Highlights, India vs New Zealand Full Cricket Score, 2nd T20I updates: India win by 7 wickets

Harshal Patel gets the Man of the Match award on debut. What a moment for him!

This is India’s fifth consecutive T20I series win in India.#INDvNZ

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 19, 2021

SIX! INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS. They take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Pant finishes it off in style with a one-handed 6.

SIX! Pant takes on Neesham straightaway. Heaves it over deep mid-wicket. Just 5 needed now.

17th over: India 143/3 (Iyer 12, Pant 0)

Earlier, Boult was brought back. He suddenly gets some extra bounce. There is an appeal for a caught behind off the second ball but the umpire turns it down. The Kiwis opt for a review but replays show there was no edge, it flicked the thigh pad and the impact was outside off. There was a couple that jumped off the length. One hit Pant’s hand and then his helmet. One took Iyer’s outside edge and flew to third man for a streaky FOUR! 6 runs off the Boult over.

After 16 overs,India 137/3 ( Venkatesh Iyer 7 , )

Is there another twist in the tale? Rohit hits his 25th T20I Fifty but then departs and then Suryakumar Yadav walks back as well.

After one run off the first two balls of the Milne over, Venkatesh Iyer gets lucky as he gets an inside edge which flies inches wide of the stumps for a streaky FOUR. After a dot and a single, Rohit gets to his 50 with a SIX over fine leg.

Southee then bowls a brilliant over and gets the wickets of Rohit and Suryakumar. He’s been brilliant tonight. Gives away just three runs and finishes with figures of 4-0-16-3.

OUT! Southee gets second in the over. Suryakumar departs. It’s a length delivery outside off, Suryakumar stays in his crease and looks to cut but ends up getting an inside edge onto the stumps.

OUT! Southee sends back Rohit. It’s the slower delivery, stops on Rohit who punches it straight to Guptill at extra cover.

SIX! FIFTY for Rohit! He gets there in style by pulling one over fine leg, off Milne for a 6.

After 14 overs,India 122/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 48 , Venkatesh Iyer 0)

Rohit continues to hit sixes. After two singles off the first two balls, Rohit hammers one over deep square leg for a SIX off Santner. Three runs off the last three balls make it 11 off the over.

Southee though bowls a good over and finally provides the breakthrough as he has Rahul holed out at deep mid-wicket, off a slower one. He gives away just six runs. 17 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

OUT! Southee breaks the opening partnership. It’s the slower one, Rahul looks to heave it away but miscues it to deep mid-wicket where the fielder makes no mistake.

SIX! A touch short from Santner, Rohit pulls it over deep square leg.

After 12 overs,India 105/0 ( KL Rahul 63 , Rohit Sharma (C) 37)

The 100-runs stand comes up. It’s the fourth 100-plus partnership between Rohit and Rahul. They have kept the momentum going.

Rahul ups the ante in the Milne over. After a dot. He smashes one over extra cover for a SIX and then pulls the next one for FOUR to long leg. Three runs off the last three balls make it 13 runs off the over. 

After a four runs off the first three balls, Rohit slices one over backward point for a FOUR. A single follows. Rahul then whips it wide of short fine leg for a FOUR. 13 runs off the Boult over.

SIX and FOUR! FIFTY for Rahul. He smashes one over extra cover, off Milne to get to his fourth fifty in last five innings. He then pulls a short one behind square leg for a four off the next ball.

After 10 overs,India 79/0 ( KL Rahul 45 , Rohit Sharma (C) 30)

India finally get a bit of momentum back.

Sodhi bowls another decent over. He’s helped by some very good fielding from Phillips at deep mid-wicket who makes a couple of very good stops to save a potential four runs. Rohit looked to go hard at the ball but didn’t get it off the middle. 6 runs off the over.

Rohit then takes on Santner, hits him for a couple of sixes. Both over deep mid-wicket. He gets lucky off the last ball though as Boult drops a relatively touch catch charging in from long on. 16 off the Santner over. 22 off the last two.

Dropped! A tough one for Boult. Rohit again looks to go big, looks to swing across the line but gets a top edge. Boult charges in from long on but doesn’t manage to hold on to it.

SIX! Second of the over. Rohit heaves it over deep mid-wicket, off Santner.

SIX! Rohit finally gets one off the middle. Pulls it over deep mid-wicket, off Santner.

Sodhi continues…

After 8 overs,India 57/0 ( KL Rahul 39 , Rohit Sharma (C) 14)

Rohit and Rahul have calmed down a bit.

Sodhi starts off well. But it was evident that he was facing problems gripping the ball. He bowled short balls and full tosses as well and was lucky not to concede a boundary in that over. A two and five singles make it 7 off the over.

Santner is brought back. He bowls with good pace and accuracy and gives away just five runs. 12 runs off the last two overs.

Ish Sodhi into the attack now…

After 6 overs,India 45/0 ( KL Rahul 32 , Rohit Sharma (C) 10)

A good couple of overs for the Kiwis.

Southee is brought back into the attack. He bowls a good over. Gives away just two runs. There is a huge appeal for a caught behind as Rahul missed his cut but the umpire turned it down. Just three runs off the over.

Boult is also brought back. Rahul started off the over in style with a thumping SIX over covers. But Boult bounced back hard to concede just four off the last five balls. 

13 runs off the last two overs.

SIX! Rahul gives himself room and smashes it over covers, off Boult.

After 4 overs,India 32/0 ( KL Rahul 22 , Rohit Sharma (C) 8)

Change from both ends with Santer and Milne replacing Southee and Boult respectively. Just two singles conceded by the left-arm spinner as Rohit finally opens his account. Milne’s expensive though, conceding 14 from his first including the first six of the innings as Rohit brings out his trademark pull shot in the fourth delivery. Positive start for the Men in Blue so far.

After 2 overs,India 16/0 ( KL Rahul 15 , Rohit Sharma (C) 0)

Edged… and safe! KL Rahul starts off with a streaky boundary towards third man. He then collects a brace next ball. Bit of delay after the first two balls. Big appeal for caught-behind off the third, but the umpire shakes his head and signals a wide down the leg side. Eight from the first over. Trent Boult from the other end, and Rahul welcomes him with a lovely cover drive. Boult, however, responds with four consecutive dots. Rahul ends the over with another majestic drive, this time down the ground to move to 15.

FOUR! KL Rahul gets a thick outside edge off the first delivery of the innings, the ball flying past the two slip fielders and running away to the third man fence. IND 4/0

The chase is underway. Skipper Tim Southee to bowl the first over of the innings with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul opening the innings as usual, the latter facing the first delivery.

After 20 overs,New Zealand 153/6 ( Mitchell Santner 8 , Adam Milne 5)

A brilliant finish from India. Just 13 off the last two overs. New Zealand post 153/6

Harshal’s slower ones have been difficult to hit. He again bowls an over full of slower ones and gives away just 6 runs in the penultimate over. There were a couple of leading edges as well which fell safely.

Chahar bowled the last over. Milne miscued his heave off the first ball but it fell safely in between the converging fielders. Another mishit fell short of the deep mid-wicket fielder and they scampered through for two. After a leg bye, Chahar bowls two dots. They scamper through for a two off the last ball. Just 7 off the last over.

This was top class bowling from Indian bowlers under difficult conditions! #shabnam

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 19, 2021

After 18 overs,New Zealand 140/6 ( Mitchell Santner 1 , Adam Milne 0)

This is good death bowling from India.

Harshal bounces back well in the 17th over. He was smashed for a SIX first ball. He then bowled a high full toss which was called a NO BALL. The Free Hit was a decent ball, a slower one that beat Phillips. The next one was a bouncer which got the WICKET of Phillips. Another play and a miss followed. The last two balls yielded just one run. 10 runs and a wicket off the over.

Bhuvneshwar is brought back. He gives away just two off the first five balls and then gets the HUGE wicket of Neesham off the last ball. 2 runs and a wicket off the over.

12 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar sends back Neesham. It’s that slower one, Neesham looks to smash it over long on, but ends up getting an edge to the keeper.

OUT! Harshal gets his second. Short delivery outside off, Phillips looks to pull, doesn’t connect it off the middle and helps it straight into the hands of the deep square leg fielder. A crucial wicket.

SIX! Clobbered! Slower full toss outside off, Phillips hammers it over long on.

After 16 overs,New Zealand 128/4 ( Glenn Phillips 26 , James Neesham 1)

A mixed couple of overs for the Kiwis.

Phillips playing a nice little innings here. After a couple of singles and a WIDE, Phillips hammers one over long on for a SIX, off Bhuvneshwar. The last three balls yield two singles. 11 off the Bhuvneshwar over.

Ashwin is brought back into the attack and he strikes first ball to send back Seifert. Bowls another brilliant over as he gives away just runs. He finishes with brilliant figures of 4-0-19-2. He’s bowled it a touch quicker in this T20I compared to Jaipur.

OUT! Ashwin strikes. It’s quicker through the air, short, Seifert goes for the reverse sweep but then adjusts according to the length and looks to reverse pull it, doesn’t connect it well and helps it straight into the hands of short third man. Clever change of length from Ashwin.

SIX! Slower and on good length from Bhuvneshwar, Phillips hammers it over long on.

After 14 overs,New Zealand 114/3 ( Glenn Phillips 17 , Tim Seifert (W) 11)

Kiwis looking to up the ante now.

It was turning out to be a good over, Axar had conceded just four off the first five balls. He however erred in line slightly and drifted it a touch wide, Phillips cut it wide of short third man for a FOUR to make it 8 off the over.

Chahar is brought back. After a single, Phillips hammers a six off the second ball. A single and a couple of twos make it 12 runs off the over. 20 off the last two.

SIX! Short from Chahar, Phillips pulls it over deep square leg.

After 12 overs,New Zealand 94/3 ( Glenn Phillips 4, Tim Seifert 4)

Axar continues and nearly has a wicket but Venkatesh Iyer drops a simple chance at long off. Axar gives away just five runs in the over.

Harshal replaces Ashwin. He gets his maiden wicket on debut as he has Mitchell caught at long on. He nearly has his second the next ball as Seifert is sucked in by the slower one and nearly pops it to extra cover. The ball falls just short. The next one is a bouncer, Seifert upper cuts it to third man to get off the mark with a FOUR. 4 runs and a wicket off it. 9 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

OUT! Maiden wicket for Harshal Patel. It’s that slower one that does the job. Length delivery outside off, Mitchell looks to go big, doesn’t connect it off the middle and holes out to long on.

DROPPED! Venkatesh Iyer drops it! Full toss from Axar, Phillips looks to loft, doesn’t get it off the middle and mistimes it to long off where Iyer juggles and couldn’t hold on to it.

After 10 overs,New Zealand 84/2 ( Daryl Mitchell 29 , Glenn Phillips 1)

India have pulled it back really well in the last four overs.

Axar is brought back into the attack. And there is a welcome boundary for the Kiwis as after two runs off the first three balls, Chapman reverse sweeps one past the short third man for FOUR. But Axar has his man the next ball as Chapman holes out to long off. 7 runs and a wicket off the Axar over.

Ashwin continues, he bowls another tight over. There was a leg side WIDE in there but he was accurate with the rest of the deliveries. He mixed the off spinner with the carrom ball and gave away just four runs. 11 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

OUT! Axar strikes, Chapman holes out to long off.  Chapman had reverse sweps the last delivery for a FOUR, he went for a big one this time, but Axar bowles it slower through the air. Champan mistimed it straight to long off. The boundaries are BIG here.

After 8 overs,New Zealand 73/1 ( Daryl Mitchell 25 , Mark Chapman 16)

A couple of good overs for India.

Harshal starts off well. Changes his pace well and gives away just five runs.

Ashwin then continues and bowls at a decent pace, in the late 90kph and gives away kust four singles. 9 runs off the last two overs.

Harshal Patel into the attack now….

After 6 overs,New Zealand 64/1 ( Daryl Mitchell 21 , Mark Chapman 11)

The Kiwis lost Guptill but they haven’t got bogged down.

What a start we’ve had in this match. Chahar is brought back, Guptill smashes him over long on off the first ball. But then Chahar gets his man as he changes his length and bowls a bouncer, Guptill top edges his pull and is caught by the keeper. After a couple and a single, Chapman gets off the mark with a FOUR as he whips one through mid-wicket. A single to end the over makes it 14 runs and a wicket off the over.

Ashwin is brought into the attack and he bowls well for the first five balls. But he found it difficult to grip the ball as the dew has taken effect. He stops midway in his run up as he found it difficult to grip the ball and then bowled one on the pads which Chapman clipped away wide of short fine leg for a FOUR. 8 runs off the over. 

22 runs off the last two overs and the wicket of Guptill.

SIX and OUT! Guptill hammers one over long on but then Chahar has his revenge as he bounces him out. Bouncer outside off, Guptill looks to pull but gets a top edge. Pant calls for it, charges to his right, settles under it and makes no mistake.

SIX! Guptill walks down and thumps it over long on, off Chahar. Solid shot.

After 4 overs,New Zealand 42/0 ( Martin Guptill 25 , Daryl Mitchell 16)

Axar bowls a tight over and gives away just five runs. He bowled in mid-90s kph and was disciplined with his lines and lengths.

Another eventful over from Bhuvneshwar. He is brought back into the attack and Guptill goes after him straightaway, charges and hammers one over sightscreen for the first SIX of the innings. Guptill then misses his pull and gets hit on the helmet off a bouncer. He’s attended to by the physio and thankfully he is okay. After a dot, Mitchell swings one over mid-wicket for a FOUR. After another dot, Mitchell clips it to long leg for a couple. 13 off the Bunvneshwar over. 18 off the last two.

SIX! First of the innings. Guptill is in the mood. Charges and hammers it over the sightscreen, off Bhuvneshwar.

Axar Patel brought into the attack straightaway inside the Powerplay.

After 2 overs,New Zealand 24/0 ( Martin Guptill 15 , Daryl Mitchell 9)

What an eventful first over. Bhuvneshwar starts off really well. There was swing straightaway. He bowled an outswinger, Guptill got an outside edge which flew inches wide of the first slip fielder. He then slashed at one but got an outside edge over point for consecutive fours. A ball later, he went for the loft, didn’t connect it off the middle and got lucky as Rahul put down a tough chance at mid off. A dot followed and then Guptill finally got it off the middle as he lofted it over mid off for a four. 14 runs off the first over. Bhuvneshwar got decent swing in that over.

Chahar bowled the second over. After a couple of singles, Mitchell produces a couple of straight drives to hit back to back FOURS. Chahar ends the over well with a couple of dots. 10 off the Chahar over. 24 off the first two overs for the Kiwis.

FOURS! Mitchell is into the act now. He drives one beautifully down the ground for a four off Chahar and then smashes one straight back again for back to back fours.

Martin Guptill is now the highest run-getter in T20Is, going past Kohli’s tally of 3227 runs. #INDvNZ

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 19, 2021

DROPPED! Guptill goes for the loft, but it’s the knuckle delivery. He miscues it, Rahul backpeddles and settles under it but doesn’t manage to hold on.

FOURS! What a start. Guptill gets an outside edge wide of the slip fielder, off an outswinger off the first ball which races to the third man fence and then slices one over point for consecutive 4s.

Right! The NZ openers – Daryl Mitchell and Martin Guptill are out in the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start off proceedings.

IND XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel

NZ XI: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult

Team changes: One forced change for India as an injured Siraj is replaced by Harshal Patel. Three changes for NZ as Neesham, Sodhi and Milne come in for Rachin Ravindran, Todd Astle and Ferguson.

TOSS – Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted bowl first.

Pitch report: The boundaries are bigger. The pitch is tacky, it is firm and there is very little grass. It will be helpful for spinners and bowlers who bowl cutters. The team bowling first might extract some purchase compared to the team bowling second. The toss might become a big factor as the dew has already started appearing.

In the first T20I, Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar were brilliant with the ball. Siraj, Chahar and Axar went for runs and they would look to bounce back in the second T20I. With India looking to seal the series and Kiwis looking to stay alive, we can expect a cracker.

Just in: Harshal Patel has received his India cap from former India all-rounder Ajit Agarkar

The Indians bowled well in the Powerplay and at the death. They conceded 41/1 in the powerplay and then in the last five overs, they gave away just 41 runs and took three wickets to restrict the Kiwis to 164/6. Those last five overs were crucial and it made a difference between the Kiwis posting 190-200 and a below par 164 on a very good batting track with the dew factor also going to play a part.

The New Zealand batting stuttered in the first T20I. Apart from Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman, none of the other batsmen managed to click. Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips who both got out for ducks would be looking to make amends in the 2nd T20I. In absence of Kane Williamson, their middle order will need to form the backbone and put in strong performances.

Guptill has been the man in form and he will again be a threat for India. The Indian bowlers will need to find a way to get him out.

Heavy dew has been predicted for the second T20 International between India and New Zealand, which is set to be played in front of a full house at the JSCA International Stadium Complex.

Seasoned chief curator Shyam Bahadur Singh said “heavy dew is expected from 7.30pm onwards”, which could mean toss would play a significant role.

“Heavy dew is expected from around 7.30pm onwards. We will take all possible measures to negate the impact,” Singh said.

As for the wicket, it would be a typical batting-friendly surface with the bowlers having little advantage.

“It would be a sporting wicket. T20 is a game of entertainment, not a classic version. People will come to watch some power hitting and not to see a Ranji or a Test…”

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In Test cricket where the wickets are most valuable, Ashwin takes them almost as often as anyone. Since the start of 2018, no spinner has a better average or strike rate. And nobody is close in terms of average. There have been 22 bowlers who have bowled at least 400 overs in Tests in that time and had an average under 28. Ashwin is the only spinner in that group, with an average of 22.09 in the same period. In the top 20 bowlers by strike rate, he is one of the only two spinners (Moeen Ali has a very low strike rate too). If any spinner in the world knows how to take wickets it is Ravichandran Ashwin.

Our New Zealand writer Michael Wagener explains how Ravichandran Ashwin deploys traditional, Test skills in T20 cricket HERE

India took a 1-0 lead in Jaipur as they got past the finish line with a nervy chase. Their middle order stuttered a little in the death overs and that meant that the match went till the last over after they were cruising at one stage. The Kiwis would be looking to bounce back and stay alive. A much better bowling and batting performance is the need of the hour. The dew will be a factor which will make the toss crucial. We can expect another intriguing contest in Ranchi.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand in Ranchi. Match starts at 7 pm IST with the toss taking place at 6.30 pm. Follow this space for live scores and updates.