- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 edged and gone! Seifert premeditates the pull, Bhuvi cleverly bowls this closer to the stumps to deny him any room, only manages to get a thin inside edge and Dhoni does the rest. 15/15.2 this has been hit straight to cover. Backed away, got underneath the length, hit it really well but didn't get the elevation. Good catch, must have surely stung Rohit. 41/27.5 it's the fizz off the pitch that has done Williamson in. Shapes to pull but this skids on, keeps a tad low, and hits him flush on the right thigh as he swiveled back. As plumb as an lbw call can get, no doubts whatsoever this time around. India in total control now. 50/45.6 Real drama here! Mitchell has been given out and he has reviewed upon the insistence of his captain. There is a huge spot on hotspot as ball passes the bat - possibly because there is an inside edge - and it wasn't bat hitting pad. But DRS comes back as all three reds, ball tracking shows this would've hit middle of middle so Mitchell has to walk back. As soon as the decision was given, Williamson quickly let his dismay known to the umpire and Mitchell was asked to stop, even as he started to make the long walk back. Dhoni has a word with Williamson and the umpire, Rohit has a confused look, but in the end, Mitchell has to go. The only way he could've survived was if Rohit called him back. 43/318.6 direct hit by Vijay from long-on to find Taylor short at the non-striker's end. It was fuller on the stumps, Santner hits it towards the left of long-on, Taylor is sprinting back for the second, puts in the dive but all in vain 153/615.4 and he hits it straight to Rohit at extra cover, fuller outside off, hits it hard but the bat turns in his hand at the point of impact, perhaps was too close as well to get that elevation but his innings has helped restore the momentum 127/519.2 fuller outside off, looks to hit it down the ground, gets an inside edge on to the stumps 154/719.6 slower one, length on the stumps, Southee looks to drag it on the leg side and misses, Khaleel hits 158/8Extras9 (lb 1, w 8)TOTAL158/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.9)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tim Seifert, 2.3 ov), 2-41 (Colin Munro, 5.2 ov), 3-43 (Daryl Mitchell, 5.6 ov), 4-50 (Kane Williamson, 7.5 ov), 5-127 (Colin de Grandhomme, 15.4 ov), 6-153 (Ross Taylor, 18.6 ov), 7-154 (Mitchell Santner, 19.2 ov), 8-158 (Tim Southee, 19.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 length around off, wasn't that short but Rohit goes for the pull, doesn't get the power behind it and ends up hitting right down the throat of Southee at deep midwicket 79/110.5 a nasty bouncer from wide of the crease, Dhawan was looking to pull it against the angle, too quick for him as he ends up edging it in the air, the point fielder grabs the dolly 88/213.4 a slower one, short of length outside off, goes for the pull, made good sound off the bat too but couldn't clear Southee at deep midwicket 118/3Extras8 (b 2, lb 1, w 5)TOTAL162/3 (18.5 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-79 (Rohit Sharma, 9.2 ov), 2-88 (Shikhar Dhawan, 10.5 ov), 3-118 (Vijay Shankar, 13.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TG Southee 4 0 34 0 8.50 9 4 1 1 0 SC Kuggeleijn 3.5 0 32 0 8.34 8 3 1 1 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 31 1 7.75 8 1 1 1 0 MJ Santner 2 0 16 0 8.00 1 0 1 0 0 IS Sodhi 4 0 31 1 7.75 6 1 1 2 0 DJ Mitchell 1 0 15 1 15.00 2 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
8 February 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 5.6: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - CM Brown, Batsman - DJ Mitchell (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 2
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (LRPL Taylor 14, C de Grandhomme 38, Ex 1)
- C de Grandhomme: 50 off 27 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 158/8 in 20.0 overs (SC Kuggeleijn 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (RG Sharma 31, S Dhawan 18, Ex 1)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 5
- India: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 8
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