India Beat New Zealand in Second T20I, Take 2-0 Series Lead
Scorecard
New Zealand 132/5 in 20 Overs
India 135/3 in 17.3 Overs
Match Result - India won by 7 wickets
MOM - K L Rahul
Series Result - India lead the 5-Match T20I series 2-0
India tightened their grip on the T20I series with a seven-wicket drubbing of New Zealand in the second match after their bowlers stifled the hosts in Auckland on Sunday Jan 6,2020The trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami allowed no respite to Kane Williamson's team after New Zealand surprisingly chose to bat, restricting them to 132/5
Chasing 133 proved to be a cakewalk for the visitors on a pitch that was slightly on the slower side, but the short boundaries ensured the match ended with 15 balls to spare.
KL Rahul then scored 57*(50 balls 4x3 and 6x2)while Shreyas Iyer scored 44 (33 balls 4x1 and 6x3) the duo adding 86 runs for the third wicket and after Rohit Sharma's twin failure.
Tim Southee took 2-20 as India had to do without major contributions from both Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli.
Rohit (8) was out caught at slip in the first over off Southee. New Zealand's new ball bowlers were compact and didn't let the Indian top order get away unlike in the first T20I.
Rahul and Kohli then added 31 runs for the second wicket. The latter then was caught behind off Southee in the sixth over with Tim Seifert taking a brilliant diving catch.
Kohli scored 11 off 12 balls and the wicket's slow nature was starting to impact proceedings. New Zealand held back their spinners too, but Rahul and Iyer settled down in this passage of play
Match Highlights
KL Rahul last five innings (T20)
91
45
54
56
57*
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