Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
10 | 16 Runs | IND: 155/2 | RR: 15.50

  • Suryakumar Yadav57 (26b)
  • Abhishek Sharma68 (20b)
  • Glenn Phillips1-0-16-0
  • Mitchell Santner2-0-28-0

A fantastic game if you're an India fan, even a fan of attacking batting. A night that no one in the crowd will forget. Our statisticians will be kept busy as will our writers. Hope you check it all out and return for the fourth game. For now, thanks for joining. Take care.

Jasprit Bumrah, POTM: I was keeping an eye when Rana and Hardik bowled. When I came on the ball was scuffed up. I'm happy as long as I can contribute. If I'm given the new ball I can do it, same for the death. Feels good to complete ten years. As a kid, I tried to play one game. Fighting pains, assumptions, opinions, aches etc was tough. It's a feather in my cap. Journey continues.

Suryakumar Yadav, India captain This is the brand of cricket we want to play. We know how to bat from 20 for 3. Top two three batters made my job easy. Bishnoi's plans are clear. He knows his strong points. Good to have him in the side, good rest for Varun.

Mitchell Santner, NZ captain Credit to India with ball. Powerplay wickets were key. Knew it'd be a scrap after putting up 150. It was a good wicket. Cutters held a lot, but credit to India's bowlers. 180-190 wicket, to be fair.

Abhishek Sharma: That's what my team wants from me. Not easy to do it everytime. Yuvraj's 12-ball fifty is impossible to beat. It's mental and the support you get from teammates. All batters are batting well, going forward it'll be fun this series. Stepping leg side is about field placement, if I get room then I can hit off side. I just want to play with the field.

Harish: "well done Team India! Next stop is AbuDhabi t10 league. "

Manoj: "The score graph is not a worm. Its a cobra!!"

9:38pm Not even a drinks break, that's how quickly it's done. Appropriate fashion to take the series 3-0. The total was unders, how much was what was to be seen. Dew was a factor, don't think it went that far for it to take full effect. The domination started after ball one, when Samson fell, and Kishan came on. He unleashed, as did Abhishek. NZ changed their bowlers, tried variations but nothing was useful. The whole innings was a highlights package.

9.6
4
Phillips to Yadav, FOUR, Slaps it wide of long-on and India chase down 154 with ten overs to spare! Highish full toss well outside off, dragged across with a cross bat. Flat and in the gap again. Century partnership to boot
9.5
4
Phillips to Yadav, FOUR, Wide and full, SKY brings his bottom-hand into play. Slices the ball into half, gets it over midwicket. Just four. Enough to bring up his fifty, beaming smile and a bat up
9.4
1
Phillips to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, Fullish ball on leg, flicked to deep midwicket
9.3
1
Phillips to Yadav, 1 run, Slow and a touch short outside off, pulled hard. Goes to long-on. SKY miffed with himself
9.2
6
Phillips to Yadav, SIX, Overpitched, so SKY whacks it. Off-stump line, allows a step-hit and it's through the line again. Over wide long-on
9.1
0
Phillips to Yadav, no run, Length ball outside off, angled across. Gets big bounce to beat the sweep

Phillips, from around

END OF OVER:
9 | 17 Runs | IND: 139/2 (15 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 15.44, RRR: 1.36)

  • Suryakumar Yadav42 (21b)
  • Abhishek Sharma67 (19b)
  • Mitchell Santner2-0-28-0
  • Ish Sodhi2-0-28-1
8.6
1
Santner to Yadav, 1 run, Makes room and slaps the length ball to deep cover
8.5
6
Santner to Yadav, SIX, Dances down and drives through the line. Santner looking to follow him but gets a slot ball, no actually it was slightly on the up but still cleanly hit
8.4
4
Santner to Yadav, FOUR, Low full toss outside off is swept along the ground. Too fine for deep-backward square
8.3
1
Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, Length on leg, makes room and drives through cover
8.2
4
Santner to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, Bad ball, gets punished. Short and wide, allowed Abhishek to wind up big and flat bat it straight of long-on
8.1
1
Santner to Yadav, 1 run, Dances down and makes room. Gets followed by a length ball, punched through point

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0SV SamsonAbhishek Sharma
2nd53Ishan KishanAbhishek Sharma
3rd102SA YadavAbhishek Sharma