India vs New Zealand: 2nd T20I Report – Harshal Patel shines on debut!
India vs New Zealand Toss: India won the toss and elect to bowl
Team India clinched the T20I series 2-0 against New Zealand with one match to go. Earlier Rohit Sharma won the toss again and elect to bowl. Harshal Patel made his International debut while New Zealand replaced Lockie Ferguson, Todd Astle and Rachin Ravindra with Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and Jimmy Neesham.
New Zealand were off to a flying start and Team India bowlers had to execute a plan of bowling slower to restrict the Blackcaps to 153-6 in 20 overs. For India it was the KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma show who put on a 117 run opening stand in 80 balls to help India to a comfortable chase. Rishabh Pant finished the match with 16 balls to spare with a one-handed six of Jimmy Neehsam.
Playing XIs:
India:
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel
New Zealand:
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee (c), Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
High Points:
- Harshal Patel made his Team India debut.
- Rohit Sharma scored his 24th T20I half century.
- India secured the series 2-0 with one match to go.
- KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma put on a 100 run opening stand for the fourth time in T20Is.
India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I – Match Summary:
New Zealand 153-6 in 20 overs
Martin Guptill 31 (15) – 3 fours & 2 sixes
Daryl Mitchell 31 (28) – 3 fours
Mark Chapman 21 (17) – 3 fours
Glenn Phillips 34 (21) – 1 four & 3 sixes
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-19-1
Harshal Patel 4-0-25-2
India 155-3 in 17.2 overs
KL Rahul 65 (49) – 6 fours & 2 sixes
Rohit Sharma 55 (36) – 1 four & 5 sixes
Venkatesh Iyer 12*(11) – 2 fours
Rishabh Pant 12*(6) – 2 sixes
Tim Southee 4-0-16-3
Result: India won by 7 wickets
Player of the Match: Harshal Patel
Venue: JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
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