Kohli-led India (Ki)win another tie

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami made way for Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini.

New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson and Colin de Grandhomme made way for Tom Bruce and Daryl Mitchell.

On winning the toss, Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a couple of wickets.

Samson, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Mitchell Santner. Scott Kuggeleijn broke the 14-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 11 off nine balls, which included nine boundaries. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Santner. Hamish Bennett broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (30 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Shreyas Iyer had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Ish Sodhi broke the four-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 39. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Santner. Sodhi broke the 23-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Ten balls later, he was caught by Bruce. Sodhi broke the nine-run stand.

Sundar, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Santner had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Shardul Thakur, the player of the match, scored 20. His 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty balls after Sundar’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Bennett broke the 43-run stand.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Seifert.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (114 balls). New Zealand had conceded nine extras at that point.

Manish Pandey’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 36 balls. He was unbeaten, as was the man from Karnal, who scored 11. HiS(ai)nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

New Zealand conceded a dozen extras. India scored 165 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Kuggeleijn, Southee and Santner bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They scored 39, 28, and 26, respectively. Bennett, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, who faced eight balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls (Mart)into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 22-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Colin Munro’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 38 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Munro’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Seifert’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 74. Munro, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 64. Forty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, Thakur and Kohli ran him out.

Bruce, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Chahal broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Seifert’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Seifert’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 32 balls.

Taylor, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Forty-two balls after Bruce’s dismissal, he was caught by Iyer. Thakur broke the 62-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Seifert, who faced 39 balls, eventually scored 57. A couple of balls later, Rahul ran him out.

Mitchell, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dube. Thakur broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Santner, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. The next ball, Samson and Rahul ran him out.

Kuggeleijn, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 165 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. The match ended in a tie.

Sundar and Dube bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 14. Saini, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Chahal and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 20. Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The match was decided by a Super Over.

While Bumrah bowled it for India, Seifert and Munro faced it for New Zealand.

Seifert scored a couple, a boundary and a couple off the first three balls.

Seifert scored eight off four balls, including the boundary. Four balls into the Super Over, he was caught by Sundar off the bowling of Bumrah. New Zealand scored eight for the loss of a wicket.

Munro scored a boundary off the penultimate ball, and a single off the last ball.

New Zealand scored 13 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over.

India were set a target of 14.

Rahul and Sharma walked out to face Southee.

Sharma scored a six off the first ball, and a boundary off the second.

Rahul scored 10 off three balls. Three balls into the Super Over, he was caught by Kuggeleijn off the bowling of Southee. India scored 10 for the loss of a wicket.

Kohli, who walked in to bat at number three, scored a couple of the fourth ball, and a boundary off the penultimate ball.

India scored 16 for the loss of a wicket off their Super Over, winning the eliminator.

As a result of that, the visitors led the five-match series 4-0.