This has been a brilliant performance by New Zealand, with all their key players showcasing their skills. Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell set up New Zealand's massive total. Indian bowlers, despite playing an extra pacer, went for plenty.
In reply, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube kept the Men in Blue in the hunt. However, an unfortunate dismissal for Dube on 65 off 24, saw India get bundled out for 165.
This has been a brilliant performance by New Zealand, with all their key players showcasing their skills. Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell set up New Zealand's massive total. Indian bowlers, despite playing an extra pacer, went for plenty.
In reply, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube kept the Men in Blue in the hunt. However, an unfortunate dismissal for Dube on 65 off 24, saw India get bundled out for 165.
This has been a brilliant performance by New Zealand, with all their key players showcasing their skills. Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell set up New Zealand's massive total. Indian bowlers, despite playing an extra pacer, went for plenty.
In reply, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube kept the Men in Blue in the hunt. However, an unfortunate dismissal for Dube on 65 off 24, saw India get bundled out for 165.
This has been a brilliant performance by New Zealand, with all their key players showcasing their skills. Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell set up New Zealand's massive total. Indian bowlers, despite playing an extra pacer, went for plenty.
In reply, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube kept the Men in Blue in the hunt. However, an unfortunate dismissal for Dube on 65 off 24, saw India get bundled out for 165.
OUT! Jacob Duffy gets his second wicket, and New Zealand managed to stop India's unbeaten run this series. Kuldeep Yadav went for the pull shot, but managed to glove the ball to the wicketkeeper.
OUT! Jacob Duffy gets his second wicket, and New Zealand managed to stop India's unbeaten run this series. Kuldeep Yadav went for the pull shot, but managed to glove the ball to the wicketkeeper.
OUT! Mitchell Santner has claimed his third wicket, and finishes with figures of 3 for 26. jasprit Bumrah went for the slogsweep, and managed to top-edge the ball to Ish Sodi at fine-leg.
OUT! Arshdeep Singh falls without disturbing the scorer, and Ish Sodhi gets his second wicket. Singh went for the flick but managed to edge the ball safely into the hands of Mitchell Santner.
OUT! Harshit Rana went for the big shot, and perished for a 9-ball 13. The slower ball from Ish Sodhi that includes a fall shot from Rana, who hands a simple catch to Rachin Ravindra.
OUT! And, Shivam Dube has been run out for 65. The dice of luck favours New Zealand, as Matt Henry managed to get a flick off his finger on the ball, which went on to hit the stumps with Dube backing up too much. A brillant knock from Dube.
FIFTY! A valiant knock from Shivam Dube, who brings up his fifty in 15 balls, the third fastest for India in T20Is. India suffered a poor start losing wickets at regular intervals, however first Rinku Singh and now Dube have managed to keep the Men in Blue in play. Earlier, New Zealand scored 216 for 7, thanks to cameos from Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner.
FIFTY! Tim Seifert has finally come into this own, and hits a 25-ball half-century, which includes five fours and three sixes. This is Seifert's 12 T20I half-century, and fourth against India in the format.
FIFTY! Fifty up for New Zealand, and that too has come in quick time with not even five overs bowled. Tim Seifert has done most of the scoring, and his nearing his 13th T20I half-century.
It has been all Tim Seifert in the middle, with the Kiwi opener adding 27 out of the 30 runs New Zealand has scored. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh both have been off their lines, and Seifert has pounced on it.
The New Zealand openers have announced themselves and how. Tim Seifeert has slammed as many as three fours in the first over, showing their team's intent from the get-go. Seifert has already moved to 13 off 5, while Conway is one off one.
India are making one forced change, Ishan Kishan is out due to a niggle, and Arshdeep Singh replaces the top-order batter. New Zealand, too, have one change, Zakary Foulkes comes in for all-rounder Kyle Jamieson.
India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah New Zealand XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
TOSS! Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss, and India will field yet again.
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The home side has been relentless throughout the series. Opening batter Abhishek Sharma has emerged as the breakout star, recently smashing a 14-ball half-century—the second-fastest by an Indian in T20I history. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also appears to have found his peak rhythm, recording back-to-back fifties.
For New Zealand, the tour has been a struggle to contain India’s aggressive batting order. Despite resilient efforts from Glenn Phillips, the Kiwis have struggled with early wickets in the powerplay. Reinforcements in the form of Lockie Ferguson and James Neesham have joined the squad for the final two games, replacing Kristian Clarke and Tim Robinson.
India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand Squad: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway(w), Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kristian Clarke, Zakary Foulkes
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