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NZ VS IND

3rd T20I, 25-Jan-2026

153/9 20.0 oversRun Rate: 7.65
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155/2 10.0 overs Run Rate: 15.5
India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets
New Zealand First Innings
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Jacob Duffy(4 | 3)*
Ish Sodhi(2 | 5)
J Bumrah|4|0|17|3
119.619.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy, A single to end the innings! Bumrah nails the yorker, on middle. Jacob gets his bat down and jams it out beside the strip on the off side for a single. New Zealand finish with 153!
6 Over | Run: 153/9 | Run Rate: 7.65
219.519.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy, On a good length, off-cutter, on off, Duffy swings across aerially to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.
119.419.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Ish Sodhi, Sodhi was gone had the throw hit! Right in the blockhole, on off, Ish squeezes it out to cover and sets off for the run. Suryakumar Yadav swoops in, picks the ball up and has a shy at the bowling end. Sodhi had given up but SKY missed the stumps.
019.319.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Ish Sodhi, FOUR LEG BYES! Harshit Rana's effort goes in vain. A sharp and quick bumper, aimed at the body by Bumrah. Sodhi ducks under it and the ball keeps climbing. The keeper, Sanju Samson leaps and gets a hand on it. The ball trickles behind towards the deep fine leg fence. Rana sprints to his left from deep third and dives to push the ball away from the fence. The third umpire is called into action. It is a matter of one frame and the replays show that his body came in contact with the boundary cushions first and then he let the ball go.
119.219.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy, Slips it in a short of a length, on middle. Duffy makes room and slaps it back past the bowler for a single.
019.119.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Santner holes out. He will be gutted to have missed out. This was a low full toss, on middle and leg. Santner cleared the front leg and swung across the line. He was hurried and got it high on the bat. It went only as far as deep mid-wicket, where Abhishek Sharma ran to his right and did the rest. Santner falls for 27 (17). New Zealand are now 9 down for 144.
118.618.6: Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner, Off-cutter at 113.1 kph, short and on off. Mitchell hops and eases the pull behind square. He keeps the strike with a single.
6 Over | Run: 144/8 | Run Rate: 7.58
118.518.5: Harshit Rana to Ish Sodhi, Bashes the surface, over middle. Ish backs away and mistimes the pull to long on. They cross.
018.418.4: Harshit Rana to Ish Sodhi, Goes very full, a hint of tail back towards the off stump. Sodhi swings at it but is beaten on the inside edge. Not far away from crashing into the off pole.
118.318.3: Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner, Outside off, on a short of a length, Santner chops it wide of cover for a single.
018.218.2: Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner, Rana switches to around the wicket and bowls the slower bumper, over middle. Santner initially thinks about ducking under it before making a late decision to ramp it over the keeper. He ends up missing.
618.118.1: Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Rana bowls the off-cutter, full and outside off. A clean swing of the arms by Santner and he smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.
017.617.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ish Sodhi, A searing yorker, at the toes. Sodhi hurriedly gets his bat down and digs it out.
6 Over | Run: 135/8 | Run Rate: 7.50
117.517.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, On middle and leg, on a length, this is turned in front of square on the leg side for one.
117.417.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner, OUT! MATT HENRY IS RUN OUT! Full and straight, attacking the stumps, Santner powers the drive down to the left of long off. He wants to come back for the second and keep the strike. Henry is a bit slow to return and Kishan fires in a throw on the bounce. Bumrah stands beside the stumps and collects the ball to his left before whipping the bails off. The third umpire is called into action and the replays find Matt short of his ground by a fair bit. New Zealand are now 134/8.
117.317.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Matt Henry, On a hard length, outside off, cut away to deep cover for a single by Henry.
017.217.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! TIMBER! Just too good for Jamieson. Skidding through, on a good length. Jamieson stays on the back foot and exposes all three stumps. He tries to whip it across the line but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and uproots the leg pole. Bumrah follows it up with a stare. New Zealand are now 7 down for 132.
017.117.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson, Bumrah gets it very full, angling in on the leg stump. Jamieson jams it out to cover.
416.616.6: Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Dube pushes the length up, on middle. Santner swings through the line and powers it back over the bowler's head. Dube gets both hands over his head but the ball is past him by then. Not a lot of ground to cover for the man at long off but he stood no chance.
6 Over | Run: 132/6 | Run Rate: 7.76
016.516.5: Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner, Pace on now, short ball, outside off, Santner flashes but fails to connect.
116.416.4: Shivam Dube to Kyle Jamieson, On a shortish length, outside off, Kyle drags the slower ball to long on. They cross.
116.316.3: Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner, Skidding through, fuller and on off, Santner pats it to the left of extra cover for a run.
416.216.2: Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! In the gap! Pace off, into the surface, outside off. Santner takes a step across and reaches out to flay it to the right of the man at deep point for a four.
116.116.1: Shivam Dube to Kyle Jamieson, Into the wicket, on off, Jamieson knocks it to long off and turns the strike over.
215.615.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner, Tossed up, full and outside off, Santner extends his hands and cracks the drive wide of long off to his right for a couple of runs.
6 Over | Run: 121/6 | Run Rate: 7.56
415.515.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! Untidy from Shivam Dube. Floated up, very full, on off, Santner drills it down the ground. Dube moves to his left at long off but fails to get low enough. The ball goes under his hands and into the fence.
015.415.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner, Googly, keeping it wide on off, on a length. Mitchell bunts it to cover.
215.315.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner, Short and on off, Santner slaps it off the back foot between cover and long off for a couple of runs.
115.215.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Kyle Jamieson, No hat-trick! Googly, fuller and on off, Jamieson pushes it down to long off for a single.
015.115.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! 'Catch it' is the call and Ishan Kishan makes no mistake. Bishnoi bowls it flat and short, on middle, Phillips rocks on the back foot and clears the front leg to unleash the pull. He gets it right off the toe end of the blade and it goes flat towards deep mid-wicket, where Ishan runs a few steps in off the ropes and takes it around his waist. The Kiwis needed Glenn to bat through but he falls for 48 (40). New Zealand are now 112/6. Bishnoi is on a hat-trick, having picked up a wicket on the last ball on his previous over.
014.614.6: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, Well bowled! Short and slower around off. Santner shapes up for the pull, checks it midway and ends up ducking as the ball whistles past him.
6 Over | Run: 112/5 | Run Rate: 7.47
014.514.5: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, On a shorter length, around off, Santner leans back and leaves. 
014.414.4: Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! GONE! New Zealand lose half their side now. Hardik goes pace off once again, and bangs it short, outside the off stump. Mitchell arches back and uppercuts it, but gets no timing at all. Airs it straight down the throat of Ishan Kishan at deep point who makes no mistake. Daryl Mitchell departs on 14 off 8 and New Zealand are 112/5.
414.314.3: Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Outsmarts the bowler! Hardik bowls a slower bouncer, outside off. Daryl waits for it for an eternity and slaps it over backward point. Kuldeep Yadav leaps and stretches his left hand over his hand, but it flies over him for a boundary. 
114.214.2: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, Takes pace off, short, on middle, Phillips pulls it off the back foot to deep backward square leg for a single.
014.114.1: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, On a good length, on off. Phillips bunts it on the bounce off the back foot. Hardik leaps to his right on his follow-through and plucks it one-handed. 
113.713.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, A touch short, on leg, Phillips uses the depth of the crease and turns it to deep square leg for one. 10 off the over, 21 from the last 2 for the Kiwis. 
7 Over | Run: 107/4 | Run Rate: 7.64
113.613.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Flat and on a length, outside off. Mitchell rocks back and plays it in the V, down to long on for a single. 
013.513.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, WIDE! Far across the right-hander, beyond the tramline. Mitchell ignores. Wide called.
013.413.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Smartly bowled. Lands it outside leg, it is the googly on a length. Daryl stabs it down the pitch. 
113.313.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, On middle, full in length, Phillips drives it along the turf to long off for one.
213.213.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Had to hurry! Pitched outside leg, on a length. Phillips goes deep in the crease and nudges it using soft hands through square leg. Ishan Kishan runs in off the ropes and gets rid of the ball to the bowler's end, but Mitchell is in before Kuldeep collects and breaks the stumps. 
413.113.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Loose ball and gets the treatment! At 87.2 kph, this is flat and full, outside leg. Glenn gets down on a knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a cracking boundary. 100 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!
112.612.6: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, Attacks the stumps, on a fuller length, Phillips drives it down the ground, to the left of Rinku at long on for a single. 11 runs from the over. 
6 Over | Run: 97/4 | Run Rate: 7.46
112.512.5: Harshit Rana to Daryl Mitchell, Slower one by the looks of it, at 109.5 kph, full and outside off. Daryl tries to hit it downtown, but gets a thick inside edge onto the back pad. The ball deflects to the short third region and they cross. 
212.412.4: Harshit Rana to Daryl Mitchell, Touch short, outside off, Mitchell steers it to the right of the diving Ishan Kishan at point for a couple of runs. 
612.312.3: Harshit Rana to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Short into the pitch, on off, Mitchell gets into a good position by going deep in the crease and pulls it over deep square leg for a huge six. 
012.212.2: Harshit Rana to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length, around off, Daryl covers the line and blocks it back to the bowler. 
112.112.1: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, Rana goes full and on leg, Phillips flicks it to long on for a single. 
011.611.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Bishnoi has given a good account of himself and gets rewarded for his precise execution. He keeps it short and dishes out on a lower trajectory on a shorter length, outside off. Chapman goes for a flashy drive to the off side, but gets a thin outside edge and Samson does the rest behind the stumps with a sharp catch. The 52-run partnership is broken now as Mark Chapman falls for 32 off 23. New Zealand are 86/4.
6 Over | Run: 86/4 | Run Rate: 7.17
111.511.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, Fractionally short, around off. Glenn goes deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for one more. 
111.411.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, Short and wide on off, Mark drags it across and plays it along the ground to long on for a single. 
111.311.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, Quicker through the air, short on off, Phillips slaps it off the back foot to long off for a single. The 50-run partnership comes up between these two!
111.211.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, Flat, full, on off, Chapman shimmies down the track and flicks it past mid on for a single. 
011.111.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, A slider on a fuller length, outside off, Chapman gets in an awkward position to cut it square, and gets beaten on the outside edge. 
110.610.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, Slower one, on a length, at 123 kph. Chapman dinks it to the mid-wicket region for a quick single. Another miserly over from Bumrah. Just 7 from it. His figures read 2-0-9-1 so far. 
6 Over | Run: 82/3 | Run Rate: 7.45
110.510.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Lasers one on a fuller length, on middle, Phillips drills it down to long on for a single. 
410.410.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Gets it through! Short of a good length, angled at the pads. Phillips short-arm jabs it off the back foot to the deep square leg region. Dube runs across to his left, dives to flick the ball in, but his effort goes in vain. 
010.310.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Sharp bouncer, outside off, Phillips leans back to play the uppercut, but misses. 
010.210.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Slants it into the batter, on a back of a length. Phillips plays from the crease and bunts it back to Bumrah. 
110.110.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, Pitched hard on a length, outside leg. Mark hangs back and steers it to deep square leg for a single. 
19.69.6: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, Drags the length back, does Dube, on middle, Mark tucks it through mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single. 13 runs off Dube's first over.
6 Over | Run: 75/3 | Run Rate: 7.50
69.59.5: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, SIX! Hits the boundary cushions on the full! Dube takes pace off and tries to keep it away from the batter's hitting arc. Full and near the tramline, Chapman gets low, reaches out and slams it over cover for a six.
19.49.4: Shivam Dube to Glenn Phillips, Hurls it full, on leg, Phillips flicks it to deep mid-wicket. They cross.
19.39.3: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, Fuller and at the stumps, this is swiped away to deep square leg for a run.
49.29.2: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Easy pickings! Dube errs in line as he serves the short ball, down leg with fine leg inside the circle. Mark just swivels and pulls it behind square for a four.
09.19.1: Shivam Dube to Mark Chapman, On a back of a length, going across, Chapman advances down the track and goes after it with hard hands. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.
18.68.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, Looped up, on middle, Mark mows it to long on for one more. A productive over for New Zealand. 19 runs off it. They will be hoping that this kickstarts their charge.
6 Over | Run: 62/3 | Run Rate: 6.89
18.58.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Shorter and on off, Glenn punches it to long off and turns the strike over.
68.48.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, SIX! A nice step hit from Phillips! This is turning out to be a good over for the Kiwis. Floated up, on off, Phillips takes a step towards the pitch of the ball and just swings through the line. He pumps it back over the bowler's head and clears the long on fence with ease. 17 runs off the over with a couple of balls to go.
18.38.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, Full and on middle, worked to long on for one.
48.28.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Fortuitous boundary for Chapman! Bowls it flat and full, on middle. Mark shimmies down the track and ends up yorking himself. He had to get some bat on it or else he would have been stumped. Drops his bat down and the ball squirts off an inside edge past short fine leg for a four.
68.18.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, SIX! Into the stands! Fractionally short, around leg, Chapman goes on the back foot in a flash and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
17.67.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, Keeps the stumps in play, full and quick, Mark whips it to long on. Just a single. Another tidy over from Bishnoi, just 4 off it.
6 Over | Run: 43/3 | Run Rate: 5.38
07.57.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, Dishes out the wrong'un, full and on off. Chapman punches it without much timing to extra cover.
17.47.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, Bowls it short and quick, on off, Phillips smashes it back past the bowler, down to long off for a single.
17.37.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, Fuller and wider on off, Chapman reaches out and chops it through point for one.
07.27.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Mark Chapman, Googly, running across the left-hander, Mark taps it on the bounce back to the bowler.
17.17.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, Pushed through, short and outside off, slapped to deep cover. They cross.
16.66.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Hangs it up there, fuller and on middle, Glenn works it wide of deep mid-wicket. He calls for two but has to settle with one as the fielder in the deep gets rid of the ball quickly.
6 Over | Run: 39/3 | Run Rate: 5.57
06.56.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Out comes the googly, fractionally short but slower through the air, on off. Phillips waits back and punches it to cover.
16.46.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, Shorter and flatter, on middle, Chapman makes room and hits it down to long off for one.
06.36.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, Flat and full, on middle, Mark steps out and ends up getting too close to the ball. He digs it out to mid-wicket.
06.26.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Mark Chapman, A slider, full and on middle and leg, Chapman wrists it to mid-wicket.
16.16.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, Flighted delivery, full and on leg, Phillips clips it in front of square on the leg side and gets to the other end.
15.65.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Some serious wheels from Bumrah! Hits the hard length and gets the ball to zip through, on middle. Phillips tries to fend it down but cops a bit of a blow on the glove. It goes behind on the leg side for one. At the end of 6 overs, New Zealand are 36/3.
6 Over | Run: 36/3 | Run Rate: 6.00
05.55.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, A flash and a miss! Off-cutter at 123 kph, on the shorter side, Phillips has a swing at it but the ball kicks up a bit to go over the flailing blade. 
05.45.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, On the fuller side, on off, Glenn is rushed and chops it down to cover-point.
05.35.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips, Skidding through, on a back of a length, on off, Phillips dabs it from the crease to point.
15.25.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman, On a back of a length, on middle, Chapman nudges it wide of mid-wicket to get off the mark.
05.15.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert, OUT! TIMBER! Jasprit Bumrah produces an absolute beauty, and the off stump goes for a toss. Bumrah steams in from over the wicket and lands it on a good length at 137 kph, in line with the off stump. Seifert brings his bat out in front as he looks to work it with the angle. He half-closes the bat face, trying to work it towards mid on. The ball threatens to angle in, but it holds its line to beat Tim on the outside edge and it uproots the off stump. 12 (11) for Seifert and New Zealand are now 34/3.
04.64.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, A deceptive googly, shortish on middle. Phillips hangs deep and hits it to the cover fielder. Excellent over from Bishnoi. Just a single from it. 
6 Over | Run: 34/2 | Run Rate: 6.80
04.54.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, Keeps it flat and quick, outside the off stump. Glenn Phillips gets on the back foot and chop-cuts it to point. 
14.44.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Tim Seifert, Flatter and fractionally fuller, on off, Seifert drives it down to long off for a single. 
04.34.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Tim Seifert, Again, a length ball, outside off, Seifert drives it off the front foot to SKY at cover.
04.24.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Tim Seifert, A googly, short, on middle, Seifert hangs back and eases it to cover.
04.14.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Tim Seifert, Starts with a short leg break, outside off, Tim stands tall and slaps it away, but the cover fielder dives to his right and stops it. 
43.63.6: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! That has pinged off his blade! A yard behind fuller length, outside off, Glenn Phillips hits it through the line and cracks the cover drive through the gap for a boundary. 
6 Over | Run: 33/2 | Run Rate: 8.25
03.53.5: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, Bashes the length hard, jagging back in from off. Glenn stands tall and punches it back to the bowler. 
03.43.4: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, Slams the deck really hard, at 130.1 kph, outside off, Phillips plays off the back foot and knocks it solidly to cover.
13.33.3: Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, A deceptive slower bouncer on top of the stumps. Seifert waits and controls the pull shot along the ground to deep backward square leg. One taken.
13.23.2: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, Hard length, on top of off, Glenn rides the bounce and punches it to the left of cover for a single. 
13.13.1: Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, Sharp running! Length ball, angling in and around leg, this is bunted to the left of mid-wicket for a quick run. 
02.62.6: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, Skiddy delivery, short and on the bodyline. Glenn shapes up to jab it across the line to the leg side, but gets rammed near the chest and the ball bobbles up to the off side. 
6 Over | Run: 26/2 | Run Rate: 8.67
02.52.5: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, BEATEN! Zips through the deck, on a back of a length, outside off, Phillips goes for an expansive drive away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker. 
42.42.4: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Off the edge! Curves away from the batter, on a hard length. Phillips is rushed into the shot, trying to punch it away, but gets a thick under edge and the ball bounces over the leaping keeper to the fence behind. 
02.32.3: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, On a good length, moving away, fended off the back foot to point. 
42.22.2: Harshit Rana to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! That has gone like a tracer bullet! Short of a length, outside off, Glenn gets on top of it and square cuts it powerfully. Abhishek Sharma dives to his left, gets a decent hand on it, but it deflects away to the ropes. 
12.12.1: Harshit Rana to Tim Seifert, Oh, nearly dragged on! Nips in from off, on a hard length. Tim tries to ride the bounce but gets a thick inside edge past the leg stump and the ball rolls towards backward square leg for a single. 
01.61.6: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, Hits the deck hard, outside off, Glenn stays back and dabs it to the backward point region using soft hands.
6 Over | Run: 17/2 | Run Rate: 8.50
41.51.5: Hardik Pandya to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Glorious stroke, no need to run for that! Hardik feeds it full, on off, shaping slightly away. Glenn Phillips gets on the front foot, head on the ball and laces it through the cover and mid off gap for a boundary.
01.41.4: Hardik Pandya to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! GONE! He couldn't have picked out the fielder any better. India are right on top as Hardik strikes now. He slams the deck hard, landing in thereabouts of the leg stump line. Rachin shapes up for the pull shot, hits it flat and to the left of the deep square leg fielder. Bishnoi, stationed there, moves a bit to his left, gets on his haunches and grabs a safe catch. Rachin Ravindra departs on 4 off 5 and New Zealand are 13/2.
01.31.3: Hardik Pandya to Rachin Ravindra, Shapes in a touch, pitched around leg, Rachin misses to whip it across and wears on the back pad. 
31.21.2: Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, Superb effort by Kuldeep in the outfield! Slides one onto the pads, on a fuller length, Seifert flicks it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg. Kuldeep runs across from deep mid-wicket and slides to his right to push the ball away. Three taken. 
41.11.1: Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, FOUR! A bit uppish, but in the gap! Angled onto the pads, on a fullish length. Tim mistimes the flick shot and chips it in the air, but wide of the mid on fielder for a boundary.
00.60.6: Harshit Rana to Rachin Ravindra, Fired in a fuller length, on the pads, Rachin misses the flick and the ball squirts off the front pad to the keeper's left. 
6 Over | Run: 6/1 | Run Rate: 6.00
00.50.5: Harshit Rana to Rachin Ravindra, On a length on the leg stump. Rachin looks to poke at that but gets beaten on the outside edge. 
40.40.4: Harshit Rana to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Graceful stroke! Full and wide outside off, Rachin leans on and effortlessly creams it past cover for a boundary to open his account.
00.30.3: Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! That's a spectacular catch from Hardik. And Harshit completes his five-for against Conway as well in this tour. Lands this on a fractionally fuller length, outside off, Coway tries to hit it up and over mid off, but his bat turns at the point of contact and is chipped towards mid off. Hardik shows his acrobatics as he times his jump to perfection to his left and manages to hold onto the catch despite falling hard on the ground. Conway falls for 1 (2) and New Zealand are 2/1.
10.20.2: Harshit Rana to Tim Seifert, Sharp inswinger on a good length, on leg, Tim plays it on the up and nudges it wide of mid on for a single. Seifert too, is off the mark. 
10.10.1: Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, Off the mark straightaway! Harshit steams in from around the stump, and lands it on a length, shaping it away, outside off, Devon presses back and stabs it to the point region for a quick single.
India Second Innings
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Suryakumar Yadav(57 | 26)*
Abhishek Sharma(68 | 20)
G Phillips|1|0|16|0
49.69.6: Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! That will do it! A juicy full toss, on off, Suryakumar Yadav stands tall and pulls it across, finding the gap yet again between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. India win by 8 wickets, with 60 balls to spare and also take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
6 Over | Run: 155/2 | Run Rate: 15.50
49.59.5: Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Goodness me, that's a seriously good shot. FIFTY FOR SURYAKUMAR YADAV! Off just 25 balls. Back-to-back half centuries for the Indian skipper. Full and wide outside off, Suryakumar collapses his back knee into the pitch and slogs it between the long on and deep mid-wicket gap for a boundary to get to his 23rd T20I half century. 
19.49.4: Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, Pitched on leg, full in length, Sharma clips it gently to deep mid-wicket and they stroll for a single. 
19.39.3: Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav, A touch full, outside off, dragged across to long on for a single. 
69.29.2: Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Into single digits now. Overpitched delivery from Phillips, on middle, Suyakumar Yadav clears the front leg, and tonks it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a six. 
09.19.1: Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav, From around the stump, GP floats one across the right-hander, outside off. Yadav tries to sweep, but misses as the ball bounces a bit. 
18.68.6: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker through the air, full and around off, SKY drives it to deep cover for an easy single. 
6 Over | Run: 139/2 | Run Rate: 15.44
68.58.5: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Dismissed out of the presence! Nicely flighted up on the leg stump line, full in length. Suryakumar Yadav dances down the track and smokes it downtown for another half a dozen runs. 
48.48.4: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Where do you even bowl as a bowler? Flatter full toss, outside off, Yadav gets down on a knee, fetches the ball from outside off, and sweeps it through short fine leg for a boundary. 
18.38.3: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, Length ball, on leg, Sharma backs away and works it through covers for a single. 
48.28.2: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! PUNISHED! He is toying around with the field now. Santner drags it down, short and outside off. Sharma plays with a flat bat and lofts it over the non-striker for a boundary, beating long on to his right. 
18.18.1: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Floats one on a fuller length, around middle. Suryakumar backs away, exposes the stumps and drives it through covers for a single. 
67.67.6: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Bread and butter for Abhishek! Sodhi bowls it right into the slot, full and outside off. Abhishek Sharma clears the front leg, gets under it properly and lofts it over long off for a cracking six. India need 32 from 72 balls. 
6 Over | Run: 122/2 | Run Rate: 15.25
17.57.5: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Serves it full and on leg, Yadav walks a couple of steps forward, and whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
27.47.4: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller this time on the stumps, SKY whips it to the right of long on for a couple more. 
07.37.3: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Shortish ball, on off, Suryakumar rocks back and punches it back to the bowler. 
47.27.2: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Top shot! Touch short, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav hangs back, waits on it and cuts it past backward point for another boundary! 
47.17.1: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Finds the gap! Sodhi goes full and outside off, SKY drags his hands in front, gets down on a knee and sweeps it between the deep mid-wicket and deep fine leg fielders for a boundary. 
46.66.6: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Played with ease and at will. Santner drops it full and outside off, Abhishek Sharma accepts the width gleefully. Leans on the front foot, and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. 
6 Over | Run: 105/2 | Run Rate: 15.00
16.56.5: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy ball, drifting in, on middle and leg. SKY knocks it to long off for a single.
06.46.4: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, A huge shout for LBW but that looked high! Speared in from around the wicket, on a nagging length, on off. SKY reaches out in front and gets low for the sweep. The ball bounces over the bat and hits the Indian skipper on the right shoulder. Santner has a word with the keeper. They don't look convinced but the Kiwi skipper makes a late decision to take the review. No bat or glove involved but the Ball Tracking has the ball going way over the stumps. New Zealand burn a review.
16.36.3: Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, Full and on the stumps, Sharma charges down the track and toe ends it to long off for a single. 100 UP FOR INDIA IN JUST 6.3 OVERS!
16.26.2: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, Tosses it up nicely, full and around off, SKY drives it to the left of cover for a single. 
46.16.1: Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Uppish but through the gap! Short and it bounces up a bit, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav is taken aback by the lift, but he goes through the cut shot. Hits it a bit uppishly but it goes past the diving Jamieson at backward point for a boundary. Santner is livid as he expected a better effort from Jamieson. 
65.65.6: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Effortless! FIFTY FOR ABHISHEK SHARMA! Off just 14 balls. His 8th in T20Is and this is also the second-fastest half century for India, only behind Yuvraj Singh, who holds the record of the fastest one in just 12 balls. Short and outside leg, Abhishek picks the length in a trice and pulls it massively over deep fine leg for a huge six. He has peppered every part of the ground and has left New Zealand absolutely clueless. 
6 Over | Run: 94/2 | Run Rate: 15.67
45.55.5: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Poor delivery and rightfully punished. Low full toss again, on off, Sharma obliges and just lofts it over cover for a boundary. 
15.45.4: Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav, Full toss on leg, SKY flicks it to deep mid-wicket's right and they take a single. Abhishek is keen for the second run, but Suryakumar sends him back. Sharma is almost halfway down the pitch, but the throw arrives at the wrong end, to the bowler. This allows Abhishek to retreat safely.
65.35.3: Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! There comes the trademark SKY shot! He has made it look so easy. Duffy bowls it way outside the off stump, on a fuller length. Suryakumar fetches it from outside off and effortlessly whips it over deep backward square leg for a huge six. 
15.25.2: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Slower bouncer, on leg, Abhishek backs away and taps the ball on its head and eases it wide of point for a quick run. 
45.15.1: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Excellent shot! Pitched full and slow, outside leg, following Sharma who shuffles a long way across. Abhishek uses the bottom hand and chips it over extra cover for a boundary.
14.64.6: Matt Henry to Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek was gone had the throw hit! Matt bowls it full, on middle, Abhishek uses his feet and firms the drive towards mid off. Santner swoops in, picks the ball up cleanly and fires in a throw at the bowling end but misses.
6 Over | Run: 72/2 | Run Rate: 14.40
64.54.5: Matt Henry to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Hit with real authority! Henry goes into the surface but fails to get the short ball high enough to trouble the batter. It comes at chest height and Abhishek stands tall to pull it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
24.44.4: Matt Henry to Abhishek Sharma, Just out of reach! Henry takes pace off and bowls it on a nagging length, on middle. Abhishek charges down the track and despite not being to the pitch of the ball, he swings through. Skies it over wide mid off, where Santner turns around and goes after it. He slides and stretches his hands out in front but the ball evades him. Two runs taken.
14.34.3: Matt Henry to Suryakumar Yadav, Off-cutter, on a short of a length, on middle, SKY taps it in front of mid on and gets to the other end. Another direct hit but SKY is safe.
04.24.2: Matt Henry to Suryakumar Yadav, On a good length, on off, driven on the up by SKY to mid off.
24.14.1: Matt Henry to Suryakumar Yadav, Buzzers! Angled in, on a back of a length, on middle, Suryakumar turns it wide of mid-wicket and takes a single. A needless throw at the bowling end by Mitchell. He hits and the ball deflects away towards cover, allowing the batters to run one more.
43.63.6: Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! A gift, and Abhishek Sharma does not miss out. Sodhi tries to push it through from the front of the hand. Ends up serving a juicy full toss, on middle. Sharma stays leg side and slams it back over the bowler's head for a four.
6 Over | Run: 60/2 | Run Rate: 15.00
13.53.5: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and on off, Yadav pats it wide of cover for a single.
03.43.4: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and quick, on off, knocked to cover by the Indian skipper.
23.33.3: Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted delivery, full and on middle and leg, SKY shimmies down the track to go over the top on the off side. Gets it off the inner half behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.
03.23.2: Ish Sodhi to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Ishan Kishan could not have picked out the fielder any better. Pushed through from the front of the hand by Sodhi, flat and short, on middle. This skids through and Ishan crouches a bit to get it away. Fast hands from Kishan as he has a swipe across the line. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket. Chapman runs in off the ropes and gets low to take a fine catch. Ishan falls for a quickfire 28 (13). India are now 53/2.
43.13.1: Ish Sodhi to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! The 50 is up for India! A half-tracker from Sodhi first up, on middle. Ishan swings a bit too hard for the pull. The bat turns in his hand but he manages to get it away in front of square. Mark Chapman sprints and slides to his left in the deep but the ball bounces off his thigh into the fence.
62.82.6: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Simply superb! Jamieson looks to go full, on middle and leg. Sharma gets down the pitch and takes it on the full. He opens the bat face and slices it over cover for a six.
8 Over | Run: 49/1 | Run Rate: 16.33
02.72.6: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, Wide! Jamieson goes back to the slower, short ball, on off. Abhishek gets his hands high to ramp it over the keeper. Wide given as the ball sailed over the batter's head.
42.62.5: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Scythed away! Jamieson nearly nails the yorker at the base of the off stump. Abhishek skips down the track and gets low. Takes it on the full and carves it over cover for a four.
02.52.5: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, Wide! At 120.3 kph, pace taken off, this is on a back of a length, down leg. Abhishek swings at it but misses.
22.42.4: Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, This is full, around leg, Abhishek charges down the track and stays leg side of the ball. He lofts it over wide mid off for a couple of runs. A check for short run at the bowling end but Sharma had plonked his bat in before returning for the second run.
12.32.3: Kyle Jamieson to Ishan Kishan, Good effort in the field! Kyle digs it in short, around the right shoulder. Ishan swings across for the pull but does not quite get hold of it. He gets it behind square. Devon Conway sprints and slides to his left to prevent the boundary. Just a single.
02.22.2: Kyle Jamieson to Ishan Kishan, Loopy slower ball, low full toss, on off, Ishan mistimes the drive to cover.
22.12.1: Kyle Jamieson to Ishan Kishan, Full and angling away, Ishan swings a bit too hard and loses his shape. Swipes it off the inner half to the left of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
41.61.6: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Nicely done! Banged in short, outside off. Abhishek knows that third man is inside the circle. He waits on it and glides it with an open bat face over short third. One bounce and over the ropes.
6 Over | Run: 32/1 | Run Rate: 16.00
11.51.5: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Full and outside off, smacked down to long on for one.
01.41.4: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, Skidding through, on a short of a length, Ishan hits it with a flat bat to mid off.
41.31.3: Jacob Duffy to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Up and over! Full and pushed across the left-hander, Ishan reaches out and gets low. Ends up dragging it over mid on. One hand comes off the bat handle but he manages to clear mid on for a four.
11.21.2: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, Pace off, into the wicket, on middle. Abhishek tucks it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
61.11.1: Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Abhishek Sharma is up and running in trademark fashion. Shaping back in, on a length, on middle and leg. Sharma gives the bowler the charge and mows it over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.
00.60.6: Matt Henry to Ishan Kishan, This is banged in short by Henry, over off, Ishan drops his wrists and sways away to let it go. End of an over that had everything. A wicket and 16 runs off it.
6 Over | Run: 16/1 | Run Rate: 16.00
40.50.5: Matt Henry to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight from Henry, around the hips, on a short of a length. Ishan helps it to the right of the man at short fine leg for a four.
60.40.4: Matt Henry to Ishan Kishan, SIX MORE! This is even bigger! Henry drags the length back, on middle. Kishan hangs on the back foot, perhaps expecting the short ball. Ishan nails the pull over deep square leg, into the second tier.
60.30.3: Matt Henry to Ishan Kishan, SIX! BANG! A strong response from Ishan Kishan. A wry smile from Matt Henry. Pitched up by Henry, on middle, Kishan crouches slightly and gets under the ball. Clubs it over deep mid-wicket to get his and India's innings going.
00.20.2: Matt Henry to Ishan Kishan, Goes past the bat! Decking away off the seam, on a good length. Ishan is squared up in defence and is beaten on the outside edge.
00.10.1: Matt Henry to Sanju Samson, OUT! TIMBER! How about that for a start? Matt Henry strikes with his first ball. A golden duck for Sanju Samson. A wobble seam delivery, angled in, on a length, on leg. Samson takes a step back in the crease, outside the leg stump, and looks to clip it away on the leg side. The ball seams away a bit to beat him on the outside edge. It clips the back leg before deflecting onto the off pole. India are 0/1, chasing 154.
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