New Zealand vs India, 2nd T20I – Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Although the limited-overs series was built up as a battle of the world heavyweights, New Zealand appeared slightly amateurish against a clinical Indian side for most parts. Their jabs, crosses and hooks weren’t really causing much of a problem for India, who with their powerful bowling and batting arsenal had effective counter-measures in place. But the hosts did manage to land a couple of telling blows.
When: Friday, February 8 at 7:00 PM Local Time (11:30 AM IST)
Did you know?
– New Zealand are the only team against whom India have more losses than wins in T20Is. They have won only two of the nine matches played against the Blackcaps.
– The last time India lost a T20I series (min. two matches) was against the Windies in Florida in August 2016.
– Rohit Sharma needs one more fifty-plus score to go past Virat Kohli as the player with most fifty-plus scores in T20Is. Both are tied with 19 such scores.
– Rohit Sharma needs two more sixes to reach the milestone of 100 sixes in T20Is. Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill currently top this list with 103 sixes apiece.
Teams:
New Zealand (From): Tim Seifert(w), Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, James Neesham, Doug Bracewell
India (From): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, MS Dhoni(w), Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar, Krunal Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj
Comparison of Teams-
- In WK Tim Seifert & MS Dhoni both are the good options. Tim Seifert is slightly better.
- ICC T20s rankings: NZ- 6, IND – 2
- Last 5 match win-loss record in T20s: NZ – WWLLL, IND – LWLWW
