Tie disappoints Pandya-led India, NZ

India made one changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Washington Sundar made way for Harshal.

New Zealand made one Cha(pma)nge to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson made way for Mark.

On winning the toss, Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The start of play was delayed by 40 minutes owing to rain. But no overs were reduced.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Finn Allen scored three. Nine balls into the match, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Arshdeep Singh, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Chapman, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 12. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Mohammed Siraj, the player of the match, broke the 35-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While the contributions of both Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras didn’t contribute to it.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Conway’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 39 balls.

Phillips’ half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 33 balls. Sixty-four balls after Chapman’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Siraj broke the 86-run partnership.

Conway eventually scored 59 off 49 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. Five balls later, he was caught by Ishan Kishan. Arshdeep broke the 16-run stand.

James Neesham, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Siraj broke the one-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Siraj broke the two-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Daryl Mitchell, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Arshdeep.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ish Sodhi, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Arshdeep.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Adam, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The (Mil)next ball, Siraj ran him out.

New Zealand scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Southee, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Harshal had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 11-run stand.

Lockie Ferguson, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand were dismissed for 160 off 19.4 overs.

Deepak Hooda, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded three.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Harshal, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep and Siraj bowled four overs each, picking up four scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 17

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost three wickets.

Kishan, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 10. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Chapman. Milne broke the 13-run stand.

Pant, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Four balls later, he was caught by Sodhi. Southee broke the eight-run stand.

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

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the series, scored 13. His 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Twenty-two balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Neesham. Southee broke the 39-run stand.

Nine overs into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 75 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, was batting on 30 (off 18 balls, which included three boundaries and a six), Hooda had scored nine (off as many balls).

Ferguson and Santner bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded five.

Milne and Sodhi bowled two overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 12.

Southee bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up two scalps.

The match ended in a tie under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

India won the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain disappoints Hardik-led India, NZ

Owing to rain, there was no toss, and the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals between India, led by Hardik Pandya, and New Zealand was called off without a ball bowled.

The three-match series was levelled 0-0.

Rohit-led India (Ki)win; Sweep series

India (Shar)made just one change to their playing eleven – Virat Kohli made way for Rohit, who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss.

New Zealand made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

Sanju Samson, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Mitchell Santner. Scott Kuggeleijn broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While the contribution of Lokesh Rahul, the player of the series, to it was 28, Sharma’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Rahul, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 45. Sixty balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Santner. Hamish Bennett broke the 88-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Sharma’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

A hundred balls into the match, India had scored 138 for the loss of a couple of wickets. Sharma, who was batting on 60, retired hurt.

Shreyas Iyer, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

Shivam Dube, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Tom Bruce. Kuggeleijn broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Manish Pandey, who scored four-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven. India scored 163 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Tim Southee (New Zealand’s skipper), Santner and Ish Sodhi were wicketless. They conceded 52, 36, and 28, respectively. Bennett, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Kuggeleijn, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost three wickets.

Guptill, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Nine balls (Mart)into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, who was in seventh heaven.

Munro, whose six-ball (Col)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 15. Half-a-dozen balls later, Washington Sundar broke the 10-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Bruce, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, Samson and Rahul ran him out.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While the contributions of both Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was three.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.3 overs (64 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Seifert’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 29 balls. He eventually faced 30 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-six balls after Bruce’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Navdeep broke the (Sai)ninety-nine-ball partnership.

Taylor’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 42 balls.

Daryl Mitchell, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Bumrah broke the three-run stand.

Santner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Shardul Thakur broke the 12-run stand.

Kuggeleijn, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Sundar. Thakur broke the one-run stand.

Taylor’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 42 balls. He eventually faced 47 balls, scoring 53. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Saini broke the one-run stand.

Southee, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls later, Bumrah broke the eight-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 19.4 overs (119 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sodhi, whose innings included a couple of sixes, scored 16. He was unbea‘ten’.

Bennett, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand, who scored 156 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by seven runs.

Dube, who bowled an over, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was Yuvzvendra Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

Sundar, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket. Thakur and Saini bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 23.

Bumrah bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded a dozen, picking up three scalps.

India won the five-match series 5-0.

 

Kohli-led India (Ki)win another tie

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami made way for Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini.

New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson and Colin de Grandhomme made way for Tom Bruce and Daryl Mitchell.

On winning the toss, Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a couple of wickets.

Samson, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Mitchell Santner. Scott Kuggeleijn broke the 14-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 11 off nine balls, which included nine boundaries. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Santner. Hamish Bennett broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (30 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Shreyas Iyer had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Ish Sodhi broke the four-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 39. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Santner. Sodhi broke the 23-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Ten balls later, he was caught by Bruce. Sodhi broke the nine-run stand.

Sundar, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Santner had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Shardul Thakur, the player of the match, scored 20. His 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty balls after Sundar’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Bennett broke the 43-run stand.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Seifert.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (114 balls). New Zealand had conceded nine extras at that point.

Manish Pandey’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 36 balls. He was unbeaten, as was the man from Karnal, who scored 11. HiS(ai)nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

New Zealand conceded a dozen extras. India scored 165 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Kuggeleijn, Southee and Santner bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They scored 39, 28, and 26, respectively. Bennett, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, who faced eight balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls (Mart)into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 22-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Colin Munro’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 38 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Munro’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Seifert’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 74. Munro, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 64. Forty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, Thakur and Kohli ran him out.

Bruce, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Chahal broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Seifert’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Seifert’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 32 balls.

Taylor, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Forty-two balls after Bruce’s dismissal, he was caught by Iyer. Thakur broke the 62-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Seifert, who faced 39 balls, eventually scored 57. A couple of balls later, Rahul ran him out.

Mitchell, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dube. Thakur broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Santner, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. The next ball, Samson and Rahul ran him out.

Kuggeleijn, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 165 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. The match ended in a tie.

Sundar and Dube bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 14. Saini, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Chahal and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 20. Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The match was decided by a Super Over.

While Bumrah bowled it for India, Seifert and Munro faced it for New Zealand.

Seifert scored a couple, a boundary and a couple off the first three balls.

Seifert scored eight off four balls, including the boundary. Four balls into the Super Over, he was caught by Sundar off the bowling of Bumrah. New Zealand scored eight for the loss of a wicket.

Munro scored a boundary off the penultimate ball, and a single off the last ball.

New Zealand scored 13 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over.

India were set a target of 14.

Rahul and Sharma walked out to face Southee.

Sharma scored a six off the first ball, and a boundary off the second.

Rahul scored 10 off three balls. Three balls into the Super Over, he was caught by Kuggeleijn off the bowling of Southee. India scored 10 for the loss of a wicket.

Kohli, who walked in to bat at number three, scored a couple of the fourth ball, and a boundary off the penultimate ball.

India scored 16 for the loss of a wicket off their Super Over, winning the eliminator.

As a result of that, the visitors led the five-match series 4-0.

 

Virat-led India (Ki)win the series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

New Zealand made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Blair Tickner made way for Scott Kuggeleijn.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. Their openers put on 69.

India put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 36, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to it was 19.

Rahul, whose 19-ball (Col)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Nine overs into the match, he was caught by Munro. Colin de Grandhomme broke the 89-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls. He eventually scored 65 off 40 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Ten balls later, he was caught by Tim Southee. Hamish Bennett broke the five-run stand.

Shivam Dube had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ish Sodhi. Bennett broke the run-a-ball stand.

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

Shreyas Iyer, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Mitchell Santner broke the 46-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 38. His 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Southee. Bennett broke the 18-run stand.

Manish Pandey, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose five-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

New Zealand eventually conceded five extras. India scored 179 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Kuggeleijn, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as were Southee and Sodhi, who bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 23.

De Grandhomme, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as was Santner, who bowled four overs, conceding 37. Bennett, who bowled four overs, conceded 54. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 21-ball (Mart)innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 31. Thirty-four balls into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Sanju Samson. Shardul Thakur broke the 47-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Munro, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was stumped by Rahul. Jadeja broke the five-run stand.

Santner, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-six balls later, Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 36-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Williamson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 28 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Williamson’s contribution to the partnership was 44, de Grandhomme’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

De Grandhomme, who faced a dozen balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls after Santner’s dismissal, he was caught by Dube. Thakur broke the 50-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Williamson, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 95. Twenty-one balls after de Grandhomme’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Mohammed Shami broke the 41-run stand.

Ross Taylor, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Three balls later, Shami broke the one-run stand.

Seifert, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. New Zealand scored 179 for the loss of six wickets off 20 overs. The match ended in a tie. Dube, who bowled an over, conceded 14. He was unbeaten, as was Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 45.

Chahal and Jadeja bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 23. Thakur, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Shami, who bowled four overs, conceding 32.

The match was decided by a Super Over.

While Bumrah bowled it for India, Williamson and Guptill faced it for New Zealand, and scored a run apiece off the first two balls.

Williamson scored a six off the third and a boundary off the fourth.

Bumrah conceded a bye off the penultimate ball, and Guptill scored a boundary off the last ball.

New Zealand scored 17 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over.

India were set a target of 18.

Sharma and Rahul walked out to face Southee.

Sharma scored a couple off the first ball, and a single off the second.

Rahul scored a boundary off the third ball, and a single off the fourth.

Sharma scored sixes off the last two balls.

India scored 20 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over, winning the eliminator.

As a result of that, the visitors led the five-match series 3-0. In fact, they won the series with a couple of matches to spare.

Virat-led India beat NZ again

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 Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 20-ball (Mart)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. At the end of the Powerplay, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the match. Shardul Thakur broke the 48-run stand.

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

Munro, whose 25-ball (Col)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Sixteen balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Shivam Dube broke the 20-run stand.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja, who broke the six-run stand.

Williamson, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Needless to say, Jadeja was in seventh heaven.

New Zealand scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ross Taylor, who faced 24 balls, scored 18. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 44-run stand.

Tim Seifert, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Mitchell Santner, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded five extras. New Zealand scored 132 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Chahal and Mohammed Shami bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 22.

Thakur and Dube bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 16. Bumrah bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.

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

Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. An over into the match, he was caught by Taylor. Tim Southee broke the eight-run stand.

Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Seifert. Southee broke the 31-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While the contribution of Lokesh Rahul, the player of the match, to the partnership was 28, Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 43 balls. He eventually scored 57 off 50 balls, and was unbeaten.

Iyer, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 44. Sixty-seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 86-run partnership.

Dube, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 135 for the loss of three wickets off 17.3 overs, won by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare.

Blair Tickner and Hamish Bennett bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 29. Santner bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 19. Sodhi bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket. Southee bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 20. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-0. 

 

 

  

Kohli-led India beat New Zealand

India (Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini made way for Rohit, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.

New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Daryl Mitchell and Scott Kuggeleijn made way for Martin Guptill and Twenty20 International debutant Hamish Bennett.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had conceded 68, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Munro’s Co(li)ntribution to it was 31.

Guptill, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored eventually 30. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Sharma. Dube broke the 80-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.

Munro’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls. He eventually scored 59 off 42 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Twenty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Shardul Thakur broke the 36-run stand.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Dube. Ravindra Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While the contribution of Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, to the partnership was 21, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Williamson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 26 balls. Twenty-eight balls after de Grandhomme’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Chahal broke the 61-run partnership.

Taylor’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 54 off 27 balls. He was unbeaten.

Tim Seifert, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer, the player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah broke the three-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 203 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Shami bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 53.

Jadeja bowled two overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Thakur and Dube bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 24. Chahal and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 31.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had conceded 65, and lost a wicket.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls into the chase, he was caught by Taylor. Santner broke the 16-run stand.

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

India’s second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Kohli’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 8.4 overs (53 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls. He eventually scored 56 off 27 balls. Eighty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 99-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Seven balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Blair Tickner broke the six-run stand.

India scored 150 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

India’s fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 13. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Iyer’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 26 balls. He eventually scored 58 off 29 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes. He was unbeaten.

Dube, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Southee. Sodhi broke the 21-run stand.

Pandey, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

India scored 200 off 19 overs (115 balls). In fact, they eventually scored 204 for the loss of four wickets, winning by half-a-dozen wickets with an over to spare. Southee and Bennett bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 36.

Tickner bowled three overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Santner, who bowled four overs, conceding 50. Sodhi bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match series 1-0.

Rohit-led India do not (Ki)win

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Kuldeep Yadav.

New Zealand made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Lockie Ferguson made way for Twenty20 International debutant Blair Tickner.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Tim Seifert, the player of the series, to the partnership was 28, the Co(li)ntribution of Munro, the player of the match, to it was 24.

Seifert, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. Forty-six balls into the match, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Yadav broke the 80-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Munro’s contribution to the partnership was 35, the contribution of Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, to it was 15. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Munro, whose 40-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 72. Thirty-four balls after Seifert’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Yadav broke the 55-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Williamson, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 27. Eight balls after Munro’s dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Khaleel Ahmed broke the 15-run stand.

De Grandhomme, whose 16-ball (Col)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 30. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 43-run stand.

New Zealand scored 200 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). The number of extras they had conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Daryl Mitchell, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was Ross Taylor, who scored 14. His seven-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

India scored 212 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

The Pandya brothers were wicketless. While Krunal conceded 54, Hardik conceded 44.

Ahmed and Kumar picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 37.

Yadav, who conceded 26, picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, for the loss of a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Mitchell. Mitchell Santner broke the six-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Vijay Shankar’s contribution to it was 24. Extra’s contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Shankar, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 43. Forty-six balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by de Grandhomme. Santner broke the 75-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.

Rishabh Pant, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 28. Twenty-four balls after Shankar’s dismissal, he was caught by Williamson. Tickner broke the 40-run stand.

Sharma, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 38. Ten balls later, he was caught by Seifert. Mitchell broke the 20-run stand.

Hardik, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 21. Five balls later, he was caught by Williamson. Scott Kuggeleijn broke the four-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. The man from Ranchi faced four balls, scoring a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Southee off the bowling of Mitchell.

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

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Krunal’s contribution to it was 25. Extra’s contribution to the partnership was three.

India scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 16-ball innings included four sixes, eventually scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Krunal, who eventually scored 26. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes.

New Zealand eventually conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 208 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by four runs.

Ish Sodhi, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 30. He was wicketless, as was Southee, who bowled four overs, conceding 47.

Kuggeleijn and Tickner bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 34.

Santner and Mitchell bowled three overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 27.

New Zealand won the three-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India (Ki)win; Level series

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.

Rohit leads; India don’t (Ki)win

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Vijay Shankar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Henry Nicholls, Tom Bruce and Trent Boult made way for Tim Seifert (the player of the match), Twenty20 International debutant Daryl Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn and Lockie Ferguson. 

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Seifert’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Munro’s Co(li)ntribution to it was 29.

Munro, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 34. Fifty balls into the match, he was caught by Shankar. Krunal Pandya broke the 86-run partnership.

Seifert’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 30 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seifert, whose 43-ball innings included seven boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 84. Twenty-six balls after Munro’s dismissal, Khaleel Ahmed broke the 48-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Mitchell, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls after Seifert’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Hardik broke the 30-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 34. His 22-ball innings included three sixes. The (Ka)next ball, he was caught by Hardik off the bowling of Chahal.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced four balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Mohammed Siraj. Hardik broke the 25-run stand.

Taylor, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 23. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Mitchell Santner, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Kuggeleijn, who scored 20. His seven-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. New Zealand scored 219 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Ahmed, Kumar, Krunal and Chahal picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 48, 47, 37, and 35, respectively.

Hardik, who conceded 51, picked up a couple of scalps.

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

Sharma, who faced five balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Ferguson. Tim Southee broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 29. Nineteen balls later, Ferguson broke the 33-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Seventeen balls later, Santner broke the 13-run stand.

Shankar, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. A couple of balls later, he was caught by de Grandhomme. Santner broke the one-run stand.

Karthik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Southee. Needless to say, Ish Sodhi was in seventh heaven.

Hardik, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Southee. Sodhi broke the five-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Krunal’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Krunal, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Half-a-dozen overs after his brother’s dismissal, he was caught by Seifert. Southee broke the 52-run partnership.

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

Dhoni, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. Seven balls later, he was caught by Ferguson. Southee broke the four-run stand.

Chahal, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Mitchell broke the three-run stand.

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

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who were dismissed for 139 off 19.2 overs, lost by 80 runs.

Kuggeleijn bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 34.

Mitchell bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 13. He picked up a wicket.

Sodhi bowled three overs, conceding 26. He picked up two wickets, as did Santner and Ferguson, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 22.

Southee bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up three scalps.

New Zealand led the three-match series 1-0.