Twitter Reactions: The third Twenty20 International ended in a tie as India and New Zealand both have a DLS score of par. India’s victory in the second T20I gave them a 1-0 series victory.
India and New Zealand squared off in the third and final T20I of the series at McLean Park in Napier. After the first game abandoned owing to bad weather. India won the second game to take a 1-0 series lead. The hosts New Zealand. Who need to win this game to tie the series, were foil by the weather. Instead, a DLS tie result in the game. And India went on to claim a 1-0 series victory.
Tim Southee captained New Zealand in place of regular captain Kane Williamson and made the decision to bat first after winning the toss. Two of the top-order batters left the field to return to the pavilion as India dominated the powerplay of the first inning. In the second over, Arshdeep Singh struck early to get rid of the first batter, Finn Allen. And Mohammed Siraj add to India’s joy by getting rid of Mark Chapman in the sixth over.
A third-wicket partnership of 86 runs between openers Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips, who both reached half-centuries, made it difficult for the bowlers to claim wickets. At the end of the 16th over, Siraj broke up the partnership and removed Phillips. New Zealand’s batters lost momentum in the game after that. As their batting unit broke down.
New Zealand was outscore by 160 runs in the final over thanks to Siraj and Arshdeep Singh’s four wickets. After Conway and Phillips lost their respective wickets. Arshdeep Singh and Siraj, none of the middle-order or bottom-order hitters could make much of a difference with the bat. And all were dismiss quickly as Indian spinners dominated the last few overs.
After a subpar hitting performance, rain helps Indian batsmen.
In the second innings, attention turned to the Indian hitters and the Kiwi spinners. From that point on, the hosts controlled the match as the bowlers stopped Indian hitters from scoring huge as in the previous game. Within only three overs of the powerplay, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant. And Shreyas Iyer were easily bowl as India’s misery grew throughout the chase.
The centurion from the previous game, Suryakumar Yadav. Struggle to contribute in this one and was eject for a 10-ball 13 just after the powerplay ended. Rain started pouring down as Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya attempt to lead. The middle innings, but play was stopped.
India was able to match the DLS par score of 75 runs before the game was stop despite losing four important wickets. The game was abandone since there were no indications that the rain would cease. And India and New Zealand were tied. However, India won the second T20I of the series, giving the Men in Blue a 1-0 series victory.
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