2nd T20I: Rohit, Rahul help India gun down 154 after Harshal Patel heroics vs New Zealand to seal series
Chasing 154 for victory, the Men in Blue reached the target in 17.2 overs to register their second successive T20I series win over the Blackcaps. The duo added 117 for the opening wicket to lay a solid foundation for the run chase.
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul added 117 runs for the opening wicket (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- India (155/3 in 17.2 ov) beat New Zealand (153/6) by 7 wickets to take 2-0 lead
- KL Rahul (65) and Rohit Sharma (55) top-scored for India in the run chase
- Harshal Patel (2 for 25) was the standout bowler for India in the match
India completed a clinical win over New Zealand by 7 wickets in the second T20 international on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series after outstanding performances from KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Harshal Patel in Ranchi.
Chasing 154 for victory, the Men in Blue reached the target in 17.2 overs to register their second successive T20I series win over the Blackcaps. The duo added 117 for the opening wicket to lay a solid foundation for the run chase.
KL Rahul brought up his 16th T20I fifty off 40 balls before getting out for 65 off 49 balls in the 14th over to Tim Southee. But Rahul and debutant Venkatesh Iyer didn’t give any more opportunities to the Blackcaps and took the team home with 16 balls to spare.
Earlier, India rode on a tight bowling display by the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel to stymie New Zealand’s explosive start and restrict the visitors to a modest 153 for six in the second T20 International here on Friday.
In a must-win match for the Kiwis, who are trailing 0-1 in the three-match series, Martin Guptill (31 off 15 balls) and Daryl Mitchell (31 off 28 balls) took the Indian pacers to the cleaners after being put into bat.
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