IND vs NZ Highlights: NewZealand win by 21 runs – Washington Sundar played a valiant knock but India failed to make a chase of NZ’s 176. NewZealand sealed a comfortable 21-run win at Ranchi to go 1-0. Earlier, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell scored fifties to take the visitors to a competitive and eventually a winning score. Follow India vs NewZealand LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & IND NZ LIVE Streaming on Hotstar.
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IND vs NZ Highlights: Washington Sundar 50 goes in vain, NewZealand beat India by 21 runs in Ranchi, take 1-0 lead – Watch Highlights
New Zealand now lead the three-match series 1-0. Chasing a target of 177, Washington Sundar scored the highest for Team India with 50 of 28 deliveries while vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav played a gritty knock of 47 runs. For New Zealand, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson bagged two wickets each.
India Innings summary (target 177): India got off to a poor start as in the very first over. Michael Bracewell dismissed Ishan Kishan for 4. In the 2nd over, India lost Rahul Tripathi. Wickets kept falling for India as Mitchell Santner removed opener Shubman Gill.
Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav played cautious shots while keeping the scorecard ticking. Pandya and Suryakumar then shifted gears and slammed Lockie Ferguson for 13 runs in 5th over of the game.
The duo of captain and vice-captain kept piling runs for Team India, slamming boundaries and taking singles at regular intervals. Suryakumar opened his hand and scored two boundaries of Blair Tickner’s delivery.
IND vs NZ Highlights: Washington Sundar 50 goes in vain, NewZealand beat India by 21 runs in Ranchi, take 1-0 lead – Watch Highlights
After 10 overs, India’s score read 74/3 as the duo stitched up a much-needed 50-run partnership. After slamming a six on Ish Sodhi’s delivery, Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for 47 which came off 34 balls, leaving India tottering at 83/4.
It did not take long for NZ to completely derail Team India as captain Pandya went back to the pavilion after scoring 21 off 20. Washington Sundar and Deepak Hooda then tried to handle the pressure situation and scored boundaries at regular intervals. However, Santner again produced a stunning opportunity for his team as he dismissed Hooda for 10 runs. Sundar, however, displayed some fight as he slammed Jacob Duffy for 17 runs. But India could only manage 155/9 in 20 overs.
NewZealand Innings Summary (176/6): Earlier, Devon Conway’s gritty fifty and Daryl Mitchell’s blistering knock of 59 propelled Kiwis to 176/6. Mitchell top-scored with 59 came off 30 balls. Devon Conway contributed with a knock of 52. Arshdeep Singh conceded most runs for India with New Zealand batsmen scoring 51 in four overs of his spell.
Put to bat first, NZ got off to an explosive start as the opener Finn Allen slammed back-to-back fours of Hardik Pandya in the very first over. In the 3rd over of the game, Allen hammered Arshdeep Singh for 11 runs. However, things changed when Washington Sundar delivered an amazing bowl to dismiss hard-hitting Allen.
Allen was caught at deep midwicket for 23-ball 35. In the same over, Sundar struck again to dismiss Mark Chapman for a duck leaving New Zealand’s score at 43/2 in 5 overs.
IND vs NZ Highlights: Washington Sundar 50 goes in vain, NewZealand beat India by 21 runs in Ranchi, take 1-0 lead – Watch Highlights
Glenn Phillips then came out to bat. The duo slammed Indian bowlers and NZ took the total beyond the 50-run mark in under 7 overs. The duo of Conway and Phillips kept the momentum in their team’s favour. They kept hitting Indian bowlers all around the ground while taking singles at regular intervals.
Kuldeep Yadav gave his team a big breakthrough as he removed Glenn Phillips. He broke the 60-run partnership. Batter Daryl Mitchell then came out to bat and slammed Shivam Mavi for two back-to-back fours.
Playing a gritty knock, Conway brought up his half-century in 31 deliveries. Arshdeep was then brought back into the attack and he gave his team a much-needed breakthrough as he removed Conway for 52.
But Daryl Mitchell opened his hands and completely destroyed Arshdeep Singh. He slammed Arshdeep for 27 runs as Daryl brought up a 26-ball fifty.
New Zealand Playing XI – Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
India Playing XI – Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Mavi
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