Chasing a target of 100 runs, India lost the wicket of Shubman Gill (11) at 17 runs. With this, another opener Ishaan Kishan (19 off 32 balls) played a close game along with Rahul Tripathi. But Ishaan was run out at the team’s score of 46 runs. Soon Rahul Tripathi (13) tried a sweep shot off the bowling of Ish Sodhi and was caught by Glenn Phillips near the boundary line to reach the pavilion. With this, India lost their third wicket at 50 runs in 10.4 overs.
The fielder failed to take a catch from Suryakumar Yadav on the last ball of the 13th over by Braswell. But drama ensued in the next over bowled by Glenn Phillips. Surya tried to play a reverse sweep shot and failed.. New Zealand fielders appealed. But when Surya ran for a single, Washington Sundar (10) at the non-striker’s end saved it. But with Surya running in.. Sundar sacrificed his wicket. With this, India lost their fourth wicket at 70 runs. After that, Surya (26 not out in 31 balls) and Hardik (15 not out in 20 balls) played without taking any risk. Both of them added an unbeaten 31 runs for the fifth wicket.
In the last two overs, Team India needed 13 runs to win. Hardik hit a boundary in the 19th over by Ferguson. It is noteworthy that this is the first four after 47 balls. In the last over, Team India needed 6 runs to win.
In the 19.3rd over, bowler Tickner failed to get the return catch given by Surya and the single came. India needed 4 runs in 3 balls to win. The equation changed to 3 runs off 2 balls with a single off the next ball. Surya hit a four over mid-off to win the team. It is noteworthy that this is the only boundary hit by Surya in this match.
In this match, both teams bowled 30 overs with spinners. It is noteworthy that this is the match where more overs were bowled with spinners in the match between full member teams in international T20.
Earlier, New Zealand, who won the toss and batted first, lost the wicket of opener Finn Allen (11) for 21 runs. New Zealand lost wickets at successive intervals as the spinners bowled tightly. Half of the team’s batters reached the pavilion for 60 runs. At this stage, Braswell (14) and Santner (19 not out) added 20 runs for the sixth wicket. Braswell, who tried to hit a six off the bowling of Hardik Pandya, was dismissed after receiving a stunning catch from Arshadeep Singh. Arshadeep, who came down to bowl the 18th over, added Ish Sodhi and Ferguson to the pavilion. With this, New Zealand scored 99 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
