Ind vs NZ, 2nd T20I: Rahul, Rohit power India to 7-wicket win over New Zealand; seal 3-match series 2-0

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KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma powered India to 7-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20 of the three-match series at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on November 19. The win also meant India took winning lead in the series 2-0, with one more match to go.

Needing 154 runs to win, India cruised to victory in 17.2 overs (155/3, 16 balls remaining).

Rahul 65 runs (49 balls, 6 fours, 2 sixes) and Rohit 55 runs (36 balls, 1 four, 5 sixes) put on 117 runs for the first wicket in just 80 balls.

Suryakumar Yadav 1 run (2 balls) fell cheaply, however, Rishabh Pant 12 not out (6 balls, 2 sixes) and Venkatesh Iyer 12 not out (11 balls, 2 fours) ensured no more hiccups for India. Rishabh smacked 2 sixes off James Neesham to seal the match for India.

Debutant Harshal Patel was named Player of the Match for his bowling figures of 25/2 in 4 overs.

Earlier, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Tim Southee-led New Zealand to bat.

Openers Martin Guptill 31 runs (15 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and Daryl Mitchell 31 runs (28 balls, 3 fours) gave a rollicking start to New Zealand as they put on 48 runs in 4.2 overs. However, New Zealand team lost the plot and the team managed just 153/6 in 20 overs when it was looking good for a score of around 200 runs.

Glenn Phillips 34 runs (21 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) and Mark Chapman 21 runs (17 balls, 3 fours) were the other batsmen to make major contribution towards Kiwi score.

Ravichandran Ashwin (19/1 off 4 overs), Harshal Patel (25/2 off 4 overs) and Axar Patel (26/1 off 4 overs) were the bowlers who stopped Kiwi team from ending up with a big score.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (39/1 off 4 overs) and Deepak Chahar (42/1 off 4 overs) also picked up wickets but gave away runs in their opening spell.

India playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Deepak Chahar.

New Zealand playing XI:

Tim Southee (Captain), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and Trent Boult.

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India need 154 runs to win against New Zealand in the second T20 of the three-match series at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on November 19.

Earlier, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Tim Southee-led New Zealand to bat.

Openers Martin Guptill 31 runs (15 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and Daryl Mitchell 31 runs (28 balls, 3 fours) gave a rollicking start to New Zealand as they put on 48 runs in 4.2 overs. However, New Zealand team lost the plot and the team managed just 153/6 in 20 overs when it was looking good for a score of around 200 runs.

Glenn Phillips 34 runs (21 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) and Mark Chapman 21 runs (17 balls, 3 fours) were the other batsmen to make major contribution towards Kiwi score.

Ravichandran Ashwin (19/1 off 4 overs), Harshal Patel (25/2 off 4 overs) and Axar Patel (26/1 off 4 overs) were the bowlers who stopped Kiwi team from ending up with a big score.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (39/1 off 4 overs) and Deepak Chahar (42/1 off 4 overs) also picked up wickets but gave away runs in their opening spell.

India took 1-0 lead in the T20 series by beating New Zealand by 5 wickets in the first match played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on November 17.

This is the first series of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid as Team India’s captain-coach pair in T20 format and the victory in first match was welcomed by experts and fans after their poor performance in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2021 played in UAE.

India playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Deepak Chahar.

New Zealand playing XI:

Tim Southee (Captain), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and Trent Boult.