India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets to level T20I series 1-1

With the help of an impressive bowling attack, India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the second T20 match on Sunday. The spin bowling led by Yuzvendra Chahal restricted the Kiwis to a modest total of 99/8 but New Zealand bowlers struggled to give the Indian batsmen a tough time.

In the first T20 match played in Jharkhand, the Kiwi team defeated Team India by 21 runs and India has equalized the T20 series 1-1. Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh took two important wickets during the match, but mainly the spinners did not let it happen. new zealand Players move around the ground a lot.

Opener Finn Allen looked dangerous, hitting one boundary after another in the third over, but Yuzvendra Chahal’s leg-spin soon took away his charm while the flamboyant batsman was trying to reverse sweep.

The team struggled for wicket-keeping after the early loss and skipper Mitchell Santner top-scored with 19 not out.

Young Indian The batsman took the field with confidence and a comparatively small target. Shubman Gill hit a stylish boundary during the first over of the match, making it clear that they wanted to finish it off quickly.

But, soon Gill was caught by Finn Allen in the deep and India lost an early wicket for 17. Ishan Kishan and Rahul Tripathi tried to slowly take the game forward by hitting boundaries in the middle, but on 46, the Indian team suffered another blow when Kishan was run out.

Rahul Tripathi soon followed Ishan Kishan to the dugout as Sodhi again proved vital for the New Zealand side. Washington Sundar and Indian Mr. 360 Degree Suryakumar Yadav tried to take the game towards the target with more calmness, but in the 15th over, Washington Sundar was dismissed due to miscommunication in another runout.

It came down to skipper Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. The match went on till the final over, which turned out to be a nail-biter but Suryakumar Yadav finished it off in style with a four.

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