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Harshal Patel gets the Man of the Match award on debut. What a moment for him!
This is India’s fifth consecutive T20I series win in India.#INDvNZ— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 19, 2021
SIX! INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS. They take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Pant finishes it off in style with a one-handed 6.
SIX! Pant takes on Neesham straightaway. Heaves it over deep mid-wicket. Just 5 needed now.
17th over: India 143/3 (Iyer 12, Pant 0)
Earlier, Boult was brought back. He suddenly gets some extra bounce. There is an appeal for a caught behind off the second ball but the umpire turns it down. The Kiwis opt for a review but replays show there was no edge, it flicked the thigh pad and the impact was outside off. There was a couple that jumped off the length. One hit Pant’s hand and then his helmet. One took Iyer’s outside edge and flew to third man for a streaky FOUR! 6 runs off the Boult over.
After 16 overs,India 137/3 ( Venkatesh Iyer 7 , )
Is there another twist in the tale? Rohit hits his 25th T20I Fifty but then departs and then Suryakumar Yadav walks back as well.
After one run off the first two balls of the Milne over, Venkatesh Iyer gets lucky as he gets an inside edge which flies inches wide of the stumps for a streaky FOUR. After a dot and a single, Rohit gets to his 50 with a SIX over fine leg.
Southee then bowls a brilliant over and gets the wickets of Rohit and Suryakumar. He’s been brilliant tonight. Gives away just three runs and finishes with figures of 4-0-16-3.
OUT! Southee gets second in the over. Suryakumar departs. It’s a length delivery outside off, Suryakumar stays in his crease and looks to cut but ends up getting an inside edge onto the stumps.
OUT! Southee sends back Rohit. It’s the slower delivery, stops on Rohit who punches it straight to Guptill at extra cover.
SIX! FIFTY for Rohit! He gets there in style by pulling one over fine leg, off Milne for a 6.
After 14 overs,India 122/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 48 , Venkatesh Iyer 0)
Rohit continues to hit sixes. After two singles off the first two balls, Rohit hammers one over deep square leg for a SIX off Santner. Three runs off the last three balls make it 11 off the over.
Southee though bowls a good over and finally provides the breakthrough as he has Rahul holed out at deep mid-wicket, off a slower one. He gives away just six runs. 17 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.