IND vs NZ T20 Series: Team India won the match by 7 wickets, also captured the series

 New Delhi :

India Vs New Zealand T20 Series: Team India has also won the second match of the series being played between India and New Zealand. Team India has won this match by seven wickets. New Zealand had scored 153 runs while batting first and India achieved the target in 17.2 overs at the loss of three wickets. KL Rahul scored the most runs for India, he scored 65 runs in 49 balls. During this he hit six fours and two sixes. Along with this, captain Rohit Sharma played an innings of 55 runs in 36 balls, he hit one four and five sixes. Apart from this, Surya Kumar Yadav was also out. Rishabh Pant and Venkatesan gave the team victory. Rishabh Pant gave victory to Team India by hitting a six. Team India has also won the first match and with winning the second match, Team India captured the series 2-0. Now the last and third match of the series will be played on November 21.

Earlier, New Zealand had given a target of 154 runs to India. Electing to bat after losing the toss, the New Zealand team scored 153 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Openers Martil Guptill and Daryl Mitchell shared 48 runs in 26 balls for the team. The Kiwis could not reach the big score due to the superb bowling of the Indian bowlers. Harshal Patel took two wickets for India. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel and R Ashwin took one wicket each. The Kiwi team, who came out to bat, had a quick start. His salty batsmen batted slyly and the team's score reached 50 in five overs. In this way, in the powerplay, he added 64 for the loss of one wicket. During this, Martin Guptill returned to the pavilion after scoring 31 runs in 15 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes.

Mark Chapman, who came at number three, along with Daryl Mitchell, carried the innings forward. But Chapman could not last long and was dismissed after scoring 21 runs off Axar's ball, leaving New Zealand for over 80 runs in 10 overs for the loss of two wickets. Glenn Phillips, who came in fourth place, played with Mitchell in the middle overs. During this, the Indian bowlers did not allow the Kiwis to score runs at a fast pace. Harshal Patel, who made his T20 debut, made Mitchell (31) his first victim. Tim Seifert, who came to bat at number five, carried the team's score forward with Phillips, taking the team's score to 125 runs for the loss of three wickets in 15 overs. But, in the 16th over, Seifert scored 13 runs in 15 balls with the help of a four and gave Ashwin his wicket in the bag. James Neesham, who came to bat in sixth position, supported Phillips, after which Phillips made some good shots. But, in the 17th over, Phillips was dismissed for 34 runs in 21 balls with the help of one four and three sixes. After this, the batsmen at number eight, Mitchell Santner and Neesham batted very slowly. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar walked Neesham (3) in the 18th over. Along with this, thanks to the unbeaten runs of Santner (8) and Adam Milne (5), New Zealand's score could reach 153 runs for the loss of six wickets.