20:59 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
0.6 Now Shubman Gill gets a boundary! Pulls it away towards square-leg region and the ball races away to the cushion.
India 8/0 after 1 over
20:57 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
0.2 No spinners or Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy has started the proceedings! Shubman Gill drives it beautifully through the covers, but is stopped with a diving effort near the boundary. Not before Chapman hurting his knee as it gets stuck while diving.
20:55 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
New Zealand fielders have had an intense discussion in the customary huddle. Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan are out in the middle too. New Zealand have good spinners - three in their lineup. Lockie Ferguson is also a dangerous bowler in this format. Can they make any early inroads or the Men-in-Blue will cruise away?
20:50 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Indian spinners have been brilliant today and so have the Indian seamers! The spinners already spun a web around the Kiwi batters and put them in a helpless position before Hardik Pandya came into the attack and also brought Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Mavi along with him. Arshdeep, who was smacked to all parts of the ground gave away just 7 runs in two overs and scalped two wickets as well! India will need only 100 runs to win the match and level the series. Stay tuned, as the chase starts soon.
20:44 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Just a single, that too of a leg bye, to end the over! Excellent stuff by India! They have restricted New Zealand to 99!
20:43 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Three dot balls now after two doubles in the over! Arshdeep Singh has done an excellent job to stop the tail from wagging! New Zealand stuck on 98.
20:41 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Good running by the New Zealand batters in the final over. Have ran two on the first two deliveries of the over!
20:38 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
One of the expensive overs of this innings, with a boundary! Would have been considered a very tidy over on most of the occasions in a T20I. A couple of wides as well in that over taking it to 11 runs from that over.
New Zealand 94/8 after 19 overs
20:34 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
18.2 Shivam Mavi tries the short ball ploy too, but gives away four runs. Jacob Duffy timed it well and the ball goes over deep mid-wicket for four runs!
A boundary after 28 deliveries for the Kiwis!
20:33 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
17.6 Another wicket goes down of another short ball! Lockie Ferguson the man to be dismissed this time. Gets his gloves on that surprise short ball and it flies to area between the wicketkeeper and short third man. Ishan Kishan and Washington Sundar both run for it, but Sundar reaches first to take it. Lockie Ferguson c Washington Sundar b Arshdeep Singh 0(2)
New Zealand: 83/8 after 18 overs
20:29 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
17.4 Easy pickings for India! Short ball from Arshdeep, that proves to be too much Ish Sodhi - tries to pull it and could hit it only as far as the mid on fielder. Hardik Pandya takes an easy catch, returns the favour to his fast bowler. Ish Sodhi c Hardik Pandya b Arshdeep Singh 1(2)
20:26 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Arshdeep Singh finally into the attack in 18th over!
20:25 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
16.6 That's a very good catch from Arshdeep Singh! Right on the boundary line at fine leg. A short delivery from Hardik and Bracewell gets a top edge as he tries to hook it. Arshdeep had to move a few steps to his left to catch that, and he does it well but loses balance to step on the wrong side of boundary. However, he makes sure to throw the ball in the air and catch it back after coming in. Michael Bracewell c Arshdeep Singh b Hardik Pandya 14(22)
New Zealand 80/6 after 17 overs
20:08 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
13.3 Pitched up and Mitchell Santner drives it through the covers! Excellent timing on that occasion and that shall break the shackles for Kiwis.
New Zealand 67/5 after 14 overs
20:06 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Washington Sundar is back in attack! Seems like Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Mavi will not have any work at office today!
20:04 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
12.4 A funny moment in the middle and India came out laughing of it. Mark Chapman plays a reverse sweep but lobes the ball to short thrid man. Kuldeep Yadav, fielding at the position, had to take a few steps forward but was stuck as he lost his footing and could only take the ball after a bounce. Chapman, meanwhile wanted a single and ran halfway through the track, but Bracewell wasn't interested. Kuldeep throws it to Ishan and he does the rest. Mark Chapman run out (Kuldeep Yadav) 14(21)
New Zealand 62/5 after 13 overs
19:59 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Another cracking over from Kuldeep Yadav! No boundaries in last four overs for the Kiwis. India dominating the proceedings at the moment!
New Zealand 58/4 after 12 overs
19:56 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Another tidy over from Deepak Hooda. Just six runs from that over. He has bowled three overs now for just 13 runs and a wicket. Washington Sundar who injured his fingers might not bowl again.
New Zealand 54/4 after 11 overs
19:52 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
9.6 And what has that effort on the previous ball done! That has dismantled Daryl Mitchell completely! Kuldeep Yadav bowls quicker through the air, the ball spins in sharply and knocks the off stump of Mitchell! That beat the inside edge of his bat. New Zealand have lost the fourth wicket. Indian spinners wrecking havoc in Lucknow. Daryl Mitchell b Kuldeep Yadav 8(13)
New Zealand 48/4 after 10 overs
19:49 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
9.5 Excellent stop by Kuldeep Yadav in his followthrough! Dives to his left to stop the ball.
19:42 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
The physio was out to look after Washington Sundar's fingers - some issues with webbing in his right-hand fingers.
19:38 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
6.5 Deepak Hooda goes through the gates and the dangerous Glenn Phillips is gone! Tries to play a reverse sweep but misses it completely and Hooda hits middle and leg stump! Glenn Phillips b Deepak Hooda 5(10)
New Zealand 35/3 after 7 overs
19:32 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Deepak Hooda into attack! No Kuldeep Yadav yet.
New Zealand 33/2 after 6 overs
19:25 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
4.4 Devon Conway is gone. But he has asked for a review. Seemed like an edge of the glove that went up in the air for a lobe in the hands of Ishan Kishan. The on-field decision is out! Conway wanted to reverse sweep the ball there. The TV umpire has to wait for snicko before making a decision. The ball has touched the gloves, yes! India have a second breakthrough and Washington Sundar bags on after Chahal. Devon Conway c Ishan Kishan b Washington Sundar 11 (14)
19:19 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
A wicket-maiden from Yuzvendra Chahal! Excellent stuff to start the proceedings.
New Zealand 21/1 after 4 overs
19:18 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
3.3 Finn Allen is gone! Tries to play a reverse sweep but gets an inside edge and is bowled! Yuzvendra Chahal is amongst wickets straight away. Finn Allen b Yuzvendra Chahal 11(10)
19:16 (IST)
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3.1 Yuzi Chahal gets a huge turn to start with! The ball pitches on the leg stump line and beats Allen outside the off stump!
19:14 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
2.2 Four more! Allen tries to flick it towards the square boundary but the ball gets a top edge and flies towards the fine leg region to the boundary.
New Zealand 21/0 after 3 overs
19:12 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
2.1 Ishan Kishan has put it down. Hardik Pandya bowls short and the ball seams away from Allen after pitching. Allen nevertheless goes after it and gets a top edge. The ball was flying over the head of Kishan and he gets a glove but the ball races away to the boundary.
19:09 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
A calm second over, good start from Washi for India! Four runs of the over.
New Zealand 10/0 after 2 overs
19:07 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Washington Sundar comes in and the ball is spinning straight away. Sanjay Manjrekar, on air, reckons the Lucknow pitch has the spirit of Ranchi! The ball is turning square but it is getting some spin.
19:05 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
0.4 Beautiful shot from Devon Conway! Hardik bowls fuller than good length on the fourth stump line and Conway flicks it in the mid-wicket region. Good start to the innings for Kiwis. Hardik is trying to get some swing but didn't found much.
New Zealand 6/0 after 1 over
19:02 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Teams batting first have won in five T20Is played in Lucknow!
19:00 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Okay, the players are out in the middle. Finn Allen takes guard to face the first ball with Devon Conway at the other end. Hardik Pandya to open bowling for India.
18:54 (IST)
IND vs NZ LIVE:
Approximately 50,000 people in Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
18:46 (IST)
IND vs NZ Toss, Playing XIs:
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
18:41 (IST)
IND vs NZ Toss:
Just before the toss, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Dravid, and Vikram Rathore were seen to have a conversation with Prithvi Shaw. But he is not a part of the playing XI.
18:40 (IST)
IND vs NZ Toss:
Mitchell Santner: We are gonna have a bat. The stats say that it's challenging to chase here. We'll try to get some runs on the board and see what it does. We had a tough one-day series, it was nice to bounce back with a win. Different guys stepping up at different times is always nice. It's never easy to beat India at home. Even in the first match, that partnership between Surya and Hardik put them right back in the game. The key is to take wickets through the middle, that's the best way to slow them down. You got to take (bigger ground dimensions) into account. We play with the same team.
18:38 (IST)
IND vs NZ Toss:
Hardik Pandya: We were thinking to bat first, but bowling also is fine. It can't be more difficult than this in a bilateral series, to lose the first match and have two matches on line. So this should be positive for us. I think bowling-wise, we need to realise, even if we are going for runs, we need to understand that 2 overs also make a difference in this format. I don't want to think much but (the pitch) looks it might spin. Hence we have one change, Umran Malik misses out and Yuzi replaces him. Kulcha is back together, what everyone wanted to see and with Washington Sundar bowling so well, we have three quality spinners.
18:31 (IST)
IND vs NZ Toss:
Mitchell Santner wins the toss and opts to bat first.
18:30 (IST)
IND vs NZ Live:
Pitch report |
Ajit Agarkar: It has a tacky look to it. It is a red soil pitch like in Mumbai. If there is grip or movement off the pitch it will be quick and the batter will not have time. There is no grass on both batting ends. The team batting second will hope for dew.
Dany Morrison: One of the bigger grounds in India. 69m square on one side, 67m on the other side, and 77m today for the straight boundary.One of the bigger grounds in India.
18:21 (IST)
IND vs NZ Live:
After receiving a sort of drubbing in the first T20I, India will lock horns with New Zealand in the 2nd T20I in Lucknow with the series on line. Kiwis have a rare chance to defeat India in a bilateral series at home. Hello and Welcome to live coverage of the third T20I.
India will face New Zealand in the second T20I of the series and will look to defend their enviable home turf record as the Kiwis dare to snatch an elusive victory on Indian soil.
While T20Is are not supposed to offer too much consequence this year, they are surely here for the entertainment of the fans.
It will be interesting to see how India make a comeback after losing the first match and whether will they only change their strategy or will also change their personnel. Is it the right time to hand Prithvi Shaw another international cap? Or will it be too early to break faith in Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill?
The Indian top order failed miserably and seems too heavily dependent on Suryakumar Yadav. If not for Washington Sundar, they were staring at a humiliating defeat.
The fast bowlers as well have looked wayward as Umran Malik’s line and length does not complement his speed and Arshdeep Singh seems to have a tendency of being inconsistent.
New Zealand, for the first time on this tour, will feel stronger and motivated enough as they have a real chance to crush Indians.
Their batters attacked the Indian bowlers tirelessly and posted a very good total. The bowlers then came to the fore and restricted Indian batters well within the target. The spinners too managed to turn the ball square, though they themselves were surprised.
The temperature in Lucknow is expected to be on the cooler side – India is enjoying winter! Both the teams are expected to play an unchanged XI, unless Prithvi Shaw sees the light of the day.
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