Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    1.3 a wild mow, and Seifert is outta here! Back of a length on off, and this swerves away with the angle. Seifert tries to smash it into next week and loses his shape completely. The extra movement means the ball skews off the outside half of the bat and Tilak does the rest at cover. NZ rocked early! 9/1
    5.2 leg stump knocked back, and Prince is pumped! Zinged in very full on middle and leg. Allen pre-meditates the scoop and shuffles across. Ball is too full, though, and in the end, Allen, courtesy his movement, cuts himself off a little. Cannot reach the ball in time, and his leg stump is disturbed. NZ in more than a spot of bother! 41/3
    2.6 another big miscue, and another catch for Tilak! Length on middle and off, and this leaves the batter late. Mitchell looks to whip it over mid wicket but the late movement does for him. Might have stuck in the pitch too. Was a knuckle-ball too. Feeble leading edge and Tilak, back-tracking from extra cover, makes no mistake! 18/2
    17.6 the wide line works a charm, finally! Arshdeep hides it way outside off. Quite full too and that tempts Phillips into throwing the kitchen sink at it. A bit of a slice, however, and Phillips is hitting into the breeze as well. Dhir comes in off the fence and gobbles up the chance. Big, big wicket, even at this stage! 157/4
    18.5 simple catch for Axar, and Jacobs' party is over! And funnily enough, it is another full toss that NZ have not been able to capitalize on. Cloths it a little and the bat face opens upon contact too. Axar takes it well inside the long off fence, and both set batters are now back in the shed! 165/5
    not out
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    5
    10
    0
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    80
    not out
    10
    2
    6
    1
    1
    500
    Extras
    9 (lb 1, nb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    180/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9)
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Tim Seifert, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Daryl Mitchell, 2.6 ov), 3-41 (Finn Allen, 5.2 ov), 4-157 (Glenn Phillips, 17.6 ov), 5-165 (Bevon Jacobs, 18.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Kumar4050112.563331
    Arshdeep Singh403328.2592120
    Prince Yadav403017.5104010
    Naman Dhir1070710000
    AR Patel40280780200
    K Nitish Kumar Reddy3031110.3352210
  • BATSMEN
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    4.4 slower ball, and that does the trick for Duffy! Surely Duffy has his front foot behind the line this time? Anyway, this was a back-of-the-hand change-up, bowled on a length on off. Samson does not pick it and is too early into the shot. The ball spoons up off the outside edge and Phillips does just enough at point. Samson's scratchy knock ends! 40/1
    8.4 Abhishek goes for the slog, and Abhishek perishes! Floated up full on middle and leg. Abhishek gets his front foot out of the way and tries to slug it over cow corner. He is hitting into the breeze, though, and this is also the bigger side. Smith moves to his right from deep mid wicket, sees where the boundary cushion is and makes a tough catch look incredibly easy. All of India's top three now in the shed, and NZ are turning the screw! 56/3
    6.2 not long enough, and it has led to his downfall! Hard length, just outside off. Sooryavanshi looks to flay it over the off side ring, but he cannot get under it enough. Does not keep it down either, and the ball arrows ti extra cover's left. Mitchell snaps down and snares it to send back the teenager. NZ on top now! 44/2
    10.3 does him all ends up, and Santner takes out his opposite number! Floated up generously on a fullish length on off. Bowled at 79.6kph and Shreyas is completely deceived in the air. Too early on the shot and the ball breezes past Shreyas' flailing blade to crash into the stumps. India four down now! 69/4
    10.5 catch it is the cry, and Allen and Mitchell work in tandem to send Axar back! Length on middle and off. Axar skips down and chips it towards long on. Allen moves to his right, takes it over his right shoulder and pops it to Mitchell as Allen steps outside the field of play. Mitchell is ready too, and he accepts the offering with glee. Superb presence of mind on the fence, and India lose two in the same over! 70/5
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    196.15
    14.5 oh dear - the commentator's curse strikes again, and Dhir has to go! Given lots of air on a length outside off, bowled at a tick under 75kph. Dhir, looking at the flight, thinks he can go inside-out. Has to reach out, though, and that rids him of the requisite power. Tame chip to extra cover, and India now staring down the barrel! 112/6
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    26
    13
    29
    1
    1
    200
    Extras
    10 (lb 2, nb 3, w 5)
    TOTAL
    181/6 (19.5 Overs, RR: 9.12)
    Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Sanju Samson, 4.4 ov), 2-44 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 6.2 ov), 3-56 (Abhishek Sharma, 8.4 ov), 4-69 (Shreyas Iyer, 10.3 ov), 5-70 (Axar Patel, 10.5 ov), 6-112 (Naman Dhir, 14.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MJ Henry211105.591100
    JA Duffy3.5041110.6975121
    LH Ferguson3037012.3341212
    MG Bracewell403508.7561210
    NG Smith3034111.3354100
    MJ Santner402145.25110100

Match Notes

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st40SV SamsonAbhishek Sharma
2nd4Abhishek SharmaV Sooryavanshi
3rd12SS IyerAbhishek Sharma
4th13AR PatelSS Iyer
5th1AR PatelNT Tilak Varma
6th42NT Tilak VarmaNaman Dhir
7th69NT Tilak VarmaK Nitish Kumar Reddy