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2nd T20I: India win by 6 wickets, level series 1-1
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22:48 Surya hits winning runs in nervy ending
Ind 101-4 (19.5 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
India beat New Zealand by six wickets in the second T20 to level the the three-match series in Lucknow on Sunday.
Opting to bat, New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals to end with 99 for eight.
Arshdeep Singh picked up two wickets for India, giving away only seven runs in his two overs.
Chasing 100, Suryakumar Yadav remained unbeaten on 26 as India scored 101 for four in 19.5 overs
Surya Kumar Yadav struck the winning runs after he was dropped with India needing 6 off 6 in the final over.
6 needed off 6 now and Tickner comes into the attack.
Hardik starts the over with a thick edge to third man for a single.
Surya then plays a dot. 5 off 4 needed now and Surya takes a single off the next ball of the over as he is dropped by the bowler who fails to hold on to a return catch.
Hardik then takes a tight single and survives a run-out chance.
Next ball is a gift, a length ball on the off stump and Surya smashes the ball over mid-off for a four. Those are the winning runs and India survive to level series 1-1.
Ferguson back in the attack and after a dot, Hardik takes a single to mid-on.
A dot later, Surya jams the yorker for a single to long on.
Hardik then flicks the next ball to backward square leg for a four.
A single to end the over as 7 come off it.
22:18 India lose Sundar
Ind 87-4 (18 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
18 needed off the last three overs as Santner comes back in the attack and he gives 5 singles in the over.
Chapman in the attack and he gives 5 runs in the over.
Sodhi is back in the attack and he gives just four singles in the over.
Hardik is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single.
A wide later, Hardik ends the over with a single as 4 come off it.
Phillips is back in the attack and after two dots, Sundar is run out as Surya goes for the single but Sundar stays put at the other end. He is run out for 10.
22:02 29 needed now off 6 overs.
Ind 71-3 (14 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Bracewell back in the attack and the batters take 4 singles in the over.
Sodhi continues and the batters rotate the strike as 9 runs including a wide come in the over.
Phillips is back into the attack and Sundar starts the over with a four, sweeping the ball over fine leg for a boundary.
A single and three dots later, Surya takes a single to end the over as 6 come off the over.
Sundar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.
A dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.
Sodhi back in the attack and Surya starts the over with a single. Two dots later, Tripathi goes for the sweep but only to hand a catch to deep mid-wicket. He is out for 13.
21:44 India lose 2nd wicket
Ind 49-2 (10 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Santner back in the attack and Surya gets off the mark with a single. The batters take three singles in the over.
Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in but Tripathi has strike and that is a dot to end the over. 3 runs and a wicket come off it.
Phillips continues and Kishan starts the over with a couple.
Three dots later, Kishan is run out as he tries to get back for the second but is sent back and is run out at the non-strikers' end. He is out for 19.
21:32 India power along
Ind 43-1 (8 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Sodhi in the attack now, he starts with a poor overpitched ball and Tripathi smashes it over the bowler for a four.
Tripathi and Ishan then rotate the strike as Sodhi gives 9 runs including a wide in the over.
Offie Phillips is in the attack now and Tripathi takes a single off the first ball and four dots later, Kishan sweeps the ball to fine leg for a four. 5 come off the over.
21:23 Ishan looking good
Ind 29-1 (6 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
India have their noses ahead after the Powerplay overs having lost just one wicket.
Bracewell continues and Ishan and Tripathi rotate the strike before Ishan cuts the short ball for a four past the cover point fielder.
A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.
Santner continues and he gives 5 runs in the over including a wide.
21:18 Gill out for 11
Ind 17-1 (4 ovs) vs NZ 99-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Tripathi is the new man in and a dot to end the over as a single and a wicket come off it.
Bracewell continues and after three dots, Ishan gets a single.
Bracewell strikes next ball as Gill top edges the ball and finds the fielder at backward square leg and he is out for 11.
Santner brings himself on and he starts the over with a wide. He bowls another wide in the over before he rocks back and cuts the ball past backward point for a four. Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.
Offie Bracewell introduced into the attack and he gives just 1 run in the over.
Chasing 100 to win, Gill and Ishan come out to bat while Duffy opens the bowling for the visitors and Gill gets off the mark second ball with 3 runs to the leg side.
A dot later, Ishan gets off the mark with a single before Gill pulls the ball to backward square leg as 8 come off the over.
20:48 India spinners keep Kiwis in check
Thanks to a superb bowling effort by India's spinners, New Zealand are restricted to 99 for 8 in their 20 overs.
Arshdeep comes on to bowl the final over and he gives 5 runs and New Zealand manage to put just 99 on the board.
Duffy is the new man in while Mavi comes into the attack and 11 runs including a four come into the attack.
20:38 NZ's struggle continues
NZ 83-8 (18 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Ferguson is the new man in and after a dot he is caught out -- the short ball goes off Ferguson's glove, flies to backward and he is out for a duck. 3 runs and 2 wickets come in the over.
Arshdeep comes into the attack while Sodhi is the new man in.
Santner starts the over with a single before Sodhi gets off the mark with a single.
Santner then takes a single to deep mid-wicket before Arshdeep takes his first wicket of the match.
Short ball and Sodhi goes for the pull. He mishits only to hand the catch to long-on.
Hardik continues and Mitchell and Bracewell rotate the strike taking four singles. A dot later, Bracewell top edges the ball and is caught at fine leg. He is out for 14. 4 runs and a wicket come off it.
20:23 India bowlers dominate
NZ 76-5 (16 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Kuldeep back in the attack and he gives 5 singles in the over.
Hardik brings himself on and starts with a wide.
He then gives three singles in the over before bowling a peach to have Santner beaten on the outside edge,
20:12 Chapman run out
NZ 67-5 (14 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Sundar back in the attack and after a dot, Bracewell takes a single.
Santner times the ball impeccably through covers for a four!
Three dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
Santner is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.
Bracewell takes a single to end the over as 4 come off it.
Hooda continues and after two singles, Chapman is run out. Chapman and Bracewell are caught in a mid-pitch mix-up and Kuldeep throws the ball to Kishan to dislodge the stumps and have Chapman run-out.
Kuldeep continues and he gives four runs in the over.
Bracewell is the new man in and Hooda continues as the batters take six singles in the over.
19:57 Kiwis four down in 10 overs
NZ 48-4 (10 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
New Zealand batters have been done in by Indian spinners in Lucknow as they've lost four wickets for next to nothing at the halfway stage.
Kuldeep continues and Chapman take singles off the first three balls.
After two dots, Kuldeep strikes as Mitchell tries to cut the short ball but the ball rushes on to him, he misses it completely and the ball hits the off stump. He is out for 8.
Sundar is off the field with a injury on his bowling hand.
Hooda continues and Chapman and Mitchell rotate the strike to take five runs in the over.
19:48 Hooda strikes!
NZ 45-3 (9 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Kuldeep in the attack now and Chapman starts the over with a single.
After three dots, Mitchell gets off the mark with a four over mid-wicket.
A dot to end the over as 5 come off it,
Mitchell is the new man in and he plays out a dot.
Hooda in the attack now and after two dots, Phillips and Chapman take a single each.
Hooda strikes next ball as he has Phillips bowled as he tries to go for the reverse sweeps but misses the ball completely. He is out for 5.
19:33 Sundar has Conway caught behind
NZ 33-2 (6 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
India dominated the Powerplay overs taking two early wickets and Hardik's ploy of playing two spinners early on has clearly paid off.
Chahal continues and he starts with a wide.
Three dots later, Phillips gets a couple past cover. Phillips then takes a single before a dot to end the over as 4 come off it.
Phillips is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.
A dot to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.
Sundar back in the attack and after a dot, Conway and Chapman take a single each before Sundar bowls a wide and the ball runs past Kishan to the boundary.
Conway out next ball. He tries to reverse sweep and the ball goes off his glove and his arm before Ishan takes a simple catch. The umpire raises the finger, Conway takes the review and loses it. He is out for 11.
19:23 Takes out Allen for 11
NZ 21-1 (4 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Chapman is the new man in and he plays out three dots. That is a wicket maiden!
Chahal in the attack now and after two superb balls Allen is bowled out! Allen tries to reverse sweep, he misses it completely, the ball hits his body and goes on to hit the stumps. He is out for 11.
Hardik continues and Allen gets a reprieve first ball as a fully stretched Ishan can't get to thick edge off Allen's bat and the ball races to third man for a four.
Allen gets back-to-back fours as a top edge goes flying over fine leg for a four!
Allen and Conway then take three singles in the over as 11 come off it.
19:14 Conway beaten by Sundar
NZ 10-0 (2 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Spin introduced early as Sundar opens at the other end and he starts with a beauty as he gets one to turn and beats Conway on the off stump.
Conway then takes a couple to extra cover. Three dots later, Conway ends the over with a couple as 4 come off it.
Finn Allen and Devon Conway open the batting for the Kiwis while Hardik Pandey will open the attack for India.
Allen starts the over with single as he pulls the ball to fine leg.
Two dots later, Conway gets across the stumps and hits the ball to mid-wicket for a four.
A single and a dot to end the over as 6 come off it.
18:45 India make one change
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and elected to bat in the 2nd T20I against India in Lucknow on Sunday.
While the Kiwis field the same team as that from the first T20I, India replace Umran Malik with Yuzvendra Chahal.
Playing XIs:
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
India will have to raise their game a few notches as the hosts face a must-win situation in the second T20 International against New Zealand, in Lucknow on Sunday.
India were caught in a spin web on the Ranchi pitch as they lost the series opener by 21 runs on Friday.
The loss also highlighted India's bowling profligacy, especially by the pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik.
If tearaway pacer Malik conceded 16 runs in one over, Arshdeep leaked 27 runs in the 20th over, which put pressure on the India batters while chasing.
That expensive over from the young left-arm quick was the turning point as he was smashed for three sixes and a boundary.
India's batters were off to an inauspicious start with the top-three managing just 15 runs. The hosts ended up scoring 155/9, which would have been a par score to defend on the wicket, as indicated by Washington Sundar after the match.
"150 would've been par and we would've been very happy with it," the India all-rounder said.
Skipper Pandya, however, is unlikely to bring in uncapped pace bowler Mukesh Kumar for the second T20I and will probably back Arshdeep to bounce back.
While Shubman Gill, who has been in red-hot form in the ODIs, has played just four T20Is and is still learning the nuances of the shortest format, the big concern will be the two key batters -- Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda.
Occupying the opening spot, Kishan is nowhere near the ominous form he showed while slamming a record-breaking ODI double-century against Bangladesh last December.
Since then, Ishan's scores in the last seven innings in both ODIs and T20Is read 37, 2, 1, 5, 8 not out, 17 and 4.
If one just considers the T20Is, it's been a while since he last scored a fifty -- against South Africa on June 14, 2022.
While India are unlikely to try out newcomer Jitesh Sharma in the role of wicketkeeper-batter in the middle-order on Sunday, time is certainly running out for Hooda and Kishan.
Despite the loss on Friday, there was a huge positive for India in Washington Sundar, who not only bowled a tidy four overs of spin to take two wickets, but also emerged India's topscorer with a 28-ball 50 batting at No. 6.
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