Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill
126(63) 12x4 - 7x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 24 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
14 1 7 0 24 18 8 54
RA Tripathi
44(22) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • Scoop
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
5 14 1 4 10 1 7 2

Best performances - Bowlers

HH Pandya
HH Pandya
O4
M0
R16
W4
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Umran Malik
Umran Malik
O2.1
M0
R9
W2
Eco4.15
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Hemant Brar

So that's a wrap. Goodbye from Sid, Chandan and myself.

Pandya collects the trophy and hands it over to Prithvi Shaw. Smiles all around as the Indian team pose for the camera.

Hardik Pandya is the Player of the Series: To be honest, my Man of the Series goes to the whole support staff. I have always played the game like this, tried to read the situation and what's required at that moment, and not have pre-conceived ideas. A lot of time I back my guts. I have got a very simple rule about my life and captaincy: if I go down, I will go down on my decisions. So at the end of the day, I take calls on my own because I like to take the ownership. When I played the IPL final, I felt the second innings was more spicier. We want to normalise these pressure games, and hopefully we can do better at bigger stages.

Shubman Gill is the Player of the Match: It feels good when you practise and it pays off. Happy to get the big ones for the team. Everybody has a different technique to hit sixes. Hardik bhai told me to bat the way I do, and that there is no need to do anything extra. When you are representing your country, I don't think there's any kind of fatigue, and I am happy to play all three formats.

Mitchell Santner: It would have been nice to take the trophy but India played better. Gill has been in a pretty good nick. It's tough to win if you lose five in the powerplay. I guess during that time of the year [when the World Cup is planned] there could be a dew around, so the teams will be looking to bowl first. So it might be about restricting teams to 320.

Time for the presentation ceremony.

Juzer: "168 runs victory is huge, even for a test match!"

Sai: "Shubman Gill defeated New Zealand by 60 runs."

Rahul Tripathi: I would have been happier had I got some more runs. Rahul sir and everyone has been telling me to play in the same way I have been, and look to take advantage in the first six overs. It's a terrific atmosphere in the stadium, playing in front of such a crowd. And even more happy that we have won the series.

10.09pm So India win by 168 runs. Chandan tells me that it's the highest margin of victory between two Full Member teams. It was as complete a performance from India as it could get. After they opted to bat, Gill led the show with an unbeaten 126 off 63 balls - the highest individual score for India in T20Is. As a result, India posted a daunting 234 for 4. Then Hardik Pandya struck with the new ball and finished with the figures of 4 for 16 from his four overs. Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Mavi and Umran Malik too picked up two each. The catching was top notch as well.

12.1
W
Umran Malik to Mitchell, OUT, 10 for 66 and all that. Another short ball, another wicket, and that's the match and series for India. Mitchell went for the pull but failed to middle it. Mavi came in from deep midwicket. For a moment, it looked like he had lost the sight of the ball, and had to dive forward to grab it

DJ Mitchell c Shivam Mavi b Umran Malik 35 (65m 25b 1x4 3x6) SR: 140.00

END OF OVER:
12 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | NZ: 66/9 (169 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 21.12)

  • Ben Lister0 (1b)
  • Daryl Mitchell35 (24b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-16-4
  • Shivam Mavi2-0-12-2

Karanjot Singh: "Blair Tickner is a Doppleganger of Mitchell Starc . Do you agree?" --- I am very bad at it, so I will let others decide

11.6
0
Pandya to Lister, no run, short of length around off. Goes back and defends it down

Ben Lister, the debutant

11.5
W
Pandya to Tickner, OUT, a dolly for Kishan. Short of length at the batter, Tickner was moving towards the leg side but is cramped as he attempts a pull. The ball hits him on the glove and lobs behind the stumps

BM Tickner c †Ishan Kishan b Pandya 1 (15m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

11.4
0
Pandya to Tickner, no run, length ball but well outside off. Throws his bat at it but fails to connect
11.3
0
Pandya to Tickner, no run, a high full toss on the stumps. Tickner can only defend it towards short midwicket
11.2
0
Pandya to Tickner, no run, short of length at the stumps. Tickner gets in an awkward position plays something between a flick and defence

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4DP ConwayFH Allen
2nd0DP ConwayMS Chapman
3rd1MS ChapmanGD Phillips
4th2DJ MitchellGD Phillips
5th14MG BracewellDJ Mitchell
6th32DJ MitchellMJ Santner
7th0DJ MitchellIS Sodhi
8th1DJ MitchellLH Ferguson
9th12DJ MitchellBM Tickner
10th0DJ MitchellBG Lister