END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | IND: 163/3 | RR: 8.15
- Shreyas Iyer33 (31b)
- Manish Pandey11 (4b)
- Tim Southee4-0-52-0
- Scott Kuggeleijn4-0-25-2
Looks like a sub-par score on a pretty good pitch and a smallish outfield. India lost momentum after Rahul's fall and also lost Rohit later, who hobbled off the park after suffering an injury to his calf, by the look of it. Shreyas Iyer struggled to get the ball off the square for most part, as New Zealand targetted him with a hard length he sometimes has trouble getting away. Manish Pandey's final over flurry helped India get over the 160-run mark but it may not be enough for a win or a super-over going by what we've seen so far. Apart from Southee, all New Zealand bowlers were excellent.
19.6
1
Southee to Iyer, 1 run, Iyer looks to get across, Southee goes wide, Iyer tries to swat it across the line but only manages an inside edge back on to his body, having struggled most of this innings. One to end the innings
19.5
2
Southee to Iyer, 2 runs, slower one outside off, Iyer throws his hands at it and skies it over point without much power, falls in no man's land, they come through for two
19.4
1
Southee to Pandey, 1 run, full outside off, comes down the wicket and squeezes it away towards long-on for one
19.4
1w
Southee to Pandey, 1 wide, slower ball, a bit wide, Pandey shows presence of mind as he lets that through and earns a wide
19.3
4
Southee to Pandey, FOUR, misses his length, allows Pandey to get under it and also offers room, Pandey flays it over backward point for four
19.2
6
Southee to Pandey, SIX, length around off, and Pandey holds position and clubs this flat and hard over long-on
19.1
0
Southee to Pandey, no run, misses the yorker length, Pandey hammers it back but straight at Southee, who gets a hand on it, Another dot
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 148/3 | RR: 7.78
- Shreyas Iyer30 (29b)
- Manish Pandey0 (0b)
- Scott Kuggeleijn4-0-25-2
- Hamish Bennett4-0-21-1
18.6
0
Kuggeleijn to Iyer, no run, slower short ball angled in towards Iyer who was backing away and can't get any bat on it
18.5
W
Kuggeleijn to Dube, OUT, length and angled across, Dube tries to slog it across the line but has to fetch it, gets height but no power to be taken comfortably at long-on
S Dube c Bruce b Kuggeleijn 5 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33
18.4
4
Kuggeleijn to Dube, FOUR, this is fuller and has a bit of width, he stands tall, frees his arms and goes inside out this time, clears the infield and has enough power to take over the rope after one bounce
18.3
0
Kuggeleijn to Dube, no run, shorter and quicker, Dube is beaten for pace and toe ends it back to the bowler
18.2
0
Kuggeleijn to Dube, no run, slower ball, return chance put down! It was pushed wide of Dube who had to reach for it, pushed it back aerially without much power but Kuggeleijn still had to change direction and couldn't quite hang on
18.1
1
Kuggeleijn to Iyer, 1 run, length around off, Iyer shuffles and scoops this over midwicket for one
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | IND: 143/2 | RR: 7.94
- Shreyas Iyer29 (27b)
- Shivam Dube1 (2b)
- Hamish Bennett4-0-21-1
- Ish Sodhi4-0-28-0
17.6
1
Bennett to Iyer, 1 run, full around off, Iyer looks to blast this on the up but the bat turns in his hands as he makes contact and loses power as a result, only gets one along the ground to mid-off
17.5
0
Bennett to Iyer, no run, yorker length outside off, Iyer stayed still this time but can't squeeze it away
17.4
1lb
Bennett to Dube, 1 leg bye, full on the pads, can't get any bat on it but the deflection off the pad gives him one
17.3
1
Bennett to Iyer, 1 run, fuller around off, pushed to extra cover for one
17.2
0
Bennett to Iyer, no run, Iyer's torrid stay against Bennett's pace continues, he's moving all over the place, Bennett goes wide and Iyer can't reach it
17.1
0
Bennett to Iyer, no run, beaten, was there a sound? Length outside off, Iyer has a tentative poke at it and it beats the outside, no edge the replays confirm
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | IND: 140/2 | RR: 8.23
- Shreyas Iyer27 (22b)
- Shivam Dube1 (1b)
- Ish Sodhi4-0-28-0
- Tim Southee3-0-37-0
16.6
1
Sodhi to Iyer, 1 run, another slider, Iyer looks to cut it away but can only chop it away for one
16.5
1
Sodhi to Dube, 1 run, slider, angled across, stands tall and pushes it to long-off
Shivam Dube is the new man
16.4
W
Sodhi to Sharma, no run, length around off, out comes an uncharacteristic reverse sweep, can't beat point and looks like that's the end of Rohit's stint in the middle. He is hobbling off the park, having decided that he can't run
RG Sharma retired hurt 60 (41b 3x4 3x6) SR: 146.34
Rohit retires hurt after deciding that he can no longer run
