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
November 19 2021 22:54 (IST)
Rishabh Pant finishes the match in style, India clinch series 2-0
India Win By 7 Wickets !
Rishabh Pant finished the game in his natural aggressive way and helped India go past the finishing line with seven wickets in hand
With this win, India have also clinched the three-match series 2-0 with one last T20I scheduled to be played in Kolkata
Though India lost three wickets in quick succession in the latter half of the run-chase, the match never really looked out of their grasp
Rahul and Rohit's fifty ensured India were always ahead in the chase while Pant finished the game in style
November 19 2021 22:44 (IST)
Suryakumar follows Rohit, gets dismissed early for 1 run
Suryakumar Yadav has a rare failure and departs for just 1 run
India still need 17 runs off 24 balls
November 19 2021 22:40 (IST)
Rohit departs to Southee after reaching his half-century, India are two down
Rohit has departed right after reaching an epic fifty but majority of the work seems to be already done
Venkatesh and Suryakumar will be looking to provide the finishing act now
November 19 2021 22:38 (IST)
Rohit reaches fifty in style, hits Adam Milne for a huge six on the leg-side
Rohit Sharma has played a captain's knock with a stylish fifty off 35 balls
India are almost there as they aim to clinch the series 2-0 here itself
November 19 2021 22:29 (IST)
KL Rahul falls for 65 runs but India look in full control
KL Rahul's innings of 65 runs off 49 balls came to an end when he was held onto in the deep by Glenn Phillips off Santner's bowling
India, though, seem to be cruising towards a well-earned victory here but they still need a finishing act
November 19 2021 22:18 (IST)
Rahul-Rohit partnership slowly taking the game away from NZ
The run-rate required has almost dropped to a run-a-ball, thanks to the unbeaten Rahul-Rohit partnership which is doing the job nicely
India need 49 more runs in 48 balls
November 19 2021 22:10 (IST)
Fifty for KL Rahul, India cruising towards 154-run target
KL Rahul has reached his fifty in 40 balls and looks good for more
His innings has included shots all around the park with minimum risk
November 19 2021 22:09 (IST)
Mid-way in run-chase, India need 75 more runs to win
Rahul and Rohit look in total control halfway in their run-chase against NZ bowlers
India need 75 more runs to win in the last 10 overs
November 19 2021 22:03 (IST)
Rohit Sharma has switched gears, hits twin sixes against Santner
Rohit Sharma finally has his innings going after a slow start
Hits two towering sixes off Santner to improve India's run-chase in chase of 154 runs
November 19 2021 21:55 (IST)
Rahul is closing in on fifty, Rohit looks calm at the other end
After eight overs in the run-chase, India are looking pretty at 57/0
Rahul and Rohit are carrying the responsibility of the run-chase in a well-calculated manner
November 19 2021 21:43 (IST)
India 45/0 after 6 overs in their run-chase of 154 runs vs NZ
After the poweplay, India will be quite happy to not lose a single wicket with 45 runs on the board
The target of 154 runs will have to be defended by the NZ bowlers with better discipline in the coming overs
November 19 2021 21:34 (IST)
Indian openers have given the side a solid start inside the powerplay
Both Rahul and Rohit are looking set against the visitor's bowling line-up, which has till now looked a bit off-colour
India have posted 32 in the first four overs in their chase of 154 runs
November 19 2021 21:23 (IST)
With Rohit Sharma yet to face a ball, Rahul has displayed great intent
Rahul is looking in some fine form as he is middling the nicely against the pacers
NZ can bring in a spinner to take the pace off and make it difficult for batters
November 19 2021 21:17 (IST)
KL Rahul makes his intentions pretty clear with confident start
KL Rahul gathers 8 runs in the first over as India are looking to confident in their run-chase
Rohit Sharma is yet to play a single ball
November 19 2021 21:02 (IST)
NZ Post 153/6 in 20 overs as Indian bowlers bring the team back in death overs
The Indian bowlers got the team back into the game after a flying start by the Kiwis batters
Ashwin and Axar Patel starred in the middle-overs as well as the death to deflate the visitor's batting which looked quite inspired since the beginning
India will be looking for a good start from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma in their attempt to chase down 154 runs for victory in 20 overs and clinch the three-match series 2-0
However, Boult and Southee will be tough to take on, specially in the initial overs
November 19 2021 20:53 (IST)
Last over in the process, Deepak bowling well here
Deepak Chahar is bowling his heart out as NZ are struggling to middle the ball in the final over
NZ need to make the most of these last few balls
November 19 2021 20:49 (IST)
Neesham displays spirit of cricket moment as he walks after edging ball
Neesham walks after edging a Bhuvneshwar slower ball as India are dominating the play in the last phase of the innings
Kumar fights back after a tough day in the initial stage of the match
November 19 2021 20:38 (IST)
Harshal takes his second wicket as NZ are looking vulnerable at the death
Phillips departs as Harshal grabs yet another wicket to ensure the run-rate doesn't go up in the death overs
Harshal is proving quite a tough guy to hit other than some bad balls following the good ones
November 19 2021 20:32 (IST)
Ashwin dismissed Seifert for 13 runs off 15 balls to give India big breakthrough
Ashwin got the reward of some tight bowling as he dismissed Seifert for 13 runs off 15 balls
India are right into the game as they need more wickets to put a lid on the scoring
November 19 2021 20:25 (IST)
Bhuvneshwar concedes 11 runs in NZ's 15th over of batting
Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar went for 11 runs as NZ batters kept the pressure intact on India's bowling
NZ will like to make the most of the last 5 overs and post a big score
November 19 2021 20:16 (IST)
Phillips is looking dangerous by the over as he welcomes Chahar with a six
Chahar was welcomed back for his second spell by Phillips with a towering six on the leg-side
He will need to get his length sorted as NZ are looking to up the run-rate and put up a big score
November 19 2021 20:10 (IST)
Harshal Patel gets Daryl Mitchell to claim his first international wicket
Patel was over the moon to claim his first international wicket as he got rid of Daryl Mitchell for 31 runs off 28 balls
Patel has pulled India right back into the game
November 19 2021 20:02 (IST)
Axar Patel has a catch dropped by Venkatesh Iyer to give Phillips a lifeline
Venkatesh Iyer juggled the ball more than three times as he dropped a sitter to give Phillips a lifeline off Axar
India could be at the receiving end of Phillips fury in the latter half of the innings
November 19 2021 19:56 (IST)
NZ have posted 84/2 mid-way in their innings vs India
NZ are on the right track and have posted 84/2 in the first 10 overs
India, on the other hand, will want to bowl a couple of overs quickly and get a foot back in the game
November 19 2021 19:52 (IST)
Ashwin is on song with tight middle overs
Ashwin is proving a tough nut to crack by the NZ batters
He is in his third over and has given only 15 runs so far. Rohit will want to keep his last over for the last phase of the innings
November 19 2021 19:49 (IST)
Axar Patel gets rid of Chapman for 21 runs off 17 balls
Axar gets rid of Chapman for 21 runs off 17 balls. The batter was looking to take on Axar but fell while at the long-off position
India have to make more inroads to get back into the game
November 19 2021 19:40 (IST)
Harshal starts international career with a tight over
Harshal Patel starts his international career with a five-run over. Patel can come in handy at the end of the innings with his clever variations
It will be interesting to see how Rohit uses the pacer
November 19 2021 19:35 (IST)
Powerplay clearly belongs to NZ with more than 10 rpo scored
Despite losing Martin Guptill mid-way in the powerplay, NZ continued to score at a brisk pace with Mark Chapman joining in the fireworks with Mitchell
64/1 after 6 overs will make the NZ camp happy while Dravid will be a bit worried
November 19 2021 19:29 (IST)
Mark Chapman starts with a boundary as India look for more wickets
A good over by Chahar ends but Mark Chapman will be brimming with confidence with a boundary off the first ball he faces
With NZ 56/1 after 5 overs, India will be aiming for more wickets
November 19 2021 19:26 (IST)
Deepak Chahar sends back Guptill for 31 runs for India's 1st wicket
India have claimed the dangerous wicket of Martin Guptill for 31 runs
Deepak Chahar gets a sweet revenge after being hit for a huge six by the batter
Mark Chapman comes in as the next batter
November 19 2021 19:22 (IST)
NZ are taking the attack to Indian bowlers early-on with strong start
42 runs in the first four overs means New Zealand are off to a brilliant start
Guptill and Mitchell are looking in some form here
November 19 2021 19:20 (IST)
Guptill hit on the head by Bhuvneshwar's rising ball
Guptill was hit on the head by a sharp Kumar delivery after the batter had welcomed the bowler with a six straight down the ground
Concussion tests in place
November 19 2021 19:17 (IST)
Axar Patel starts tightly and gives away only 5 runs
Axar Patel gave India some respite from New Zealand's explosive start as he bowled tight lines and lengths to keep the batters guessing
NZ will aim for a big score here
November 19 2021 19:10 (IST)
Mitchell has joined the party as he hits two back-to-back fours
Mitchell has taken the attack to Deepak Char with two fours straight down the ground as New Zealand are off to a brilliant start here
Indian bowlers are still trying to find the right line and length to bowl
November 19 2021 19:08 (IST)
Martin Guptill has surpassed Kohli as highest T20I run \-getter
Guptill has now more international T20I runs than any other player in the world as he goes past Kohli's 3227 runs
Guptill is continuing the good show at the start here
November 19 2021 19:05 (IST)
KL Rahul drops a difficult chance of Guptill in the first over
A running-back KL Rahul dropped opener Martin Guptill on the fourth ball of Bhuvneshwar's first over
Guptill will like to make the most of it now as he hits the last ball for a four to end at 14/0 after the first over
November 19 2021 19:03 (IST)
Guptill edges first ball for a boundary for a four to get going
Guptill starts tentatively as he edges the first ball past the first slip for NZ's first four of the innings
Bhuvneshwar has movement on offer straightaway
November 19 2021 19:01 (IST)
NZ Innings Beings as Guptill and Mitchell Take Strike
Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell are in the middle as they face pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over
2nd T20I begins
November 19 2021 19:00 (IST)
Martin Guptill can go past Virat Kohli's massive record in T20Is
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill needs only 11 runs to go past Virat Kohli's T20I aggregate of 3227 runs
Guptill currently has scored 3217 runs in 110 T20Is for NZ
November 19 2021 18:56 (IST)
A late debut for Harshal Patel in his career - He joins an elite list
Harshal Patel has been handed his debut quite late in his career. He becomes the sixth oldest T20I debutant for India
Patel joins an elite list of players:
38y 232d Rahul Dravid
33y 221d Sachin Tendulkar
31y 177d Sreenath Aravid
31y 44d Stuart Binny
31y 39d Murali Kartik
30y 361d HARSHAL PATEL
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