IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya kept their cool to guide India to a hard-fought win over New Zealand in the second T20I encounter in Lucknow. Chasing 100, India were unable to accelerate and it took another gritty known from Suryakumar to get them over the line. Arshdeep Singh scalped two wickets as India restricted New Zealand at 99/8 in the second T20I match on Sunday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Opting to bat first, the visitors kept on losing the wickets at regular intervals and could manage only 99 runs in 20 overs. Apart from Arshdeep, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deep Hooda, and Washington Sundar scalped one wicket each. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner remained unbeaten at 19 off 23 balls. New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat first against India.
New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
Here are the Highlights of the 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand straight from the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow:
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IND vs NZ: INDIA WIN!
Finally a boundary for Suryakumar Yadav and it is all over in Lucknow! India have won the match by six wickets with one ball to spare and the series is tied at 1-1!
This is it! The final over! A great boundary from Hardik Pandya made sure that India went into the over as favourites but with Blair Tickner bowling his first over, it is still anybody's game!
It looks like India are going to take this match to the final over as Suryakumar Yadav is taking it slow but steady. 13 runs needed of the final two overs and this can get close if India lose a wicket or two.
18 runs needed off 18 balls with six wickets remaining - The match is poised well but it is advantage India as they have wickets in hand. Can they finish the run chase?
OUT!!! What a mixup!!! Suryakumar Yadav goes for a single on Glenn Phillips delivery but fails to communicate it to Washington Sundar at the non-strikers end as he gets yards out when Tickner comfortably hits the ball at the stumps. In the end, Sundar gets run out for 10 as he was out of the crease. Fourth wicket gone for India.
FOUR!!! Washington Sundar joins the party and hits a brilliant boundary on Glenn Phillips' delivery. Sundar gets a full-toss and he places a sweep shot on the leg-side. The ball goes past the fielder and Sundar gets four runs.
OUT!!! Ish Sodhi provides New Zealand with another breakthrough as he dismisses Rahul Tripathi for 13. Tripathi tries to hit a sweep shot but Glenn Phillips takes a brilliant catch at the boundary line. Three wickets gone for India.
OUT!!! Another blow for India as Ishan Kishan gets run out for 19. Ishan flicks it on Glenn Phillip's delivery and goes for a single. However, he fails to make it back to the crease after being denied a double by Tripathi. Santner makes no mistake and perfectly throws the ball towards Phillips to remove Ishan.
FOUR!!! Rahul Tripathi joins the party and smashes a brilliant boundary on Ish Sodhi;s delivery. Tripathi hammers it over Sodhi's head as the ball goes for a two-bounce four. Brilliant shot from Tripathi.
FOUR!!! Ishan Kishan smashes a beautiful boundary on Michael Bracewell's delivery. Ishan perfectly places it towards the long-on as the fielder fails to stop it from crossing the boundary line.
OUT!!! New Zealand take a sigh of relief as Michael Bracewell scalps the wicket of Shubman Gill for 11. Gill tries to play a big shot but ends up a giving an easy catch of Finn Allen in the deep. India lose an early wicket.
FOUR!!! Shubman Gill hits a brilliant boundary on Jacob Duffy's delivery. Gill patiently waits for the short of the length delivery and flicks it over the on-side for four runs. India off to a terrific start.
Hello and welcome back to the second innings of the second T20I match between India and New Zealand. Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan opening the batting attack for India in the runs chase of 100. Jacob Duffy comes to bowl the first over for New Zealand.
India restrict New Zealand to 99/8 in 20 overs. For the hosts, Arshdeep Singh scalped two wickets and conceded only 7 runs in 2 overs. Apart from him, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deep Hooda, and Washington Sundar scalped one wicket each. For New Zealand, Mithcell Santner remained unbeaten at 19 off 23 balls.
OUT!!! Arshdeep Singh strikes again in the same over and removes Lockie Ferguson for duck. Ferguson gets hit on the glove as the ball goes up in the air and lands safely into the hands of Washington Sundar. New Zealand lose their eighth wicket.
OUT!!! Arshdeep Singh joins the party and dismisses Ish Sodhi for 1. Sodhi mistimes the shot as it goes up in the air and Hardik Pandya takes a fantastic catch at the mid-on.
OUT!! Skipper Hardik Pandya scalps his first wicket of the night and Michael Bracewell becomes his prey. The ball hits the top edge of the bat and Arshdeep Singh takes a brilliant catch at the fine leg boundary. New Zealand lose their sixth wicket.
FOUR!!! Mitchell Santner comes as a new hope for New Zealand as he hits a brilliant boundary on Washington Sundar's delivery. Santner smartly places a shot into cover as the fielder in the deep fails to stop it from going across the boundary line. Four runs to New Zealand.
OUT!!! A confusion led New Zealand to lose their fifth wicket. Mark Chapman plays a reverse sweep on Deep Hooda's delivery and goes for a single. However, a miscommunication between and Michael Bracewell, costs Chapman his wicket as the ball goes straight to Kuldeep Yadav, who throws it back to Ishan and Chapman gets run out for 14.
OUT!!! What a delivery!!! Kuldeep Yadav's spinning delivery rattles off Daryl Mitchell's off-stump. Mitchell tries to play a defensive shot on the delivery but completely fails to judge it and departs for 8. New Zealand in deep trouble as they lose their fourth wicket.
FOUR!!! Daryl Mitchell gets off the mark in style as he hits a boundary on Kuldeep Yadav's delivery. Mitchell plays a pull shot and gets four runs after clearing the mid-wicket. New Zealand eyeing a recovery after three sudden dismissals.
OUT!! Deepak Hooda joins the party and gives India their third wicket of the night. Glenn Phillips tries to play a reverse sweep on Hooda's delivery but ends up missing it and ball rattles up the middle and the leg stump. Brilliant display of bowling from India.
OUT!!! Washington Sundar provides India with their second breakthrough as he removed Devon Conway for 11. Sundar hits Conway on the gloves as the ball lands straight into the hands of Ishan Kishan. New Zealand lose their second wicket and a brilliant start for India.
OUT!!! Yuzvendra Chahal enters with a bang and gives India an early breakthrough with a dismissal of Finn Allen. Chahal's spinning delivery completely bamboozles Allen as tries to go for a reverse sweep but misses the ball and gets clean bowled. What a great decision of bringing Chahal early into the attack.
FOUR!!! What a shot from Allen. The batter makes a brilliant use of Hardik's short of a length delivery as he places a top edge towards the fine leg and gets a boundary. Brilliant piece of batting.
FOUR!!! Finn Allen turns out to be lucky as he steals a boundary on Hardik Pandya's delivery. The ball hits at thick edge and flies straight to Ishan Kishan, who fails to grab the opportunity and it goes for a four.
FOUR!!! Devon Conway gets off the mark in style with a brilliant boundary on Hardik Pandya's delivery. Conway smartly flicks it over the deep mid-wicket as the ball goes for four runs.
The second T20I between India and New Zealand begins with Hardik Pandya opening the bowling attack for the hosts. On the other hand, Finn Allen and Devon Conway open the batting attack for New Zealand.
IND vs NZ: Here's what Hardik Pandya said at the toss
We were also thinking to bat first but bowling is also fine. This is a new team, but we have spoken about getting into the challenge and having to do difficult things. It can't difficult than this in a bilateral series, losing the first game and then two games on the line. Looking forward to this game. We are going to make mistakes and we'll learn from them. It might turn. Umran misses out, Yuzi comes in.
IND vs NZ: Here's what Mitchell Santner said at the toss
We are gonna have a bat. The stats say that it's challenging to chase here. We'll try to get some runs on the board and see what it does. We had a tough one-day series, it was nice to bounce back with a win. Different guys stepping up at different times is always nice. It's never easy to beat India at home. That partnership between Surya and Hardik put them right back in the game. The key is to take wickets through the middle, that's the best way to slow them down. You got to take that (bigger ground dimensions) into account. Same team.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the to0ss and opted to bat against India in the second T20I of the three-match series, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.