END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs | NZ: 212/4 | RR: 10.60
- Ross Taylor14 (7b)
- Daryl Mitchell19 (11b)
- Khaleel Ahmed4-0-47-1
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-37-1
9.35pm Colin Munro has just been left out of the ODI squad for Bangladesh, possible signs that the selectors are looking to try out someone else with the World Cup. So there must've been some pressure as he walked out to bat today. How did he respond? By shellacking a 40-ball 72 at the same ground where he made an 18-ball half-century the last time he played a T20I here, against England at this time last year.
His taking apart of Krunal and Hardik made for some exhilarating viewing, a hundred looked on the cards until he mistimed a slog. Yes, he did live a charmed life, dropped twice, but if your game borders on the high risk, high-rewards methods, and you can pull it off like the way he did, you deserve some luck. Towards the end, Colin de Grandhomme did his thing to take this total past 200. Tim Seifert at the top of the order may have just give himself more than just an outside chance of figuring in New Zealand's World Cu plans. His fearlessness and ball-striking ability will make him a key player in the Powerplay. Besides that, there's a T20I series is at stake, and both sides want to finish this tour with the trophy in their kitty. This chase should be fun.
Khaleel conceded just 5 off the final over in Auckland. Here he comes again
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 200/4 | RR: 10.52
- Daryl Mitchell18 (10b)
- Ross Taylor3 (2b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-37-1
- Hardik Pandya4-0-44-0
Bharath Seervi adds: Most runs conceded by an India bowler in a bilateral T20I series - Pandya brothers at top this series - Hardik 131 and Krunal 119.
C de Grandhomme c †Dhoni b Kumar 30 (26m 16b 3x4 1x6) SR: 187.50
Can they get to 225?
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs | NZ: 192/3 | RR: 10.66
- Colin de Grandhomme30 (15b)
- Daryl Mitchell13 (7b)
- Hardik Pandya4-0-44-0
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-29-0
Over to Shashank
Kartik Chaturve: "Don't understand the tactics here either, if you're not giving the ball to Shankar and playing him as a pure batsman then WHY not Gill? "
END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | NZ: 182/3 | RR: 10.70
- Daryl Mitchell7 (4b)
- Colin de Grandhomme26 (12b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-29-0
- Krunal Pandya4-0-54-0