India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand made three changes to their playing (Michae)eleven – James
Neesham, Adam Milne, and Tim Southee made way for Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, and
Blair Tickner.
On winning the toss, Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, chose 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 47, and lost
a couple of wickets.
Allen, whose 23-ball (F)innings included three boundaries and a couple
of sixes, scored 35. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by
Suryakumar Yadav. Washington Sundar broke the 43-run stand.
The second-wicket pair failed to get off the Mark. Chapman, who faced
four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Sundar
off his own bowling.
New Zealand scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India had conceded three
extras at that point.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had
scored 79 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Devon Conway
was batting on 31, Glenn Phillips had scored nine.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Conway’s contribution
to the partnership was 36, Phillips’ contribution to it was 16. Extra’s contribution
to the partnership was a run.
New Zealand scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). India had conceded four
extras at that point.
Phillips, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored
17. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Kuldeep broke the
60-run partnership.
Fifteen overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. Daryl Mitchell
was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Anil Chaudhary.
Ninety-three balls (15.3 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling
review. Mitchell was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down
by umpire J Madanagopal.
Conway’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came
off 31 balls.
He eventually scored 52 off 35 balls. Twenty-seven balls after Phillips’
dismissal, he was caught by Deepak Hooda. Arshdeep Singh broke the 36-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on a run. Bracewell, who faced a couple of
balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Ishan Kishan ran him out.
Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Mitchell Santner,
New Zealand’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls
later, he was caught by Rahul Tripathi. Shivam Mavi broke the nine-run stand.
New Zealand scored 150 off 19 overs (115 balls). India had conceded five
extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they
eventually conceded.
Mitchell’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and five
sixes – came off 26 balls.
He eventually scored 59 off 30 balls, which included three boundaries
and five sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Ish Sodhi, who didn’t face a ball.
New Zealand, who scored 176 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20
overs.
Umran Malik, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 16.
Hooda, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14.
Hardik, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 33.
Shivam, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket.
Arshdeep and Kuldeep bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece.
While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 20.
Sundar, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He 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.
Kishan, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a
boundary. Eight balls into the chase, Bracewell broke the 10-run stand.
Sixteen balls (2.4 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a bowling
review. Tripathi, the batsman, faced half-a-dozen balls, failing to get off the
mark. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal. He was caught by Conway. Duffy
broke the one-run stand.
Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Shubman Gill had no
reason to be in seventh heaven – three balls later, he was caught by Allen.
Santner broke the four-run stand.
India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). New Zealand had conceded three
extras at that point.
Forty-nine balls (8.1 overs) into the match, New Zealand sought a
bowling review. Suryakumar was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was
struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution
to the partnership was 26, Hardik’s contribution to it was 20. Extra’s contribution
to the partnership was four.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 74
for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Suryakumar was batting on 39,
Hardik was batting on 20.
Suryakumar, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a
couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. Fifty-one balls after Gill’s dismissal,
he was caught by Allen. Sodhi broke the 68-run partnership.
Hardik, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually
scored 21. Four balls later, he was caught by Bracewell, who broke the six-run
stand.
India scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). New Zealand had conceded five
extras at that point.
Hooda, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Twenty balls
after Hardik’s dismissal, he was stumped by Conway. Santner broke the 22-run
stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Mavi, who faced three balls, scored
a couple. Three balls later, Santner ran him out.
Kuldeep, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls
later, he was caught by Conway. Ferguson broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). New Zealand had conceded nine
extras at that point.
Sundar’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes –
came off 25 balls.
He eventually faced 28 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned
score. Sixteen balls after Kuldeep’s dismissal, he was caught by Duffy.
Ferguson broke the 24-run stand.
Arshdeep, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was
unbeaten, as was Malik, who faced a ball, scoring a boundary.
New Zealand eventually conceded 10 extras. India, who scored 155 for the
loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 21 runs.
Tickner bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Sodhi and Duffy bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece.
While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 27.
Ferguson, Bracewell and Santner bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps
apiece. Ferguson’s and Santner’s spells included a maiden apiece. They conceded
33, 31, and 11, respectively.
New Zealand led the three-match series 1-0.
