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent judgment in the deep from the substitute fielder and Shivam Dube picks up a wicket as well. Slower one, on a good length and outside off. Daryl Mitchell goes after it but loses his shape and ends up lofting it wide of long off. Ravi Bishnoi runs across the turf to his left and snaffles it, all while keeping his balance.
119.219.2: Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner, That should have been left alone by Santner. Attempted wide yorker, ends up being a full toss that seems to be landing beyond the cut strip. Santner reaches for it and toe-ends it back towards the stumps at the other end. The ball deflects away and they get a single.
119.119.1: Shivam Dube to Daryl Mitchell, Full and wide outside off, just inside the tramline. Mitchell hangs deep and drags it across to long on for a single.
018.618.6: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Swing and a miss! A full ball outside off, takes off after pitching as well. Mitchell Santner swings across the line but only connects with thin air.
6 Over | Run: 187/5 | Run Rate: 9.84
218.518.5: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, A low full toss around off, nearly a perfect yorker. Santner jams it down into the deck and the ball goes over the bowler, rolling away to long off. The batters pick up a single.
118.418.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Excellent from Arshdeep, just four singles off it thus far. A wide yorker, gets it spot-on. Mitchell has to reach for it and squeezes it through backward point for a single.
118.318.3: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, A low full toss, angled into the toes, Santner flicks it away firmly but straight to deep mid-wicket for one.
118.218.2: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, DROPPED! Another catching opportunity goes down and this time, Ishan Kishan is the culprit. Pitched up full and on the pads, Daryl Mitchell whips it off his legs and gets it over mid-wicket. Kishan comes in from the deep but is just a bit casual and the ball slips through his hands. The Kiwis get a single.
118.118.1: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Banged in slow and short outside off. Santner drags the pull down to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.
417.617.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Really well adjusted in the end by Mitchell. Full and straight, Daryl Mitchell initially sets up for the reverse sweep but gets taken aback by the full toss. He quickly switches the grip and reverse ramps it fine of short third for a boundary. 15 off the over.
6 Over | Run: 181/5 | Run Rate: 10.06
117.517.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, Another yorker in the blockhole, angled into the legs. Santner makes room and firms it down to long off for a run.
117.417.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Daryl Mitchell, That's like hitting the nail on the head. A searing yorker on middle, right in the blochole. Daryl Mitchell digs it out wide of mid on and picks up a single.
117.317.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, Fuller in length, speared in towards the stumps. Santner backs away and drills it down to long off for just a single this time.
417.217.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! That's nicely put away as well by Santner. Short of a length, on the pads, flicked off the hips away wide of short fine leg for another boundary.
417.117.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! Very, very unlucky for Rinku Singh. Full and outside off, Mitchell Santner hangs deep and swats it flat and hard towards the long off fence. Rinku leaps up and palms the ball back in wonderfully but unfortunately for him, the ball dribbles back into the ropes.
416.616.6: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! That's nicely done by Mitchell. Arshdeep nails the wide yorker but this time Mitchell stays put, extends those arms and opens the face of the blade to squeeze it over short third for a boundary.
6 Over | Run: 166/5 | Run Rate: 9.76
416.516.5: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Off the edge! A well-directed bumper over middle and leg, Mitchell is standing well out of his crease and gets hurried on the pull. The ball takes the top edge and sails over the keeper's head for a boundary.
016.416.4: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Another wide yorker from Arshdeep, flirting with the tramline. Mitchell reaches out but ends up toe-ending it back on the deck. Had Mitchell left that, it would have been a wide.
116.316.3: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Slower ball, into the pitch and wide outside off. Santner hangs back and smacks it down through mid off for just a single.
216.216.2: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Good-length delivery on middle, Santner lifts it straight back over the bowler's head, but doesn't time it to perfection. Abhishek Sharma at long on, mops it up to his right and keeps it down to two.
116.116.1: Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Well, that went the other way. A wide yorker from Arshdeep. Mitchell pre-empts the reverse ramp but miscues it off the edge of the blade and gets it behind square leg for a single.
115.615.6: Abhishek Sharma to Daryl Mitchell, Darted in on the pads, whipped away through mid-wicket for just a single. Abhishek Sharma gives away just 3 runs in the 3 balls he had to bowl, excellent stuff.
6 Over | Run: 154/5 | Run Rate: 9.63
015.515.5: Abhishek Sharma to Daryl Mitchell, Floated up, on a length and angled into the batter. Mitchell backs away and slaps it down to cover.
215.415.4: Abhishek Sharma to Daryl Mitchell, Shorter in length and on off, Mitchell rocks back and swats it straight back into the turf. Abhishek Sharma looks to stop it in the follow-through but gets only fingertips on it. The ball goes through his legs and down to long off as the batters pick up a couple of runs.
415.315.3: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Oh, that's burst through the fingers of Axar Patel. Hopefully, he hasn't split his webbing here. Slower and on a dragged length around off. Mitchell swats it flat and hard to the left of the bowler. Axar bravely sticks out his left hand but the ball deflects away to the fence behind.
215.215.2: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, Oh, falls just short. Flighted ball, drifted into leg stump. Daryl Mitchell clears the front leg and heaves it off the inner half of the blade and gets it over mid-wicket. Abhishek Sharma races in from the deep and puts in the dive but the ball lands short. Sharma does well to get his body behind it and they get two runs.
115.115.1: Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner, A round-arm delivery, on the pads, Santner clips it to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.
114.614.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, Flat and short, on off, Santner dabs it wide of point for a single.
6 Over | Run: 144/5 | Run Rate: 9.60
014.514.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mark Chapman holes out. That will make New Zealand's job all the more difficult with both set batters now back in the hut. This is slowed down, on the shorter side, on middle. Chapman shimmies down the track and swings through the line. He is not to the pitch of the ball and gets only the height and not the distance. Abhishek Sharma runs in off the ropes and settles under the skier. Wicket number 2 for Chakaravarthy.
014.414.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Varun switches to over the wicket and this cuts across the left-hander, Mark punches it firmly to extra cover.
614.314.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, SIX! Excellent use of the feet! This keeps straight, on a length, on off, Chapman puts the dancing shoes on and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
114.214.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, Tosses it up, on middle, Mitchell advances down the track and has a big heave across the line. Shanks it off the inner half to deep square leg for a run.
014.114.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, In and around the off pole, on a nagging length, Mitchell taps it to extra cover.
413.613.6: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Picks the gap superbly, does Chapman! Axar stays around the wicket for the left-hander and serves it full, on off, Chapman gets low and swipes it right between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four.
6 Over | Run: 136/4 | Run Rate: 9.71
013.513.5: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, Sliding across the left-hander, on off, Chapman gets on top of it and punches it to cover.
113.413.4: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, Full and coming in with the arm, on middle, Mitchell gets low and plays the lap down to deep fine leg for a single.
013.313.3: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! A cry of anguish from Phillips as soon as he hit it. He knew it straight away. Axar spears it in, flat and on a nagging length, on middle. Glenn rocks on the back foot to unleash the pull but he is hurried on the shot. Ends up hitting it a lot straighter towards long on. Shivam Dube could have taken a couple of steps forward and made the catch easier for himself, but he opted to stay back. He got low to complete the catch. Phillips departs for a well-made 78 off 40 balls. New Zealand needed him to go longer.
613.213.2: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, SIX Same region, better result! Tossed up, outside off, Phillips stays leg side and opens up the front hip. He goes inside out over extra cover for a six.
413.113.1: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Up and over! Fractionally short, on off, Phillips presses deep in the crease and waits on it before slamming it over extra cover for a four.
112.612.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Good comeback from Varun after conceding a six on the first ball. The over ends up going for 11. Full and wide on off, Phillips digs it out through point for just a single.
6 Over | Run: 121/3 | Run Rate: 9.31
012.512.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, This is fizzed across the right-hander, Phillips lets it be but the ball sneaks inside the tramline.
112.412.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Flat and short, on middle, Mark backs away to force it through the off side. This dribbles in the deep and the call is for two straight away but Ishan Kishan keeps the batters down to one.
112.312.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Keeps the stumps in play, fuller than the previous ball. It is there to be hit but Phillips swings a bit too hard and loses his shape. Drags it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. They cross.
212.212.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Varun switches to around the wicket and pushes it across the batter, on a length. Phillips cuts it late and wide of deep point for a couple of runs.
612.112.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Floated up, right in the hitting arc, around the off stump. Phillips clears the front leg and tonks it over long on for a 107-metre six.
011.611.6: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, Off the edge! It does not matter much as the ball did not carry to Sanju Samson. Dube gets the slower, short ball high enough this time, on off. Chapman shimmies down the track but then has to adjust to the length. Gets his hands high to fetch the pull but misses.
6 Over | Run: 110/3 | Run Rate: 9.17
611.511.5: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, SIX! All the way! 15 off the over with a ball to go. Dube slams the surface but fails to get it high enough, on middle. Mark waits on it before pulling it flat and wide of deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
111.411.4: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, On a back of a length, outside off, Phillips slaps it to deep point for one more.
611.311.3: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, SIX! WOW! That has gone back many a mile. It has to be the longest hit of the night. Yes, it is. A 105-metre hit, and Glenn enjoyed it. On a short of a length, this sits up to be hit, on middle. Phillips stays on the back foot and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
111.211.2: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, Angled away, on a short of a length, Mark spanks it to wide long on for a single.
111.111.1: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, Hurls it on a back of a length, on middle. Phillips whips it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
410.610.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Bumrah bowls it short, on middle, Mark is able to swivel quickly and unleashes the pull to beat the diving deep square leg fielder for a four.
6 Over | Run: 95/3 | Run Rate: 8.64
010.510.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, Nails the yorker, on middle and leg, Chapman jams it out to mid-wicket.
110.410.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, FIFTY FOR PHILLIPS! A ton in the ODI series decider and a half-century to start the T20I leg of the tour. It has been a lone fight tonight. Bumrah bowls the slower bumper, on off, Phillips hops and dabs it down to deep third for a single. Brings up his 11th T20 half-century.
110.310.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, On a back of a length, on off, Mark swats it in front of square for a run.
110.210.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Skidding through, on a hard length, on middle, Phillips hammers it to deep square leg for a single.
110.110.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, DROPPED! Rinku Singh has shelled it. Off-cutter from Bumrah, on a length, on leg. Chapman has a swipe across the line but the ball spins away to catch the top edge. It goes straight up towards deep square leg, where Rinku moves forward off the ropes but does not hold on. The ball hits his palm and pops out. Bumrah smiles it off. They cross.
49.69.6: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! That's been nailed. Short ball over middle, at a gentle pace as well. Phillips has all the time in the world to rock back and pulls it firmly behind square leg for a boundary. New Zealand are 87/3 at the end of 10 overs, exactly 30 runs behind India at the same stage.
6 Over | Run: 87/3 | Run Rate: 8.70
09.59.5: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, A slower bumper, banged in well short and outside off. Phillips leaps up and tries to pull it down but misses. No wide called either.
29.49.4: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, Slower one, pitched up on off. Phillips backs away and punches it straight back down the ground. Pandya cuts it off to his right running from long off and keeps it down to two runs.
19.39.3: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, Shorter one on the hips, nudged away down to long leg for just another single.
19.29.2: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length and outside off, cut away square past point for a single.
29.19.1: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, That should have been out! Hard length on middle, Phillips tucks it away through mid-wicket for one but he wants two. Phillips takes on the arm of Rinku Singh who reaches the ball in a flash and throws it perfectly to the keeper. However, Sanju Samson completely fumbles the ball and Phillips is able to get home. Poor decision to go for the second run but Phillips survives.
28.68.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Slightly tossed up, fuller and around off. Chapman hits it through extra cover and gets it wide enough of long off to pick up a couple of runs.
6 Over | Run: 77/3 | Run Rate: 8.56
48.58.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely for New Zealand. Chapman backs away early and Varun Chakaravarthy tries to bowl it really wide outside off. Chapman throws his hands at it and gets a thick outside edge that goes fine of short third and rolls away into the fence.
08.48.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Good length, darted into middle and leg. Chapman gets on the front foot and taps it across to short mid-wicket.
18.38.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Dragged length outside off, eased away through covers for a single by Phillips.
68.28.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Swung away for a biggie. Slightly fuller and around middle, Glenn Phillips gets under the ball and swipes it handsomely over cow corner for a 93-meter maximum.
18.18.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Dropped short and outside off, swatted away without much timing through mid off for a single.
17.77.6: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, Quick and short, darted into the pads. Chapman flicks it down to long leg for one more.
7 Over | Run: 63/3 | Run Rate: 7.88
17.67.5: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Flatter one on leg, Phillips whips it away towards wide long on for another single.
17.57.4: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, On the shorter side and around leg stump, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
47.47.3: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Sweetly timed. Fuller in length, angled in, Chapman gets forward and smacks it wide of the fielder at mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.
07.37.3: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, WIDE. Shortish length, turning down the leg side. Mark Chapman looks to pull it fine but misses. The keeper seems very excited about a caught behind but the umpire signals a wide. The interesting thing here is that the bowler doesn't appeal at all. But Sanju is adamant and India take the review. The third umpire checks UltraEdge and finds that the ball went under the gloves and there's no contact on the body either. It stays NOT OUT and the wide call will stay as well.
07.27.2: Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, Quick and flat around off, Chapman backs away and slaps it straight to covers.
17.17.1: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, Flighted ball on middle and leg, Phillips takes the front leg out and heaves it off the inner half of the blade to deep mid-wicket for a run.
06.66.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Nicely bowled. Varun bowls this quicker and a bit fuller outside off. The ball holds its line as Chapman ends up playing inside the line.
6 Over | Run: 54/3 | Run Rate: 7.71
16.56.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, A big wrong'un, on a length and angled into middle. Phillips hops back and tucks it behind square leg for a single.
16.46.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, Shorter in length and around off, Mark Chapman swats it off the back foot and gets it through mid-wicket for a single.
06.36.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Robinson, OUT! CAUGHT! No timing on it whatsoever from Tim Robinson and he has to walk back to the shed. Varun Chakaravarthy drags the length back by a couple of inches and keeps it fairly straight. Robinson opts to charge down the track but miscues it completely. The ball lobs straight towards short mid-wicket, where Shivam Dube takes a straightforward catch and the brewing stand is broken. Varun gets a wicket in his first over and Robinson walks back after making 21 (15).
16.26.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, Good length on off, sliding on, Phillips rocks back and forces it down to long on for one more.
16.16.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Robinson, Varun starts with a length ball, bowling it in line with the stumps. Robinson presses back and punches it down to long on for a single. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.
25.65.6: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, On the shorter side again, Phillips rocks back and pulls it to the right of Rinku Singh at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs more. The 50 also comes up for the Kiwis, right at the end of the Powerplay.
6 Over | Run: 50/2 | Run Rate: 8.33
65.55.5: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Clean as a whistle. Marginally short, sliding in towards middle and leg. Glenn rocks back early and short-arm pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
25.45.4: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, That's excellent from Rinku Singh in the deep. Fuller one, drifted into middle, Glenn Phillips hoicks it away and gets it well to the right of deep mid-wicket. Rinku sprints across the turf and dives in to save a couple of runs.
05.35.3: Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, A touch fuller and in line with the stumps, Phillips strokes it back to the bowler.
15.25.2: Axar Patel to Tim Robinson, Flatter again, around middle. Robinson shovels it off the back foot and gets it wide of deep mid-wicket for a single.
05.15.1: Axar Patel to Tim Robinson, Axar uses his height and lands the ball on a good length, darting it back into the batter. Robinson backs away and jams it into the off side.
04.64.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Honing in on the stumps, full in length, Glenn plays a punchy drive on the bounce towards the bowler. Bumrah sticks out his left hand on his follow-through to make the stop.
6 Over | Run: 39/2 | Run Rate: 7.80
04.54.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Good comeback! A sharp and quick bumper from Bumrah, outside off, Phillips hops to flay at it but the ball keeps rising and he is beaten for pace.
44.44.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Absolutely hammered! A bit too full from Bumrah, pace off, on off. Phillips does not miss out as he smashes it past the diving Suryakumar Yadav at cover for a four.
14.34.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Robinson, Skidding through, on a back of a length, on middle. Tim hops and drops it beside the strip on the leg side for one more.
14.24.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, The length is pulled back, on off, Phillips looks to nudge it into the off side but does not pick the slower ball. Ends up bunting it down on the off side. They cross.
04.14.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Attacking the front pad with a full ball, Phillips works it to mid on.
43.73.6: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, FOUR! Ishan Kishan's effort goes in vain. Hardik floats it up, outside off, Robinson leans on and drills it all along the ground, wide of deep cover. Ishan flings himself to his right in the deep and gets a hand on it but it is not enough. The ball trickles behind into the fence. 17 runs off the over and New Zealand are starting to get a bit of momentum.
7 Over | Run: 33/2 | Run Rate: 8.25
03.63.5: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, Hardik hurls it on a good length, outside off, Tim extends his hands and knocks it to extra cover.
13.53.4: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, On off, on a back of a length, Phillips drives it on the up straight to extra cover, where Rinku does not quite judge the bounce and the ball deflects away off his leg, allowing a single.
13.43.3: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, Another off-cutter, on a length, on off, Robinson punches towards extra cover and takes a quick single.
63.33.2: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, SIX! Nothing streaky about this one! Hardik hits the hard length, over middle. Tim stands tall and just effortlessly pulls it off the front foot over mid-wicket for a flat six.
43.23.1: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, FOUR! Off the edge! Pace off at 113.6 kph, on a length, outside off, Robinson throws his hands at it and it flies off a thickish outside edge, past short third for a four.
03.13.1: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, Wide! Hardik bends his back and digs it in short, over off. Robinson swivels but then bails out of the pull. The ball sails over his head for a wide.
62.62.6: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Hit with real authority! Arshdeep lands it on the fuller side, on off, Phillips just holds his shape and swings through the line. Tonks it over mid off and picks up a six.
6 Over | Run: 16/2 | Run Rate: 5.33
02.52.5: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, Around off, Phillips punches this length ball to cover.
02.42.4: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, On a good length, outside off, Phillips flashes but ends up chopping it down on the deck.
12.32.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Robinson, Tight single! Arshdeep lands it on a back of a length, on middle. Robinson gets on top of the bounce and tucks it in front of Ishan Kishan at a catching mid-wicket. Kishan swoops in and has a shy at the bowling end whilst losing his balance. Tim dives to get home. It would have been interesting had the throw hit.
12.22.2: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, This swings away, full and on off, Glenn strokes it in front of mid off for a single.
42.12.1: Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Lovely shot! A bit of shape back into the right-hander, on a length, on middle. Phillips brings his wrists into play and threads the gap between mid on and mid-wicket for the first four of the chase.
21.61.6: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, Just out of reach! Pandya drags the length back, on off, Robinson stays put in the crease and swings through the line. Skies it off the bottom half of the blade but he gets enough bat on it to evade the backtracking Suryakumar Yadav at mid on. Two runs taken.
6 Over | Run: 4/2 | Run Rate: 2.00
01.51.5: Hardik Pandya to Tim Robinson, A bit of hesitation but no harm done. Keeps the stumps in play, does Hardik, on off, Robinson dabs it towards cover and wants to sneak in a single but Phillips is not interested and he sends Tim back. It was the right call as Rinku was quick to get to the ball.
11.41.4: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, Fuller and on middle, Phillips taps it in front mid on and steals a quick single from Arshdeep Singh, who is caught on his heels.
01.31.3: Hardik Pandya to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Hardik strikes from the other end and backs up what Arshdeep did in the first over. Angling away again, on a back of a length, on middle. Ravindra uses his feet this time but is nowhere near the pitch of it. He pushes hard at the ball to force it down the ground. Gets an outside edge and it is snaffled by Abhishek Sharma to his left at slip. New Zealand are 1/2, chasing 239.
01.21.2: Hardik Pandya to Rachin Ravindra, Another one that leaves the left-hander, on a nagging length, Ravindra tries to hit this one on the rise but mistimes it to mid off.
01.11.1: Hardik Pandya to Rachin Ravindra, A gentle outswinger at 128 kph, on a good length, punched on the up to cover without much timing.
00.60.6: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Robinson, Keeps it nice and full, on middle. Tim brings his wrists into play and works it to mid-wicket.
6 Over | Run: 1/1 | Run Rate: 1.00
00.50.5: Arshdeep Singh to Tim Robinson, Rapped on the pads! A prolonged appeal from Arshdeep Singh but turned down. Suryakumar Yadav has a word with the bowler and the keeper. He takes the review just before the timer runs out. Is it doing too much? The first replay does seem to indicate so. Pitched up by Arshdeep from over the wicket, Robinson stays rooted to the crease and brings his bat out in front for the flick. He is beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the front pad. No bat involved but the Ball Tracking has the ball swinging beyond the leg pole. India burn an early review.
10.40.4: Arshdeep Singh to Rachin Ravindra, Inswinger attempted by Arshdeep, on a good length, outside off. Ravindra pushes hard at the ball. The ball goes off the outside edge down to deep third for a single.
00.30.3: Arshdeep Singh to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, outside off, Rachin reaches out and cracks the drive but picks out the man at point.
00.20.2: Arshdeep Singh to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A stunner from Sanju Samson. Devon Conway departs for a two-ball duck. Full and moving away in the air. Conway extends his hands away from his body and goes hard on the lofted drive on the off side. The ball takes the outside edge and it loops behind towards the keeper. Samson dives to his left and sticks out his left glove to hold onto a fine catch.
00.10.1: Arshdeep Singh to Devon Conway, Slightly wayward from Singh first up. He drifts down leg in search of swing but the ball stays within the new guideline for wide on the leg side. Conway gets on his toes to flick it away but misses.
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