India, led by Hardik, (Ki)win

India (Shar)made (Cha)half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Rohit, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar, and Mohammed Shami made way for Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, and Yuzvendra.

New Zealand made four Cha(pma)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Martin Guptill, Mark, Tim Seifert, and Trent Boult made way for Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane [who was leading the team, and chose to field (Williams)on winning the toss], and Tim Southee.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Rishabh Pant, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Southee. Lockie Ferguson broke the 36-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Forty balls (6.4 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. India has scored 50 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kishan was batting on 28, Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, had scored half-a-dozen.

Forty-three balls (7.1 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Kishan was the batsman. It was upheld by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney.

Kishan, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Twenty-four balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 33-run stand.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Seventy-six balls (12.4 overs) into the match, Shreyas, who had scored 13 off nine balls, which included a boundary and it six, stepped onto the stumps, and was dismissed hit wicket. Ferguson broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That, was, incidentally the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 45, the contribution of Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, to it was nine. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Suryakumar’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 49 balls.

He eventually scored 111 off 51 balls, which included 11 boundaries and seven sixes. He was unbeaten.

Hardik, who faced 13 balls, scored as many. Forty-one balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Neesham. Southee broke the 82-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Hooda, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Ferguson off the bowling of Southee.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sundar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Neesham off the bowling of Southee, who completed his hat-trick.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India scored 191 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Neesham, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine.

Mitchell Santner, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Adam Milne, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket.

Ferguson, who bowled four overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Southee, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Allen, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Arshdeep off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Conway’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Williamson’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Conway, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Forty-seven balls after Allen’s dismissal, he was caught by Arshdeep. Sundar broke the 56-run partnership.

Glenn Phillips, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Eight balls later, Chahal broke the 13-run stand.

Daryl Mitchell, who faced 11 balls, scored 10. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Shreyas. Hooda broke the 19-run stand.

Neesham, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Four ball later, he was caught by Kishan. Chahal broke the one-run stand.

Santner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Siraj, who broke the 10-run stand.  

New Zealand scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Williamson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 48 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 52 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. A dozen balls after Santner’s dismissal, Siraj broke the 25-run stand.

Sodhi, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was stumped by Pant. Hooda broke the one-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Southee, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Hooda.

Milne, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way off a six. Two balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Hooda broke the one-run stand.

Ferguson, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 126 off 18.5 overs, lost by 65 runs.

Arshdeep, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Sundar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Bhuvneshwar, who bowled three overs, conceding a dozen.

Chahal and Siraj bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 24.

Hooda, who bowled 2.5 overs, conceded 10. He picked up four scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.