India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20 International at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on Saturday, chasing down 181 with one ball remaining to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, according to the match scorecard reported by ESPNcricinfo and CricTracker.
Source: ESPNcricinfo
New Zealand posted 180 for five after India captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bowl first. Glenn Phillips top-scored with 70 off 43 balls and Bevon Jacobs made 58 off 46, while Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 33 runs for India.
India's chase wobbled as Mitchell Santner took four wickets for 21 runs, reducing the visitors to 112 for six. Tilak Varma then held the innings together with an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls, and Naman Dhir hit 31 off 17 before falling.
Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy, who finished unbeaten on 26 off 13 balls, added 69 runs for the seventh wicket — India's highest seventh-wicket partnership in T20 Internationals, according to ESPNcricinfo — to close out the win at 181 for six in 19.5 overs. Tilak Varma was named player of the match.
The match was also India's 300th T20 International, making it only the second team to reach that mark after Pakistan. India had won the series opener at the same venue on Thursday, chasing a record 226. The third T20I of the series follows at the same tour schedule, with New Zealand needing a win to stay alive in the contest.
Source: CricTracker
PTI also reported the result on Saturday afternoon, confirming India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I in Christchurch to take a 2-0 lead.
Source: PTI via Dailyworld