Ishan Kishan all the time seems to be like a person in a rush. Again within the nationwide crew this sequence, after a hiatus, the flashy southpaw didn’t let the early dismissal of the openers curb his pure attacking instincts as he flayed a 32-ball 76 (11×4, 4×6) to energy India to a dominant seven-wicket win within the second T20I in opposition to New Zealand at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Worldwide Stadium in Raipur on Friday.
After Kishan’s pyrotechnics, captain Suryakumar Yadav (82 not out, 37b, 9×4, 4×6) unfurled some sensible photographs, taking the crew residence with 28 balls to spare within the firm of Shivam Dube (36 not out, 18b, 1×4 3×6).
Strolling in at No.3 after fellow southpaw Abhishek Sharma fell for a duck, disappointing the capability crowd, the Jharkhand batter wasted no time in wading into the opposition bowlers. His blistering 122-run third-wicket stand in simply 49 deliveries with Suryakumar made it a stroll within the park for the Males in Blue in chasing down the goal of 209.
It was a forgettable evening for Mitchell Santner & Co. with the ball as Kishan and Suryakumar hardly put a foot fallacious. The 2 peppered the boundary repeatedly, developing with pleasant photographs.
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Pacer Zak Foulkes bore the brunt of the Indian batters’ thrilling strokeplay, conceding 49 runs in two overs as Kishan and Suryakumar tore into his bowling.
Earlier, skipper Mitchell Santner’s 27-ball 47 (6×4, 1×6) enabled New Zealand to make 208 for six in 20 overs in an effort which noticed them fail to grab the initiative when introduced with the prospect.
Suryakumar Yadav unfurled some sensible photographs to take over after Kishan’s dismissal, finishing the chase with 28 balls left.
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Suryakumar Yadav unfurled some sensible photographs to take over after Kishan’s dismissal, finishing the chase with 28 balls left.
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Despatched in to bat, the Kiwis appeared to use up a flying begin offered by Devon Conway (19, 9b, 3×4, 1×6) and Tim Seifert (24, 13b, 5×4), dropping wickets when poised for the push, with solely Rachin Ravindra (44) and Santner having the ability to power the tempo.
Up in opposition to an assault lacking the rested Jasprit Bumrah and the injured Axar Patel, Conway picked up 18 runs within the opening over from Arshdeep Singh, together with a slashed six over backward-point. The left-arm pacer conceded an equal variety of runs within the third over as Tim Seifert hit 4 consecutive boundaries.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav signalled a return to type, selecting up two wickets whereas the opposite bowlers made positive that the guests didn’t run away with issues after a speedy begin to the innings.
Printed on Jan 23, 2026