New Zealand beat Kohli-led India

India made one change to their playing eleven – Ashish Nehra made way for Twenty20 International debutant Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand made a couple of the eleven that last played the Indians – Tom Latham and Tim Southee made way for Glenn Phillips and Adam Milne.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While Martin Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 31, the Co(li)ntribution of Munro, the player of the match, to it was 16.

New Zealand’s openers put on 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. While Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Munro’s contribution to it was 51.

Munro’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 26 balls.

Guptill, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 105-run partnership.

Seventy balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Williamson was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire C K Nandan.

Williamson, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Siraj broke the 35-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Munro’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and seven sixes – came off 54 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Munro’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Tom Bruce’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Munro, whose 58-ball innings included seven boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 109. He was unbeaten, as was Bruce, who eventually scored 18. His 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. New Zealand scored 196 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Pandya, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. Axar Patel, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 39. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 23.

Siraj and Chahal bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter conceded 36.

The floodlights failed before the start of the chase.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Trent Boult broke the six-run stand.

Sharma, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Four balls later, he was caught by Phillips. Boult broke the five-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). New Zealand had conceded an extra at that point.

Forty-five balls into the match, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, was the batsman. It was struck down by Nandan.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Kohli’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Iyer, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 23. Forty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Munro, who broke the 54-run partnership.

Pandya, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Ish Sodhi broke the tow-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kohli, whose 42-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 65. Forty-four balls after Pandya’s dismissal, he was caught by Phillips. Mitchell Santner broke the 56-run partnership.

Patel, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Williamson. Needless to say, Boult was in seventh heaven.

India scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. A dozen balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Santner. Boult broke the 24-run stand.

Kumar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Bumrah, who faced two balls, scoring a run.

India, who scored 156 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 40 runs. Colin de Grandhomme bowled an over, conceding 10. He was wicketless, as was Milne, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Munro bowled three overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Santner and Sodhi, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 25. Boult bowled four overs, conceding 34. He picked up four scalps.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.