India vs New Zealand: India won the second T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday. They chased down 181 with one ball to spare. The win gave India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
New Zealand chose to bat first after India won the toss and put them in. India’s new-ball bowlers started well. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Tim Seifert for 7 in the second over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar then got Daryl Mitchell out for 6. Prince Yadav removed Finn Allen for 16. New Zealand were in trouble at 41 for 3 inside six overs.
Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs rebuilt the innings. They shared a 116-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Phillips scored 70 off 43 balls. Jacobs made 58 off 46. Their stand took New Zealand to a competitive total. Phillips was out in the 18th over. Jacobs followed soon after. Michael Bracewell added a quick 15 not out at the end. New Zealand finished on 180 for 5.
India’s chase did not start smoothly. Sanju Samson struggled for fluency. He made 14 off 17 balls before he was out. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, playing his first game of the series, also found it hard to score. He made 12. Abhishek Sharma scored 27 off 21. India were 56 for 3 in the ninth over.
Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel then steadied the innings. But Mitchell Santner bowled a superb spell for New Zealand. He took 4 for 21 in his four overs. He dismissed Iyer, Axar, and Naman Dhir. At one point, India needed 68 runs from the last five overs.
Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy then changed the game. They batted with calm and aggression. Tilak finished unbeaten on 51 off 26 balls. Nitish made 26 not out off 13. They shared an unbroken partnership that took India home. India needed 11 runs from the final over. Jacob Duffy bowled it. Tilak hit a boundary wide of mid-off. Then some quick running between the wickets sealed the win with one ball left.
New Zealand helped India with some poor fielding. They dropped catches and bowled no-balls at key moments. Matt Henry could not bowl his full quota because he spent too long off the field. That left New Zealand short of bowling options at the death.
Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs Rescue New Zealand With 180/5 Against India in Second T20I
New Zealand posted 180 for 5 in the second India vs New Zealand T20I against India in Christchurch. Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs scored half-centuries to rescue their team from an early collapse.
India’s bowlers started well. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Tim Seifert for 7 in the second over. Prince Yadav then removed Finn Allen for 16. Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Daryl Mitchell out for 6. New Zealand were 18 for 2 inside three overs. Allen’s wicket in the sixth over left them at 41 for 3.
Phillips and Jacobs then rebuilt the innings. They shared a 116-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Phillips scored 70 off 43 balls. He hit four fours and four sixes. Jacobs made 58 off 46 balls, with five fours and one six. Their stand took New Zealand past 100 in the 14th over. The partnership crossed 100 runs in 69 balls.
Phillips was out in the 18th over, caught by Naman Dhir off Arshdeep. That ended the big stand. Jacobs followed soon after, dismissed by Nitish Kumar Reddy for 58. New Zealand were 165 for 5. Michael Bracewell gave the innings a late push. He hit a four and a six as New Zealand added 23 runs in the last two overs. They finished on 180 for 5.
For India, Arshdeep was the best bowler with 2 for 33 in four overs. Prince Yadav took 1 for 30. Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with 1 for 50. Axar Patel was very economical. He gave away only 28 runs in four overs but did not take a wicket. Nitish Reddy claimed 1 for 31 in three overs.
India needed 181 to win the match and took a 2-0 lead in the series. The third T20I will be played on Tuesday, October 27, in Wellington. India will look to extend their lead. New Zealand will need to improve their fielding and death bowling to stay in the series.
FAQs
Q. Who won the second India vs New Zealand T20I?
A. India won by five wickets with one ball remaining.
Q. How many runs did New Zealand score?
A. New Zealand scored 180 for five in 20 overs.
Q. Who was New Zealand’s top scorer in the match?
A. Glenn Phillips scored 70 runs off 43 balls.
Q. Who was India’s top scorer in the second T20I?
A. Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls.
Q. When and where will the third T20I take place?
A. The third T20I is scheduled for October 27 in Wellington.
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