Unbeaten in Chennai in any format since 2011, New Zealand flexed their muscle in the chase. They hit fifth gear in the second over, and kept up the tempo almost all through. With Seifert and Allen in punishing mood, New Zealand put on 78/0 in the first six overs, including 20 in the sixth ov
During the fifth and final T20I of the series against the Kiwis, Ishan, who has been in red-hot form since his triumphant as a captain with Jharkhand during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), slammed his maiden T20I century in just 42 balls, ending with 103 in 43 balls, with six fours and 1
Knocks from Tim Seifert (62 in 36 balls), Devon Conway (44 in 23 balls) set the tone for Kiwi dominance with a century stand and a fiery Daryl Mitchell (39* in 18 balls) pushed the Kiwis to 215/7 despite a middle over slump. During the chase, India lost wickets regularly untill the sight
With the series in their pocket, India imploded at Visakhapatnam as fine spells from Mitchell Santner, Jacob Duffy, and Ish Sodhi gave the Kiwis a consolation win by 50 runs, keeping the series scoreline at 3-1. During a chase of 216 runs, only Shivam Dube (65 in 23 balls, with three fours a
New Zealand secured their first win of the series by posting 215/7 and restricting India to 165, with the series currently at 3-1 in India's favour. Openers Tim Seifert (62) and Devon Conway (44) provided a blazing start, while Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten 39 helped the Kiwis reach a challengin
With this consolation win for NZ, India cannot pull off a whitewash, as the series is 3-1 in favour of India with a game to go. Earlier, putting the Kiwis in to field first, the Indian bowling conceded too many runs against the openers Tim Seifert (62) and Devon Conway (44), who put on a cen
Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell helped New Zealand to post an excellent total of 217/7 in 20 overs against India in the fourth match of the ongoing India vs New Zealand T20I series.
For the first time since October 2024 and 23 innings, India's T20I superstar Suryakumar was finally able to raise his bat proudly for a half-century, as he marked the end of a frustrating run-drought with an explosive 34-ball 82* against the Kiwis at Raipur, enthralling fans in a successful
Kiwis did set up a daunting 208 runs to chase, at least that is what it looked like when Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma were sent packing within the first two overs. But the fireworks from Ishan Kishan and skipper Suryakumar Yadav left the Kiwis searching for ball, for answers as they w
Ashwin was speaking on his YouTube Channel, 'Ash Ki Baat' after Phillips had smacked a stroke-filled 40-ball 78 during a tough chase of 239 against India at Nagpur, giving the Kiwis a fighting chance by putting a partnership for the third wicket with Mark Chapman for 79 runs.
India continued their winning ways with a 48-run win over the Kiwis and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series on the back of fine knocks from Abhishek Sharma (84 in 35 balls) and Rinku Singh (44* in 20 balls), reaching 238/7. In the chase, Glenn Phillips (78 in 39 balls) and Mark Chapm
Varun's spell of 2/37 in four overs along with Arshdeep Singh's 1/31, helped India squeeze the Kiwis during a daunting chase of 239 runs, restricting them to 190/7 to win give India a 1-0 lead in the series. Before this game, Varun had played a couple of games for Tamil Nadu in the Syed M