India vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: IND 207/3 (15); Surya half

Mitchell into the attack. Slower ball, Surya pulls to deep square for one. Short again, Dube nonchalantly pulls to midwicket. India has chased 209 with 27 balls to spare!

Six!! Dube smokes the short ball into the stands at midwicket. 200 up for India. Short ball to Dube, called a wide. Wide yorker, Dube gets it past point and picks up a couple. Back of a length on the pads, Dube turns it legside for one. Short fine parries it to the deep square leg fielder. Yorker on the stumps, Surya digs it out for a single.

Foulkes with his third. Dube takes a single to deep midwicket. Another sitter dropped! This time its the skipper! Surya mistimed his attempted loft down the ground, got no timing and Santner puts down an easy chance. Six!! Surya lofts the next one too, manages to clear the fence at long on. A leading edge as Surya looks to whip one legside, too far behind the backward point fielder. Four!! Back of a length outside off, guided just past the keeper for four more. Wide ball to follow. Four!! Surya just times the full ball straight down the ground, has enough to go to the fence on one-bounce.

Henry again. Six!! Surya brings out his trademark flick to clear the fence at deep fine. Another shot to show he’s well and truly back. Single to long on next up. Four!! Back of a length outside off, Dube slaps it past extra cover for four. Dube gets a single to deep cover. Surya looks to make room and go inside out, but misses. Surya gets into a knot but manages to steer a back of a length ball through third man for a couple. 50 stand in 23 balls.

Sodhi again. Dube picks up a couple to midwicket. Six!! Full outside off, Dube uses his long levers to good effect to clear the fence at long on. Appeals for lbw after Dube doesn’t read the leg-spinner. Might have pitched outside leg. NZ reviews. Confirmed by ball tracking. Dube mistimes his slog but will get a single to long on. Surya lofts a full ball towards cover, will only get one. Six!! In the slot for Dube, lofted over midwicket for another huge six.

Duffy back. Dube pushes a full ball on leg stump to long on for one. Bowler almost managed to stop it in his follow-through. Surya turns a length ball to midwicket for a couple. Six!! Surya moves across, waits for a slower one and lofts it over deep backward square. Dropped at the boundary one again and falls over the rope. Single to deep cover brings up Surya’s fifty! A half-century after 468 days say the commentators!

Dube gets the skipper back on strike. Four!! Slower bouncer attempted, Surya waits and swats it past mid off and it runs away for a four.

WICKET!! Kishan falls! Atempted another big slog sweep. The top edge is pouched by Henry at short fine.

Ishan Kishan c Matt Henry b Ish Sodhi 76(32)

Shivam Dube in at 5. Pulls a short ball through midwicket for a single. Surya takes a single to long on. Wide of off, Dube cuts to deep cover for one. Just five singles from the over.

Foulkes returns for his second. Four!! Surya guides the first ball past short third to the boundary to bring up the 100-run partnership! Four!! Short ball on the body, guided over short third for another boundary. Four!! Outside edge but the pain continues for Foulkes, runs away to the boundary fine through third man. Overpitched on off, driven through extra cover for another boundary. Six!! Surya moves across and lofts the slower ball over the ropes at fine leg. The captain joins the party. Full again, lofted down the ground, not enough timing to get to the fence. 25 from the over.

Six!! Santner goes short, Kishan pulls it over midwicket for another big six! Full toss on the stumps, pushed to long on for one. Surya plants his front foot across and sweeps to deep square for one. Wide outside off, single to long off for Kishan. Four!! Surya gets a top edge on the next attempted sweep but it will run away through fine leg for four. Single off the last ball for Surya.

Ish Sodhi into the attack. Kishan looks for the slog sweep first ball, only manages to find short fine. Four!! Tossed up wide, Kishan reverse sweeps it over short third for four. Pulls the third ball to deep midwicket for one. Surya brings out the sweep to return strike. Six!! Kishan steps down and swings hard through the legside, clears the field again. Retains strike with a single to long off.

Henry returns. Four!! Full and straight, just pushed down the ground past mid on for a boundary. No effort shot from Surya. Fifty stand up. Surya turns a short-of-a-length ball to midwicket for one. Six!! Henry goes full on the pads, Kishan flicks it over deep square leg for six. Four!! Full toss wide, outside off, Kishan throws his bat one-handed, just misses the fielder at mid off. Fifty up for Kishan!! Another shot through the covers and he’ll collect four more. 21 runs from the over.

Santner into the attack. Kishan pushes the first ball to point for a dot. Low full toss on the pads, clipped straight to square leg. Kishan looks to throw the kitchen sink at one, the bat flies over to square leg. Another attempt at a slog, trickles through midwicket but it has enough to go to the fence. Sloppy from Foulkes at the deep. Four! Full toss on the pads, this time he lofts it over the head of short fine. Four!! Wide outside off, creamed through cover for four more.

Surya picks up a single to cover with a back foot push against Duffy. Full and wide, Kishan has to reach out and loft it past mid on, runs away to the boundary cushions despite Santner’s best efforts. Four!! Wide again, carved through point for a boundary.

Four!! Foulkes into the attack. Goes short outside off, Kishan carves it over cover for four. Foulkes clips the stumps and that will be a no-ball as well. Two wides to follow. Extends the free hit. Four!! Full outside off, thumped past mid off for a boundary. Wide down leg again.

Kishan guides a wide ball to deep backward point for one. A couple of singles. Four!! Kishan pulls a short ball through midwicket for four. Six!! Full on the pads, picked up and deposited into the stands at fine leg.

Duffy from the other end. WICKET!! Abhishek is gone first ball!! Whips a full ball towards midwicket and can’t clear the fielder in the deep.

Abhishek Sharma c Conway b Jacob Duffy 0(1)

Suryakumar walks in earlier than he expected. Rears off short of the length and takes Surya’s outside edge, runs away to third man for one. Kishan cuts hard to deep backward point to pick up a single. Back of a length again, beats Surya’s outside edge. Just two from the over.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma open for India. A stiff task at hand despite the dew. Matt Henry to bowl the first over.

Back of a length on the stumps to start, defended to mid on. Dropped and six! Instinctive flick on a full ball on the stumps, goes straight through the hands of deep square and past the rope. Conway, the culprit. Beaten on the outside edge. Outside off again, dabbed to point. WICKET!! Full on the stumps, mistimes his lofted shot down the ground, holes out to mid on.

Samson c Ravindra b Matt Henry 6(5)

Ishan Kishan in at 3. Full and straight, defended off the front foot.

Just four fielders outside for the final over. Arshdeep to bowl. Four!! Samson caught out. Yorker outside off, beats the batter and the keeper and runs away for four byes. Short ball, on pace, called a wide. A reverse paddle attempt from Foulkes, will only get a single to short third. Full and wide, Santner jams it back to the bowler. Wide again, mistimed to long off for one. Six!! Full toss on the stumps, Foulkes guides it through fine leg and beats Varun at the deep. Will go down as a dropped catch. Four!! Low full toss on the stumps, beats deep fine again, this time along the ground.

Hardik with his third. Four!! Slower ball to Foulkes, muscles it down the ground for four. Another attempted paddle goes awry, another legbye. Pacy short ball, Santner can’t get bat on the pull shot. Four!1 A touch too wide, slapped over cover for a four. Wide of off again, slower in pace, beats Santner’s swipe. Four!! Attempted yorker, Santner gets it fine, past fine leg and collects four.

Harshit with his third over. Six!! In the slot, Santner lofts it over long on for six! Harshit immediately apologises. Slower short ball, too high. Called a wide. Four!! Full on the pads, clipped over short square leg and to the fence for four. Four!! Back of a length outside off, cut through point for a boundary. Full again, mistimed chip, falls beyond the bowler for a single. Foulkes looks for the paddle, doesn’t make contact. A leg bye taken.

Hardik back for his second. Back of a length outside off, slapped to long off for a couple. Full toss to Santner, but the mistimed shot falls in no-man’s land. Single taken. Slower bouncer from Hardik, called a wide. Santner makes room and slaps another one to long off, just a single available this time. A yorker on the stumps, dug out to long off for one. WICKET!! Chapman falls after a rusty innings. Holes out to long on.

Chapman c Abhishek Sharma b Hardik Pandya 10(13)

Foulkes in at 8. Back of a length outside off, beats him for pace.

Arshdeep back after a poor first spell. Short ball to Chapman, pulled to deep midwicket for one. Santner guides a short wide one to deep point for a single. Arshdeep nails the yorker. Slower bouncer, no timing on the pull, gets a single. Wide yorker this time, Santner edges it onto his pads and picks up one as the ball rolls offside. Full and wide, error in judgement from Chapman who lets it go. Just four from the over.

Kuldeep with his last. Another couple after turning it to midwicket, this time for Chapman. Push off the back foot to long on brings him a single. Four!! Full toss on the stumps, clubbed down the ground for a boundary by Santner. Another couple for the NZ batters with a push to wide long on. Eleven from the over.

Four!! Full on the pads to Santner, clipped past short fine for a boundary. A touch too legside from Varun. Two more runs for Santner after dabbing it to the legside. A touch short, Chapman pulls to long on for one. Eight from the over.

Kuldeep with his third. Rachin picks a single to long on. Chapman follows suit. WICKET!! Kuldeep gets the big wicket! Tosses it up outside off, Rachin gets a thick outside edge. Arshdeep holds on to a good low catch at short third.

Ravindra c Arshdeep Singh b Kuldeep Yadav 44(26)

Mitch Santner in at 7. Gets off the mark with two runs to the offside.

Shivam Dube for the first time today. Rachin drills the first delivery to deep covers, picks one. FOUR! Dube takes the pace off on the second, Mitchell slogs across the line and miscues but still manages to dissect the two fielders in the deep on the on side.

WICKET! Mitchell picks the fielder at long on. He wants to clear the fence but ends up getting it off the toe end.

Daryl Mitchell c Pandya b Shivam 18(11)

Mark Chapman is the next batter. He flicks his second delivery to the left of long on to get off the mark with a single. The final delivery is an off cutter, Rachin cuts to deep point and gets one.

Chakaravarthy back for his third. He throws the first slightly wider to Rachin, who slashes and misses. Samson attempts a quick stumping but he’s well inside his crease. The next is wide again, but a little too much as the umpire signals an extra. A wide down leg to follow, the second extra of the over.

FOUR! Chakaravarthy bowls wide of off, and this time Rachin gets it off the middle, horizontal-batted shot this, and the ball goes flying over the bowler’s head. The third is chipped towards long on, gets Rachin a single.

Mitchell uses the angle on the fourth to nudge this on the on side, gets two runs. There is a misfield from Rinku at deep midwicket but does not cost another run. Appeal for lbw on the fifth as Mitchell misses his sweep. The umpire denies and India takes a review. The impact is way outside the line of the stumps and India loses the referral. The last is a dot ball as the delivery darts into the batter, slightly quicker and Mitchell mistimes his poke towards the on side.

Abhishek into the attack. Mitchell gets an edge on an attempted shot legside down the ground, picks up a couple to mid off. A couple of singles exchanged. Four!! Mitchell thumps an overpitched ball down the ground for four. Four!! Another powerful shot down the ground, four more for Mitchell.

Kuldeep again. Six!! Phillips lofts a full ball straight down the ground for six! Fired in wide, Phillips gets an outside edge that runs through third man for four. 50-run stand in just 21 balls. Brings back the length a touch, Phillips defends. Four!! Slapped through cover for four by Phillips, no chance for the fielder to get around. WICKET!! Kuldeep strikes. Forces a mishit from Phillips who looked to go legside on a ball sliding away.

Phillips c Hardik Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav 19(13)

Daryl Mitchell in at 5.

Six!! Rachin targets midwicket again! Slogs Varun’s first ball of the over into the stands. Single to cover for Rachin. Phillips picks a single with a push to midwicket. Six!! Rachin connects another slog sweep and adds one more six to his collection today. 16 from the over.

Kuldeep into the attack. Beats Phillips’ outside edge with a slider first up. Full on off, driven to cover for one. Rachin completes the single quickly, but there is no time for a second run. A push to long off by Phillips, single taken. Four singles from the over.

Harshit appeals for lbw against Rachin, but the ball was going down leg. Six!! Fuller in length, Rachin lofts it over mid on for six! Fifty up for New Zealand! Back of a length, pulled to square leg for a couple. Four!! Full outside off, slapped through extra cover, beyond the diving fielder for four. Down the legside, wide signalled. Six!! Rachin times the bones out of a slower ball and sends it sailing into the stands at midwicket! Attempted yorker, whipped to short midwicket.

Varun into the attack. WICKET!! Top edge as Seifert looks to go for a slog sweep. Kishan holds on to a tough catch.

Seifert c Ishan Kishan b Varun Chakaravarthy 24(13)

Phillips in at 4. Just two from the over.

Harshit Rana into the attack. Beats Conway all ends up with a ball angling in from round the wicket. Passes over the stumps. WICKET!! Harshit has Conway for the fourth time this month. Looked to loft it over the infield, doesn’t read the slower ball and Hardik holds on at mid off after a juggle.

Conway c Hardik Pandya b Harshit Rana 19(9)

Rachin in at 3. Two dot balls to start. Rachin looks to cut one through point but can’t beat the fielder again. Short ball from Harshit, beats Rachin’s attempt at a guide through third man.

Slower bouncer from Arshdeep, Seifert guides the pull fine and picks up a couple to fine leg. Short of a length to Conway, defended to the legside for a single. Four!! A touch full outside off, Seifert stands his ground and lofts it over mid on. Four!! Short ball, Seifert pulls it through forward square, no chance for the fielder in the deep. Four!! Full again, Seifert drives past mid off to collect his third consecutive boundary. Four!! Slower boucner again, guided fine for a fourth boundary in four balls. Expensive start for Arshdeep Singh.

Hardik Pandya from the other end. Short of a length on the body, rears up from a length. Seifert is hit high on the bat. Similar length, no uncontrolled bounce this time, pushed to cover. Some movement in the air does for Seifert as he looks to swipe hard at another short-ish ball. Four!! Moves across and ramps it through fine leg to bring up a boundary. Fuller in length, Seifert attempts to loft it down the ground, the edge takes it to backward point and gives the batter a couple. A quick single to mid on to finish the over.

Devon Conway and Tim Seifert walk out to open. The new white ball is in Arshdeep’s hands.

Full and wide, swinging away, beats Conway’s attempted front-foot drive. Four!! More swing, but this time Conway guides it past the point for four. Four!! A touch too full, driven through cover. Deep point gets around but can’t keep it out despite a dive.

Six!! Wide again, Conway takes a couple of steps and whips it over backward point and clears the fence. Four!! Conway drives the final ball of the over past mid off for four more. 18 off the first over.

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India: Sanju Samson(WK), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(WK), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(C), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

India wins the toss, opts to bowl first.

“Already some dew here. We also want to chase. We haven’t done it in a while. We try to improve in every aspect in each game. Axar misses out due to injury. Bumrah is rested. Harshit and Kuldeep in,” says Suryakumar.

“Would have bowled first too. We need to be a little clearer with our bowling plans against this team. Three changes. Matt Henry, Tim Seifert and Zak Foulkes return,” says Mitch Santner.

India: Suryakumar Yadav (Capt.), Axar Patel (Vice-capt.), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (wk) and Ravi Bishnoi.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (Capt.), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (wk), Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ish Sodhi and Kristian Clarke.

When is the second T20I between India and New Zealand?

The second T20I between India and New Zealand will be played on Friday, January 23. The match will start at 7:00 PM IST.

Where to watch the second T20I between India and New Zealand?

The second T20I between India and New Zealand will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. The match can also be live streamed on JioHotstar.

Team India began its final rehearsal for the upcoming T20 World Cup in style, thumping New Zealand on the back of a commanding batting display on Wednesday.

The teams move to the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur for the second T20I on Friday, with the home side looking to fine-tune its preparations further. Abhishek Sharma’s blitz at the top and Rinku Singh’s fireworks at the end powered the Men in Blue to a mammoth score to bat the Kiwis out of the contest.

Abhishek and Rinku’s excellence apart, skipper Suryakumar Yadav showed signs of regaining his form, which would have delighted the think-tank. The team will be hoping the smooth-stroking Sanju Samson, back at the top of the order, can make it count and hit the straps leading into the T20 showpiece.

Southpaw Ishan Kishan, back in the national set-up after a hiatus, missed out on an opportunity to score big, falling after two boundaries. The keeper-batter will be keen to get cracking this time out.

All eyes will be on the ultra-aggressive Abhishek, who waded into the Kiwi attack, plundering eight sixes in his 35-ball 84. His form will be crucial to India’s fortunes in this series and the World Cup to follow.

- C. Shyam Sunder

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IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I: Kiwi bowlers hope for better show against all-conquering Indian batting order

Team India began its final rehearsal for the upcoming T20 World Cup in style, thumping New Zealand on the back of a commanding batting display on Wednesday.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the second T20I between India and New Zealand at Raipur. India will be in high spirits after a 48-run win in the first T20I, which came on the back of a strong batting performance. Despite most of the top order falling after starts, the team managed to post a huge total, which proved to be too high for the Kiwis despite Glenn Phillips’ best efforts. Axar Patel suffered a finger injury on his bowling hand, which forced him out of the attack. India will have to rejig its combination if he is not fit today.

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