India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I at Ranchi, 19 Nov, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 153/6 (20)
India 155/3 (17.2)
India won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Harshal Patel
  • Rishabh Pant 12 * (6)
  • Venkatesh Iyer 12 * (11)

Over 2.1 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, goes back and nudges behind square.

Over 2.5 Mitchell Santner bowls a quicker arm ball to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets across the line and misses the glance, the ball rolls off the thigh pad

Over 2.6 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets a big stride forward and plays a surprised defence. 

Over 3.4 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Rohit Sharma, Six!  Rock back in the crease and pulls nicely over deep square leg and the ball went all the way into the stands.

Over 3.5 Adam Milne bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts to deep backward point

Over 4.2 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma, no run, comes on to the front foot and knocks it down the leg side.

Over 4.3 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 4.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 5.3 Trent Boult bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Rohit Sharma, no run, stays deep inside the crease and digs it out back to the bowler.

Over 5.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and  flicks it to deep square leg

Over 6.3 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and flicks it down to long-on for one.

Over 6.5 Ish Sodhi tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run,  leaning cover drive, but sweeper gets across in time to clean up

Over 7.2 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs, clearing his front leg out and lofting it past a diving short extra cover

Over 7.3 Mitchell Santner bowls it flat in the air to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and defended from the crease to mid-wicket

Over 7.4 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, tries paddle-sweeping, but the ball once again drifts in and goes on straight with the arm, beating the bat to roll off the outside of his pad past the keeper

Over 7.6 Mitchell Santner bowls it flat in the air to Rohit Sharma, no run, presses forward and  knocked back down the pitch

Over 8.3 Ish Sodhi bowls it flat in the air to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets back in the crease and flicks it away to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 9.1 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, Six!  Steps away make room and then tonks it over cow corner.  right off the middle of the bat.

Over 9.2 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, backs away again, but this time settles to slap it to deep sweeper

Over 9.4 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, Six! Setting himself up with the front leg cleared, and swinging across the line, 85 meters into deep mid-wicket. 

Over 9.5 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and works it along the ground to long-on for one.

Over 10.5 Adam Milne bowls a slower one to Rohit Sharma,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and heaves it through square leg and picks up a single.

Over 11.2 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Rohit Sharma,1 run,  tries to pull, but is early into it, ending up dragging it to long-on

Over 11.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rohit Sharma, Boundary! Waits for it with an opened up stance, to then open up his bat face as well and slice this backward of point

Over 11.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rohit Sharma, Boundary! Waits for it with an opened up stance, to then open up his bat face as well and slice this backward of point

Over 11.5 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and nudged softly behind square

Over 12.1: Single. Mitchell Santner to Rohit Sharma,

Over 12.3: Sixer!. Mitchell Santner to Rohit Sharma,

Over 12.4: Single. Mitchell Santner to Rohit Sharma,

Over 12.6: Single. Mitchell Santner to Rohit Sharma,

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