New Zealand 126/7 (20/20 ov)
Ashwin to Guptill, SIX, Martin Guptill you beauty! Dead straight over the bowler's head! Clean over the sightsceen! Guptill gets on the front foot and hits through the line, sweet contact
0.2
Ashwin to Guptill, OUT, Ashwin hits back and how! LBW! Guptill eschews the straight bat and tries to sweep this time, the ball from Ashwin is straight and the newness of it makes it skid straight on, umpire Dharmasena takes a while but eventually raises the finger. That looked pretty close, unless he got his pad outside the line of off stump. Will confirm. That hit the backfoot and was plumb. Whoops, on second look that was high, replays indicate it was going over the top of the stumps.
MJ Guptill lbw b Ashwin 6 (2b 0x4 1x6) SR: 300.00
Munro is the new batsman. He can hit it hard and far too.
0.3
Ashwin to Munro, no run, gets on the front foot and defends watchfully.
0.4
Ashwin to Munro, SIX, oh my word! This is high octane! Munro gets on the front foot and reverse smashes the ball far over the point boundary, that's in the stands!
0.5
Ashwin to Munro, 1 run, driven hard off the front foot but Pandya moves to his right at mid-off and dives to cut it off
0.6
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, beaten outside the off stump, phew, what a start, what an over
End of over 1 (13 runs) New Zealand 13/1 (RR: 13.00)
- KS Williamson0 (1b)
- C Munro7 (3b 1x6)
- R Ashwin1-0-13-1
JP: "Aus supporter here. Really glad to see NZ taking a punt with the bowling lineup, because I think India, with the form that they are in, and with the home conditions, that they'll be way to good unless teams do something inventive and it comes off. really hoping the game will be a good one considering I have a lecture in 8 hours."
Nehra from over the wicket ...
1.1
Nehra to Munro, no run, Munro moves forward and outside off to hoick a good length ball towards the leg side, but he misses and gets hit on the pad
Hoover: "Thank you for this start, Guptill and Ashwin! No better way to get this Super 10 show on the road!"
1.2
Nehra to Munro, no run, stays in his crease this time and pulls, the ball isn't short enough and it keeps a bit low outside off, Nehra beats the bottom edge
Karthik T: "Are we sure this is not B Mac's team? Great intent shown by the Kiwis!"
1.3
Nehra to Munro, OUT, mis-hit straight to mid-off! Munro is six and out as well. He steps out of his crease and tries to smash the ball down the ground. Pandya takes an easy catch. New Zealand are coming out hard and going down swinging.
C Munro c Pandya b Nehra 7 (6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 116.66
Saurav Gandhi: "The NZ team has made their game plan very clear right from the 1st ball. Only 2-3 early wickets can change this now." Well India have two already ... and Williamson has faced only one ball.
Anderson is the new batsman.
1.4
Nehra to Anderson, no run, good length outside off, Anderson lets the ball go
1.5
Nehra to Anderson, 1 run, strays on to the pads and Anderson turns it behind square leg for a single
1.6
Nehra to Williamson, no run, short of a length with width outside off, Williamson stays in his crease and tries to cut but the ball is too far away to time it well, he plays it to point
End of over 2 (1 run) New Zealand 14/2 (RR: 7.00)
- KS Williamson0 (2b)
- CJ Anderson1 (2b)
- A Nehra1-0-1-1
- R Ashwin1-0-13-1
2.1
Ashwin to Anderson, no run, nudged off the pads on the leg side, Williamson sets off but Anderson sends him back quickly
2.2
Ashwin to Anderson, no run, gets on the front foot again and defends on the leg side
2.3
Ashwin to Anderson, 1 run, gets on the front foot and flicks the ball firmly to long on
Shubham: "Don't see a problem with NZ top order taking their chances. They have a cushion of players like Taylor and Grant Elliot backing up."
2.4
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, tossed up on off stump, Williamson leans forward and across and clips the ball to midwicket
2.5
Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, goes back and towards leg and taps the ball to long on
2.6
Ashwin to Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and across outside off stump and sweeps the ball behind square
End of over 3 (3 runs) New Zealand 17/2 (RR: 5.66)
- CJ Anderson3 (6b)
- KS Williamson1 (4b)
- R Ashwin2-0-16-1
- A Nehra1-0-1-1
3.1
Nehra to Anderson, no run, a poor ball, full and on the pads, Anderson misses the glance and Dhoni dives to his right to stop the deflection off the pads
Rudra Varma: "Really poor from Munro... Should have seen how the pitch was behaving before going all gung ho !!!"
3.2
Nehra to Anderson, no run, stays in his crease and drives a good length ball firmly with the angle into him towards mid on
Yuva Krishna: "Except for 10 and 11 in Kiwis all are made for T20. Unless India doesn't slow them down like this. Things would be twisty."
3.3
Nehra to Anderson, no run, the ball is not coming on to the bat, Anderson tries to hit through the line but mis-times the ball to mid-off
Sudhanshu: "NZ trying to continue the legacy of B Mac of playing fearless cricket from the first ball. Not sure without him what will be the outcome."
3.4
Nehra to Anderson, 1 run, nudged off the pads on the leg side, slower one from Nehra, this is going to be a hard surface to play shots on, no swing for the bowlers either
SKD: "Nothing wrong in taking chances with such a long line-up, but why send in Corey to consolidate? Could have been Grant coming in instead? Unless their plan is to go for another burst right after powerplay."
3.5
Nehra to Williamson, no run, good length angling across the right-hander from over the wicket, a bit of shape into the batsman, Williamson stays in his crease and plays behind point
3.6
Nehra to Williamson, FOUR, shot! The ball was short of a length and wide outside off, but on this pitch it came on to the bat slowly, Williamson was patient enough not to rush at the ball, but wait for it and then slap it late, bisecting the gap between extra cover and mid off
End of over 4 (5 runs) New Zealand 22/2 (RR: 5.50)
- KS Williamson5 (6b 1x4)
- CJ Anderson4 (10b)
- A Nehra2-0-6-1
- R Ashwin2-0-16-1
4.1
Ashwin to Anderson, no run, steps out of his crease and defends on the leg side
4.2
Ashwin to Anderson, FOUR, what has happened there!? Anderson comes out of his crease too early, Ashwin sees him coming and fires the ball down leg, trying to beat the bat and have him stumped, Anderson lunges at the ball desperately, stretching outside leg to reach the ball and somehow manages to hit it high in the air over midwicket and to the boundary
4.3
Ashwin to Anderson, 1 run, a flatter and straighter ball, Anderson pulls through square leg
4.4
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, short ball and Williamson misses out, pulls it to Rohit at square leg
Waqaas Rumani: "Boult, Southee not playing. Ashwin bowling half the power play overs instead of Bumrah. KW and Corey strike rate below 100. What is happening? :O"
4.5
Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, tucked off the pads to square leg, Anderson calls for the single and Williamson is in trouble at the non-striker's end! Rohit's throw misses
After that boundary it's square leg and midwicket back for Anderson, mid-on came into the circle.
4.6
Ashwin to Anderson, FOUR, shot! Anderson gets down on one knee and makes terrific contact with the sweep, hitting it to the long leg boundary
End of over 5 (10 runs) New Zealand 32/2 (RR: 6.40)
- CJ Anderson13 (14b 2x4)
- KS Williamson6 (8b 1x4)
- R Ashwin3-0-26-1
- A Nehra2-0-6-1
Mario: "Great to see the spirit of McCullum lives on in New Zealand's approach.. live by the sword, die by the sword !"
Bilal: "Williamson staying long at the crease is bad news for india. The guy can completely change the course of the game once he gets settled."
Bumrah from over the wicket ...
5.1
Bumrah to Williamson, no run, good length angling into the right-hander, Williamson stays in his crease and taps it towards mid on
5.2
Bumrah to Williamson, no run, good bounce from a good length from Bumrah, hitting high on the bat as Williamson stays in his crease and square drives to point
5.3
Bumrah to Williamson, no run, gets outside off and down low to paddle the ball over short fine leg but he misses and gets hit on the pad
5.4
Bumrah to Williamson, no run, a direct hit would have run out Anderson at the bowler's end! Williamson hit the ball firmly to point and Anderson took a few steps out of his crease, Jadeja swooped on the ball and let it rip, Anderson hurried back and dived, but he might have been just short
5.5
Bumrah to Williamson, 1 run, Bumrah is giving Williamson no room, played from the crease onto the covers again
5.6
Bumrah to Anderson, no run, good length outside off, top over from Bumrah, only one run, Anderson stays in his crease and plays the last ball towards cover point
End of over 6 (1 run) New Zealand 33/2 (RR: 5.50)
- CJ Anderson13 (15b 2x4)
- KS Williamson7 (13b 1x4)
- JJ Bumrah1-0-1-0
- R Ashwin3-0-26-1
Shawn: "@SKD, A well-settled Corey Anderson is much more dangerous than a well-settled Elliot."
Raina is going to bowl, over the wicket.
6.1
Raina to Williamson, no run, Williamson drives the ball on the front foot but hits it to the fielder at cover
6.2
Raina to Williamson, 1 run, short ball, he swivels on the back foot and pulls to deep square leg
6.3
Raina to Anderson, no run, fired into the pads from around the wicket, Anderson fails to make contact
6.4
Raina to Anderson, 1 leg bye, backs away outside leg and slogs, gets a bottom edge that takes the ball towards square leg, Dhoni chases
6.5
Raina to Williamson, OUT, Williamson's been stumped! Such fast hands from Dhoni and superb change of pace from Raina. He saw the batsman stepping out of his crease and fired the ball flat and quick outside off. Williamson stopped his advance and tried to reach the ball with the cut. He missed and Dhoni did the rest
KS Williamson st †Dhoni b Raina 8 (16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Rajdeep: "Well, everyone is applauding Kiwis for those two sixes, but no one has mentioned how Indian bowlers kept them quite in the Powerplay!!!"
Rudra Varma: "Was just wondering why Raina was given the over when Yuvi, pandya and Jadeja were there... And I got my answer immediately. #NeverDoubtDhoni"
Ross Taylor is the new batsman.
6.6
Raina to Taylor, no run, moves forward and outside the line of off stump to paddle the ball, he misses and gets hit on the pad, prompting an appeal from the bowler
End of over 7 (2 runs) New Zealand 35/3 (RR: 5.00)
- LRPL Taylor0 (1b)
- CJ Anderson13 (17b 2x4)
- SK Raina1-0-1-1
- JJ Bumrah1-0-1-0
Amit: "Dhoni must have someone divine speaking into his ears. How in the world he makes these million dollar bowling changes and gets the dangerous batsmen out? That's the only explanation I can come up with."
Surya: "Raina is so quick in finishing his overs. When batsmen think how many balls are left he would have completed the over" Makes it tough to commentate too!
7.1
Bumrah to Anderson, FOUR, a full ball, with width outside off, Anderson has the space to use his ample muscle and he gets on the front foot and drives the slower ball through the line, hitting it to the straight boundary
7.2
Bumrah to Anderson, 1 run, cut off the back foot through point for a single
7.3
Bumrah to Taylor, no run, beaten outside the off stump! Taylor tries to cut off the back foot but Bumrah
7.4
Bumrah to Taylor, no run, good length angling into off and middle stump, defended on the off side on the front foot
7.5
Bumrah to Taylor, 1 run, moves forward and punches the good length ball towards long on for a single
7.6
Bumrah to Anderson, 1 run
Manju: "Well, The BMac approach was never tested in these conditions. Kiwis are learning their lessons now!!"
8.1
Raina to Anderson, 2 runs, turned off the pads behind square
8.2
Raina to Anderson, 1 run, steps out and clips the ball off the pads in front of square leg for a single
8.3
Raina to Taylor, 1 run, bowled flat and short, Taylor stays in his crease and hits the ball through square leg
8.4
Raina to Anderson, 2 runs, Anderson hits the ball to deep midwicket and they run superbly between the wickets for two
8.5
Raina to Anderson, no run, cut off the back foot into the covers
8.6
Raina to Anderson, 1 run, short of a length, Anderson stays back and pulls to deep midwicket
End of over 9 (7 runs) New Zealand 49/3 (RR: 5.44)
- CJ Anderson25 (25b 3x4)
- LRPL Taylor2 (5b)
- SK Raina2-0-8-1
- JJ Bumrah2-0-8-0
Rutul: "Dhoni's captaincy has been spot on! Starting with Ashwin, bringing on Raina and the field placement to Taylor to prevent singles. Also, he might be looking to get Anderson out early, thats why Raina's offspin ahead of the left arm spinners"
9.1
Ashwin to Anderson, 1 run, gets on the front foot and nudges the ball towards long on
9.2
Ashwin to Taylor, no run, tossed up outside off, Taylor leans forward and drives the ball to the bowler
9.3
Ashwin to Taylor, no run, bowled flatter and on to the pads, Taylor moves forward and across to glance but misses and is hit on the pad, missing leg
9.4
Ashwin to Taylor, FOUR, that's the doosra and Taylor picks it beautifully! He stays back and waits, opening the face late and steering the ball past short third man and to the boundary
9.5
Ashwin to Taylor, 1 run, the offbreak flighted outside off stump this time, spins into the right-hander, Taylor dabs it to short third man
9.6
Ashwin to Anderson, no run, Anderson tries to turn the ball on the leg side but gets a leading edge on the off
End of over 10 (6 runs) New Zealand 55/3 (RR: 5.50)
- CJ Anderson26 (27b 3x4)
- LRPL Taylor7 (9b 1x4)
- R Ashwin4-0-32-1
- SK Raina2-0-8-1
Lecs: "This pitch is slow so it will be a low scoring affair. NZ was right to go after bowlers early on when ball was hard. With 3 spinners in NZ, 150 should be a good contest." NZ will do very well to get 150.
10.1
Jadeja to Taylor, no run, a huge appeal from Jadeja, he pitches outside leg from around the wicket and spins the ball sharply across the right-hander, Taylor is beaten and hit on the pad
Lecs: "This pitch is slow so it will be a low scoring affair. NZ was right to go after bowlers early on when ball was hard. With 3 spinners in NZ, 150 should be a good contest." NZ will do very well to get 150
10.2
Jadeja to Taylor, 1 run, a leading edge goes towards long off for a single]
10.3
Jadeja to Anderson, 1 run, Anderson stays back and tucks the ball off the pads for a single
10.4
Jadeja to Taylor, 1 run, big turn from Jadeja, pitching in line with the stumps and spinning away from the right-hander, Tylor waits in his crease and hits through cover point
10.5
Jadeja to Anderson, 1 run, steps out of his crease and slogs! the ball turns into him and he gets a bottom edge past the keeper
10.6
Jadeja to Taylor, no run, defended on the front foot
End of over 11 (4 runs) New Zealand 59/3 (RR: 5.36)
11.1
Raina to Anderson, 1 run, dangerous shot, goes back in his crease and hits the ball from middle and off stump through the covers
chaitu: "If NZ has to score 150, Corey has to do a bulk of that scoring. Rest of that line-up doesn't look explosive to me!"
Vijay: "Looking at the rate at which the pitch has slowed in first 10 overs, I think 120 should be a good score, as the ball will not come to the bat in the 2nd innings" New Zealand's spinners will have to bowl well though.
11.2
Raina to Taylor, 1 run, big turn from outside off into the right-hander, Taylor goes back and plays the ball into the covers
11.3
Raina to Anderson, OUT, is that a run out? Brilliant work from Raina if so! Anderson played the ball towards the bowler's left, and Raina moved quickly in his followthrough and dived to field the ball, he tumbled and rolled as he collected the ball and backhanded it on to the stumps, Taylor was a long way out and though he lunged his bat was not grounded behind the crease when the bails came off. Such an agile and slick piece of fielding
LRPL Taylor run out 10 (14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
11.4
Raina to Anderson, 1 run, nudged off the pads through square leg for a single
shahid: "There should not be this type of pitches in international tournaments. Total advantage should not go to home side."
Santner is the new batsman.
11.5
Raina to Santner, 1 run, drives the fuller ball to long on for a single
Karthik Krishnaswamy: "All of India's spinners have bowled very straight to Anderson, almost a leg-stump line, allowing the easy single but denying him swinging room to go over cow corner."
11.6
Raina to Anderson, no run, defended on the off side
END OF OVER 12 (4 RUNS) NEW ZEALAND 63/4 (RR: 5025)
12.1
Jadeja to Santner, 4 byes, that's beaten everything! Huge turn and bounce for Jadeja from over the wicket, pitching outside off and jagging back at Santner. He was beaten on the inside edge and the deviation was too much for Dhoni
12.2
Jadeja to Santner, 1 leg bye, again massive turn for the bowler after pitching outside off, Santner came forward and outside off to turn the ball on the leg side but misses, there's an appeal for lbw but it hit outside off
12.3
Jadeja to Anderson, 1 wide, strays down leg side this time, Dhoni appeals for a catch
12.3
Jadeja to Anderson, 2 wides, fired very wide down leg side, Santner lunges for the slog sweep but misses, the ball smacks Dhoni on the thumb and he takes off his glove and throws it away in pain, the physio comes out to check on him
Ayush: "Strange since this was termed as a batting paradise not long ago. That 4 byes off jadega suggests something completely different though"
12.3
Jadeja to Santner, no run, leans forward and towards the off to nudge the ball on to the leg side
12.4
Jadeja to Santner, 1 leg bye, oh my word, look at that turn, Jadeja bowls it faster and pitches outside off and it spits back into the left-hander, I think he got an inside edge on it
12.5
Jadeja to Anderson, no run, was that dropped? Or did it graze the stumps? Anderson went back to pull but was beaten by the turn and nearly bowled
12.6
Jadeja to Anderson, 1 wide
12.6
Jadeja to Anderson, 2 runs
END OF OVER 13 (12 RUNS) NEW ZEALAND 75/4 (RR: 5:76)
No wonder New Zealand are playing three spinners. This pitch is great for them.
13.1
Raina to Santner, no run, steps out and plays the ball back at the bowler
13.2
Raina to Santner, 1 run, clips the ball through square leg for a single
13.3
Raina to Anderson, 1 run, dangerous shot! Backs away outside leg and flat bats the ball from middle stump past the bowler
13.4
Raina to Santner, 1 run, steps out this time and drives the ball to long off for one more
13.5
Raina to Anderson, no run, goes back and towards leg to cut but the ball skids on and he gets a bottom edge near the stumps
13.6
Raina to Anderson, no run, tries to reverse sweep but gets beaten outside off, Raina finishes a top spell
End of over 14 (3 runs) New Zealand 78/4 (RR: 5.57)
Admaney: "10 extras in that last over by Jadeja. In a match where runs are hard to come by, could it be a decisive factor?" Think New Zealand need at least 140.
Sriram: "So Green tops are not just the ones that makes the game interesting! This one can go to the wire with 3 spinners in Kiwi line up."
Pandya gets an over ...
14.1
Pandya to Santner, no run, good length and the ball keeps low outside off, Santner tries to whip the slower ball through the leg side but the ball grips the pitch and beats the bat
14.2
Pandya to Santner, 1 wide, another slower ball but it cuts so much outside off that it is too far for Santner to reach
Moshe: "this pitch reminds me a bit of the raging turners in the tests vs south Africa last year. big question is will all the pitches in this tourney offer this much spin or just in the matches involving India?"
14.2
Pandya to Santner, FOUR, he's timed this superbly! A quicker ball and Santner moves forward and picks the ball up off his pads, flicking it in the air and towards the square leg boundary
14.3
Pandya to Santner, 1 run, slower ball outside off, played to Jadeja at point
14.4
Pandya to Anderson, 1 run, Anderson bottom edges the ball near his feet and isn't quite sure where the ball is, Santner calls him through, Pandya races to the ball and throws at the bowler's end, Anderson was safe
14.5
Pandya to Santner, 2 runs, stays back in his crease and hits the ball through midwicket
14.6
Pandya to Santner, 1 run, tries to pull again but the ball does not come on, he ends up dragging it behind square leg
End of over 15 (10 runs) New Zealand 88/4 (RR: 5.86)
Raff: "Glad to see NZ taking risks like bowling three spinners: maybe they don't always come off (see: McCullum, Brendon, at World Cup final), but at least they're giving us interesting cricket."
Karma: "@Moshe - I doubt Mohalli and Pune will spin. Its going to be a balance of different kind of pitches. No one should have expected green top in Nagpur,"
15.1
Bumrah to Santner, 1 run, a good length ball outside off, Santner uses Bumrah's extra pace to drive through the line on the front foot to long off
15.2
Bumrah to Anderson, no run, in the blockhole, Anderson digs it out back to the bowler
15.3
Bumrah to Anderson, no run, in the blockhole again, Bumrah nailing his yorkers, Anderson backs away but once again can only dig it out back to the bowler, that was 140 kph
15.4
Bumrah to Anderson, OUT, three in a row and the third yorker has uprooted middle stump! Anderson moved towards the off side deep in his crease to try and get under the yorker and scoop it over short fine leg. Bumrah was too good for him
CJ Anderson b Bumrah 34 (42b 3x4 0x6) SR: 80.95
Grant Elliott is the new batsman.
15.5
Bumrah to Elliott, no run, four in a row! How good is Bumrah's accuracy. Elliott plays the blockhole ball back to the bowler
15.6
Bumrah to Elliott, 1 run, in the blockhole once again, Elliot manages to play it out towards mid on for a single
End of over 16 (2 runs) New Zealand 90/5 (RR: 5.62)
ajit: "Bumrah is doing a Malinga! The consistency of yorkers is simply top class!
16.1
Jadeja to Elliott, 1 run, turned off the pads through square leg
16.2
Jadeja to Santner, 2 runs, gets down on one knee and sweeps the ball hard to deep square leg, Rohit makes good ground to his left from deep midwicket and slides to save the four
16.3
Jadeja to Santner, 1 wide, big turn down the leg side, bounce too, Santner can't collect, Dhoni also struggles
16.3
Jadeja to Santner, FOUR, this kid is a good batsman! Uses his feet nimbly on a tough wicket to get to the pitch of the ball and lofts cleanly over the bowler's head, one-bounce four
16.4
Jadeja to Santner, OUT, Jadeja hits back right away! Bowls a flat and faster ball outside off and it spins in sharply, Santner stays back and tries to pull with the turn but gets a top edge that goes straight up in the air, Dhoni settles under the catch
MJ Santner c †Dhoni b Jadeja 18 (17b 2x4 0x6) SR: 105.88
Sam C: "I reckon Mitchell Santer is one of the best things NZ Cricket has going for them... and he's out. Sorry"
16.5
Jadeja to Ronchi, no run, defended on the front foot with bat and pad close together
16.6
Jadeja to Ronchi, no run, played back to the bowler
End of over 17 (8 runs) New Zealand 98/6 (RR: 5.76)
Sai: "Dhoni could just throw the ball to Bumrah without any hesitation. Those bullets on middle stump could go no where as Anderson bitterly found out!"
17.1
Bumrah to Elliott, no run, sees the batsman coming down the pitch and bowls a short of a length slower ball to beat the bat, so impressive from Bumrah
17.2
Bumrah to Elliott, 2 runs, in the blockhole now, Elliott makes room by moving outside leg and jams his bat down on the ball, hitting it through point
17.3
Bumrah to Elliott, 1 run, nearly in the blockhole again, Elliott backs away to try and hit through the off side but ends up mis-timing it on the leg
17.4
Bumrah to Ronchi, 1 run, a full toss, driven past the bowler to mid off for a single
17.5
Bumrah to Elliott, no run, another short of a length slower ball that beats the batsman comprehensively, the springy bounce takes the ball over middle and leg, Elliott had backed away
Vikas Goyal: "Its amazing how Dhoni uses his bowlers. Surely, he must have kept Bumrah and Nehra for the last 4 overs. But he sees Anderson opening up in Pandya's over and he hands the ball to Bumrah. Then he had to make a choice between Jadeja, Pandya and Yuvi for the next over. He goes for Jadeja as he already has bowled 2 overs. Now, it surely be Nehra, Bumrah, Neha to finish off. "
17.6
Bumrah to Elliott, 1 run, nearly in the blockhole again, dug out to mid off and they take on the fielder - Raina it is! - and there's a direct hit at the bowler's end. Elliott is safe though
End of over 18 (5 runs) New Zealand 103/6 (RR: 5.72)
18.1
Jadeja to Elliott, no run, has he been stumped? The batsman backed away outside leg to try and hit through the off side, Jadeja followed him with his line, pitched between the batsman and leg stump and spun the ball sharply away from the right-hander, Dhoni collected and whipped off the bails. It's close, really close, but it looks like Elliott has just got a fraction of his toe behind the crease
18.2
Jadeja to Elliott, 1 run, pitches on off from around the wicket and spins away, Elliott backs away and hits the ball towards cover
18.3
Jadeja to Ronchi, FOUR, shot! Backs away towards the leg side and comes forward to loft inside out over extra cover, sweet timing and that's in the gap
18.4
Jadeja to Ronchi, 1 run, flatter ball and the batsman pulls hard, making the square leg umpire duck
18.5
Jadeja to Elliott, 1 run, makes room by moving outside leg and hits towards cover
18.6
Jadeja to Ronchi, 1 run, cut of the back foot through point
End of over 19 (8 runs) New Zealand 111/6 (RR: 5.84)
19.1
Nehra to Ronchi, 1 run, nearly in the blockhole, the batsman makes room and slogs towards long on
Yashas : "To be fair to the pitch, it's also been good bowling, great fielding and a brilliant run out that has probably shaken this innings for NZ. Not to mention the mindless batting in the first 2 overs." Agreed.
19.2
Nehra to Elliott, 1 run, in the blockhole outside off, Elliott moves back and outside the off stump, trying to flick behind square, but gets an inside edge on to the pad
19.3
Nehra to Ronchi, 1 run, OUT, steps out of his crease to a full toss and hits it towards Dhawan at long on, it reaches the fielder on the first bounce and they risk a second! Dhawan fires the ball back at the bowler and Nehra breaks the stumps with Elliott's bat just short. Bullet throw from the deep
GD Elliott run out 9 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00
19.4
Nehra to Ronchi, FOUR, in the blockhole from around the wicket, the batsman jams his bat down on the ball and inside edges it past short fine leg, Ashwin can't get to it
Pavan Trinath: "For all those people complaining about the pitch, NZ did really well against India's leading spinners. 58 for 1 in 8 overs. The main problem of NZ has been their inability to rotate the strike."
19.5
Nehra to Ronchi, SIX, a full toss! Ronchi meets it on the front foot and heaves it towards the cow corner boundary, it just clears the rope
19.6
Nehra to Ronchi, 2 runs, another full toss to finish, Ronchi slaps it towards wide long off and they run the second to finish the innings
End of over 20 (15 runs) New Zealand 126/7
9.02 pm So New Zealand finish with 126 after winning the toss. Is it enough? I don't think so. India have the advantage of knowing what to get, so they can pace their chase accordingly. I dare say, if New Zealand knew the pitch was going to turn and grip so much, that their top order would have paced the innings differently. New Zealand have three spinners in their ranks but I reckon they needed about 140 runs. Bumrah was outstanding for India, nailing his yorkers and changing his pace. As was Raina. They both finished with figures of 4-0-15-1.
Doosra: "Sorry George but I fear you may have "lost the plot".....the Kiwis could only ever have had 11 spinners in the team, not 140 as you have suggested!!" Thank you for that!
Sudhanshu: "I was little angry with Dhoni for not letting Nehra complete his quota after his 2 economical overs. Then came the last over which went for 15. And now I just want to salute Dhoni for his match awareness and decision making."
india
0.1
McCullum to Sharma, 1 run, that's chipped in the air well wide of midwicket and down to long on for a single, McCullum bowled that on the pads and Rohit pushed forward to play it too early
The chase is about to begin. New Zealand huddle outside the boundary. The umpires walk on to the field. Dhawan and Rohit follow soon after. Rohit will face, Nathan McCulum to bowl offspin from around the wicket.
DanielAlexander: "NZL can test the Indian middle-order if the can get the in-form top three early, 126 is a good score on this pitch "
0.2
McCullum to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan moves forward to drive through cover but gets beaten on the inside edge, that kept low and skidded on with the air
0.3
McCullum to Dhawan, 1 run, driven smoothly along the ground to deep cover
0.4
McCullum to Sharma, 3 runs, Rohit gets on the front foot and lofts the ball into the gap in front of deep square leg, Elliott runs to his left on the boundary and dives to save the four, taps it to Anderson who runs to back him up
0.5
McCullum to Dhawan, OUT, lbw! Dhawan falls like Guptill did, trying to sweep. He got his front foot forward and across his stumps but missed, he was hit flush on the pad and that looked pretty adjacent. Was height an issue?
S Dhawan lbw b McCullum 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
0.6
McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli stays balanced in his crease, moving slightly forward and across to drive the ball to long on
Kohli is the new batsman.
End of over 1 (6 runs) India 6/1 (121 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.36)
1.1
Anderson to Kohli, 2 runs, sublime from Kohli, moves forward and towards the off and flicks the ball crisply off the pads to deep square leg, the throw is poor and arrives middle of the pitch
Rohan: "Kiwis have the right idea but the wrong bowlers. You need proper spinners... just as I said that Dhawan again gets out to a mediocre shot against a non-spinning off break bowler. He is really loose against this sort of bowling."
Anderson to share the new ball.
1.2
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, a bit of movement into the right-hander after angling across from over the wicket, flicked off the pads again in front of square
1.3
Anderson to Sharma, no run, pushed off the front foot into the covers
1.4
Anderson to Sharma, no run, Rohit pushes forward and outside off to open the face and steer towards third man, he can't beat the fielder in the circle
1.5
Anderson to Sharma, 1 run, tries to run the ball to third man again but bottom edges the ball towards the empty slip cordon, Kohli urges Rohit through for the run
1.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, pushed off the front foot into the covers
End of over 2 (4 runs) India 10/1 (117 runs required from 18 overs, RR: 5.00, RRR: 6.50)
2.1
Santner to Sharma, no run, drifting into the right-hander from around the wicket, pushed off the front foot on the off side
Santner replaces McCullum, left-arm spin to the right-handers.
2.2
Santner to Sharma, OUT, stumped! Ronchi fumbles and juggles the take but Rohit was so far out of his crease that he had time to recover and break the stumps. Rohit was still barely in the frame! He had walked out of the crease to turn the ball on the leg side but Santner beat him with the length and ripped it past the outside edge
RG Sharma st †Ronchi b Santner 5 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
2.3
Santner to Raina, 1 run, goes back and across to punch the ball to long on
Raina is the new batsman.
jeanluc: "on big turning wicket, NZ 2nd string spinners are more effective. I guess it is a tricky target. won't be easy for Indi
2.4
Santner to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli waits on the back foot for the ball to turn and plays it late towards midwicket
2.5
Santner to Raina, OUT, another one gone! Raina lobs a dolly to midwicket! He moved back and across his stumps and closed the face of his bat way too early, the leading edge resulted in the tamest of catches. Game on in Nagpur!
SK Raina c Guptill b Santner 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
2.6
Santner to Yuvraj Singh, no run, gets on the front foot and defends to the bowler
Yuvraj Singh is the new batsman, so early in the piece.
End of over 3 (2 runs) India 12/3 (115 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 4.00, RRR: 6.76)
3.1
Anderson to Kohli, no run, good length on off stump, Kohli moves back and across to defend on the off side
Ahsan Butt: "Never judge a wicket until both sides have batted."
Mukul: "This is where Kohli trumps Rohit! He knows perfectly well how to pace the inning and has an awesome temprament. Needing 127, there was no need at all to advance to a spinner so early in the inning."
3.2
Anderson to Kohli, FOUR, short of a length and there's width outside off, Kohli stays back, moves towards the ball and cuts late, it's in the air but wide of the diving fielder at short third man
avnish anshu: "Beginning to think the selection wasn't that appalling after all"
3.3
Anderson to Kohli, no run, the offcutter, Kohli bottom edges the ball on the off side
3.4
Anderson to Kohli, FOUR, incredible batting, Kohli moves forward and towards the off side to cover the line and drives the ball so smoothly all along the ground, beating mid-on to his right with superb wristwork
3.5
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, bottom edges the cut into the ground towards backward point
3.6
Anderson to Yuvraj Singh, no run, a full and straight ball, Yuvraj stays in his crease and hits it to mid on, did not time it well
End of over 4 (9 runs) India 21/3 (106 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 5.25, RRR: 6.62)
Ahsan Butt: "NZ should spend all their resources early in the innings to get Kohli's wicket, otherwise he would just snatch the game away from them."
4.1
McCullum to Kohli, no run, bowled flat outside leg stump, on the pads, played off the back foot to square leg
4.2
McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli moves back and across towards the off to flick the ball in the air in front of square leg, he had to hurry to play that shot
Jha: "On slow turning wickets, key is always to play straight. Both raina and dhawan tried to play square and got out. India doesn't really play spin as well as people believe. Nowadays anyway"
4.3
McCullum to Yuvraj Singh, no run, driven with a straight bat towards the bowler, McCullum dives to his left and fields
4.4
McCullum to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, strays down leg side and Yuvraj makes contact with the sweep, placing the ball between the keeper and short fine leg, poor line
4.5
McCullum to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, driven back to the bowler and McCullum appeals for a caught and bowled! Surely that's a bump ball? The umpires are asking for the third umpire. And that looks out on replay! Yuvraj came forward to the flighted ball, the ball pitched just before it hit the bat and he chipped it cleanly back to the bowler. That's out. So odd that it looked like a bump ball live. This is a tricky pitch.
Yuvraj Singh c & b McCullum 4 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 80.00
Dhoni strides to the middle.
maro: "As a Kiwi, I have to say that I've never liked Kohli. He's too good. So often in these sorts of games he makes it look like he's batting on an entirely different wicket. He'll get 60-odd and the Indians will win comfortably in the end. Without him, though, we'd win from here for sure."
4.6
McCullum to Dhoni, no run, bowled flat and angling across the right-hander from over the wicket, Dhoni lunges forward and pushes into the covers
End of over 5 (5 runs) India 26/4 (101 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 5.20, RRR: 6.73)
Mohit: "How many times has cricinfo talked about poor performances of the latest crop of Indian batsman against spin. As I was typing that Yuvraj is not a good player of spin he is gone. So much for producing spin friendly tracks for home team advantage."
Elliott from over the wicket ...
5.1
Elliott to Kohli, no run, a fullish ball on off stump, Kohli moves forward and plays to midwicket
5.2
Elliott to Kohli, no run, tries to drive a full ball too hard and mis-times to cover, Elliott is taking all the pace off the ball
5.3
Elliott to Kohli, 1 run, moves forward and towards the off to tuck the ball through midwicket
Umair: "Before The Match:No Boult, No Southee what is Kane thinking Right Now: Kane is Love Kane is Life Amazing Captaincy by Kane :D" I apologise unreservedly, Kane. Should have never doubted him.
5.4
Elliott to Dhoni, no run, played off the front foot into the off side
5.5
Elliott to Dhoni, 1 run, wicket to wicket line, good length, Dhoni gently tucks the ball through midwicket
sanjay: "Two greatest chasers of all time at work simultaneously. "
5.6
Elliott to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli moves forward and flicks towards wide mid-on, his timing is so good that the fielder has to hurry and slid
0End of over 6 (3 runs) India 29/4 (98 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 4.83, RRR: 7.0)
Mark: "You'd have to think that this partnership is the crucial one. If they add 40-50+ India will probably win. If NZ can break the partnership early they'll be firm favourites."
Milne from over the wicket ...
6.1
Milne to Kohli, 1 no ball, he over-steps first up and concedes a free hit! Kohli defended this one - good length around off - on the off side. big no-ball
6.1
Milne to Kohli, no run, short ball, pulled to midwicket where he is caught, but he can't be out because it is a free hit, the throw comes back to Milne, who did really well to get back to the stumps but he dropped the ball before breaking the stumps, or else Dhoni would have been out
6.2
Milne to Kohli, no run, driven into the covers off the front foot
6.3
Milne to Kohli, no run, good length and fast outside off, Kohli is beaten as he tries to steer to third man
6.4
Milne to Kohli, 1 run, a lovely square drive off the front foot, using the bowler's pace to hit the length ball in front of point
6.5
Milne to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni stays back and pushes hard at a short of a length ball outside off, the outside edge runs down to third man
6.6
Milne to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli moves forward and across and flicks solidly off his pads through square leg
End of over 7 (4 runs) India 33/4 (94 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 4.71, RRR: 7.23)
7.1
Elliott to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli moves outside leg, Elliott follows him, Kohli flicks off the pads through square leg
7.1
Elliott to Kohli, 1 wide, strays down leg side, Elliott is very lucky that Kohli missed the glance to the fine leg boundary
Gaurav: "Haven't seen any Indian after Viru dominate spin. Not sure what pitch does domestic cricket offers if Grade A players do not know how to play spin."
7.2
Elliott to Dhoni, 1 run, a full ball on off stump, Dhoni stays on his crease and drives through covers
7.3
Elliott to Kohli, no run, driven off the back foot to the fielder at cover
7.4
Elliott to Kohli, 2 runs, a low dipping full toss on middle stump, Kohli moves forward and across to hit it along the ground to wide long on, Guptill fumbles but he has back up
7.5
Elliott to Kohli, 1 run, incredible fielding, Nathan McCullum sprinted to his left from long off and returned a rocket throw to keep Kohli's fluent inside-out drive to just a single
7.6
Elliott to Dhoni, no run
End of over 8 (6 runs) India 39/4 (88 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 4.87, RRR: 7.33)
8.1
Sodhi to Kohli, OUT, and what a strike first ball! The big ripping legbreak has got the huge wicket! Sodhi pitched on a perfect length around off stump, drawing Kohli forward into a cover drive away from his body, the ball gripped the pitch and turned furiously, grazing the outside edge before nestling in Ronchi's gloves. New Zealand on the charge
V Kohli c †Ronchi b Sodhi 23 (27b 2x4 0x6) SR: 85.18
Talal Dar: "Why did Williamson take Santner off? He is deadly against right-handers as he took 2 in his only over. When will he bowl next three? He has to pick wickets to finish this off. And he can't allow these two to settle down."
Sodhi comes on to bowl legbreaks.
8.2
Sodhi to Pandya, no run, pitches on middle and spins away from Pandya, who stays back and defends, squared up as he does so
Pandya is the new batsman.
8.3
Sodhi to Pandya, no run, strides forward and shoulders arms to a legbreak that spins away from outside off
8.4
Sodhi to Pandya, no run, that's the googly and Pandya defends on the front foot
8.5
Sodhi to Pandya, 1 run, goes back and whips the legbreak from outside off through midwicket
8.6
Sodhi to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni moves back to a leg break that keeps low and hits it along the ground to long on
End of over 9 (2 runs) India 41/5 (86 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 4.55, RRR: 7.81
9.1
Santner to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni stays back and nudges the ball through square leg for a single
9.2
Santner to Pandya, no run, driven back to the bowler on the front foot
9.3
Santner to Pandya, no run, stays back and waits for the ball to spin away before defending to the bowler
Roshan: "Kane is proving everyone wrong! NZ is proving everyone wrong. I cannot watch the match but can you tell me the atmosphere currently in the stadium? Quiet as a test match or roaring like a triumph?"
9.4
Santner to Pandya, OUT, after a few balls spin away from the right-hander, Santner darts the ball flat and fast into the right-hander from around the wicket, Pandya is caught on the back foot and hit on the pad. Was that missing leg stump? I will have to see replays. Replays indicate that would have clipped leg stump.
HH Pandya lbw b Santner 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
A hush falls over the stadium ...
Jadeja is the new batsman.
9.5
Santner to Jadeja, no run, angles the ball across the left-hander from around the wicket and that ball jags back right into him, like a pin ball machine! Jadeja hurries to defend
9.6
Santner to Jadeja, no run, defended into the leg side
End of over 10 (1 run) India 42/6 (85 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 4.20, RRR: 8.50)
10.1
Sodhi to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni steps out and towards the off side to cover for the leg spin and turns the ball off his pads through square leg
Ganesh Tiwari: "Kane Williamson always talked about spin-bowling when he landed in INDIA for this WC.... He omitted Boult and Southee.... Introduced deep batting lineup and attacking spin.... But INDIANS are playing like they are facing spin for the first time..."
amit: "On this wicket, we needed to bat it out for first five overs. But, Dhawan cross-batted, Rohit came out of crease and Raina, played like he was playing for fast bowler bouncer staying rooted to the crease. And as I type, India loses sixth. Probably the match is lost too
10.2
Sodhi to Jadeja, OUT, Sodhi has taken a blinder! His team-mates mob him in ecstatic celebration! Jadeja went on the front foot and closed the face of the bat to play on the leg side, the leading edge lobbed towards Sodhi's left and he covered a lot of ground and dived pretty much full length to get his hands under the ball before it hit the turf
RA Jadeja c & b Sodhi 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
India are being routed at their own game.
10.3
Sodhi to Ashwin, no run, huge turn for the legspinner, Ashwin stays back and plays on the off side
10.4
Sodhi to Ashwin, no run, goes back again and defends
10.5
Sodhi to Ashwin, 1 run, moves back and plays the ball through midwicket for a single
Prasanna S: "This is a harsh reality check for India. Time and again they failed against quality spin in home but somehow got unnoticed. The test series against South Africa last year was forgotten because we won it, but we lost our fair share of wickets against spin. But glad this is just the first game and they can regroup from here."
10.6
Sodhi to Dhoni, 1 run, a fuller leg break on middle stump, Dhoni clips it through mid on for a single
Devansh: "Stroll in the park, eh?"
vamsee: "Am I the only one reminded of eden gardens pitch of 96 semis vs SL?"
BlackJack: "Can you please post a compilation of comments criticizing NZ's playing XI before the match started."
11.1
McCullum to Dhoni, no run, played off the back foot towards cover
11.2
McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, turned off the pads towards square leg
11.3
McCullum to Ashwin, no run, defended on the back foot towards the bowler
venx: "Well Played NZ. Whatever be the pitch or the conditions, just back yourself to your skills and blow the opponent away. Perfect wake-up call for India. I am sure they will bounce back better in the next matches."
11.4
McCullum to Ashwin, 1 run, moves forward and drives the ball towards long on for a single
11.5
McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, bowled flat on leg and middle, Dhoni stays back and hits the ball off the pads through square leg
11.6
McCullum to Ashwin, 1 run, waits in his crease and punches the ball to long on for a single
Darsh: "I haven't stopped believing yet. As long as MS is there the game isn't over"
12.1
Milne to Ashwin, 1 run, stays back and steers the length ball from outside off to third man, crowd cheering singles
Doosra: "@Blackjack - you must have a great sense of humour! Poor George would be worn out for the rest of the competition if he attempted your request!"
12.2
Milne to Dhoni, 1 run, short of a length outside off, punched off the back foot through cover
12.3
Milne to Ashwin, 1 run, good length outside off, Ashwin stays back and opens the face to steer to third man
Rahid: "First two overs in NZ innings, those two sixes, I thought useful. I thought that Guptill and Williamson knew what are they doing. At this moment I think I am correct."
12.4
Milne to Dhoni, 1 run, stays in his crease again and punches past the bowler for a single
Spoo: "Stop all this flaking from one extreme to the other and talk about India bouncing back already. A match, especially a low scoring T20, isn't over till the last wicket/ball."
12.5
Milne to Ashwin, no run, good length outside off, Ashwin reaches for the ball to steer to third man but is beaten
12.6
Milne to Ashwin, no run, pushed off the front foot into the off side
Revanth: "How many of present Indian players can play spin on back foot when it's turning square ? Ans: None Dravid, lax, viru and Sachin used to play on Blackfoot deep in the crease."
13.1
Santner to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni steps out and towards the off to cover the turn away from him and dabs close on the leg side, Santner gets to the ball quickly and throws at the bowler's end, he misses
13.2
Santner to Ashwin, no run, angles the ball into the right-hander from over the wicket, Ashwin stays back and defends to the bowler
13.3
Santner to Ashwin, 1 run, the slower one pitching around off and spinning away, Ashwin dabs on the off side
13.4
Santner to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni pushes on the front foot towards short cover, Santner runs across to field
13.5
Santner to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni steps out and clips the ball off his pads through square leg, these batsmen are happy with taking singles until the last five overs or so
13.6
Santner to Ashwin, 1 run, driven off the front foot through covers for a single
14.1
Sodhi to Ashwin, no run, tossed up on middle and off, defended on the front foot into the covers
India now need two runs a ball.
14.2
Sodhi to Ashwin, no run, that legbreak pitches on off and spins the proverbial mile, Ashwin has to lunge to reach that and play to point
14.3
Sodhi to Ashwin, 1 run, another huge legbreak, Ashwin stays back and the length is short enough for him to tap towards midwicket
14.4
Sodhi to Dhoni, 2 runs, Dhoni finally tries to slog, heaving across the line at a legbreak, he drags it with the bottom edge towards mid-on, the fielders are in the deep so they race back for two, an accurate throw at the bowlers end would have had Ashwin in trouble
14.5
Sodhi to Dhoni, 1 run, clubbed off the back foot to wide long off
Kamal: "Only 3 boundaries so far, haven't seen this from long time from Indian batting. at this rate the loss will effect the India' NRR badly in this group of death!!!"
14.6
Sodhi to Ashwin, no run, drives to drive over the off side but the legbreak spins away and takes the outside edge, the ball falls short of short third man
Sam: "That 2 they scored on 14.4 was the first time they scored more than a single since the 8th over!"
Anderson returns ...
15.1
Anderson to Dhoni, no run, slower ball from around the wicket, Dhoni charges and slogs, missed it by a long way
15.2
Anderson to Dhoni, 1 run, steps out again, Anderson follows him and cramps him for room with another slower one, clipped off the pads for a single
15.3
Anderson to Ashwin, 1 run, played to midwicket for one more
15.4
Anderson to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni flicks the ball off his pads through square leg, just another single
Karthik Sukumar: "Hats off to Kane and NZ for proving everyone wrong. This shows that all the talk about pitch, analysis, etc. is all hogwash until the match actually takes place. Good game to start off the World T20!"
15.5
Anderson to Ashwin, 1 run, clubbed down the ground to long on for a single
15.6
Anderson to Dhoni, 1 run, nudged off the pads gently towards midwicket, they run the first quickly and they want the second but the fielder sprints in from the deep to prevent it
Abhi Mishra: "I wonder what Mr Ravi Shastri is going to say to curator tonight ! "
16.1
Sodhi to Dhoni, SIX, there it is! Dhoni finally goes big and the stadium explodes in a huge roar! The ball was tossed up outside off, the length and line was right for Dhoni to free his arms and he did it with so much power, slamming the ball far over the straight boundary on the front foot
16.2
Sodhi to Dhoni, 1 run, a flatter ball outside off, played off the back foot on the off side
16.3
Sodhi to Ashwin, OUT, what a lovely ball from the legspinner, Ashwin is beaten, stranded and helpless! He came out of his crease to push hard at a legbreak and was beaten by the flight and the length as the ball ripped past his bat. He didn't even try getting back before Ronchi took off the bails
R Ashwin st †Ronchi b Sodhi 10 (20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
16.4
Sodhi to Nehra, no run, the googly to Nehra, he stays back an defends with a straight bat
16.5
Sodhi to Nehra, 1 wide, look at that ball turn away from the right-hander, incredible turn, like a sixth day Test match surface.
16.5
Sodhi to Nehra, no run, played back to the bowler
16.6
Sodhi to Nehra, 1 wide, that's a wide, it has turned so much after pitching outside off
16.6
Sodhi to Nehra, no run, Nehra tries to hit down the ground but the ball flies off the outside edge towards point where Elliott dives to his right and fields
17.1
Santner to Dhoni, FOUR, short ball and Dhoni smashes it! On the front foot and he pulls with so much power, splitting the gap at deep midwicket. Dhoni had begun to advance and then hung back to hit it
Hari: "Great first game! Note #1 to India: Respect conditions and opponents Note #2 to India: Better to get kicked in the rear end in beginning than during knockouts"
17.2
Santner to Dhoni, no run, unbelievable turn, it is just un-hittable when the bowler gets his length right, that ripped square away from the right-hander
17.3
Santner to Dhoni, no run, driven to long on but Dhoni doesn't take the single
17.4
Santner to Dhoni, OUT, Nathan McCullum has ended the game with a scorching catch at long on! Dhoni clubbed the ball against the turn, hitting it hard and flat towards the boundary, McCullum came running in, judging the carry perfectly and timing his dive to take it inches from the turf
MS Dhoni c McCullum b Santner 30 (30b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
There is an exodus of fans from he stadium.
17.5
Santner to Bumrah, no run, pushed off the front foot towards cover
17.6
Santner to Bumrah, no run, dabbed off the back foot to point
zafar: "George, please don't take it personal, but commentary regarding turn is getting funny. I mean you were never turned on by turn before." I am just amazed by how much it is turning.
18.1
Milne to Nehra, OUT, it's all over, Milne bowls it full and straight, the batsman backs away and pokes, exposing his stumps. Milne rattles them to complete an incredible victory for New Zealand
A Nehra b Milne 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
10.45 pm India remain winless in T20 internationals against New Zealand, having lost five in five. And who would have seen this coming when New Zealand had been kept to 126 after choosing to bat? As it turned out, Kane Williamson read this pitch perfectly. He had the guts to leave out Boult, Southee and McClenaghan on this pitch and play Sodhi, Nathan McCullum and Mitchell Santner. I didn't think it was a good decision, and very few seemed to as well. Hats off to the New Zealand management. Sodhi, Santner and McCullum have beaten India at their own game and a humbling defeat it is.
Tanvir: "Funny how India batted nicely in a pitch full of grass in Bangladesh but failing badly in a spinning track at home! Mr. Ravi Shastri is going to say to the curator "I want that green pitch" "
Sai: "Of all the comments that were made at the toss regarding NZ selection, this one is probably the best.. "Devine: "For all those slamming NZ's selection, how can you be so judgmental without even a ball being bowled? For all we know, this could be the combination that India loses to!""... Hats off to this guy's hindsight !!"
End of over 8 (7 runs) New Zealand 42/3 (RR: 5.25)
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