4s
6s
Total 4's :
15
Total 6's :
6
Wickets :
5
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.3
Tim Southee to KL Rahul, FOUR! EDGY! Fortune favours the brave they say, and Rahul was brave to play a late shot and it pays off. On a length, around off. Rahul stays back, waits for the ball and attacks the ball. The ball takes the outside edge, flies over Martin Guptill at first slip and into the fence at third man.
4
2.2
Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Sharma gets his first boundary off the innings. Full-length ball, outside off. Width offered and Sharma takes no time to pounce on it. Sharma lifts it over the cover region and bags a boundary.
4
2.3
Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Whoa! What a shot! He has crushed it. Back of a length, outside off. Sharma stays back and cuts it through covers. The ball races away to the fence. There is no stopping that one.
6
2.6
Tim Southee to Rohit Sharma, SIX! BANG! Sharma started off slowly but he has shifted the gears in this over. Slightly short, on middle and off. Sharma stays back, swivels and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. Southee is taking a beating here.
6
4.1
Trent Boult to KL Rahul, SIX! Short and punished! Boutl bowls a short-of-a-length ball, on middle. KL Rahul waits for the ball to come and picks the bones out of that one. Pulls it with class all over deep square leg for a maximum.
4
4.3
Trent Boult to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Short again, boundary again! Way too short, on middle. Rohit Sharma looks to pull but misses. The ball goes over the keeper's head for a boundary. Rohit Sharma looks at the umpire and signals that it was a wide but the umpire thinks otherwise. Given runs off the bat. Replay confirms that there was no bat involved. Nonetheless, a boundary!
4
4.4
Trent Boult to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Top-notch from Sharma! Back of a length, outside off. Rohit Sharma places it with elegance through short third man for a boundary.
6
4.5
Trent Boult to Rohit Sharma, SIX! WOW! This is some serious hitting! Boult and Sharma play for the same team in the Indian T20 League and despite knowing his strengths, bowls it short, on middle. Rohit Sharma moves his weight back and pumps it over deep square leg for a biggie. Trent Boult is disappointed with himself. 50 up for India in no time!
W
5.1
Mitchell Santner to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Rohit Sharma did all the damage from the other end while KL Rahul holes out! This was a tad short from Mitchell Santner, on middle. KL Rahul hangs back and clobbers it towards deep square leg. Couldn't quite get the timing right. Mark Chapman takes an easy catch in the deep. Much needed breakthrough for New Zealand and Santner breaks the partnership. KL Rahul walks back to the pavilion.
4
5.6
Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Great end to the Powerplay for India! On the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on his knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary. End of the Powerplay, India are 56/1.
4
6.1
Todd Astle to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Class written all over it! A juicy full toss, outside off. Rohit Sharma prods and and all he does is hit it over extra cover to fetch himself a boundary. So easy on the eye!
6
8.6
Todd Astle to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! BANG! Suryakumar Yadav gets hold of this one! Tossed up, in the slot, around middle. SKY whacks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
4
9.6
Lockie Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! That spoils a good over now! Length ball, darted on the pads. Suryakumar Yadav hangs back and whips it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region to collect a boundary. 80 runs needed off 60 balls!
6
11.1
Todd Astle to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! SMASHED! Flatter ball, on a length, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav skips down without getting to the pitch of the ball, frees his arms and clears long on to collect a biggie!
4
11.3
Todd Astle to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Punished by SKY! A half-tracker, around middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav sits back and smashes it to wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 50-run partnership comes up with this boundary.
W
13.2
Trent Boult to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Trent Boult after getting hit all across the park in his second over, gets the last laugh and gets rid of the skipper, Rohit Sharma. The only reason why Boult was brought on, he gets an important breakthrough. Boult serves an off-pace short delivery, on the bodyline. Sharma looks to hook it away, but ends up chipping it towards short fine leg. Rachin Ravindra take a couple of steps back and grabs the ball with ease. New Zealand have a glimmer of hope now.
4
13.5
Trent Boult to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Nicely played. Wrists coming into play. This is phenomenal from Yadav. Pressure releaser. A length ball, around off. Yadav gets under it and lifts it over the cover region for a boundary.
6
14.1
Lockie Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Shot of authority! Yadav gets his half century in some style. A length ball, on middle and leg. Yadav gets inside the line and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. This is the longer boundary but it does not matter. Yadav uses the pace on the ball really well.
4
15.1
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! What a hit! A full-length ball, outside off. Pant skips down the track and punches it through covers for a boundary.
4
15.3
Tim Southee to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. Yadav continues on his merry way. Deft touch finding the gap. Length and outside off. Yadav comes across and guides it past short third man for a boundary.
4
15.4
Tim Southee to Suryakumar Yadav, MISFILED AND FOUR! Of all the people it was Boult who makes a mess out of it. Full and on the pads. Yadav comes across and whips it aerially towards deep square leg. Trent Boult comes forward but the ball goes through his palms and into the boundary. Not a good day at office for Boult.
W
16.4
Trent Boult to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! BOWLED! It has not been Trent Boult's night but bags his second wicket. This was on a length, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav goes far too across to play a sweep shot. He misses and the furniture behind him gets disturbed. He would have wanted to finish the game for his side but nevertheless has done his job and goes back to the pavilion after a terrific knock.
W
18.6
Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! New Zealand are right back in the game! Good-length ball, on off. Shreyas Iyer looks to heave but gets no timing on his shot. The ball goes straight to Trent Boult at long off who grabs it easily. 10 runs needed off the final over now.
4
19.1
Daryl Mitchell to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Pressure? What pressure? Back of a length, on middle. Venkatesh Iyer stands deep in his crease and pulls it with disdain towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. What a way to get off the mark on a debut.
W
19.2
Daryl Mitchell to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Four and out for the debutant! Fuller in length, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer tries to be clever and reverse scoop it over short third man but instead chips it straight into the hands of Rachin Ravindra. Pressure back on India now. What an over this is turning out to be.
4
19.4
Daryl Mitchell to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Rishabh Pant wins it for India! Short of a length, on middle. Rishabh Pant advances down the track and smashes it over mid off. Didn't time it that well but the players were inside the ring to stop the single which meant that the ball went all the way towards long off for a boundary. INDIA WIN BY 5 WICKETS.