Team India crushed New Zealand in the second T20 match and seals the three-match series by 2-0. It was also the first series victory for the new combination of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid. Team India came out in Ranchi with the confidence of the victory in the first game of the series and the players started from where they left, as the batting as well as the bowling department showcased superb and confident performance. KL Rahul missed a catch of Martin Guptill and that provided a lifeline which he utilized very well but the bowling unit of team India had a grip and took wickets on regular intervals that restricted New Zealand from a massive total. Having said that, Rohit Sharma cleverly used Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel in the middle overs and that helped the team to slow down the innings of New Zealand. The chasing was easy for team India as the captain and vice-captain showcased a thrilling performance in the middle. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the complete details of the match between India versus Newzealand in the second T20 game of the series.
Rohit Sharma won the toss once again and elected to field the first in Ranchi. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell came out in the middle to start the proceedings and KL Rahul dropped a catch of Martin Guptill which offered a lifeline for him. Both the opening players of New Zealand added 31 runs in their account. Martin Guptill was just 11 runs short from the title of the most runs scorer in the T20 format and that was achieved in the game and he is having 3231 runs in the T20 format. Martin Guptill has overtaken Virat Kohli and becomes the highest run scorer and it is worth mentioning that Rohit Sharma is at the third position of the leading run scorer in the T20 format.
Coming back to the game, Mark Chapman added 21 runs in his account while Glenn Phillips become the highest run scorer of the innings of New Zealand as he smashed 34 runs from just 21 deliveries. The black caps finished their innings at 153 runs after 20 overs on the board. Harshal Patel played his first international match yesterday and he showcased an amazing performance. He gave only 25 runs in his 4 overs and removed 2 crucial wickets of New Zealand as well.
Talking about the chasing of team India, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma – the very popular and stylish opening pair of team India has showcased an amazing performance and made things easy for their teammates to register victory over blackcaps.
KL Rahul smashed 65 runs from 49 balls while the captain Rohit Sharma showcased a thrilling performance. He smashed 55 runs from 36 deliveries and that includes 5 sixes. SuryaKumar Yadav missed the momentum and he went back to the pavilion for just one run while Venkatesh Iyer remained not out and scored 12 runs and Rishabh Pant smashed to back to back six and finished the game in a style. Team India registered victory by 7 wickets and 16 balls in hand. The last game of the series will be played on Sunday at the iconic Eden Garden.
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