India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I at Ranchi, 19 Nov, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 153/6 (20)
India 155/3 (17.2)
India won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Harshal Patel
  • Rishabh Pant 12 * (6)
  • Venkatesh Iyer 12 * (11)

Over 0.1 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Goes for the big front foot cover drive, but the outswinger took the edge and flew well wide of second slip.

Over 0.2 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, 2 runs, goes for the back foot cut, beats the dive at cover-point. Picks up a couple of runs.

Over 0.3: Wide ball. Tim Southee to Lokesh Rahul, 

Over 0.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and mistimes the push towards cover-point

Over 0.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and  pushed towards point

Over 0.5 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets inside the line and blocked off the back foot.

Over 0.6 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and drives it past the bowler and picks up an easy single.

Over 4.1 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and guides it to deep backward point

Over 4.2 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma, no run, comes on to the front foot and knocks it down the leg side.

Over 4.3 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 4.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 4.5 Tim Southee bowls a back of length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets back in the crease and went for a cut but gets beaten.

Over 4.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and  wristed to mid-on

Over 13.1: Single. Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma,

Over 13.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!!  Rahul's gone pulling, only to go too hard at it, and for the bat face to turn in his palms. Phillips does well at deep square leg,

Over 13.3: Four runs. Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma,

Over 13.4: Single. Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma,

Over 13.5: No runs. Tim Southee to Venkatesh Iyer,

Over 13.6: No runs. Tim Southee to Venkatesh Iyer,

Over 15.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer, no run, gets forward and wristed down to long-on

Over 15.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer,1 run,  opens his bat face to dab it through point and gets a single.

Over 15.3 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Guptill!! Rohit keeps going through with the momentum as he looks to punch this on the up, but is clearly early, and short cover has the simplest of catches

Over 15.4 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Suryakumar Yadav,1 run, goes back in the crease and clipped behind square

Over 15.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Venkatesh Iyer,1 run, pushed in front of mid-off for a quick one

Over 15.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Suryakumar Yadav, out Bowled!! Suryakumar tried to cut. Too close, too full, and the inside-edge drags onto off-stump.