NZ lose to SKY-led India

India (Var)made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Tilak, Jitesh Sharma, and Washington Sundar made way for Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh, and Axar.

New Zealand made five changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Finn Allen, Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, and Ben Lister made way for Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, debutant Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, and Jacob Duffy.

Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, and lost a couple of wickets.

Though his innings included a couple of boundaries, Sanju Samson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Rachin Ravindra. Jamieson broke the 18-run stand.

Kishan, who faced five balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mark Chapman. Duffy broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While the contribution of Abhishek, the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 34, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Abhishek’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 22 balls.

India scored 100 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 117 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Abhishek had scored 60, Suryakumar had scored 31.

Suryakumar, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 32. Forty-seven balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Robinson. Santner broke the 99-run partnership.

Abhishek, whose 35-ball innings included five boundaries and eight sixes, eventually scored 84. Eight balls later, he was caught by Jamieson. Ish Sodhi broke the 23-run stand.

India scored 150 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Shivam Dube, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Ten balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Jamieson, who broke the 17-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 25. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Chapman. Duffy broke the 19-run stand.

India scored 200 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). New Zealand had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Rinku, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 44. He was unbeaten.

Axar, who faced five balls, scored as many. Thirteen balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Daryl Mitchell. Clarke broke the 24-run stand.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the chase, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed on New Zealand because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

Arshdeep Singh, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded 15 extras. India scored 238 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 20.

Sodhi and Santner bowled three overs apiece, conceding 38 and 37, respectively. They picked up a wicket, as did Clarke, who bowled four overs, conceding 40.

Jamieson and Duffy bowled four overs, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 27.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a couple of wickets.

New Zealand’s openers did not get off the mark. Devon Conway, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Samson off the bowling of Arshdeep.

Five balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Robinson was the batter. (Pand)It was upheld by umpire Rohan.

Ravindra, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Abhishek. Hardik broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Robinson’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Phillips’ contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Robinson, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Thirty balls after Ravindra’s dismissal, he was caught by Dube. Chakravarthy broke the 51-(Va)run partnership.

Forty-five balls (Nit)into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Chapman was the batter. It was upheld by umpire Menon.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 87 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Phillips had scored 48, Chapman had scored 15.

Phillips’ half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 29 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Phillips’ contribution to the partnership was 28, Chapman’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Phillips, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries and half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 78. Forty-two balls after Robinson’s dismissal, he was caught by Dube. Axar broke the 79-run partnership.

Chapman, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 39. Eight balls later, he was caught by Abhishek. Chakravarthy broke the 12-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls).

Daryl Mitchell, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-eight balls after Chapman’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Ravi Bishnoi. Dube broke the 46-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Clarke, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Rinku off the bowling of Dube.

Jamieson, who faced two balls, scored one. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand, who scored 190 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 48 runs.

Abhishek, who bowled three balls, conceded as many. He was wicketless, as was Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 20.

Hardik also bowled a couple of overs, conceding 20. But he picked up a wicket.

Axar, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 31, He picked up a wicket.

Dube, who bowled three overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs, conceding 37.

India led the five-match series 1-0.