Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | NZ: 196/2 | RR: 9.80

  • Tom Bruce18 (12b)
  • Colin Munro109 (58b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-23-0
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-29-0

8.27pm New Zealand took a punt by batting first, and surely their intent might have been to get as close to 200 as possible. Essentially, they would have liked to put India under pressure in the face of a daunting task. Planning is easy. But their execution has been just terrific. It's not easy to hit boundaries easily against this Indian attack, but Colin Munro made six-hitting look effortless. Guptill, Williamson and Bruce all played cameos, which maybe increased their score by a few runs. But Munro's second T20I hundred has given New Zealand not just a fair chance, but a real opportunity to level this series now. Join us in a bit for the chase.

Colin Munro: "Probably about par on this surface, need to execute with the ball. Guppy and I bat well, we do it with Auckland back home. Fed off each other."

19.6
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Bumrah to Bruce, 1 run, full around off, a thick inside edge down to fine leg for one.

New Zealand in India 2017-18 News

Magnificent Munro

2

No. of 100s for Colin Munro in T20Is, both coming this year. He's the first batsman to score 2 100s in a year and overall the 4th to score multiple T20I 100s.

Expensive start

53

Runs conceded by Mohammad Siraj today - the third-most by a bowler on his T20I debut. James Anderson had given 64 runs and Joginder Sharma 57.

Perfect start

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This is the first time NZ have had a 50+ opening stand on this tour, in 5 matches. They had averaged 29.50 in the first 4 games.