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.
