Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 155/9 (22 runs required, RR: 7.75)

  • Umran Malik4 (1b)
  • Arshdeep Singh0 (6b)
  • Lockie Ferguson4-1-33-2
  • Jacob Duffy3-0-27-1

That's all from our side from this game. See you soon.

Daryl Mitchell is the Player of the Match: It was nice to contribute to the score and then I think the boys bowled really well. I think Devon batted well and allowed us to build on. For me, it's about trusting my skills and following the process. Not every time it comes off in T20 cricket but it feels nice whenever it does.

Mitchell Santner: I think it was a bit of a shock, how much it spun in the second innings. After lots of runs in the ODI series, it was nice to see the ball turn. I don't think we were ever safe [even after posting 176]. Daryl Mitchell batted really batted well. At the toss, we were thinking to bowl because it was dewy from the start but it never really got worse. The newer and harder ball was spinning a lot in the powerplay.

Hardik Pandya: No one thought this wicket would play like that, both teams got surprised but New Zealand played better cricket. The new ball was turning more than the old ball. The way it turned and bounced surprised us but till me and Surya were batting, we thought we would pull it off. In hindsight, we ended up giving 25 runs more than the par. The way Washington bowled, batted and fielded, it was more like Washington against New Zealand than India against New Zealand. If he and Axar can continue the way they are, it will help the Indian cricket a lot.

Time for the presentation ceremony.

Michael Bracewell: It got a little bit moist towards the end but otherwise there wasn't too much dew. "Disappointing one-day series, so it's good to bounce back. It's a short three-match series, good to go into the next game with a little bit of momentum.

10.29pm New Zealand finally register their first win on the tour and take 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. At one stage during the first innings, it looked like India would restrict them to 150-odd but Daryl Mitchell changed the game with a 27-run 20th over, bowled by Arshdeep Singh. That meant New Zealand posted an above-par 176. India didn't have a great start, losing their top three inside the powerplay. Hardik and Surya staged a mini-recovery but once the duo departed, Washington Sundar and Deepak Hooda couldn't keep up with the climbing asking rate. Santner was the pick of the bowlers, bowling a maiden to Surya and finishing with figures of 2 for 11 from his four overs.

19.6
4
Ferguson to Umran Malik, FOUR, full on the stumps, Malik swings his bat, gets an outside edge and picks up a boundary to deep third

Over the wicket to Umran Malik

19.5
W
Ferguson to Washington Sundar, OUT, short outside off, Washington goes for the upper cut but ends up hitting it down the deep third's throat

Washington Sundar c Duffy b Ferguson 50 (42m 28b 5x4 3x6) SR: 178.57

19.5
1w
Ferguson to Washington Sundar, 1 wide, slower one gone wrong, down the leg side for wide

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10Ishan KishanShubman Gill
2nd1RA TripathiShubman Gill
3rd4SA YadavShubman Gill
4th68SA YadavHH Pandya
5th6HH PandyaWashington Sundar
6th22DJ HoodaWashington Sundar
7th4Washington SundarShivam Mavi
8th12Kuldeep YadavWashington Sundar
9th24Washington SundarArshdeep Singh
10th4Arshdeep SinghUmran Malik