Live cricket score, updates and commentary of the India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I in Rajkot.
New Zealand defeated India by 40 runs in the second T20I at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday to level the 3-match series 1-1. Chasing a target of 197 runs to win, India fell short despite captain Virat Kohli's half century.
Here is how it happened:
'22:27
New Zealand win by 40 runs. The series is level 1-1. India finish at 156 for 7 in their 20 overs.
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Dhoni falls one shot of fifty. It was an odd innings from him- never really got going.
'22:23
16 runs off the over as Dhoni finally play some big shots (and also gets dropped), but it too little, too late now.
IND- 148/6 after 19 overs.
'22:17
65 runs required from 12 balls.
MS Dhoni has made a run-a-ball 28 so far.
'22:14
OUT
Axar wanted to put it through cover and can't put enough on it to beat Williamson.
IND- 130/6 after 17.3 overs
'22:11
Santer gives away only three runs off the over. India need 72 runs off 18 balls now.
'22:09
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Big-big wicket. Virat is walking back now. Santner gets the wicket.
Santner bowls it quick, cramps him up and gets a thick edge. Phillips takes a good catch.
IND- 123/4 after 16.3 overs
'22:06
SIX
Dhoni comes down the track and sends it over long-on.
India need 75 off 24.
IND- 122/4 after 16 overs
'22:03
FOUR- Virat has played some beautiful shots here. This time he drives the good length ball to the left of long-off.
Dhoni on the other hand has not found it easy to score so far.
IND- 112/4 after 15 overs
'21:59
CHANCE!
Missed stumping against Dhoni. Sodhi lures Dhoni forward with his flight and deceives him with his spin. But Phillips misses the chance behind the stumps.
SIX
Dhoni dances down the track and sends it over long-on.
HUNDRED up for India.
IND- 106/4 after 14 overs
'21:55
India need an even 100 off 42 balls.
Kohli is the key here while Dhoni is taking his usual singles right now.
'21:52
FOUR- Oh waah! Kohli uses his feet to get to the ball and sends it back over Santner's head. One-bounce.
IND- 87/4 after 12 overs
'21:48
FOUR- Kohli hits it straight- a model of how this shot should be played, with head right over it and the weight coming forward.
IND- 79/4 after 11 overs
'21:45
10 overs gone. India are 71/4 with 126 runs required from 60 balls.
The only good things is that they have their best chasing pair out in the middle- Kohli and Dhoni.
'21:40
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Sodhi gets Pandya. Hardik doesn't pick the wrong 'un and is bowled. Very good bowling.
IND- 67/4 after 9.1
'21:38
OUT
Iyer is caught and bowled by Munro. Leading edge and Munro takes a easy one. Gone for 23.
IND- 65/4 after 8.4 overs
'21:35
Kohli gets going now- FOUR, FOUR and SIX
FOUR- The Indian captain gets a full toss and steers it between point and short third man.
FOUR- Kohli moves forward and plays a lofted shot over cover. It was hit hard.
SIX- Bad bowling from Santner this and Kohli hits the half-volley over long-on.
IND- 62/2 after 8 overs
'21:30
Sodhi from the other end. Both spinners have started well here. Just 5 runs off the over.
IND- 45/2 after 7 overs
'21:25
Santner comes in for the last over of powerplay and does quite well. Just 3 runs off it.
IND- 40/2 after 6 overs
'21:19
Very good over by Milne here. Just 2 runs off it.
IND- 37/2 after 5 overs
'21:15
Very good over for Indai
FOUR- The ball hits the inside half of the Kohli's bat, and sails over mid-on. How???
FOUR- Iyer is prolific in the point region. He waits for the right ball and taps it to the right of point.
FOUR- Kohli pummels the ball down the ground. Umpire and Boult duck to avoid being hit.
IND- 35/2 after 4 overs
'21:12
FOUR and FOUR
First he smashes one behind point.
Iyer is playing some good shots here. He clears the front leg and smashes a short delivery over point.
IND- 21/2 after 3 overs
'21:08
OUT
Rohit Sharma is gone too- out caught behind. Boult gives NZ a dream start.
IND- 11/2 after 2 overs
Iyer is new man in.
'21:07
OUT
Bowled him! Dhawan plays a bad shot pays the price: the batsman tries to whip it over mid-on, misses the line completely and the middle stump is gone.
IND- 6/1 after 1.2 overs
'20:40
There is slight delay as a floodlight has failed at the ground.
'20:32
India manage to stop New Zealand below 200. But it is very good score. Colin Munro has put the visitors in a very good position here.
NZ- 196/2 after 20 overs
'20:28
HUNDRED
Colin Munro scores his century. His second international T20 hundred. It has been great innings so far.
Bumrah returns and bowls a very Bumrah-esque over. Just 5 runs off it.
NZ- 187/2 after 19 overs
'20:23
Bumrah returns and bowls a very Bumrah-esque over. Just 5 runs off it.
NZ- 179/2 after 18 overs
'20:19
Siraj's figures on debut: 4-0-53-1. Not too bad considering no one is having a great day at the office.
NZ- 174/2 after 17 overs
'20:14
FOUR and FOUR
Munro is dropped. It could be very costly miss for India. Munro lifts it in the air at deep cover, Chahal runs back, gets right there but the ball bursts out of his hands.
NZ- 158/2 after 16 overs
'20:08
15 overs gone, New Zealand are 147/2.
How many more from here.
'20:05
OUT
Siraj takes his first wicket. He has sent back Kane Williamson.
NZ- 140/2 after 14.2 overs
'20:03
FOUR and SIX
Pandya in now. Munro gets underneath low full toss and sends it to long-on fence.
Munro is doing it here. Munro sends it just over midwicket.
NZ- 136/1 after 14 overs
'19:57
SIX and FOUR
Munro is going great here... it was right in the slot from Patel and Munro heaves it over midwicket for six.
Munro picks the gap perfectly at deep midwicket for boundary off the last ball.
He is batting on 60 off 31 balls.
NZ- 122/1 after 13 overs
'19:53
Hmmmmmm.....
'19:52
OUT
Guptill caught Pandya bowled Chahal, again.
Guptill wanted to go more over long-on and the ball skews off the outside half. Pandya runs in to take a simple catch. He made 45.
NZ- 105/1 after 11.1 overs
'19:51
SIX and SIX
Munro puts it easily over midwicket for six.
Dropped!
Shreyas Iyer is the culprit- Munro pulls it towards long-on. It is over Iyer's head and he palms it over for another six.
FIFTY up for Munor, HUNDRED for NZ
NZ- 104/0 after 10 overs
'19:48
SIX
Guptill gets underneath a flighted one from Chahal and slog sweeps it over midwicket.
NZ- 83/0 after 10 overs
'19:42
Axar Patel, who balled a very tight spell in Delhi, starts with a tody over.
NZ- 72/0 after 9 overs
'19:38
SIX and SIX
Mohammed Siraj returns. Munro picks the slower ball and deposits it over the boundary at long-on.
Munro then spots another slower ball and puts it over midwicket. Another big one.
Not a great start for Siraj.
NZ- 68/0 after 8 overs
'19:34
Good comeback from Chahal. Just 4 off it. Dhoni asks him keep it a little fuller and it seems to work.
NZ- 52/0 after 7 overs
'19:30
FOUR
Munro sends it through the gap. It was short around off and well cut.
NZ- 48/0 after 6 overs
'19:25
Spin is in, Chahal...
SIX. It was overpitched on middle and leg- Guptill strides forward sends it over the ropes.
FOUR.
Lots of flight on middle and it is driven over mid-on.
SIX. BIG ONE.
Again, lots of flight from Chahal and Guptill slogs it over midwicket.
NZ- 41/0 after 5 overs
'19:20
Just one over for Siraj. Bumrah comes into the attack and bowls a good over. Just 3 runs off it.
NZ- 24/0 after 4 overs
'19:15
FOUR
Very good shot- Bhuvneshwar bowls a bouncer, Munro pulls it past square leg.
NZ- 21/0 after 3 overs
'19:10
FOUR and FOUR
Siraj goes for a boundary on very first ball in international cricket. It was shortish and wide, Munro finds the gap.
Guptill then play a very good looking straight drive past the bowler.
NZ- 15/0 after 2 overs
'19:05
FOUR
Guptill charges down and sends the ball over square leg for four.
A good over from Bhuvi otherwise.
NZ- 5/0 after 1 over
'19:00
HERE WE GO!
Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to start for NZ, Bhuvneshwar Kumar for India.
'18:35
Here are the two teams:
Siraj, of course is playing in place of Ashish Nehra.
Adam Milne for Tim Southee And Glenn Phillips for Tom Latham in the NZ squad.
New Zealand win the toss and chose to bat.
'18:30
Mohammed Siraj will make his T20I debut, Ravi Shastri hands him his cap.
India gave a befitting farewell to retired veteran pacer Ashish Nehra as they clinched a comprehensive 53-run win over New Zealand in the first T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
The Virat Kohli-led side will once again heavily rely on the openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who both smashed half-centuries to set the tone with a record158-run opening partnership to guide hosts to the score of 202-3.
Meanwhile, the focus will also be on the depth and variety of the Indian bowlers. New Zealand, on the other hand, look for a better outing this time and will take the cue from the fact that their head-to-head record against the hosts still reads 5-1.
The two squads are as follows:
India: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand : Kane Williamson (C), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips
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