India vs New Zealand Highlights 3rd T20: IND demolish NZ with another dominant performance

India have made a mockery of this chase once again. Absolute dominance from the Men in Blue. Suryakumar Yadav finishes the game with consecutive fours and India wrap up the game.

IND 155-2(10) beat NZ 153-9(20) by 8 wickets

Suryakumar Yadav too is enjoying his time in the middle. Glenn Phillips comes into the attack and he too is sent over long-on for a six.

IND 145-2(9.3)

New Zealand are being made to look like a terrible side by Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav here. They take 17 runs off this over as well. Suryakumar gets a couple of fours and Abhishek launches the last ball for a six.

IND 122-2(8) need 32 runs

Abhishek Sharma is wreaking havoc here. Kiwi bowlers do not know what to do. He has slammed a half-century in only 14 deliveries, the second fastest by an Indian in T20Is.

India have scored 94/2 in powerplay, their second highest total in T20Is after first six overs.

Abhishek Sharma hit the first ball of this Jacob Duffy over for a four and then he gave the strike to Suryakumar Yadav on the next ball. Yadav just brings out his pick-up scoop to get his first six of the night.

IND 83-2(5.3)

Catch some glimpses of big shots from India so far:

New Zealand take the risk of bowling a leg-spinner to two left-handers in the powerplay but the gamble pays off. Ishan Kishan hits Ish Sodhi for a four first ball of the over but then Sodhi has him caught at the mid-wicket boundary.

IND 53-2(3.2)

New Zealand just do not have any answers at the moment. Abhishek Sharma comes out of his crease again and slices the ball over point for a six. 17 runs come off this over from Kyle Jamieson.

IND 49-1(3)

Abhishek Sharma now waits and watches the ball come close before just guiding it over third man for a boundary. Brilliant start from India despite the first-ball wicket.

IND 32/1(2)

Abhishek Sharma does not need to see anything about the pitch. He comes down the ground on the first ball and launches the ball over mid-wicket for a six. Jacob Duffy welcomed with a maximum.

IND 22-0(1.1)

No one is stopping Ishan Kishan once again. He has bombarded Matt Henry for a couple of sixes and a four in this over where the pacer struck on the very first ball. India take off 16 runs from the opening over.

IND 16-1(1)

First ball brings a wicket for Matt Henry. Sanju Samson is bowled. Good length ball and just moves away a little. Samson completely misses the ball and his stumps are shattered behind him.

IND 0-1(0.1)

Jasprit Bumrah finishes the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3/17 as India restrict New Zealand to 153/9 after captain Suryakumar Yadav opts to field at Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium. The Indians keep it tidy in the death overs, conceding 21 runs in the last three overs.

Don’t go anywhere. India’s chase will get underway shortly.

Glenn Phillips swept Kuldeep Yadav to the boundary on the first ball but the spinner made a good comeback after that. The over goes for 10 runs in total.

NZ 107-4(14)

Daryl Mitchell takes on the short ball from Harshit Rana and sends it flat over deep square leg. New Zealand need more of these hits.

NZ 93-4(12.3)

Mark Chapman wants to hit it big on the off-side but gets an edge which goes straight into the gloves of Sanju Samson. Ravi Bishnoi breaks the partnership and he is doing really well tonight. Three overs, nine runs and now a wicket.

NZ 86-4(12)

An awkward looking short arm jab but Glenn Phillips will get four runs for that. Jasprit Bumrah concedes his first boundary but overall this over goes for just seven runs.

NZ 82-3(11)

Here’s how Jasprit Bumrah returned with a wicket:

Third six in last 11 balls. The last over of Kuldeep Yadav had gone for 19 runs and now this over from Shivam Dube has been taken for 13 runs. So, Mark Chapman and Glenn Phillips have broken the shackles somewhat.

Despite the last two overs, New Zealand have only reached 75 at this half-way stage. They will have to keep going like this if they want to compete in this game.

NZ 75-3(10)

After 24 balls, New Zealand finally get a boundary and it is a six over mid-wicket. Mark Chapman punishes this short ball from Kuldeep Yadav and sends it over the fence.

And now Chapman gets lucky but the ball rolls down to the fine leg boundary after an inside edge. So two balls and 10 runs in this over.

NZ 53/3(8.2)

Last 24 balls have seen no boundaries from New Zealand. Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman are both under pressure and are not sure how to up the ante here. India have kept them in check. In fact, in last four overs, only 10 runs have been scored.

NZ 43-3(8)

Powerplay is done and the last two overs of the powerplay brought three runs and a wicket for New Zealand. Really poor end to the powerplay for the visitors who are having a hard time once again.

NZ 36-3(6)

Jasprit Bumrah once again shows why he is such a threat. First ball of the game and he is right on the money. The good length ball holds its line and beats the bat of Tim Siefert (12) who is looking to play the ball on the leg side.

The crowd goes: Boom, boom Bumrah!

NZ 34-3(5.1)

A really tight over from Ravi Bishnoi. This is his first India game after almost a year and he makes scoring very hard for the Kiwi batters. Just a single from Tim Siefert in this over.

NZ 34-2(5)

Hardik Pandya had just given away three runs in this over before Glenn Phillips decided he wanted a boundary. Pandya bowled the last delivery full and Phillips slammed it through extra cover for a four.

NZ 33-2(4)

Glenn Phillips is looking really good in the middle. He has smoked a few boundaries as soon as he has come into bat. Two fours in this over but still Rana does well to give only runs from this over.

NZ 26-2(3)

Here’s how India got their first wicket:

Hardik Pandya now strikes with the ball. Short from Hardik and Rachin Ravindra wants to pull it hard. He does pull it hard but finds Ravi Bishnoi at the deep square leg fence. New Zealand in trouble once again.

NZ 13-2(1.4)

Full ball from Harshit Rana looking for swing but Rachin Ravindra drives it through the cover region to get a boundary on his very first ball. However, Rana does not let him score on the last two balls of the over.

NZ 6-1(1)