Abhishek Sharma departs on 27 runs, Team India reach 66 runs in 10 overs

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In the second T20I match against New Zealand, Team India has reached the score of 66 runs for the loss of three wickets after the completion of 10 overs at the Hagley Park South in the central city of Christchurch.

With an aim of chasing the target of 181 runs, Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson departed after scoring 14 runs in 17 balls, including a boundary and a maximum. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi returned to the pavilion after scoring four runs in eight balls.

Abhishek Sharma was dismissed on 27 runs in 21 balls, including three boundaries and a maximum.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel are unbeaten at the crease.

New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy, Nathan Smith, and captain Mitchell Santner have bagged one wicket each. Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, and Michael Bracewell will continue their hunt for the first wicket.

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: First innings’ summary

Earlier, having been put to bat first, New Zealand’s wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert scored seven runs in six balls, including a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Finn Allen smashed 16 runs in 14 balls, including a maximum.

Daryl Mitchell registered six runs in five balls with the help of a boundary. Glenn Phillips returned to the pavilion after smashing 70 runs off 43 deliveries. His knock was laced with four boundaries and the same number of maximums.

Facing 46 balls, Bevon Jacobs garnered 58 runs, with the help of five boundaries and a maximum. Captain Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell stayed unbeaten. Santner accumulated four runs in five balls, whereas Bracewell’s 10-run knock came in two balls, including a boundary and a maximum. With this, the “Black Caps” have posted 180 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.

Team India’s Arshdeep Singh returned with the figures of two wickets for 33 runs in four overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, and Nitish Kumar Reddy claimed one wicket each. Naman Dhir and Axar Patel went wicketless in the second T20I match against the “Black Caps”.

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