IND vs NZ 2nd T20I LIVE: The match is being held in Ranchi.India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I Live Score Streaming Updates: India produced a decent bowling effort to restrict New Zealand to a modest 153/6 in the second T20I of the three-match series at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on Friday.
Opting to bowl, Harshal Patel shone bright with figures of 2 for 25, while veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (1/19), Axar Patel (1/26), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/39) and Deepak Chahar (1/42) picked up a wicket each. Glenn Phillips (34 off 21), Martin Guptill (31 off 15) and Daryl Mitchell (31 off 28) were notable contributors for New Zealand.
Brief Scores: New Zealand: 153/6 in 20 overs (Glenn Phillips 34, Martin Guptill 31, Daryl Mitchell 31; Harshal Patel 2/25).
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Milne comes into the attack. On the third ball, Rahul (22*) hits his fourth boundary of the innings, flicking it well over mid-wicket. Rohit (8*) too joins the party by hitting a six. He pulls nicely over deep square leg. IND: 32/0 (4 overs)
After two brilliant boundaries in Boult's opening over, Rahul continues to shine infront of the Ranchi crowd. Santner comes into the attack and he slows down the opening pair of India. Just two runs off the over. IND: 18/0 (3 overs)
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma open the chase for the hosts as Tim Southee restarts the proceedings. Rahul (7*) starts off well, hitting a boundary over the second slip on the very first ball. The pacer ends the over well. IND: 8/0 (1 over)
Harshal Patel (2/25): "It's a great feeling playing for the country. I love the game and the ultimate goal for any player is to play for the country, it's an honour, it's a privilege and I'm not going to take it for granted. Rahul [Dravid] sir has always told me that once you are done with the preparations, you gotta go out there and enjoy the game. After 9-10 years of domestic cricket and on the back of a good IPL I've reached here, so it's a satisfying moment for me."
The last over starts. The 19th over just went for 6 runs. What a spell by Harshal. Great debut. Chahar to bowl the last over. 2 off the first ball. Another 2 to follow. Both balls were hit high and just landed in no man's land. 150 up for NZ now.Great over. NZ end at 153/6 after 20 overs.
18th over now. Bhuvi to finish his spell. He has been expensive. Can he finish well? Just 2 off the first two balls. And a bat has been broken. No one knows where the ball is. Everyone was looking at the piece of wood rather than the ball. And is this a wicket? Yes. Nicked behind. Neesham is gone. NZ 140/6 after 18 overs.
17th over about to start. Indian bowlers have done a great job in stemming the Kiwis' runs. Welcome to international cricket, Mr Harshal Patel. Straight for a 6 by Philips. Picked this nicely and delayed the bat swing, thumped it all the way over long-on. And a no ball in the second ball. It just slipped from his hand. Dew coming into play. Good comeback delivery. No run off the free hit. And Philips is gone. Patel is just on fire tonight. Slower ball, into the wicket, pull shot. Man on the fence and taken. Second wicket for Harshal Patel. NZ 137/5 after 16.3 overs.
And no 4 is down. Seifert tries to play a reverse sweep and it's gone straight to short third man Bhuvi. Ashwin gets his wicket. NZ are struggling now. NZ 125/4 after 15.2 overs.
15th over now. Bhuvi back in the attack. First two balls yields 2 singles. The third is a wide. And a 6 by Philips. Bhuvi is clearly not having a good time in this match. It's powered down the ground. 11 off the over. NZ 125/3 afterv 15 overs.
14th over about to start. The last ball ofv the 13th over was hit for a four by Phillips as Axar finished his spell. Hundred came up for NZ in that over. Chahar to bowl the 14th over. And the second ball is clobbered for a 6 by Philips. It's a 6. Can he repeat the trick like he did with Guptill? Nope, Philips takes a run in the next ball.12 off the over. NZ 114/3 after 14 overs.
12th over starts. Philips has been dropped in the last over by Iyer. Will that be costly? Let's see. Patel back in the attack. And Patel's first wicket. Philips is gone. A no ball is been checked though. Nope. He's fine. NZ lose 3rd wicket. NZ 90/3 after 11.2 overs.
10th over starts. Glenn Philips on strike. A slip has been introduced. Ashwin has been brought back in the attack. 4 runs off it ultimately. Another good over by an Indian bowler. NZ 84/2 after 10 overs.
Ninth over starts. Axar patel to bowl. Ashwin had bowled the 8th over and conceded just 4. Some restriction by the IND bowlers. And Chapman gets a boundary. He gets revenge. Another wicket falls for NZ. Chapman caught by Rahul. NZ 79/2 after 8.5 overs.
So the debutant starts the 7th over. Harshal Patel will look to make an impact straightaway. 3 off the first 5 balls. Great over and a great piece of fielding by Shreyas Iyer. Could have been a run out. Last ball gets 2. Good over. 5 off it. NZ 69/1 after 7 overs.
Last over in the powerplay. Ashwin to bowl. The last ball of the powerplay ends with a boundary. NZ are off to a great start. NZ 64/1 after 6 overs.
Hello!! Hello!!! Huge one by Guptill. Starts with a 6. What a hit. Clears his front leg and absolutely hammers it back over the bowler's head. Aaaaaaaaaand Gone. Guptill has been taken by Pant. Went to the well a little too much. Just like the last game. Chahar takes Guptil again. NZ 48/1 after 4.2 overs.
3231 Martin Guptill
3227 Virat Kohli
3086 Rohit Sharma
2608 Aaron Finch
2570 Paul Stirling
Bhuvi to bowl the 4th and the first ball is hit for a mssive 6. Guptill clears his front leg and swings sweetly through the line to smack it straight back over the bowler's head. And the 4th ball is hit for a 4. Mitchell on his way now. 13 off the over. Another expensive one. NZ 42/0 after 4 overs.
Third over starts. Axar Patel has been brought in. A spinner has been brought in by the skipper. Seems to work. A relatively quiet over. Just 5 off it. NZ 29/0 after 3 overs.
Chahar comes in to bowl the second over. Aaaaaaaand another 4 in the second ball of this over. Just helps it on the way. New Zealand are not hanging about tonight. And what do you know? Another four by Mitchell. Chahar is getting hammered. Back to back boundaries. 2 gone. NZ 24/0 after 2 overs.