Two losses from two games and it is problems for India. Their chances now to qualify for the semi-finals look bleak now. India just can't find a way to beat New Zealand in an ICC event. New Zealand surviveand live another day. Nothing went right for India today. India need to regroup quickly and bounce back hard. But unfortunately, their fate is no longer in their hand.
That would be all from the coverage of this match. Join us tomorrow.
Captain quotes from post match presentation
Virat Kohli, India captain: I thought we were brutal up front. We weren't brave enough when we entered the field, but NZ sustained that pressure. Every time we took a chance, we lost a wicket. It's most often a result of hesitation of whether you should go for a shot or not. When you play for India, there are loads of expectations. We are watched, people come to the stadium and everyone who plays for India needs to embrace that and cope with it. We haven't done that in these two games, and that's why we haven't won. We have to be optimistic and positive and take calculated risks. We have to disconnect from the pressure and continue with our process, and play a positive brand of cricket. There's a lot of cricket to play in the tournament.
Kane Williamson,New Zealand captain:There's always planning to go into game, but this was a great performance against a side that puts up a fight. The surface wasn't easy to find the rhythm on, and the way the openers came out really set things up for the chase. It's just about adapting to the conditions as well as we could. The way the spinners kept applying pressure was commendable and it was a complete performance. We play against strong teams all the time, and there are match-winners in every side, and we commit to our brand of cricket and today was a good example of that. Ish is an outstanding white-ball bowler, and he's very experienced in playing T20 cricket, having played in different leagues all over the world, and we're looking forward to the rest of the games in the league stages.
Player of the Match
New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi wins the Player of the Match award for his spell of 2/17.
Ish Sodhi, Player of the Match:I am usually big on pre-match prep, with this bubble life we haven't been able to see the ground until the day we come to the ground. The wicket here was one we had to adapt to pretty quickly. It was very different to what we played in Sharjah. The boundary sizes were very different. A big part of our game is using the spin bowlers in the middle. It was set up by the powerplay bowlers. Tim Southee getting that wicket late in the powerplay was massive for us and allowed us to do our job through the middle. We had a tough loss against Pakistan
Result
New Zealand win by 8 wickets.
NZ 111/2 after 14.3 overs.
Thakur to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Thakur to Williamson, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Williamson dabs the ball down to third-man for a single.
15.2Thakur to Conway, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Conway pulls the ball down to fine-leg for a single.
15.3Thakur to Williamson, 1 full ball on middle and leg, Williamson drives the ball to square-leg for a single.
NZ 108/2 after 14 overs.
Pandya to bowl the fifteenth over.
14.1Pandya to Williamson, no run, full ball on off stump, Williamson works the ball to short third.
14.2Pandya to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Williamson drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
14.3Pandya to Conway, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Conway pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.
14.4Pandya to Williamson, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Williamson plays a ramp shot and lofts the ball over Pant to guide the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
14.4Pandya to Williamson, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.
14.5Pandya to Williamson, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, Williamson smacks the ball over cover for a boundary.
14.6Pandya to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Williamson drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
NZ 96/2 after 13 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1Bumrah to Williamson, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Williamson drives the ball down to mid-on.
13.2Bumrah to Williamson, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Williamson dabs the ball down to third man for a run.
13.2Bumrah to Mitchell, WIDE! Short ball sprayed down the leg side.
13.3Bumrah to Mitchell, norun, full ball on off stump, Mitchell hits the ball to the leg side.
13.4Bumrah to Mitchell, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball on middle and leg, Mitchell drives the ball on the up and the ball lobs straight to the man at long-on.
Daryl Mitchell c Rahul b Bumrah 49(35)
Devon Conway walks out to bat.
13.5 Bumrah to Conway, no run, slow good length ball on the leg stump, the ball raps on the pads.
13.6 Bumrah to Conway, no run, good length ball on off stump, Conway pushes the ball to cover.
NZ 94/1 after 12 overs.
Krunal Pandya to bowl the twelfth over.
11.1Pandya to Williamson, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Williamson drives the ball to point.
11.2Pandya to Williamson, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Williamson knocks the ball to the leg side for a single.
11.3Pandya to Mitchell, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Mitchell plays the ball down to fine-leg for a single.
11.4Pandya to Williamson, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle and leg, Williamson drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
11.5Pandya to Mitchell, 1 run, slow short ball on middle and leg, Mitchell guides the ball down to fine-leg for a single.
11.6Pandya to Williamson, 1 run, slow short ball on middle and leg, Williamson pulls the ball behind square on the leg side for one more single.
NZ 89/1 after 11 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1 Bumrah to Williamson, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Williamson guides the ball down to third-man for a single.
10.2Bumrah to Mitchell, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Mitchell pulls the ball to square-leg for another run.
10.3Bumrah to Williamson, no run, full ball on off stump, Williamson drives the ball to backward point.
10.4Bumrah to Williamson, no run, full ball on off stump, Williamson drives the ball to cover.
10.5Bumrah to Williamson, 2runs, full ball on middle and leg, Williamson knocks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.
10.5 Bumrah to Williamson, WIDE! Short ball bowled outside the off stump.
10.6Bumrah to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Williamson works the ball down to third-man for a run,
NZ 83/1 after 10 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl the tenth over.
9.1Thakur to Mitchell, no run, slow good length ball wide of off stump, Mitchell hits the ball to mid-off.
9.2Thakur to Mitchell, SIX! Back of the length ball wide of off stump, Mitchell swings and the ball flies over square-leg for maximum!!!!
9.3Thakur to Mitchell, no run, good length ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Mitchell.
9.4Thakur to Mitchell, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Mitchell slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another boundary.
9.5Thakur to Mitchell, FOUR MORE! CARNAGE! Full ball on off stump, Mitchell powers the ball down to long-off for yet another boundary.
9.6Thakur to Mitchell, no run, yorker on off stump, Mitchell digs the ball out.
NZ 64/1 after 8 overs.
Jadeja to bowl the eighth over.
7.1Jadeja to Mitchell, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Mitchell knocks the ball downto deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.2Jadeja to Williamson, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Williamson plays a late cut down to third-man for a boundary.
7.3Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run good length ball on off stump, Williamson drives the ball through cover for a single.
7.4Jadeja to Mitchell, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Mitchell hits the ball to the leg side for a single.
7.5Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Williamson drives the ball over cover for a run.
7.6Jadeja to Mitchell, no run, full ball on off stump, Mitchell pushes the ball to cover .
NZ 55/1 after 7 overs,
Mohammed Shami to bowl the seventh over.
6.1 Shami to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on off and middle stump, Williamson works the ball wide of backward point for a single.
6.2Shami to Mitchell, 1 run, full ball on off and middle stump, Mitchell whacks the ball to square-leg for a single.
6.2Shami to Williamson, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
6.3Shami to Williamson, 1 run, good length ball wide of off stump, Williamson works the ball through cover for a single.
6.4Shami to Mitchell, no run, full ball on off stump, Mitchell drives the ball down to mid-off for a single.
6.5Shami to Mitchell, SIX! Good length ball on middle and leg, Mitchell cracks the ball over square-leg for a maximum!!!!\
6.6Shami to Mitchell, 1 run, slow short ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the gloves and goes down to fine-leg and Mitchell takes a single.
NZ 44/1 after 6 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the sixth over.
5.1Jadeja to Mitchell, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Mitchell plays the ball to the leg side.
5.2Jadeja to Mitchell, SIX! Pitched up and Mitchell swings to send the ball way way back in the stands.
5.3Jadeja to Mitchell, no run, back of the length ball on off stump, Mitchell pushes the ball back to Jadeja.
5.4Jadeja to Mitchell, FOUR! Back of the length ball on off stump, Mitchell rocks back and hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
5.5Jadeja to Mitchell, FOUR MORE! Short ball wide of off stump, Mitchell slaps the ball through cover for a boundary.
5.6Jadeja to Mitchell, no run, good length ball on off stump, Mitchell hits the ball to mid-off.
NZ 28/1 after 4 overs
Bumrah to bowl the fourth over.
3.1 Bumrah to Guptill, 1 run, slow short ball on middle and leg, Guptill pulls the ball wide of Pant for a single.
3.2 Bumrah to Mitchell, 1 run,
3.3Bumrah to Guptill, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, Guptil drives the ball over mid-off for a boundary.
3.4Bumrah to Guptill, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on middle and leg,Guptill drives the ball, the ball lobs high in the air and Shardul Thakur at mid-on takes an easy catch.
Guptill c Thakur b Bumrah 20(17)
Kane Williamson walks out to bat.
3.5 Bumrah to Mitchell, 3 runs, full ball on off stump, Mitchell drives the ball through cover for three runs.
3.6 Bumrah to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Willamson hits the ball down to third-man for a single.
NZ 18/0 after 3 overs.
Chakaravarthy tobowl the third over.
2.1Chakaravarthy to Guptill, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Guptill plays the ball to the leg side.
2.2Chakaravarthy to Guptill, FOUR! Short and wide, Guptill cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
2.3Chakaravarthy to Guptill, FOUR MORE! Full ball, Guptill hits the ball down to long-off for another boundary.
2.4Chakaravarthy to Guptill, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Guptill digs the ball down to long-on for a single.
2.5Chakaravarthy to Mithcell, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Mitchell works the ball to square-leg for a run,
2.6Chakaravarthy to Guptill, 2 runs, short ball, Guptill plays the ball down to fine-leg for two runs.
NZ 6/0 after 2 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the second over.
1.1 Bumrah to Guptill, no run, full ball on off stump, Guptill guides the ball to the leg side.
1.2 Bumrah to Guptill, no run, yorker on off stump, Guptill digs the ball to the leg side.
1.3 Bumrah to Guptill, no run, another yorker on off stump, Guptil drives the ball back to Bumrah.
1.4 Bumrah to Guptill, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle and leg, Guptill drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
1.5 Bumrah to Mitchell, no run, full toss on middle and leg, the ball swings back in and raps on the pads.
1.6 Bumrah to Mitchell, no run, full ball on off stump, Mitchell digs the ball to mid-off.
IND 5/0 after 1 over.
Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl the first over of the innings.
0.1 Chakaravarthy to Guptill, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Guptill plays the ball down to fine-leg for two runs.
0.2 Chakaravarthy to Guptill, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Guptill defends.
0.3 Chakaravarthy to Guptill, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Guptil drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
0.4 Chakaravarthy to Mitchell, 1 leg bye, slow short ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side, Mitchell takes a single.
0.5 Chakaravarthy to Guptill, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Guptill drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
0.6 Chakaravarthy to Mitchell, no run, slow short ball on off stump, Mitchell hits the ball to cover.
Welcome back for the second half of the match. The players are back on the field. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell are the two openers for New Zealand.
IND 110/7 after 20 overs.
Southee to bowl the last over.
19.1Southee to Jadeja, 2 runs, slow short ball on off stump, Jadeja comes down the track and whacks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.
19.2Southee to Jadeja, no run, full ball on off stump, Jadeja drives the ball down to long-off but refuses a single.
19.3Southee to Jadeja, SIX! Full toss on middle stump, Jadeja thumps the ball over square-leg for a maximum!!!!
19.4Southee to Jadeja, no run, slow short ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Jadeja.
19.5Southee to Jadeja. 2 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Jadeja pulls and the ball goes to deep mid-wicket and Jadeja completes two runs.
19.6Southee to Jadeja, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on middle and leg, Jadeja slogs the ball to fine-leg where Ish Sodhi drops an easy chance and Jadeja settles for a single.
IND 99/7 after 19 overs.
Boult to bowl the nineteenth over.
18.1Boult to Pandya, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off stump, Pandya drives the ball on the up and the ball goes straight into the hands of the man at long-off.
Hardik Pandya c Guptill b Boult 23(24)
Shardul Thakur walks out to bat.
18.2 Boult to Thakur, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, Thakur drives the ball to mid-off.
18.3 Boult to Thakur, no run, slow short ball on off stump, Thakur is early in the pull and the ball rolls to the keeper.
18.4 Boult to Thakur, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on middle stump, Thakur drives, the ball has the height but not the distance, Guptil comes under the ball and takes an easy catch.
Thakur c Guptill b Boult 0(3)
Mohammed Shami walks out to bat.
18.5 Boult to Jadeja, FOUR! Full toss on middle and leg, Jadeja flicks the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
18.6Boult to Jadeja, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Jadeja creams the ball to square-leg for a single.
IND 94/4 after 18 overs.
Milne to bowl the eighteenth over.
17.1Milne to Jadeja,1 run, slow short ball on off stump, Jadeja pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.
17.2Milne to Pandya, no run, slow back of the length ball on middle and leg, Pandya rocks back and cuts the ball to cover.
17.3Milne to Pandya, 1 run, yorker on off stump, Pandya thumps the ball down to long-on for a single.
17.4Milne to Jadeja, 1 run, slow low full toss on off stump, Jadeja drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
17.5Milne to Pandya, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pandya drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
17.6Milne to Jadeja, FOUR!Slow back of the length ball on middle and leg, Jadeja paddle sweeps the ball for a boundary.
IND 86/5 after 17 overs.
Boult to bowl the seventeenth over.
16.1 Boult to Pandya, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Pandya pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.
16.2Boult to Jadeja, no run, slow back of the length ball on off stump, Jadeja is early in the pull and the ball rolls to the keeper.
16.3Boult to Jadeja, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Jadeja drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
16.4Boult to Pandya, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Pandya knocks the ball down to long-on for a single.
16.5Boult to Jadeja, 1 run, good length ball on off, Jadeja plays a late cut and gets a single.
16.6Boult to Pandya, FOUR! Short and wide, Pandya slaps the ball through backward point for a boundary.
IND 73/5 after 15 overs.
Milne to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1 Milne to Pant, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Pant whacks the ball and the fielder at short fine stops the ball but Pant completes a run.
13.2Milne to Pandya, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle and leg, Pandya knocks the ball to the leg side for a single.
13.2Milne to Pant, WIDE! Full ball fired down the leg side.
13.3Milne to Pant, WICKET! CLEAN BOWLED! Full ball on off stump, Pant looks for a wild slog but fails to connect and the ball clatters onto the base off stump.
Pant b Milne 12(19)
Ravindra Jadeja walks out bat.
13.4Milne to Jadeja, an appeal for LBW but given as NOT OUT! Good length ball on off stump, the ball comes back in and raps on the pads, Milne appeals but the umpire is not interested, Williamson takes the review and the review shows that the ball is going over the stumps. Jadeja takes a single.
13.5Milne to Pandya, 2 runs, back of the length ball on off stump, Pandya dabs the ball down to third-man for two runs,
13.6Milne to Pandya, no run, good length ball on off stump, Pandya plays the ball to cover.
IND 62/3 after 13 overs.
Ish Sodhi to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1Ish Sodhi to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant steps down and drills the ball down to long-on for single.
13.2 Ish Sodhi to Pandya, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Pandya pulls the to square-leg for a single.
13.3Ish Sodhi to Pant, no run, good length ball on off stump, Pant blocks.
13.4Ish Sodhi to Pant, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Pant slogs the ball to square-leg for a single.
13.5Ish Sodhi to Pandya, 1 run, short ball wide of f stump. Pandya cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
13.6Ish Sodhi to Pant, 1 Leg Bye, short ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to short fine and Pant completes a single.
IND 62/4 after 13 overs.
Southee to bowl the thirteenth over.
12.1Southee to Pandya, no run, slow good length ball on leg stump, Pandya guides the ball to the leg side.
12.2Southee to Pandya, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Pandya pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.
12.3Southee to Pant, 1 run, slow full ball on off stump, Pant goes for a slog, Pant takes an inside edge and rolls to short fine, Pant takes a single.
12.4Southee to Pandya, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Pandya blocks.
12.5Southee to Pandya, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Pandya knocks the ball to the leg side for a single.
12.6Southee to Pant, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Pant works the ball to square-leg for a run.
IND 58/2 after 12 overs.
Santner to bowl the twelfth over.
11.1Santner to Pant, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Pant knocks the ball to short fine for a run.
11.2Santner to Pandya, 2runs, full ball, Pandya nudges the ball to down to fine-leg for two runs.
11.3Santner to Pandya, no run, good length ball on off stump, Pandya blocks.
11.4Santner to Pandya, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Pandya plays the ball down to the leg side for a single.
11.5Santner to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
11.6Santner to Pandya, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Pandya thumps the ball through cover for a single.
IND 52/4 after 11 overs.
Ish Sodhi to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1 Ish Sodhi to Kohli, WICKET! CAUGHT! BIG BLOW FOR INDIA! Full ball wide of off stump, Kohli goes for a wild slog, the ball comes from the toe end of the bat and goes miles high in the air, the ball has the height and not the distance and the man at long-on takes an easy catch.
Kohli c Boult b Ish Sodhi 9(17)
Hardik Pandya walks out to bat.
10.2 Ish Sodhi to Pandya, 1 run, short ball, Pandya guides the ball to the leg side for a single.
10.3 Ish Sodhi to Pant, no run, full ball on off stump, Pant digs the ball out.
10.4 Ish Sodhi to Pant, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Pant cuts the ball through cover for a single.
10.5 Ish Sodhi to Pandya, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pandya drives the ball to shirt third for a single.
10.6 Ish Sodhi to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant works the ball to the leg side for a run.
IND 48/3 after 10 overs.
Santner to bowl the tenth over.
9.1Santner to Kohli, no run, full ball on off stump, Kohli pushes the ball to cover.
9.2Santner to Kohli, no run, back of the length ball on off stump, Kohli steps down and mishits the ball to cover.
9.3Santner to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli drives the ball through cover for a single.
9.4Santner to Pant, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Pant knocks the ball down to mid-on for a single.
9.5Santner to Kohli, 2 runs, short ball wide of off stump, Kohli cuts the ball through backward point for two runs.
9.6Santner to Kohli, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Kohli drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
IND 43/3 after 9 overs.
Milne to bowl the ninth over.
8.1 Milne toPant, no run, good length ball wide of off stump, Pant drives the ball to the man at short third.
8.2Milne toPant, no run, good length ball on off stump, Pant goes back and pushes the ball to cover.
8.3Milne toPant, 1 run, short ball targeted on off stump, Pant rocks back and cuts the ball wide of the man at backward point for a single.
8.4Milne to Kohli, no run, short ball on middle and leg, Kohli ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.
8.5Milne to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off and middle, the ball nips back in and takes an inside edge before hitting the pads.
8.6Milne to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli guides the ball down to third-man for a single.
IND 41/3 after 8 overs.
Ish Sodhi to bowl the eighth over.
7.1Ish Sodhi to Kohli, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Kohli whacks the ball down to mid-wicket for two runs.
7.2Ish Sodhi to Kohli, 1 run, short ball in middle and leg, Kohli knocks the ball to the leg side for a single.
7.3 Ish Sodhi to Rohit, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Rohit sweeps the ball to the fielder at short fine.
7.4Ish Sodhi to Rohit, WICKET! CAUGHT! Short ball on off and middle, Rohit pulls and the ball lobs to the man at long-on.
Rohit c Guptill b Ish Sodhi 14(14)
Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.
7.5 Ish Sodhi to Pant, no run, good length ball on off stump, Pant knocks the ball to the leg side.
7.6 Ish Sodhi to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
IND 37/2 after 7 overs.
Santner to bowl the seventh over.
6.1Santner to Rohit, 1 run, short ball, Rohit cuts the ball for a single.
6.2Santner to Kohli, no run, full ball on off stump, Kohli pushes the ball to cover.
6.3Santner to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli cuts the ball to point.
6.4Santner to Kohli, no run, full ball on middle stump, Kohli mistimes the shot and the ball rolls back to the bowler.
6.5Santner to Kohli, no run, full ball on off and middle, Kohli drives the ball back to Santner.
6.6Santner to Kohli, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Kohli punches the ball down to mid-on for a single.
IND 35/2 after 6 overs.
Tim Southee to bowl the sixth over.
5.1 Southee to Rahul, FOUR! Slow good length ball on off stump, Rahul swings, the ball takes an inside edge and flies past the stumps and rolls down to fine-leg for a boundary.
5.2 Southee to Rahul, no run, good length ball on off and middle, Rahul plays the ball with soft hands to the leg side.
5.3Southee to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rahul drives the ball down to mid-off for a single.
5.4Southee to Rohit, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rohit guides the ball to square-leg for a run.
5.5Southee to Rahul, WICKET! CAUGHT! RAHUL GOES! Good length ball on middle and leg. Rahul pulls, and the ball flies straight into the hands of Daryl Mitchell at fine-leg.
Rahul c Daryl Mitchell b Southee 18(16)
Virat Kohli walks out to bat.
5.6 Southee to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli blocks.
IND 29/1 after 5 overs.
Adam Milne to bowl the fifth over.
4.1 Milne to Rahul, FOUR! Short and wide, Rahul rocks back and cuts the ball through backward point for his first boundary of the innings.
4.2Milne to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rahul pushes the ball to mid-off and darts down to the other end to complete a single.
4.3Milne to Rohit, no run, full ball on off and middle stump, Rohit drives the ball to cover.
4.4Milne to Rohit, no run, back of the length ball wide of off stump, the ball swings away, Rohit flashes his blade but fails to connect.
4.5Milne to Rohit, FOUR MORE! Short and wide once more from Milne and Rohit thumps the ball over the fielder at point and gets a boundary.
4.6Milne to Rohit, SIX! INTO THE STANDS! Good length ball drifting into the pads. Rohit flicks and the ball sails over the fine-leg boundary and goes into the stands.
IND 14/1 after 4 overs.
Mitchell Santner to bowl the fourth over.
3.1 Santner to Rohit, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rohit drives the ball straight.
3.2 Santner to Rohit, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rohit guides the ball to the leg side for a single,
3.3 Santner to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rahul plays the ball to the leg side for another run.
3.4 Santner to Rohit, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rohit nudges the ball to the leg side.
3.5 Santner to Rohit, no run, full ball on off stump, Rohit drives the ball to mid-off.
3.6 Santner to Rohit, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rohit works the ball to short fine.
IND 12/1 after 3 overs.
Trent Boult to bowl the third over.
2.1Boult to Rahul, 1 run, slow short ball on middle stump, Rahul mistimes the ball and the ball rolls to square-leg for a single.
2.2Boult to Kishan, FOUR! Full ball on off stump, Kishan slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for his first boundary.
2.3 Boult to Kishan, no run, slow good length ball on middle and leg, the ball cuts back in and raps on the pads.
2.4Boult to Kishan, no run, short and wide, Kishan cuts the ball to the fielder at deep gully.
2.5Boult to Kishan, WICKET! CAUGHT! KISHAN DEPARTS EARLY! Full ball on middle and leg, Kishan flicks the ball and the ball flies straight into the hands of Daryl Mitchell at fine-leg.
Ishan Kishan c Daryl Mitchell b Boult 4(8)
Rohit Sharmawalks out to bat.
2.6Boult to Rohit, DROPPED! Short ball on middle and leg, Rohit pull and the ball sails to Adam Milne at fine-leg, who drops a sitter, Rohit takes a single.
IND 6/0 after 2 overs.
Tim Southee to bowl the second over.
1.1 Southee to Rahul, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul goes on the back foot and defends.
1.2 Southee to Rahul, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul knocks the ball to the leg side.
1.3 Southee to Rahul, no run, full ball on off stump, Rahul drives the ball to backward point.
1.4 Southee to Rahul, FOUR! FIRST BOUNDARY OF THE MATCH! Fullish ball on middle and leg, Rahul drives the ball on the up and the ball flies over Adam Milne at mid-on for a boundary.
1.5 Southee to Rahul, no run, full ball on off stump, Rahul pushes the ball to mid-off.
1.6 Southee to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball coming into off stump, Rahul dabs the ball wide of backward point for a single.
IND 1/0 after 1 over.
Trent Boult to bowl the first over of the inning. KL Rahul has the strike.
0.1 Boult to Rahul, no run, full ball around off stump, Rahul drives the ball to point.
0.2 Boult toRahul, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rahul works the ball for a single.
0.3 Boult to Kishan, no run, full ball on off stump, Kishan punches the ball straight down to mid-on.
0.4 Boult to Kishan, an appeal for LBW, given NOT OUT! Full ball on middle and leg, the ball comes in and raps on the pads, Bout appeals but the umpire is not interested, Williamson decides against the idea of taking the review.
0.5 Boult to Kishan, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Kishan drives the ball to backward point.
0.6 Boult to Kishan, no run, good length ball on off stump, Kishan pushes the ball to cover.
New Zealand players take the field. And out walk Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul to open the innings for India. A new opening pair for India. Rohit Sharma will bat in the middle order.
The players and the match officials are lining up for the national anthems. First is the national anthem of New Zealand. Next, the national anthem of India. The national anthems have been sung, time for cricket!
Teams
India: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), James Neesham, Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult
Captain quotes from toss
Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain: We are going to bowl, dew factor at this time of the year. Look forward to another challenge. One change, Adam Milne comes in for Tim Seifert. Just to balance our bowling attack. Conway will keep.
Virat Kohli,India captain: We would have bowled first as well. We need a solid start and have wickets in hand. It's ridiculous, we are playing twice in 10 days. The guys have recovered well. It's another opportunity to come out and correct the mistakes. Two changes. One forced,Suryahas back spasm, soIshan Kishanwill replace him and open the batting.Shardul ThakurreplacesBhuvi.
Toss
New Zealandcaptain Kane Williamson wins the toss and opts to bowl first.
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