New Zealand flew in Ishan-Surya’s ‘storm’, Team India defeated by 7 wickets in Raipur T20

IND vs NZ 2nd T20: In the second T20 match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, India defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets. India achieved New Zealand’s target of 209 runs in the 16th over itself. Captain Surya Kumar Yadav (81*) and Ishan Kishan (76) played explosive innings for Team India.

Team India had a bad start

India had a very bad start while chasing the target of 209 runs. Sanju Samson 6 and Abhishek Sharma were out without opening the account. But Ishan Kishan made his intentions clear as soon as he came to the crease. Ishan Kishan took the Kiwi bowlers seriously and after returning to the team, playing the second match, he played a quick inning of 76 runs in 32 balls. Kishan hit 11 fours and 4 skyscraper sixes in his innings.

On the other hand, Suryakumar’s bat also roared after a long time. Captain Surya played an unbeaten inning of 81 runs on 36 balls, which had 9 fours and 4 sixes. Apart from this, Shivam Dubey scored unbeaten 35 runs on 17 balls and gave Team India its second consecutive win against the visiting team.

Kiwi bowlers looked helpless

For New Zealand, Duffy and Henry definitely took 1 wicket each, but other bowlers looked helpless in front of the Indian batsmen. Fox conceded 67 runs in just 3 overs, while captain Santner also proved costly and conceded 27 runs in 2 overs.

Surya’s return to form

Captain Surya’s return to form in the T20 series being played with the Kiwi team is a good sign. Today’s innings of Ishaan has also been very special. While batting at number 3, Ishaan has shown how well he can destroy the opposition bowlers. Let us tell you that the third match of the 5-match T20 series will be played in Guwahati. By winning this match the team would like to capture the series.

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