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New Zealand Men vs India Men - 3rd T20I

212/4 (20.0)

IND

208/6 (20.0)

CR:10.60

COMPLETED

MATCH DETAILS

Venue
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Series
New Zealand v India T20s - Men's
Toss
India won the toss and elected to bowl.
Umpire
Haig, S B , Knights, W R
Match Referee
Boon, D C
Tv Umpire
Brown, C M
Man of the Match
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Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ross Taylor	14	7	1	1	200.00
Daryl Mitchell	19	11	3	0	172.73

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	Ec.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4.0	0	37	1	0	1	9.25

19.6 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

Over 20. 12 runs. Bowler: Khaleel Ahmed. New Zealand: 4-212(rr 10.60)

19.6 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

FOUR! Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. A tennis-like smash through the onside, the ball races away to beat the dive of the fielder, and hits the rope to finish things with a boundary.New Zealand have posted a decent total there. Contributions throughout the batting line up. Colin Munro stood out with his 72. Kuldeep impressive with the ball. This should be a cracking chase. Short boundaries and a terrific wicket. It is still anyone's game at the halfway mark.

19.5 Khaleel Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell

Khaleel Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.

19.4 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shankar.

19.3 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

Over 20. 6 runs. Bowler: Khaleel Ahmed. New Zealand: 4-206(rr 10.30)

19.3 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor. Full toss, outside off stump down the track driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

19.2 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

19.1 Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor

SIX! Khaleel Ahmed to Ross Taylor. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Swatted. Taylor sets himself early, takes on the short ball, and smokes it over deep square leg.

18.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. New Zealand: 4-200(rr 10.53)

18.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

18.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs. Some luck for Mitchell to bring up the New Zealand 200. Goes hard at the ball, and the top edge flies over short fine leg for four.

18.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ross Taylor

Over 19. 4 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. New Zealand: 4-196(rr 10.32)

18.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ross Taylor

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ross Taylor. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

18.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ross Taylor

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ross Taylor. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Karthik.

18.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

OUT! Caught. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Dhoni. Nicked and gone. Would have been a wide had CDG left it. He shuffled across the stumps, wafted out, and feathered it through to Dhoni.

18.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.

17.6 Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Over 18. 10 runs. Bowler: Hardik Pandya. New Zealand: 3-192(rr 10.67)

17.6 Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Full toss, to leg on the front foot glancing, hit pad to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

17.5 Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell

Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.

17.4 Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Over 18. 9 runs. Bowler: Hardik Pandya. New Zealand: 3-191(rr 10.61)

17.4 Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Karthik.

17.3 Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell

Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, mis-fielded by Pandya, fielded by Sharma.

17.2 Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell

FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Williamson-esque shot from Mitchell. A classy whip off the pads, and it flies away to the legside boundary.

17.1 Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, dropped catch by Sharma, fielded by Kumar. Another chance goes down off the bowling of Hardik. He isn't impressed. Rohit dives to his right, gets two hands to it, but it bursts straight out.

16.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

Over 17. 15 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. New Zealand: 3-182(rr 10.71)

16.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Full toss again, and it gets punished. Mitchell cracks it back over the bowler, high elbow, and splits the two deep fielders for four.

16.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

Over 17. 11 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. New Zealand: 3-178(rr 10.47)

16.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.

16.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.

16.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme. Full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.

16.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Short and wide, and with third man up in the ring, that's a gift. Slashed over backward point.

16.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. New Zealand: 3-171(rr 10.06)

16.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme

FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Colin de Grandhomme. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Searching for the yorker, but just misses his mark. Low full toss is thumped through the covers.

15.6 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Over 16. 16 runs. Bowler: Krunal Pandya. New Zealand: 3-167(rr 10.44)

15.6 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.

15.6 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Wide Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.

1 wd

15.5 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

FOUR! Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Didn't intend to go that way, but will take the boundary. Flings the bat out to a wide delivery, and it skews away over short third man.

15.4 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Dhawan.

15.3 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

15.3 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

Wide Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.

1 wd

15.2 Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme

SIX! Krunal Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Don't be bowling there at this stage. In the arc, de Grandhomme swings hard, and powers it over deep mid wicket.