Ind vs NZ T20: India registered a convincing win against New Zealand in the second T20 match of the series. The match was played on Friday, where Team India defeated the Kiwis by seven wickets. With this win, India now leads the five-match T20 series 2–0. The third T20 will be played on January 25 in Guwahati.
Chasing a target of 209 runs, India reached the target in just 15.2 overs, losing only three wickets. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant knock, scoring an unbeaten 82 runs off 37 balls. Ishan Kishan supported him well with 76 runs off 32 balls. The duo shared a match-winning partnership of 122 runs.
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma was out for zero, while Sanju Samson scored only six runs, but the strong middle-order performance ensured an easy win for India.
The match was held at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. After losing the toss, New Zealand batted first and scored 208 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner remained unbeaten on 47 runs, while Rachin Ravindra scored 44.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets. Ishan Kishan was named Player of the Match for his explosive batting performance.
Ind vs NZ T20: Match Highlights
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Suryakumar Yadav reached his 23rd T20I half-century in just 23 balls. This was his first T20I fifty in 23 matches.
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Ishan Kishan scored a half-century after a gap of two years and two months.
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Zak Foulkes conceded 67 runs, the most by any New Zealand bowler in the innings.
Playing XI
India:
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
New Zealand:
Mitchell Santner (Captain), Tim Seifert, Devon Conway (Wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
