New Delhi. The Indian team led by Hardik Pandya defeated New Zealand (IND vs NZ 2nd T20) by 6 wickets in the second T20 played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. By winning this match, India also equalized 1-1 on the series.
Let us tell you that in the match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Kiwi team got piled on 99 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. At the same time, chasing the target of 100 runs, India won the second match.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20: Indian bowlers stopped the Kiwi team on a score of 99 runs
In fact, in the second T20 match (IND vs NZ 2nd T20) played on January 29 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, the New Zealand team proved to be a flop in front of the Indian bowlers while batting first. No batsman could touch the figure of 20 runs from the Kiwi team. Where opening batsman Finn Allen (11), Devon Conway was also dismissed cheaply after scoring (11). After this Mark Champan scored 14 runs. At the same time, Bracewell also scored 14 and captain Santner played an unbeaten inning of 19 runs.
From Indian bowlers, young bowler Arshdeep Singh took 2 important wickets, correcting the mistake made in the first match. At the same time, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda and Kuldeep Yadav got 1-1 wickets.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20: Indian team’s innings was nothing special
Chasing the target of 100 runs, the condition of the Indian team’s innings was nothing special. Both the openers got out cheaply. Ishan Kishan was dismissed after scoring 19 runs in 32 balls, while Shubman Gill was dismissed after scoring 11 runs.
Apart from this, Rahul Tripathi returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs. At the same time, the pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya handled the innings till the end. Surya (Suryakumar Yadav) gave India a 6-wicket win by hitting a winning four on the fifth ball of the last over.