Cricket T20 Updates: India Thump New Zealand by 65 Runs to Go 1-0 in Series

Riding on Suryakumar Yadav's blistering hundred and the bowlers' impressive showing, India defeated New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20 International to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The in-form Suryakumar fired yet again with a scintillating hundred as India posted 191 for six. 

In reply, New Zealand were all out for 126 in 18.5 overs, with Deepak Hooda taking 4/10 in 2.5 overs. Sent in to bat first, India lost Rishabh Pant early while Ishan Kishan faced 31 balls for his 36 runs at the Bay Oval. 

Coming off an excellent T20 World Cup campaign, Suryakumar continued in the same vein and smashed his way to an unbeaten 111 off only 51 balls. He hit 11 fours and seven sixes. The returning Shreyas Iyer failed to make an impact, getting out for a nine-ball 13. Tim Southee picked up a hat-trick when he took three wickets on the trot in the innings' last over to finish with figures of 3/34. The first match of the series was a washout.

India has beaten the blackcaps comprehensively in the second T20I at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui to take the lead in the three-match T20I series. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly right from the start of their defence of 192 runs Bhuvneshwar Kumar swung the new ball and the spinners took wickets in the middle overs. Chahal bowled well dismissing the dangerous Glenn Philips and Jimmy Neesham.

Deepak Hooda didn’t contribute with the bat but picked up four for 10 runs in his spell. He picked three wickets in the 19th over to close the innings out. Williamson scored a 50 he huffed and puffed throughout the innings nevertheless this may be the innings which may bring him back to form.

Earlier Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 111(51 balls) guided India to put on 191 for 6 Suryakumar Yadav completed his second fifty in just 17 balls. Tim Southee (3/34) bagged his second International hat-trick in the last over.