Overview:
It was not a good day at the office for Arshdeep Singh, who went for 53 runs in 4 overs. Suryakumar Yadav also gave the ball to Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dube. Abhishek conceded 12 runs from 6 balls, while Shivam Dube claimed one scalp, conceding seven runs.
New Zealand batters posted 208/6 in the second T20I against India on January 23. Despite sensational hitting by openers Devon Conway and Tim Seifert, the Men in Blue managed to slow down the scoring rate. The Kiwis had crossed the 40-run mark in three overs, but the dismissal of Conway on the second ball of the fourth over restricted the visitors. Harshit Rana dismissed Devon for the fourth time in the last four matches. He scored 19 runs off 9 balls, laced with 3 fours and 1 six. Seifert posted 24 runs in 13 deliveries, including 5 boundaries.
Rachin Ravindra was the best New Zealand batter, and after a slow start, he cut loose, managing 44 runs off 24 balls, packed with 4 sixes and 2 boundaries. He shared a 55-run partnership with all-rounder Glenn Phillips, who Kuldeep Yadav sent back on a score of 19 runs off 13 deliveries, laced with 2 boundaries and 1 maximum. Daryl Mitchell (18) and Mark Chapman (10) were unable to get going.
The stage was set for captain Mitchell Santner, who showed his class with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 47 runs off 27 balls, including 6 fours and 1 six.
Zak Foulkes played a handy knock of 15 not out in 8 balls, with the help of 2 fours and 1 six.
Kuldeep Yadav, who returned to the Playing XI in place of injured Axar Patel, took two wickets and conceded 35 runs from his four overs. Varun Chakravarthy was also impactful, dismissing one batter and giving away 35 runs.
It was not a good day at the office for Arshdeep Singh, who went for 53 runs in 4 overs. Suryakumar Yadav also gave the ball to Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dube. Abhishek conceded 12 runs from 6 balls, while Shivam Dube claimed one scalp, conceding seven runs.
Harshit Rana, who started with a wicket maiden, was hit for boundaries and sixes in his remaining overs. In 3 overs, he went for 35 runs. Hardik Pandya dismissed one rival batter and conceded 25 runs from three overs.