IQN (NewsDesk): India pulled off an unlikely four wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20 International in Christchurch on Saturday, chasing 181 with one ball to spare after being reduced to 70 for 5, to go 2 0 up in the five match series.
New Zealand set the target after being sent in, finishing on 180 for 5. Glenn Phillips top scored with 70 and Jacobs added 58, while Arshdeep Singh took 2 for 33 for India. The hosts looked to have the match under control, but Cricinfo’s report described them as untidy in the field, with Phillips himself misfielding at deep midwicket during the chase.
India’s depth then made the difference. Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 51 off 26 balls, Naman Dhir contributed 31, and Nitish Kumar Reddy helped see the side home, even as New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner took 4 for 21. Needing 11 off the final over, Tilak found a boundary wide of mid off and then ran hard between the wickets to finish with a ball remaining. The win came in India’s 300th men’s T20I and keeps the side unbeaten in the series, with three matches still to play.
