India vs New Zealand 4th T20I Highlights: India now have a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
IND vs NZ 4th T20I, India vs New Zealand Highlights: The match headed into super over as four wickets fell in the final over of the innings. Colin Munro and Tim Seifert managed to get 13 runs in the Super Over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. Chasing 14 in Super Over, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli walked out to bat. Rahul hit a six and a four off the first two balls. Rahul got out off the third delivery but Kohli finished the job with ease as India took 4-0 lead in the series.
Earlier, chasing a target of 166, New Zealand did not get off to a good start losing Martin Guptill’s wicket in the powerplay overs. Colin Munro led the run chase with Tim Seifert. Munro reached his half-century from 38 balls. Munro’s innings came to an end as Virat Kohli pulled off a relay run out. In the next over, Yuzvendra Chahal sent Tom Bruce for a three-ball duck. Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor got the run chase back on track but faltered in the death overs. Shardul Thakur was trusted with the job to defend 7 runs in the final over. Four wickets fell in the final over as India, New Zealand played their second Super Over in a row.
Sanju Samson failed to make a mark again as he departed after scoring just 8 runs. Virat Kohli departed for 11 as Mitchell Santner took a stunner inside the 30-yard circle. Shreyas Iyer looked out of touch and lost his wicket to Ish Sodhi after scoring just one run. KL Rahul contributed with a 39-run knock before losing his wicket to Sodhi. India suffered a middle-order collapse as Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar failed to rebuild the innings. The 43-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Manish Pandey and Shardul Thakur helped India get some momentum. Thakur departed for 20 but Pandey carried on. The middle-order batsman scored 50 runs from 36 deliveries and helped India post 165/8.
Earlier New Zealand’s interim skipper Tim Southee won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kane Williamson did not take any part in the T20I as he is nursing an ACL injury. Rohit Sharma, the hero of the previous T20I was rested alongside Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja. Tom Bruce replaced an injured Williamson in the side. Daryl Mitchell was included in the side as well replacing an out-of-form Colin de Grandhomme.
New Zealand
165/7 (20.0)India
165/8 (20.0)India tied with New Zealand (India win Super Over by 1 wicket)
This is just disheartening for New Zealand fans. They have lost two consecutive Super Overs now.
Virat Kohli finishes the match with a boundary. That's FOUR in FOUR! New Zealand lose fourth Super Over in six months.
Good running between the wickets. Virat Kohli just pushed the ball towards leg side for a couple of runs. IND need 2 runs from 2 balls
KL Rahul tries to finish it with style but gets caught in the deep. IND need 4 runs from 3 balls
Short of the length delivery and KL Rahul pulls it for a boundary. 10 runs off 2 balls already. IND need 4 from 4 balls
KL Rahul creams that one into the crowd for a maximum. Tim Southee pays the price for bowling the length delivery. IND need 8 from 5 balls
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul walk out to bat in the Super Over. Will Tim Southee be able to defend 14 or we will see another Super Over? Target - 14
Are they sticking to the template again? Tim Southee backs himself to bowl the Super Over. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma imparting some knowledge about Super Over-hitting to the Indian batsmen.
A dot ball to end the over. Some confusion as Navdeep Saini claimed the catch but it was a bump one. NZ - 13/1 in super over
Colin Munro picks the slower ball early and gets a boundary square of the wicket. 12 runs from 5 balls
Finally, someone holds on to the ball. Washington Sundar takes the catch. Tim Seifert departs. 8 runs, one wicket from 4 balls
Tim Seifert mistimes again and this time KL Rahul drops the catch. Jasprit Bumrah could not believe it. 2 runs taken. 8 runs scored from 3 balls
Tim Seifert hits it on the up and finds the gap. A boundary for Seifert, Bumrah struggling to find the tough length. 6 runs from 2 balls scored
Two runs off the first ball as Shreyas Iyer puts down a tough chance.
Colin Munro and Tim Seifert come out to bat in the super over. Jasprit Bumrah is waiting for them at the bowling end.
New Zealand won their last super over against Australia in 2010. Can they do it again or New Zealand succumb under pressure? This seems too hard for Kane Williamson to watch from the dugout.
It's a SUPER OVER again. It's fourth one for New Zealand in six months and the same amount for me as well. Mitchell Santner could not get a single there. Will New Zealand get over the line this time?
Shardul Thakur gets the wicket of Daryl Mitchell. New Zealand need 2 runs from 1 ball. Oh my word! Will there be another super over? I have done three already. NZ - 164/6
Mitchell Santner could not go for a couple of runs as he slips at the non-striker's end. NZ need 2 off 2 now.
KL Rahul emulates MS Dhoni and runs out Tim Seifert as he tries to sneak a single via byes. Daryl Mitchell hit a boundary off the previous delivery. New Zealand need three runs from three deliveries. NZ - 163/5 after 19.3 overs