06/02Result
1st T20I (N), India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 6 2019
New Zealand won by 80 runs
Player of the Match
Tim SeifertNew Zealand
06/02Result
1st T20I (N), India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 6 2019
New Zealand won by 80 runs
Player of the Match
Tim SeifertNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | NZ: 219/6 | RR: 10.95

  • Mitchell Santner7 (4b)
  • Scott Kuggeleijn20 (7b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-48-1
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-47-1

9.35pm New Zealand have soared to 219 for 6. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert turbo-charged the innings with 84 off 43 balls. Munro, Williamson and Taylor also played their part, while India's bowlers struggled with their lines and lengths. We will be back in a bit for the chase. Cheers.

19.6
4
Ahmed to Santner, FOUR, full-toss outside off, slugged away to the left of deep midwicket as Dhawan falls over and concedes a boundary
19.5
1
Ahmed to Kuggeleijn, 1 run, hip-high short ball outside off, thumped away to deep midwicket
19.4
4
Ahmed to Kuggeleijn, FOUR, slower ball outside off, offcutter, Scott leans back and muscles it away to the left of Chahal at long-off for four
19.3
1
Ahmed to Santner, 1 run, short and outside off, flat-batted down to long-off
19.2
1
Ahmed to Kuggeleijn, 1 run, on a length and outside off, tugged away to deep square leg. Slower ball from Khaleel
19.1
1
Ahmed to Santner, 1 run, full-toss outside off, slog-swept away to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 207/6 | RR: 10.89

  • Scott Kuggeleijn14 (4b)
  • Mitchell Santner1 (1b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-47-1
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-51-2
18.6
6
Kumar to Kuggeleijn, SIX, full and outside off, pumped up and over extra-cover for six
18.6
1w
Kumar to Kuggeleijn, 1 wide, the batsman shimmies across off, rattles Bhuvneshwar, leg-side wide
18.5
4
Kumar to Kuggeleijn, FOUR, Kuggeleijn jumps across off, moves to the edge of the tramline and dabs it late fine of short third man for four. 200 up for NZ
18.4
0
Kumar to Kuggeleijn, no run, back of a length and running away outside off, another legcutter, away from the reach of the batsman and inside the tramline
18.3
4
Kumar to Kuggeleijn, FOUR, short and wide, slashed away fine past short third man for four
18.2
1
Kumar to Santner, 1 run, on a length and outside off, slower one, forced away to point
18.1
W
Kumar to Taylor, OUT, Khaleel gets under a skier at short fine leg. He bobbles but clings onto it. Bhuvneshwar hits a hard length and outside off, legcutter it is, Taylor top-edges in the air and falls

LRPL Taylor c Ahmed b Kumar 23 (18m 14b 0x4 2x6) SR: 164.28

Seervi: Pandya has leaked 51 in his four overs - his most expensive figures in T20Is

Anupam: "Shankar's batting in the last ODI has catapulted him into WC contention, i believe that is why he is in the team over Gill who is definitely out of contention now. He is primarily a batting allrounder and i will not be surprised if he is in the WC squad as the 15th player."

18.1
1w
Kumar to Taylor, 1 wide, off-side wide

Santner

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 190/5 | RR: 10.55

  • Ross Taylor23 (13b)
  • Mitchell Santner0 (0b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-51-2
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-30-0

CB: "time for another stunner from DK! ;)"

17.6
1
HH Pandya to Taylor, 1 run, short, wide, flayed away to deep point

Balasubramanian: "@Anand. At worst, Vijay Shankar would have conceded less than the Pandya brothers. My worry is he will also not get proper batting slot."

17.5
W
HH Pandya to de Grandhomme, OUT, Full-toss on off, below the waist, de Grandhomme swings in the air. Siraj moves across to his left from deep square leg and completes a sprawling catch. Outstanding catch from the sub fielder. Pandya gets away with another full-toss

C de Grandhomme c sub (Mohammed Siraj) b HH Pandya 3 (13m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

17.4
1
HH Pandya to Taylor, 1 run, full-toss, angling into middle and leg, whipped away to deep square leg

Anekant Jain: "I am not sure if picking Shankar and not bowling him adds any value to the squad. Could have gone with Shubhman instead."

17.3
2
HH Pandya to Taylor, 2 runs, DK drops another sitter at deep midwicket. He's furious with himself. Full-toss on middle, tugged away in the air, DK drops a regulation catch
17.2
0
HH Pandya to Taylor, no run, yorker and outside off, jabbed back towards the bowler
17.1
6
HH Pandya to Taylor, SIX, Pandya goes too full and outside off, Taylor shuffles across off and hoicks it over the midwicket boundary

Seifert: Great to have somebody like Munro at the other end. The ball was holding up earlier, so it was all about keeping the shape and let the hands and head take over

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | NZ: 180/4 | RR: 10.58

  • Ross Taylor13 (8b)
  • Colin de Grandhomme3 (3b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-30-0
  • Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-35-1
16.6
1
Kumar to Taylor, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Taylor searches for a sweep, winds up dragging the ball away in front of square on the leg side

Kannan: "Two for Bhuvi and one for K Ahmed. Kurnal the other??? Or Vijay Shankar???"

16.5
1
Kumar to de Grandhomme, 1 run, overpitched and outside off, de Grandhomme stands tall and belts it to extra-cover

Seervi's stat corner: India haven't conceded a 200+ total in more than two years. Last was WI's 245 in Lauderhill in August 2016

16.4
1
Kumar to Taylor, 1 run, short and outside off, Taylor swats it away like a fly down to long-on

Anand: "Unbelievable to see Vijay Shankar not being bowled a single over yet. A waste to have an all-rounder and not being used."

16.3
6
Kumar to Taylor, SIX, full and wide, Taylor reaches out for the ball, his fast hands come into play. Scythed flat and hard over point for six. Bam!
16.2
2
Kumar to Taylor, 2 runs, on a length and outside off, Taylor hoicks across the line and ends up skying it to the right of DK at long-on

Nicator: "That comment from Shashank reminded me of the 2007 WC game against SAF - I think Nasser Hussain said something like that when DK took a stunner to send Smith packing. Still get goosebumps thinking of that match!!"

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18S DhawanRG Sharma
2nd33S DhawanV Shankar
3rd13V ShankarRR Pant
4th1MS DhoniV Shankar
5th7MS DhoniKD Karthik
6th5MS DhoniHH Pandya
7th52MS DhoniKH Pandya
8th3MS DhoniB Kumar
9th4MS DhoniYS Chahal
10th3YS ChahalKK Ahmed