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India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I

India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I result: India won by 4 wickets. Scores: India 181/6 (19.5 ov), New Zealand 180/5 (20 ov). Player of the match: Tilak Varma. Watch the highlights on SonyLIV.

Result2nd T20IINDVNZ

India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

NZ 180/5 (20)

IND181/6(19.5)

CRR
9.13
TAR
181
P'ship 69(30)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tilak Varma512661196.2
Nitish Kumar Reddy*261311200.0
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IND vs NZ 2nd T20I highlights

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  1. TryBallThat wraps up our coverage for today. Thanks all for joining.

  2. TryBallTilak Varma is Player of The Match.

  3. TryBallWhat a win for India this. Excellent from both these batsmen.

  4. 19.5

    Duffy to Kumar Reddy, 2 runs and India wins the 2nd T20I.

  5. TryBallSurely India's game now.

  6. TryBall2 off 2 now.

  7. 19.5

    Wide. Duffy to Kumar Reddy, wide. Too short and called wide.

  8. TryBallLevel the scores first?

  9. TryBall3 off 2.

  10. 19.4

    Duffy to Varma, 1 run. In the air and lands safely from the fielder.

  11. TryBallFifty up for Tilak. What a time to bring up your fifty.

  12. TryBall4 off 3.

  13. 19.3

    Duffy to Varma, 2 runs. Excellent running from Tilak and Nitish.

  14. TryBall6 off 4.

  15. 19.2

    Four! Duffy to Varma, FOUR! Hammers it for a boundary. Over pitched bowl and in the arc for Tilak.

  16. TryBallLot of discussion from NZ side.

  17. TryBall10 off 5.

  18. 19.1

    Duffy to Kumar Reddy, 1 run. Short and pulled away for a single.

  19. TryBallFielding penalty for NZ and only 4 fielders outside the circle now.

  20. TryBallDuffy to bowl the final over.

  21. TryBallTilak has got some nerves. Always delivers when everyone else fails.

  22. Over 19IND 170/6

    440406(18 runs)

    • Nitish Kumar Reddy23 (11)
    • Tilak Varma44 (23)

    Nathan Smith3-0-34-1

  23. 18.6

    Six! Smith to Varma, SIX! This is brilliant. Makes way for himself and hit it inside out over covers for a maximum.

  24. TryBallNeed a boundary here.

  25. 18.5

    Smith to Varma, no run. Tilak comes down the track and misses. No need for that.

  26. TryBall17 off 8.

  27. 18.4

    Four! Smith to Varma, Four! Tilak pulls it behind the wicket and ball reaches the boundary. Good shot this.

  28. TryBall21 needed of 9.

  29. 18.3

    Smith to Varma, no run.

  30. 18.2

    Four! Smith to Varma, Four! And Philips misfields this time. How often do you see that. Tilak plays a pull shot and goes through the hands of diving Philips.

  31. 18.1

    Four! Smith to Varma, Four! Tried to play the paddle sweep but gets the outside edge and goes over the keeper for a boundary.

  32. TryBall29 needed of 12. Some finish needed.

  33. Over 18IND 152/6

    614wd041(17 runs)

    • Tilak Varma26 (17)
    • Nitish Kumar Reddy23 (11)

    Jacob Duffy3-0-30-1

  34. 17.6

    Duffy to Varma, 1 run. Good shot but straight to the hands of the fielder there. Single taken.

  35. 17.5

    Four! Duffy to Varma, Four! Full toss and Tilak hits it hard and way past the mid on fielder for a boundary.

  36. 17.4

    Duffy to Varma, no run. Good bowl that, on the wide line and hard for the batsman to connect.

  37. TryBall34 needed of 15.

  38. 17.4

    Wide. Duffy to Varma, wide and the bowler is under pressure now.

  39. 17.3

    Four! Duffy to Varma, Four! Tilak hits it this time and pulls it for a boundary.

  40. 17.2

    Duffy to Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

  41. 17.1

    Six! Duffy to Kumar Reddy, SIX! What a start of the over. Hit it straight down the ground for a maximum.

  42. Over 17IND 135/6

    122112(9 runs)

    • Nitish Kumar Reddy16 (9)
    • Tilak Varma17 (13)

    Lockie Ferguson3-0-37-0

  43. 16.6

    Ferguson to Varma, 2 runs. This is excellent running between the wickets against good NZ fielding side.

  44. 16.5

    Ferguson to Kumar Reddy, 1 run. Short and played well by Nitish. Pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single.

  45. TryBall49 from 20 now

  46. 16.4

    Ferguson to Varma, 1 run.

  47. 16.3

    Ferguson to Varma, 2 runs. Another couple from these two.Finding the gaps and keeping the score ticking.

  48. 16.2

    Ferguson to Varma, 2 runs. Tilak goes big in the deep but the wind doesn't allow it to go all the way. Land safely for a couple more.

  49. TryBall54 needed from 23 now.

  50. 16.1

    Ferguson to Kumar Reddy, 1 run. Run out opportunity there and dive saved Nitish there.

  51. TryBallGood over there for India. 13 runs from it.

  52. Over 16IND 126/6

    422221(13 runs)

    • Nitish Kumar Reddy14 (7)
    • Tilak Varma10 (9)

    Nathan Smith2-0-16-1

  53. 15.6

    Smith to Kumar Reddy, 1 run. Short and pulled away for a single.

  54. 15.5

    Smith to Kumar Reddy, 2 runs. Slower full toss and dipping, Nitish pushes it to the leg side for another couple. Smart batting there.

  55. 15.4

    Smith to Kumar Reddy, 2 runs. Misfield and Batsmen picks another couple.

  56. 15.3

    Smith to Kumar Reddy, 2 runs. Another good couple of runs. Short and Slow from Smith and Nitish pulls it for a couple.

  57. 15.2

    Smith to Kumar Reddy, 2 runs. Quick running there. Pushed it to the leg side and pick up a couple there.

  58. 15.1

    Four! Smith to Kumar Reddy, Four! Up and over the widish mid off for a boundary. Good shot that from Nitish.

  59. TryBallSantner ends his spell for an unbelievable figures of 4-0-21-4.

  60. Over 15IND 113/6

    1121W1(6 runs)

    • Nitish Kumar Reddy1 (1)
    • Tilak Varma10 (9)

    Mitchell Santner4-0-21-4

  61. 14.6

    Santner to Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

  62. TryBallIndia are in trouble now.

  63. 14.5

    Wicket! Santner to Dhir, OUT! Oh boy he has hit it straight to the hands of Philips in the covers. This was a slower ball at 74kph and Naman got no timing.

  64. 14.4

    Santner to Varma, 1 run. On to the pads and Tilak pulls it behind the stumps for another single.

  65. 14.3

    Santner to Varma, 2 runs. That's some good running between the wickets.

  66. TryBallTilak is doing the right thing here. Giving strike to naman as he is striking better.

  67. 14.2

    Santner to Dhir, 1 run.

  68. 14.1

    Santner to Varma, 1 run.

  69. Over 14IND 107/5

    142116(15 runs)

    • Tilak Varma6 (6)
    • Naman Dhir30 (15)

    Michael Bracewell4-0-35-0

  70. 13.6

    Six! Bracewell to Dhir, SIX! Naman Dhir is playing a blinder here. He has got big hands a good reach. Stand tall and hit it over the deep fielder for another maximum.

  71. TryBall100 up for India.

  72. 13.5

    Bracewell to Varma, 1 run.

  73. 13.4

    Bracewell to Dhir, 1 run.

  74. 13.3

    Bracewell to Dhir, 2 runs.

  75. 13.2

    Four! Bracewell to Dhir, Four! Another good shot from Naman here. A bit short ball and Naman comes down the track and hit it for a boundary over deep mid wicket.

  76. 13.1

    Bracewell to Varma, 1 run.

  77. Over 13IND 92/5

    002006(8 runs)

    • Tilak Varma4 (4)
    • Naman Dhir17 (11)

    Mitchell Santner3-0-15-3

  78. 12.6

    Six! Santner to Dhir, SIX! And that is out of here. Hit it straight down the ground for a maximum.

  79. 12.5

    Santner to Dhir, no run.

  80. 12.4

    Santner to Dhir, no run.

  81. 12.3

    Santner to Dhir, 1 run.

  82. 12.2

    Santner to Dhir, no run.

  83. 12.1

    Santner to Dhir, no run. DROPPED! This is poor from NZ's standard. Straight in the hands of point fielder but got out of his hands.

  84. Over 12IND 84/5

    wd61101nb20(13 runs)

    • Naman Dhir9 (5)
    • Tilak Varma4 (4)

    Lockie Ferguson2-0-28-0

  85. 11.6

    Ferguson to Varma, no run. That was Short and quick and the batsman was late in the shot.

  86. 11.6

    No ball + 2. Ferguson to Varma, 2 runs and No Ball.

  87. 11.5

    Ferguson to Dhir, 1 run.

  88. 11.4

    Ferguson to Dhir, no run.

  89. TryBallTilak needs to show his calmness here. He is the VC of the team and have to play a match winning knock.

  90. 11.3

    Ferguson to Varma, 1 run.

  91. 11.2

    Ferguson to Dhir, 1 run.

  92. 11.1

    Six! Ferguson to Dhir, SIX! Ball going down the leg side but Naman pick teh ball nicely and hit it behind the wicket for a maximum. Good shot that.

  93. 11.1

    Wide. Ferguson to Dhir, down the leg side for a wide.

  94. Over 11IND 71/5

    21W1W1(5 runs)

    • Naman Dhir1 (1)
    • Tilak Varma1 (1)

    Mitchell Santner2-0-7-3

  95. 10.6

    Santner to Dhir, 1 run.

  96. 10.5

    Wicket! Santner to Patel, OUT! Caught by Allen and what a presence of mind he has shown there. Axar goes big again and Allen takes a running catch and throws the bowl to Mitchell before going over the boundary.

  97. 10.4

    Santner to Varma, 1 run.

  98. 10.3

    Wicket! Santner to Iyer, OUT! Bowled. 77kph and Iyer tried to go big but the ball came late and hit the stumps. Poor shot selection from the captain there.

  99. 10.2

    Santner to Patel, 1 run.

  100. 10.1

    Santner to Patel, 2 runs. Quick running between the wicket. On to the pads and Axar flicks it for a couple.

  101. TryBallBoth India and NewZealand after 10 overs scored 66/3.

  102. TryBallDrinks break.

  103. Over 10IND 66/3

    101161(10 runs)

    • Axar Patel8 (6)
    • Shreyas Iyer7 (10)

    Michael Bracewell3-0-20-0

  104. 9.6

    Bracewell to Patel, 1 run.

  105. 9.5

    Six! Bracewell to Patel, SIX! Wow, goes down on one knee and hit it to the cow corner for a SIX!

  106. TryBallShreyas needs to hit some big ones as he plays Spinners better.

  107. 9.4

    Bracewell to Iyer, 1 run.

  108. 9.3

    Bracewell to Patel, 1 run. In the air, and falls safely.

  109. TryBallNZ spinners have bowled it slow and getting the grip from the pitch.

  110. 9.2

    Bracewell to Patel, no run.

  111. 9.1

    Bracewell to Iyer, 1 run.

  112. TryBallIndia needs to build a partnership now.

  113. Over 9IND 56/3

    101W00(2 runs)

    • Shreyas Iyer5 (8)
    • Axar Patel0 (2)

    Mitchell Santner1-0-2-1

  114. 8.6

    Santner to Patel, no run.

  115. 8.5

    Santner to Patel, no run

  116. TryBallIn any other ground it might have been a SIX! These are big grounds with 85M boundary.

  117. 8.4

    Wicket! Santner to Sharma, OUT! Caught by Smith. Abhishek tried to goes over deep midwicket but hit it in the hands of the fielder. Good catch by the fielder.

  118. 8.3

    Santner to Iyer, 1 run.

  119. 8.2

    Santner to Iyer, no run.

  120. 8.1

    Santner to Sharma, 1 run.

  121. TryBallCaptain comes on t bowl now.

  122. Over 8IND 54/2

    2wd111110(7 runs)

    • Abhishek Sharma26 (19)
    • Shreyas Iyer4 (6)

    Michael Bracewell2-0-10-0

  123. 7.6

    Bracewell to Iyer, no run.

  124. 7.5

    Bracewell to Sharma, 1 run.

  125. TryBallRebuild phase started for India now.

  126. 7.4

    Bracewell to Iyer, 1 run.

  127. 7.3

    Bracewell to Sharma, 1 run.

  128. 7.2

    Bracewell to Iyer, 1 run. hit it straight and way from the bowler's diving hand.

  129. 7.1

    Bracewell to Sharma, 1 run. and Fifty up for India.

  130. 7.1

    Wide + 1. Bracewell to Iyer, wide.

  131. Over 7IND 47/2

    0W0111(3 runs)

    • Shreyas Iyer2 (3)
    • Abhishek Sharma23 (16)

    Nathan Smith1-0-3-1

  132. 6.6

    Smith to Iyer, 1 run.

  133. 6.5

    Smith to Sharma, 1 run. Straight to mid off.

  134. 6.4

    Smith to Iyer, 1 run.

  135. 6.3

    Smith to Iyer, no run.

  136. 6.2

    Wicket! Smith to Sooryavanshi, OUT! Mitchell takes it and Vaibhav departs early.

  137. 6.1

    Smith to Sooryavanshi, no run.

  138. Over 6IND 44/1

    200100(3 runs)

    • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi4 (6)
    • Abhishek Sharma22 (15)

    Michael Bracewell1-0-3-0

  139. 5.6

    Bracewell to Sharma, no run.

  140. 5.5

    Bracewell to Sharma, no run.

  141. 5.4

    Bracewell to Sooryavanshi, 1 run.

  142. 5.3

    Bracewell to Sooryavanshi, no run. Tight bowling from the bowler so far.

  143. TryBallThis is a good tactic by NZ to bring on a spinner against both the left handers.

  144. 5.2

    Bracewell to Sooryavanshi, no run. Straight to mid on.

  145. 5.1

    Bracewell to Sooryavanshi, no run. Oh! What was the fielder doing there? This was straight in the hands of the fielder but the fielder was not able to spot the ball.

  146. TryBallA warm reception for Vaibhav by the crowd. many of you might not have seen Sachin in his starting year but this might have been the welcome he received.

  147. Over 5IND 41/1

    11lb1W01(4 runs)

    • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi1 (2)
    • Abhishek Sharma22 (13)

    Jacob Duffy2-0-13-1

  148. 4.6

    Duffy to Sooryavanshi, 1 run. Steer it down to the third man for a single.

  149. 4.5

    Duffy to Sooryavanshi, no run. Welcomed with a short ball and well played as well.

  150. TryBallVaibhav is on the ground.

  151. 4.4

    Wicket! Duffy to Samson, OUT! Caught by Philips. Samson departs. Tried to go big but bat sliced in his hands and Philips never gonna drop that.

  152. 4.3

    Duffy to Sharma, 1 run.

  153. 4.2

    1 leg bye. Duffy to Samson, 1 run. Leg byes. Hit him on the pads when tried to go big.

  154. TryBallSamson changes his bat. Expect some big shot here.

  155. 4.1

    Duffy to Sharma, 1 run.

  156. TryBallVaibhav is sitting in the dugout with Ishan next to him We can call it a good company.

  157. Over 4IND 37/0

    610nb4120(15 runs)

    • Abhishek Sharma20 (11)
    • Sanju Samson14 (15)

    Lockie Ferguson1-0-15-0

  158. 3.6

    Ferguson to Samson, no run.

  159. 3.5

    Ferguson to Samson, 2 runs.

  160. 3.4

    Ferguson to Sharma, Free Hit! Straight up in the air and it will only be a single.

  161. TryBallFree Hit

  162. 3.4

    No ball, Four! Ferguson to Sharma, Four! Pulled it straight to long on for a boundary.

  163. 3.3

    Ferguson to Sharma, no run.

  164. 3.2

    Ferguson to Samson, 1 run. Just fell short of min on.

  165. 3.1

    Six! Ferguson to Samson, SIX. Fielder caught it but touched and fall on the boundary rope.

  166. Over 3IND 22/0

    400160(11 runs)

    • Sanju Samson5 (11)
    • Abhishek Sharma15 (8)

    Matt Henry2-1-11-0

  167. 2.6

    Henry to Sharma, no run.

  168. 2.5

    Six! Henry to Sharma, SIX! Shot of the day. Abhishek comes down the track and hit it over covers for a maximum.

  169. 2.4

    Henry to Samson, 1 run. Tried to hit it over the bowler but didn't timed it well. Santner stops the ball at long off.

  170. 2.3

    Henry to Samson, no run. Beaten again with an inswing. Samson tried to hit it hard over leg side but beaten with pace and swing.

  171. 2.2

    Henry to Samson, no run. Comes down the track but got an inside edge.

  172. 2.1

    Four! Henry to Samson, Four! That's Sanju we know. Hit it straight over the ballers head for a boundary.

  173. TryBallWait a minute, that's a no-ball for foot overstepping. Makes sense now.

  174. TryBallThis is very unlucky for Duffy and NZ to call that a no ball.

  175. Over 2NZ 11/1

    01W011(3 runs)

    • Finn Allen3 (4)
    • Daryl Mitchell1 (2)

    Arshdeep Singh1-0-3-1

  176. Over 2IND 11/0

    0011lbnb44(11 runs)

    • Sanju Samson0 (7)
    • Abhishek Sharma9 (6)

    Jacob Duffy1-0-10-0

  177. 1.6

    Four! Duffy to Sharma, Four! Took the outside edge as Abhishek tried to go over covers again went past the slip for another boundary.

  178. 1.5

    Four! Duffy to Sharma, Free Hit and Four! Up and over the bowlers head for a boundary.

  179. 1.5

    No ball. Duffy to Sharma, No Ball! Oh dear! Abhishek tried to pull the short ball but was caught and started walking until umpire asked to stop. No ball called and its a free hit.

  180. 1.4

    1 leg bye. Duffy to Samson, 1 run.

  181. 1.3

    Duffy to Sharma, 1 run. Comes down the track and tried to hit over covers but took the outside and fell short of the third man. Lucky there.

  182. 1.2

    Duffy to Sharma, no run. Short ball and Abhishek tries to pull but not able to connect.

  183. 1.1

    Duffy to Sharma, no run. Oh! Out swing for the left hander batsmen and Abhishek is beaten.

  184. TryBallFirst maiden over of the series if correct.

  185. Over 1NZ 8/0

    006110(8 runs)

    • Finn Allen1 (1)
    • Tim Seifert7 (5)

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar1-0-8-0

  186. Over 1IND 0/0

    000000(0 runs)

    • Abhishek Sharma0 (0)
    • Sanju Samson0 (6)

    Matt Henry1-1-0-0

  187. 0.6

    Henry to Samson, no run. Beaten and all ends up. Just past the outside edge and its the first maiden over of the series.

  188. 0.5

    Henry to Samson, no run.

  189. TryBall4 dots, make it 5.

  190. 0.4

    Henry to Samson, no run. Another good bowl and took the outside edge.

  191. 0.3

    Henry to Samson, no run. Good bowling this.

  192. 0.2

    Henry to Samson, no run. hint of out swing and Samson is beaten as the ball goes past the outside edge

  193. TryBallThis means Vaibhav play at number 3.

  194. 0.1

    Henry to Samson, no run. Good length ball and Samson defends it.

  195. TryBallWelcome back for the coverage. Samson and Abhishek are at the crease.

  196. TryBallThis is a good display by the Indian bowlers and restricting NZ to 180/5. Would be a good chase ahead.

  197. Over 20NZ 180/5

    02021lb4(9 runs)

    • Mitchell Santner4 (5)
    • Michael Bracewell10 (2)

    Prince Yadav4-0-30-1

  198. 19.6

    Four! Yadav to Bracewell, Four! Hit it over the keeper head with a paddle sweep for a boundary.

  199. TryBallLast ball of the innings.

  200. 19.5

    1 leg bye. Yadav to Santner, 1 run.

  201. 19.4

    Yadav to Santner, 2 runs. Another slower short ball and batsman manages to score a couple.

  202. 19.3

    Yadav to Santner, no run. Slower ball now and batsman got defeated with the pace of the bowl. Good bowling this. Calm and Composed.

  203. 19.2

    Yadav to Santner, 2 runs. Another yorker on the money but the batsman manage to squeeze a couple.

  204. 19.1

    Yadav to Santner, no run. Another perfect yorker from Prince. What an addition to the bowling unit.

  205. TryBallGood comeback by Indian bowlers to get both Philips and Jacobs out.

  206. Over 19NZ 171/5

    6020W6(14 runs)

    • Mitchell Santner0 (0)
    • Michael Bracewell6 (1)

    Nitish Kumar Reddy3-0-31-1

  207. 18.6

    Six! Kumar Reddy to Bracewell, SIX! On to the pads and hit it for Six on the very first ball.

  208. 18.5

    Wicket! Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, OUT! Caught by Axar at long off. Low full toss and Jacobs only managed to hit straight to long off. Crucial wicket this.

  209. 18.4

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, no run. Good yorker from the bowler, on the money and the batsman has no option then to defend.

  210. 18.3

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, 2 runs.

  211. 18.2

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, no run.

  212. 18.1

    Six! Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, SIX! What a shot that is. Incredible hit from Jacobs.

  213. Over 18NZ 157/4

    wd02422wdW(12 runs)

    • Bevon Jacobs50 (41)

    Arshdeep Singh4-0-33-2

  214. 17.6

    Wicket! Singh to Phillips, OUT! Caught by Naman in the deep cover. Safe hands.

  215. 17.6

    Wide. Singh to Phillips, wide.

  216. 17.5

    Singh to Phillips, 2 runs.

  217. 17.4

    Singh to Phillips, 2 runs.

  218. 17.3

    Four! Singh to Phillips, Four!

  219. 17.2

    Singh to Phillips, 2 runs.

  220. 17.1

    Singh to Phillips, no run.

  221. 17.1

    Wide. Singh to Phillips, wide.

  222. TryBallExcellent batting from these 2 batsmen and brought back NZ in the game.

  223. Over 17NZ 145/3

    411240(12 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips60 (37)
    • Bevon Jacobs50 (41)

    Prince Yadav3-0-22-1

  224. 16.6

    Yadav to Jacobs, 1 run.

  225. 16.5

    Four! Yadav to Jacobs, Four!

  226. 16.4

    Yadav to Jacobs, 2 runs.

  227. 16.3

    Yadav to Phillips, 1 run.

  228. 16.2

    Yadav to Jacobs, 1 run.

  229. 16.1

    Four! Yadav to Jacobs, Four! Straight down the ground for a boundary.

  230. Over 16NZ 133/3

    nb4121wd116(18 runs)

    • Bevon Jacobs39 (36)
    • Glenn Phillips59 (36)

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-50-1

  231. 15.6

    Six! Kumar to Phillips, SIX! In the slot and Philips goes over covers for a maximum.

  232. 15.5

    Kumar to Jacobs, 1 run.

  233. 15.4

    Kumar to Phillips, 1 run.

  234. 15.4

    Wide. Kumar to Phillips, wide.

  235. 15.3

    Kumar to Jacobs, 1 run.

  236. 15.2

    Kumar to Jacobs, 2 runs.

  237. 15.1

    Kumar to Phillips, 1 run.

  238. 15.1

    No ball, Four! Kumar to Phillips, Four! NoBall! Fifty for Philips. 2 in 2 and what a time to bring it.

  239. Over 15NZ 115/3

    611111(11 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips47 (32)
    • Bevon Jacobs35 (33)

    Axar Patel4-0-28-0

  240. 14.6

    Patel to Phillips, 1 run.

  241. 14.5

    Patel to Jacobs, 1 run.

  242. 14.4

    Patel to Phillips, 1 run.

  243. 14.3

    Patel to Jacobs, 1 run.

  244. 14.2

    Patel to Phillips, 1 run.

  245. 14.1

    Six! Patel to Phillips, SIX! Good shot that. Straight over the fielder at long on.

  246. Over 14NZ 104/3

    11wd1411(10 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips38 (28)
    • Bevon Jacobs33 (31)

    Nitish Kumar Reddy2-0-17-0

  247. 13.6

    Kumar Reddy to Phillips, 1 run.

  248. 13.5

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, 1 run.

  249. 13.4

    Four! Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, Four! Pull shot in the gap between the two fielders.

  250. 13.3

    Kumar Reddy to Phillips, 1 run.

  251. 13.3

    Wide. Kumar Reddy to Phillips, wide

  252. 13.2

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, 1 run

  253. 13.1

    Kumar Reddy to Phillips, 1 run.

  254. Over 13NZ 94/3

    126111(12 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips35 (25)
    • Bevon Jacobs27 (28)

    Arshdeep Singh3-0-21-1

  255. 12.6

    Singh to Phillips, 1 run.

  256. 12.5

    Singh to Jacobs, 1 run.

  257. 12.4

    Singh to Phillips, 1 run.

  258. 12.3

    Six! Singh to Phillips, SIX!

  259. 12.2

    Singh to Phillips, 2 runs.

  260. 12.1

    Singh to Phillips, 2 runs. Direct hit but flying Philips is safe. Hardly a chance to get him run out though.

  261. Over 12NZ 81/3

    016100(8 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips23 (20)
    • Bevon Jacobs26 (27)

    Axar Patel3-0-17-0

  262. 11.6

    Patel to Jacobs, no run.

  263. 11.5

    Patel to Jacobs, 102kph, no run.

  264. 11.4

    Patel to Phillips, 1 run.

  265. 11.3

    Six! Patel to Phillips, SIX! Just over the fielders hand for a maximum at long on.

  266. 11.2

    Patel to Jacobs, 1 run.

  267. 11.1

    Patel to Jacobs, no run.

  268. TryBallWhat has happened to Indian team catching? And the strange part is we are not seeing any improvement either.

  269. Over 11NZ 73/3

    110041(7 runs)

    • Bevon Jacobs25 (23)
    • Glenn Phillips16 (18)

    Prince Yadav2-0-10-1

  270. 10.6

    Yadav to Jacobs, 1 run. Straight down the ground to long on for a single.

  271. 10.5

    Four! Yadav to Jacobs, Four! Unlucky for the bowler. Another yorker on the dot but took the inside edge of the bat and goes past the keeper for a boundary.

  272. 10.4

    Yadav to Jacobs, no run.

  273. 10.3

    Yadav to Jacobs, Dropped! Straight in the hands at mid off and that is dropped. Can call it a sitter.

  274. 10.2

    Yadav to Phillips, 1 run. Excellent fielding by Naman to stop a couple there.

  275. 10.1

    Yadav to Jacobs, 1 run.

  276. TryBallDrinks break over and the Innings resume. Prince Yadav to bowl the next over.

  277. Over 10NZ 66/3

    022100(5 runs)

    • Bevon Jacobs19 (18)
    • Glenn Phillips15 (17)

    Axar Patel2-0-9-0

  278. 9.6

    Patel to Phillips, no run.

  279. 9.5

    Patel to Phillips, no run.

  280. 9.4

    Patel to Jacobs, 1 run.

  281. 9.3

    Patel to Jacobs, 2 runs. In the air but drop safe as the fielder was no where near the ball.

  282. 9.2

    Patel to Jacobs, 2 runs.

  283. 9.1

    Patel to Jacobs, no run.

  284. Over 9NZ 61/3

    011401(7 runs)

    • Bevon Jacobs14 (14)
    • Glenn Phillips15 (15)

    Nitish Kumar Reddy1-0-7-0

  285. 8.6

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, 1 run.

  286. 8.5

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, no run.

  287. 8.4

    Four! Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, Four!

  288. 8.3

    Kumar Reddy to Phillips, 1 run.

  289. 8.2

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, 1 run.

  290. 8.1

    Kumar Reddy to Jacobs, no run.

  291. TryBallNZ needs to rebuild their innings for the next 2 overs before again trying to hit some boundaries.

  292. Over 8NZ 54/3

    111010(4 runs)

    • Bevon Jacobs8 (9)
    • Glenn Phillips14 (14)

    Axar Patel1-0-4-0

  293. 7.6

    Patel to Phillips, no run.

  294. 7.5

    Patel to Jacobs, 1 run.

  295. 7.4

    Patel to Jacobs, no run.

  296. 7.3

    Patel to Phillips, 1 run.

  297. 7.2

    Patel to Jacobs, 1 run. Hit it towards cover fielder for a single.

  298. TryBallTight over from Naman Dhir.

  299. 7.1

    Patel to Phillips, 1 run.

  300. Over 7NZ 50/3

    121102(7 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips12 (11)
    • Bevon Jacobs6 (6)

    Naman Dhir1-0-7-0

  301. 6.6

    Dhir to Jacobs, 2 runs.

  302. 6.5

    Dhir to Jacobs, no run. That ball was asking to be hit by batsmen hit it straight to the leg slip.

  303. 6.4

    Dhir to Phillips, 1 run.

  304. 6.3

    Dhir to Jacobs, 1 run.

  305. 6.2

    Dhir to Jacobs, 2 runs. Good running between the wicket from both batsman

  306. TryBallNaman Dhir has been handed the ball after not getting the chance with the ball in the last match.

  307. 6.1

    Dhir to Phillips, 1 run. Hit it towards long on for a single.

  308. Over 6NZ 43/3

    wd0W1010(3 runs)

    • Glenn Phillips10 (9)
    • Bevon Jacobs1 (2)

    Prince Yadav1-0-3-1

  309. 5.6

    Yadav to Jacobs, no run. Straight to the hands of mid off.

  310. 5.5

    Yadav to Phillips, 1 run.

  311. 5.4

    Yadav to Phillips, no run.

  312. TryBallAllen tried to paddle sweep which is a very productive shot for him but not this time. Good bowling by Prince Yadav.

  313. 5.3

    Yadav to Jacobs, 1 run.

  314. 5.2

    Wicket! Yadav to Allen, OUT! Bowled. Allen tried to play another flick but the yorker from Prince does the trick.

  315. 5.1

    Yadav to Allen, no run.

  316. 5.1

    Wide. Yadav to Allen, wide.

  317. TryBallLast over for the powerplay coming in.

  318. TryBallGood tight bowling by the Indian bowlers so far in the Powerplay.

  319. Over 5NZ 40/2

    wd6wd14103(17 runs)

    • Finn Allen16 (12)
    • Glenn Phillips9 (7)

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-32-1

  320. 4.6

    Kumar to Allen, 3 runs. Good fielding by Nitish chasing and diving to stop the boundary.

  321. 4.5

    Kumar to Allen, no run.

  322. 4.4

    Kumar to Phillips, 1 run.

  323. 4.3

    Four! Kumar to Phillips, Four! Expensive over this from Indian perspective and just what NZ were looking for.

  324. 4.2

    Kumar to Allen, 1 run. Oh! that almost hit the stumps. Inside edge just passing the offside stump and fielder at the leg slip stops the ball.

  325. 4.2

    Wide. Kumar to Allen, wide. Down the leg side for another wide.

  326. 4.1

    Six! Kumar to Allen, SIX! WOW. Flicked it over the keeper for a maximum. Not an easy shot to play but Allen is in such a good form.

  327. 4.1

    Wide. Kumar to Allen, wide ball

  328. TryBallIndia on top as inform Mitchell departs for 6.

  329. Over 4NZ 23/2

    104000(5 runs)

    • Finn Allen6 (8)
    • Glenn Phillips4 (5)

    Arshdeep Singh2-0-8-1

  330. 3.6

    Singh to Phillips, no run.

  331. 3.5

    Singh to Phillips, no run.

  332. 3.4

    Singh to Phillips, no run.

  333. 3.3

    Four! Singh to Phillips, Four! Philips starts with a boundary of the second ball through covers.

  334. 3.2

    Singh to Phillips, no run.

  335. 3.1

    Singh to Allen, 1 run.

  336. Over 3NZ 18/2

    01411W(7 runs)

    • Finn Allen5 (7)

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar2-0-15-1

  337. 2.6

    Wicket! Kumar to Mitchell, OUT! Tried to flick it to the leg side and got an outside edge, Tilak takes another catch at covers.

  338. 2.5

    Kumar to Allen, 1 run.

  339. 2.4

    Kumar to Mitchell, 1 run. Direct hit by Bhuvi but the batsman is safe.

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Match updates

  1. ResultIndia won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
  2. MilestoneFIFTY for Tilak Varma — 51 off 26 balls (6×4, 1×6).
  3. UpdateAfter 15 overs: India 113/6 — Tilak Varma 10* (9). Run rate 7.53. India need 68 runs off 30 balls.
  4. WicketWICKET! Naman Dhir c Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner for 31 (17 balls). India 113/6 (15 ov).
  5. WicketWICKET! Axar Patel c Daryl Mitchell b Mitchell Santner for 11 (9 balls). India 70/5 (10.5 ov).
  6. WicketWICKET! Shreyas Iyer b Mitchell Santner for 7 (11 balls). India 70/4 (10.4 ov).
  7. UpdateAfter 10 overs: India 66/3 — Shreyas Iyer 7* (10), Axar Patel 10* (7). Run rate 6.60. India need 115 runs off 60 balls.
  8. WicketWICKET! Abhishek Sharma c Nathan Smith b Mitchell Santner for 27 (21 balls). India 57/3 (9.2 ov).
  9. WicketWICKET! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Daryl Mitchell b Nathan Smith for 4 (8 balls). India 44/1 (6.1 ov).
  10. UpdateAfter 5 overs: India 41/1 — Abhishek Sharma 22* (13), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3* (3). Run rate 8.20. India need 140 runs off 90 balls.
  11. WicketWICKET! Sanju Samson c Glenn Phillips b Jacob Duffy for 14 (17 balls). India 40/0 (4.3 ov).
  12. WicketWICKET! Abhishek Sharma c Nathan Smith b Jacob Duffy for 1 (4 balls). India 2/0 (1.4 ov).
  13. InningsInnings break: New Zealand finish on 180/5 in 20 overs. India need 181 to win in 20 overs.
  14. UpdateAfter 20 overs: New Zealand 180/5 — Mitchell Santner 4* (5), Michael Bracewell 10* (2). Run rate 9.00.
  15. WicketWICKET! Bevon Jacobs c Axar Patel b Nitish Kumar Reddy for 58 (46 balls). New Zealand 165/4 (18.4 ov).
  16. WicketWICKET! Glenn Phillips c Naman Dhir b Arshdeep Singh for 70 (43 balls). New Zealand 157/4 (18 ov).
  17. MilestoneFIFTY for Bevon Jacobs — 50 off 41 balls (5×4, 0×6).
  18. UpdateAfter 15 overs: New Zealand 123/3 — Glenn Phillips 51* (33), Bevon Jacobs 35* (33). Run rate 8.02.
  19. MilestoneFIFTY for Glenn Phillips — 51 off 33 balls (3×4, 3×6).
  20. UpdateAfter 10 overs: New Zealand 67/3 — Glenn Phillips 16* (18), Bevon Jacobs 20* (19). Run rate 6.59.
  21. UpdateAfter 5 overs: New Zealand 41/3 — Glenn Phillips 9* (7). Run rate 7.69.
  22. WicketWICKET! Finn Allen b Prince Yadav for 16 (14 balls). New Zealand 41/3 (5.2 ov).
  23. WicketWICKET! Daryl Mitchell c Tilak Varma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 6 (5 balls). New Zealand 18/1 (2.5 ov).
  24. WicketWICKET! Tim Seifert c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh for 7 (6 balls). New Zealand 9/0 (1.2 ov).
  25. UpdatePlay is under way.
  26. UpdateIndia won the toss and chose to field.

Score data: TryBall ball-by-ball, checked against Highlightly. Updates are written by TryBall from the score.

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India won by 4 wickets

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India won by 4 wickets. Tilak Varma was player of the match.
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India: 181/6 (19.5 ov) · New Zealand: 180/5 (20 ov).
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