The Kiwis beat SKY-led India

India made one change to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan made way for Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kyle Jamieson made way for Zak Foulkes.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 71, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Devon Conway’s contribution to the partnership was seven, the contribution of Tim Seifert, the player of the match, to it was 45.

Seifert’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 25 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Conway’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Seifert’s contribution to it was 55.

Conway, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, did not add to the aforementioned score. Fifty balls into the match, he was caught by Rinku Singh. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 100-run partnership.

Rachin Ravindra, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Jasprit Bumrah, who broke the three-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Seifert had scored 56.

Seifert, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned sixes, eventually scored 62. Nineteen balls after Ravindra’s dismissal, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the 23-run stand.

Glenn Phillips, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 24. Eight balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Kuldeep broke the 11-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 15 overs (90 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Mark Chapman, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls after Phillips’ dismissal, he was caught by Harshit Rana. Ravi Bishnoi broke the 15-run stand.

Ninety-nine balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Daryl Mitchell was the batter. (Pand)It was upheld by umpire Rohan.

Daryl Mitchell, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 39. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 11. Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 11. His six-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Half-a-dozen balls after Chapman’s dismissal, Hardik Pandya ran him out.

Foulkes, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the nine-run stand. 

New Zealand scored 200 off 19 overs (114 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Matt Henry, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 215 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

All the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Rana, who was wicketless, conceded 54.

Bishnoi and Bumrah picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 38.

Kuldeep and Arshdeep picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 33.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers did not get off the (Shar)mark. The man dismissed faced (Abhish)ek ball, failing to open his account. A ball into the chase, he was caught by Conway off the bowling of Henry.

Suryakumar, who faced eight balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of boundaries. Eleven balls later, Jacob Duffy caught him off his own bowling, breaking the nine-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). New Zealand had not conceded any extras at that point.

Sanju Samson, whose 15-ball inning included three boundaries and a six, scored 24. Twenty-eight balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, Santner broke the 46-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.4 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Hardik was the batter. It was struck down by umpire Pandit.

Hardik, who faced five balls, scored a couple. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Foulkes. Santner broke the eight-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 77 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Rinku had scored 35, Shivam Dube had scored eight.

Sixty-three balls (10.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rinku, the batter, eventually scored 39 off 30 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanadhan. He was trapped LBW by Foulkes, who broke the 19-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seventy-six balls (12.4 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Dube was the batter. It was upheld by umpire Ananthapadmanabhan.

Dube’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 15 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 19 balls. While Dube’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Rana’s contribution to it was four. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Dube, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 65. Twenty-seven balls after Rinku’s dismissal, Henry ran him out.

India scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rana, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls after Dube’s dismissal, he was caught by Ravindra. Ish Sodhi broke the 12-run stand.

Bishnoi, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea‘ten’.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Arshdeep Singh, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Santner off the bowling of Sodhi.

Bumrah, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Sodhi. Santner broke the five-run stand.

Kuldeep, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Seifert. Duffy broke the three-run stand.

India, who were dismissed for 165 off 18.4 overs, lost by 50 runs.

Phillips, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Foulkes and Henry bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24.

Duffy bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 33. He picked up two scalps, as did Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceding 46.

Santner bowled four overs, conceding 26. He picked up three scalps.

India led the five-match series 3-1.