India beat new zealand by 7 wickets in the 18th over to reach the target of 154 in the 2nd T20I match against new zealand, winning the t20 series 2-0.
The second T20I match between india and new zealand was played at ranchi today as india won the first T20I series by 5 wickets.
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India won the toss and was elected to field, while new zealand won the toss and elected to field.
A change was made in the indian team. Herschelle patel made his debut for india, replacing fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, who injured his left arm in the last match.
New Zealand was bowled out for 48 in 4.1 overs, with Martin Cupil hitting 31 off 15 balls off deepak Sahar. Akshar patel and Ashwin bowled brilliantly in the middle overs to control the score, leaving the New Zealanders under pressure to not run.
Debutant bowler Herschelle patel dropped two key players, Daryl Mitchell and Phillips.
Herschelle patel, who bowled brilliantly in his debut match, took 2 wickets for just 25 runs in 4 overs. jimmy Neesham, who can play normally, stumbled badly without getting a big shot connected in this inning.
Rohit Sharma and KL rahul, the opening batsmen of the indian team, chased down the target of 154 runs. Both of them took turns beating each other. No new zealand bowlers like Tim Southee, Trent Bolt, Adam Milne, Mitchell Sandner and Ish Sothi have struggled to separate the Rohit-Rahul duo.
Rahul, who hit a huge fifty, was bowled out for 65 off 49 balls by Tim Southee. Captain rohit sharma, who followed him with a fifty, was dismissed for 55 off 36 balls.
With Rohit and rahul almost close to the target, rishabh Pundt smashed two sixes in a row in the 18th over off jimmy Neesham. india won the t20 series 2-0, winning by 7 wickets.
