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India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I Highlights: India finished off the game with seven wickets in hand to clinch the three-match series 2-0 against New Zealand in Ranchi at the JSCA International Stadium Complex. Chasing a target of 154 runs, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma put on a century stand for the first wicket to give Team India a solid platform to overhaul the visitor's target. Rahul departed for 65 runs while Rohit played a memorable knock of 55 before getting dismissed. India received a rare failure from Suryakumar Yadav but Rishabh Pant ensured that India crossed the finishing line with further delay.

Earlier, opting to bowl first, Indian bowlers restricted New Zealand to a total of 153/6 in 20 overs, despite an electric start from opener Martin Guptill, who surpassed Virat Kohli in the list of highest run-getters in T20Is. Guptill was dismissed for 31 by Deepak Chahar and the Indian spin duo of Axar Patel (1/26) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1/19) tightened the screws on the Blackcaps thereafter. Debutant Harshal Patel starred with the ball as he picked up the wickets of Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips to further dent Kiwis' progress. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar were taken for plenty in the powerplay but came back strong as India didn't allow New Zealand to post a big total.

Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field, citing the dew factor. Harshal Patel won a debut at the expense of Mohammed Siraj, who picked up an injury according to the Indian captain. Rohit Sharma started his journey as the full-time T20I captain of Team India in fine fashion with a five-wicket win in Jaipur. The new-look Indian team welcomed back the likes of Shreyas Iyer into the side, who was recovering from an injury. Venkatesh Iyer didn't have much to show as he stayed at the crease for a brief period in the last over of the match and also wasn't picked to bowl by Rohit.

Here are the two playing XIs

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Adam Milne, Trent Boult

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel

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India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I Highlights From JSCA International Stadium Complex In Ranchi

Rishabh Pant finishes the match in style, India clinch series 2-0

Suryakumar follows Rohit, gets dismissed early for 1 run

Rohit departs to Southee after reaching his half-century, India are two down

Rohit reaches fifty in style, hits Adam Milne for a huge six on the leg-side

KL Rahul falls for 65 runs but India look in full control

Rahul-Rohit partnership slowly taking the game away from NZ

Fifty for KL Rahul, India cruising towards 154-run target

Mid-way in run-chase, India need 75 more runs to win

Rohit Sharma has switched gears, hits twin sixes against Santner

Rahul is closing in on fifty, Rohit looks calm at the other end

India 45/0 after 6 overs in their run-chase of 154 runs vs NZ

Indian openers have given the side a solid start inside the powerplay

With Rohit Sharma yet to face a ball, Rahul has displayed great intent

KL Rahul makes his intentions pretty clear with confident start

NZ Post 153/6 in 20 overs as Indian bowlers bring the team back in death overs

Last over in the process, Deepak bowling well here

Neesham displays spirit of cricket moment as he walks after edging ball

Harshal takes his second wicket as NZ are looking vulnerable at the death

Ashwin dismissed Seifert for 13 runs off 15 balls to give India big breakthrough

Bhuvneshwar concedes 11 runs in NZ's 15th over of batting

Phillips is looking dangerous by the over as he welcomes Chahar with a six

Harshal Patel gets Daryl Mitchell to claim his first international wicket

Axar Patel has a catch dropped by Venkatesh Iyer to give Phillips a lifeline

NZ have posted 84/2 mid-way in their innings vs India

Ashwin is on song with tight middle overs

Axar Patel gets rid of Chapman for 21 runs off 17 balls

Harshal starts international career with a tight over

Powerplay clearly belongs to NZ with more than 10 rpo scored

Mark Chapman starts with a boundary as India look for more wickets

Deepak Chahar sends back Guptill for 31 runs for India's 1st wicket

NZ are taking the attack to Indian bowlers early-on with strong start

Guptill hit on the head by Bhuvneshwar's rising ball

Axar Patel starts tightly and gives away only 5 runs

Mitchell has joined the party as he hits two back-to-back fours

Martin Guptill has surpassed Kohli as highest T20I run \-getter

KL Rahul drops a difficult chance of Guptill in the first over

Guptill edges first ball for a boundary for a four to get going

NZ Innings Beings as Guptill and Mitchell Take Strike

Martin Guptill can go past Virat Kohli's massive record in T20Is

A late debut for Harshal Patel in his career - He joins an elite list

Harshal Patel has received his India cap from Ajit Agarkar, What A Moment

NZ have made three changes to the final XI

Harshal Patel makes his debut for India as Mohammed Siraj is out

Rohit wins the toss, opts to bowl first

What the Pitch holds for teams in Ranchi in 2nd T20I

India's Predicted XI for the 2nd T20I

Hello and welcome to the 2nd T20I between India & NZ

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