Suryakumar: In T20 cricket a hundred was really special, but it was also important for me to bat till the end, Hardik told me. We needed a score of 190-195 and happy we got there. We had a word in the 16th over that we wanted to take it deep with only Hooda and Washington to follow. I've been doing the same thing in the nets and all practice sessions. We can also hear Rishabh Pant say "unbelievable" in Suryakumar's ear after he finishes that interview. We are all Rishabh Pant. Himanshu will bring the chase to you.

So Suryakumar does not get strike for the final over at all. A buzzkill for India but the damage in the three previous overs have set them up for a total their bowlers would think they can defend. SKY's second T20I hundred had 11 boundaries and seven sixes, an absolute clinic in T20 batting. A proper 360-degree innings. Southee's hat-trick does put some icing on the cake for New Zealand but they will know that the hosts have been bossed by one batter today. The rest of India's batters had an average outing, with Kishan the second-highest run-scorer with 36 but one that took 31 balls. ESPNcricinfo's forecaster gives India a 75% chance of winning this game, but I'm fairly sure New Zealand will have a thing or two to say about that. We'll be back with the second innings soon.

Mayank Shekhar : "Now imagine what he can score if he bats all 20 overs. Get SKY to open pleaseeeee ...."

Sundararajan La: "One man scores 111 of 51 not losing his wicket. Rest scores 69 of 69 for 6."

Meanwhile, the Pro Kabaddi League has been a wild ride so far - season-ending injuries, Dabang Delhi's imperious start followed by a downfall, Telugu Titans' never-ending misery. As the season goes into the final leg, here's a look at the midseason grades of all teams.

Anvit Aggarwal: "This is less than sensible from Pandya. He shouldn't have taken the doubles and instead given strike to Surya."

Akshay: "This is where Kohli is excellent..Just hand over Strike to the Explosive Batter"

Nandha: "Guess the Comms are having a tough time finding words to describe the shots made by Sky.... Such is the blitzkrieg at Mt.Maunganui" -- The dictionary has been chucked out of the window

nitin: "@Hameez - Be it Viv, ABD, Viru, SRT, Kohli, SKY - They are once in a lifetime greats!"

Hameez : "As a Pakistan fan I just feel lucky that he never got going against us. This is out of the world batting."

Prabhakaran: "Earlier, it was Suresh Raina who loved and flawlessly played those inside out shots, SKY has taken his place now !! Crazy hitting!!"

Vishal Pawar: "17 from 17th and 18 from the 18th over. India is well on course to 200 here."

In India, you can watch India's tour of New Zealand live on Prime Video. Those of you in the US can watch this game live on ESPN+.