Neither India nor New Zealand made any changes to their playing eleven.
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 43, for the loss of three wickets.
Tim Seifert, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary
and a six, scored a dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh
Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Munro, whose run-a-ball (Col)innings included a six, scored
a dozen. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Krunal Pandya,
the player of the match, broke the 26-run stand.
Half-a-dozen overs into the match, New Zealand sought
a batting review. Daryl Mitchell, the batsman, faced a couple of balls, scoring
a run. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Brown. He was trapped leg
be‘four’ wicket by Krunal, who broke the two-run stand.
New Zealand scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had
conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Williamson, whose 17-ball innings included three
boundaries, scored 20. Eleven balls later, Krunal had a reason to be in seventh
heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.
New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India
had conceded three extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While
Ross Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 14, de Grandhomme’s Co(li)ntribution
to it was 38. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
De Grandhomme’s half-century – which included a
boundary and four sixes – came off 27 balls.
He eventually faced 28 balls, failing to add to the
aforementioned score. Forty-seven balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was
caught by Sharma. Hardik Pandya broke the 77-run partnership.
New Zealand scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). India
had conceded eight extras at that point.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 26. Taylor, whose 36-ball
innings included three boundaries, scored 42. Fourteen balls after de Grandhomme’s
dismissal, Vijay Shankar ran him out.
Mitchell Santner, who faced eight balls, had no reason
to be in seventh heaven – a couple of balls later, Khaleel Ahmed broke the
one-run stand.
Scott Kuggeleijn, who faced a couple of balls, scored
as many. He was unbeaten.
Tim Southee, who faced three balls, scored as many. Four
balls later, Ahmed broke the run-a-ball stand.
India eventually conceded nine extras. New Zealand
scored 158 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.
The five bowlers bowled four overs each.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who was wicketless, conceded 37.
Hardik and Kumar picked up a wicket apiece. While the
former conceded 36, the latter conceded 29.
Ahmed, who conceded 27, picked up a couple of wickets.
Krunal, who conceded 28, picked up three scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50,
without the loss of a wicket.
India’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls).
New Zealand had conceded an extra at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to
the partnership was 31, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 18.
Sharma’s half-century – which included three
boundaries and four sixes – came off 28 balls.
He eventually faced 29 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned
score. Fifty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi
broke the 79-run partnership.
Dhawan, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries, eventually scored 30. Nine balls later, he was caught by de Grandhomme.
Lockie Ferguson broke the run-a-ball stand.
India scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). New
Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.
Rishabh Pant, whose 28-ball innings included four
boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was unbeaten.
Shankar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary
and a six, scored 14. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Southee. Mitchell
broke the 30-run stand.
India scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). New
Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the
number of extras they eventually conceded.
Dhoni, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 20. He was unbeaten.
India, who scored 162 for the loss of three wickets
off 18.5 overs, won by seven wickets with seven balls to spare.
Santner bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding
16. Kuggeleijn bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceding 32. Southee bowled four
wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Mitchell bowled an over, conceding 15. He picked up a
wicket, as did Ferguson and Sodhi, who bowled four overs each. They picked up
31 apiece.
The three-match series was levelled 1-1.
