India’s cricket team made a strategic decision to chase in the first T20I match of the series against New Zealand, held in Ranchi. This move was influenced by the expected dew during the match, as noted by India’s captain, Hardik Pandya. He even mentioned feeling some dew as early as 6:30 PM.
In addition to this strategic decision, India also made some notable changes to their team lineup. Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav was recalled to the T20I XI after a successful comeback in both ODIs and Tests. This meant legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal was left out of the team.
As previously hinted by Pandya, opener Prithvi Shaw did not make a direct comeback into the XI. Instead, the team management opted for Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan as openers, with Gill being the only anchor in the batting line-up.
On the other hand, New Zealand made some changes to their squad that had lost the ODI series 3-0, with Mark Chapman and Ish Sodhi being included in the team. The quicks for New Zealand were Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner, and Lockie Ferguson.
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| Over 20: IND 155-9 (Malik 4, Arshdeep 0) Ferguson enters the game to bowl the last over! He begins with a dot, then hammers the next ball for a six! Sundar drove the third ball deep into the extra cover area, but he failed to get a single. The fourth pitch was hurriedly drove up directly in front of the dove-tailing mid-off fielder. The subsequent delivery was wide and down the leg side. Sundar’s amazing knock came to an end when the fifth ball of the over, a bouncer, was upper chopped by Sundar and caught by Duffy without having to budge an inch. India is 9 runs behind with 151 runs.The last ball was edged away towards the third man region for a boundary. New Zealand wins the game by 21 runs!! |
| Over 19: IND 144-8 (Sundar 44, Arshdeep 0) The first two balls of Duffy’s third over are met with a six and a boundary. A third boundary was scored on the third ball!! The following ball is wide! PRESSURE!!! Sundar’s next drive for a boundary was fantastic; the man is on FIRE! The following few balls resulted in another wide and a dot. A few runs are scored in the fifth, and the final pitch of the over was hammered away toward the sweeper covers fielder, but no runs were scored! 33 needed of the last 6 balls. |
| Over 18: IND 127-8 (Sundar 29, Arshdeep 0) Ferguson bowls five dots and takes a wicket. Fantastic over by the right arm pacer ! MAIDEN WICKET!! |
| WICKET (CAUGHT BEHIND) Edge and gone. Yadav runs to the leg side and attempts to direct the ball to third man but ends up getting a light outside edge, and Conway completes a straightforward catch behind the stumps. Lockie bowls it shorter on the stumps at 142.2 kmph from behind the wicket. Lockie takes up his first catch of the night as Kuldeep departs on a golden duck. |
| Over 17: IND 127-7 (Sundar 29, Yadav 0) In his second over, Tickner bowls a couple dot balls before conceding a boundary on the third ball. The fourth ball produced a dot and a few runs on the leg side. Sundar blasted the final ball of the over for a massive six. 12 runs come from this over. |
| WICKET (RUN OUT) Another person vanishes! Mavi smacks it over the bowler’s head from back of a length on the stumps and sprints across for a quick run. Quick to the ball from mid-off, Santner underarms it on the stumps at the non-end. striker’s Mavi takes a little while to reach the opposite end, so the choice is forwarded upstairs. Mavi, though, stops short of pulling the bat inside the crease and instead turns around to head back to the pavilion. |
| Over 16: IND 115-6 (Sundar 17, Mavi 2) Santner takes a wicket and only concedes three singles and a few wides. 5 runs come from this over. |
| WICKET (STUMPED) Santner’s bowling was excellent. Hooda swings hard at it after the pitcher bowls it slower through the air this time outside off and causes it to turn away. In the process, he loses his balance as he extends his back leg out of the crease. Conway cleanly gathers it behind the stumps and whips the bails quickly. As he must go on 10, Hooda tries to bring his back leg inside but is a little late. |
| Over 15: IND 110-5 (Sundar 16, Hooda 10) As he enters for his final over, Bracewell concedes a six and four singles. Another drop catch occurred in this over. New Zealand are playing a little sloppily today! 11 runs come from this over. |
| Over 14: IND 99-5 (Sundar 13, Hooda 2) Ferguson launches another onslaught, scoring a double, a few of singles, and a boundary. In this over, there was also a drop catch. 9 runs come from this over. |
| Over 13: IND 90-5 (Sundar 6, Hooda 1) Bracewell delivers an excellent over, taking a wicket and giving just two singles. 2 runs come from this over. |
| WICKET (CAUGHT) taken while in the air. Two come from one, and Bracewell fired Pandya. Pandya hangs back and attempts to pull the ball as the ball is bowled quicker and flatter on the stumps, but instead gets a top edge that soars high into the night sky. With a reverse cup, Bracewell pouches it safely underneath. As India loses their fifth wicket with 89 on the board, there is absolute stillness throughout the arena. India is in grave danger right now. |
| Over 12: IND 88-4 (Sundar 5, Pandya 21) The opening delivery of Sodhi’s third over results in a single, and the next ball was dragged away towards deep mid-wicket for another single. Suryakumar Yadav smashed the following ball for a massive six over the deep extra cover area. The deep mid-wicket fielder received the fourth ball of the over flicked directly down his throat. A major setback for India! Sky leaves 3 short of reaching 50! India is now 4 runs behind with 83 runs scored after 11.3 overs. Sundar begins the over with a boundary, and the final ball was flicked away for a single toward deep square leg. 13 runs come from this over. |
| Over 11: IND 75-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 40, Pandya 20) Santner places two dots to begin the over. He has bowled eight consecutive dot balls! Another dot appears after the third ball of this over. A row of nine dots! Suryakumar Yadav deflected the fourth ball of the over for a single in the off-side. The fielder received the fifth ball of the over directly. Pandya once more fielded on the off side to protect the final ball of the over! wonderful over by Santner. Only 1 run comes from this over. |
| Over 10: IND 74-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 39, Pandya 20 ) When Tickner enters the attack, he immediately scores two singles and two goals. The fifth ball resulted in a single, while the final ball of the over was a dot. 11 runs come from this over as well. |
| Over 9: IND 63-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 29, Pandya 19 ) Sodhi enters and loses two boundaries and two singles in his second over. Additionally, LBW was loudly urged, and New Zealand took a review but lost it. The on-field ruling of Not Out is upheld! 11 runs come from this over. |
| Over 8: IND 52-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 19, Pandya 18 ) Bracewell begins the over with two singles, a few wides, and then a big six! From the final three balls, there were two singles and a wide. 13 runs come from this over. |
| Over 7: IND 39-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 17, Pandya 10 ) As he enters the attack, Ish Sodhi bowls a tight over, allowing only 4 singles and a double. The needed pace is rapidly increasing! 6 runs come from this over. |
| Over 6: IND 33-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 15, Pandya 6 ) Santner strikes six consecutive pins! Outstanding work from the skipper. MAIDEN OVER! |
| Over 5: IND 33-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 15, Pandya 6 ) On the second ball in the over, SKY smashes Ferguson for a six as he joins the attack. This over also contained a wide ball. The fifth ball was launched for a boundary and a dot. 13 runs come from this over. |
| Over 4: IND 20-3 (Suryakumar Yadav 8, Pandya 1 ) Santner enters the battle and dismisses Gill right away; he was India’s man in form! From the next five balls of the over, a boundary and a single were produced. 5 runs come from this over. |
| Over 3: IND 15-2 (Suryakumar Yadav 4, Gill 7) In his second over, Duffy concedes a single on each of the first three deliveries before dismissing Rahul on the fourth ball. Sky blasted the final ball for a boundary after a dot appeared on the fifth ball. 5 runs come from this over. |
| Over 2: IND 10-1 (Rahul 0, Gill 6) For New Zealand, Bracewell gets things going with a boundary. He recovers well and dismisses Ishan Kishan with the third ball. Dots are produced by the final 3 balls. 10 runs come from the first over. |
| Over 1: IND 5-0 (Ishan 4, Gill 1) Bracewell gets things going for New Zealand with a boundary, but he recovers well and dismisses Ishan Kishan on the third ball. The final three balls produce dots. 10 runs come from the first over. |
| Over 1: IND 5-0 (Ishan 4, Gill 1) Duffy receives the new ball for New Zealand and concedes a single on the first five balls before smashing the final ball for a boundary! 5 runs come from the first over. |
| Second innings start Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill comes for opening. |
| End of the innings New Zealand: 176/6 in 20 over. |
| Over 20: NZ 176-6 (Mitchell 59, Sodhi 0) Mitchell hit a no ball for a six off the bat as Arshdeep got things going. The subsequent ball was dragged down, but Mitchell manages to get it away and score another six over the deep square leg area. Mitchell knocks the following one down as well for a six after clearing his leg! Daryl Mitchell has already hit three consecutive sixers! The third ball in the over that was legal was cracked away for a boundary in the vicinity of the backward point. Arshdeep bowls a superb yorker outside the line of off-stump on the popping crease for the fourth delivery, which results in a dot. A few runs were scored after the fifth ball of the over was paddled away. For a couple, the final ball of the over was driven toward long off. 27 runs came from the final over. New Zealand end with 176/6 in 20 over. |
| Over 19: NZ 149-6 (Mitchell 32, Sodhi 0) The second ball in Mavi’s second over, which he enters, is hit down the ground for a single. Mavi got off to a great start in the over. Santner edged the subsequent ball away for a boundary toward the area of the third man. The subsequent ball was punched out for one in the sweeper’s coverage area. The penultimate ball of the over was pushed directly down the neck of the deep mid wicket fielder after the fifth ball of the over was toned away for a single in the long off area. New Zealand loses direction as Mavi takes his first wicket! 8 runs come from this over. |
| Over 18: NZ 141-5 (Mitchell 31, Santner 1) Conway leaves after scoring a well-made 50 and New Zealand loses their fourth wicket with 139 runs on the board when Arshdeep begins the 18th over with a dot and then takes a wicket the following ball. With only two overs remaining after this point, the first ball was defended by Bracewell. The following ball was moved away for a single, followed by the fifth ball of the over, which could have resulted in a run-out. Excellent work by the keeper. He is destroyed by a direct strike! There are 140 runs on the board and 13 balls left in the innings when Bracewell makes the arduous trek back to the dressing room. New Zealand is now 5 down.The last ball of the over was worked away for a single. Brilliant over by Arshdeep!! 2 runs come from this over. |
| Over 17: NZ 139-3 (Mitchell 31, Conway 52) Pandya was welcomed with a six on the opening ball of the over, followed by four singles on the following four balls, then a sixth six on the final ball! 16 runs come from this over. |
| Over 15: NZ 117-3 (Mitchell 13, Conway 48) For his final over, Kuldeep enters the field with three dots. A strong appeal was made on the last ball of the over, which the umpire first rejected, but the fourth ball was worked away for a single. India obtained a review but wasted it. The infield judgement is upheld! NOT OUT! 4 runs come from this over. |
| Over 14: NZ 113-3 (Mitchell 12, Conway 47) Mavi enters the attack and marks the first two balls of the over with a dot. The subsequent pitch was struck for a boundary wide of the long on fielder. As the over came to a close end, the fourth ball was edged away for a boundary toward the deep square leg area. A few runs were scored on the fifth ball of the over, which was flicked away, and a single was scored on the penultimate ball of the over, which was driven toward long on. 10 runs come from this over. |
| Over 13: NZ 104-3 (Mitchell 1, Conway 47) In the first four balls of his third over, Kuldeep concedes a boundary and three singles. Surya Kumar Yadav, who doesn’t drop many balls, gets Phillips after he mishits one straight to him on the fifth delivery of the over. When Daryl Mitchell steps up to the plate, he hits his first pitch toward the cover area. 8 runs come from this over. |
| Over 12: NZ 96-2 (Phillips 16, Conway 41) In his second over, Deepak Hooda gets things going with a single and a dot. The third ball of the over was pushed away and directed deep behind square leg for a boundary. Conway played and missed the next ball. The last ball of the over was cut away past the point fielder for a boundary after the fifth ball of the over was worked away for a single. 10 runs come from this over. |
| Over 11: NZ 86-2 (Phillips 11, Conway 36) In his second over, Kuldeep Yadav bowls a single to begin. Conway then drives the second ball of the over for a boundary. The following 4 balls resulted in 2 singles. 7 runs come from this over. |
| Over 10: NZ 79-2 (Phillips 9, Conway 31) Pandya enters the attack and immediately concedes six singles. 6 runs come from this over. |
| Over 9: NZ 73-2 (Phillips 6, Conway 29) Kuldeep Yadav launches the attack with three singles and a dot. Dots are produced by the over’s final two balls. Kuldeep cast the spell with a great opening! Only 3 runs come from this over. |
| Over 8: NZ 70-2 (Phillips 5, Conway 27) Umran Malik enters the attack and gets off to a good start with a single, but the following two balls are smashed for back-to-back boundaries. The fifth ball was toned away for a big six after the fourth ball was a dot. A single was made on the last ball of the over. 16 runs come from this over |
| Over 7: NZ 54-2 (Phillips 2, Conway 7) The first two balls of Sundar’s third over, which he is about to bowl, are singles and a boundary. The final two balls resulted in two singles. 7 runs come from this over. |
| Over 6: NZ 47-2 (Phillips 2, Conway 7) When Hooda enters the attack, he bowls a tight over, allowing only three singles out of the first five balls. For a single, the final ball of the over was moved toward long on. 4 runs come from this over. |
| Over 5: NZ 43-2 (Phillips 0, Conway 5) Sundar enters for his second over, starts off with a six, but he recovers effectively and dismisses Allen. A dot was the third ball in the over. Mark Chapman got squared up after the fourth ball! There was a play and a miss on the fifth ball of the over. Champman is out after being caught and bowled on the final ball of the over, giving Sundar two wickets for the over. With 43 runs scored so far, New Zealand is currently 2 down. |
| WICKET (CAUGHT) On the middle and leg stump lines, where Washington Sundar has lofted the ball, Allen attempts to slog sweep the ball but mishits it right down the throat of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Indians are the first to bleed! Allen leaves following a brief fine 35! |
| Over 4: NZ 37-0 (Allen 29, Conway 5) Allen greets Arshdeep as he enters the crease during his second over by hitting a big six. The two balls after that produce dots. A boundary was scored over the short third man on the fifth ball of the over, which was edged away. A single was made on the last ball of the over. 11 runs come from this over. |
| Over 3: NZ 26-0 (Allen 18, Conway 5) Sundar enters the attack and begins with a few dots as spin is introduced. On the third ball of the over, the covers fielder dropped a catch. The fourth ball was utilised for a single. Two singles are the outcome of the final two balls. 3 runs come from this over. |
| Over 2: NZ 23-0 (Allen 16, Conway 4) Arshdeep receives the new ball at the other end and makes a couple wide shots to get things going. Following Allen’s single, the third ball of the over was slammed away for a boundary. Conway joins the party and cracks the next ball away towards the backward point region for a boundary. There is a dot after the last ball of the over. 11 runs come from this over. |
| Over 1: NZ 12-0 (Allen 11, Conway 0) Hardik Pandya took the field for India and began the over with a dot ball and a wide. The following delivery was played defensively towards the mid-on area. The third ball of the over resulted in a couple of runs being scored. The fourth delivery was struck for a boundary over the mid-off fielder. The next ball was hit lofted down the ground for another boundary. The last ball of the over ended with a single run being scored. 12 runs come from the first over |
| Toss: India win the toss and opt to bowl first |