Southee raises his arms in relief almost after delivering the perfect yorker to the No.11, returning the favour to Bumrah. The ball swings into the right-hander and dips under the bat to crash into middle stump, lighting up the bails to give New Zealand their first victory on what has been a tough tour of India. New Zealand level the series with a six-run victory.
India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI at Delhi, Oct 20 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Delhi, October 20, 2016, New Zealand tour of India
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9.35pm Quite a cracking game this has been, a tense chase throughout. India were all but gone when Martin Guptill of all people took two wickets in the 41st over, leaving the last two wickets with 60 to get. Pandya and Yadav then put on 49 runs in quick time to treat us to that great finish. I wonder if New Zealand will go back and re-think those lengths they bowled during that ninth-wicket partnership.
Kane Williamson will probably be Man of the Match but an honourable mention to Trent Boult, who took 2 for 25 in ten overs.
"Very satisfying," says Boult after the game to Star Sports. "It's a good sign to see the bowlers bowling well and putting the Indian batsmen under pressure. I was trying to remain aggressive but give as little as possible in the 49th over ... a lot of moisture out there all together, the wicket was holding up a touch, smart bowling, it proved very effective. Looking forward to Mohali."
Prabodh R.: "Superb game, nail-biting finish, Congrats NZ for 1st win and you deserve it. #wellplayed KW among the runs and that come out to sufficient after a good show by bowlers. Credit must go to Pandya as well for playing a mature innings although he did not make it but showed perfect temperament required for a match finisher. He is young and can go long from here."
Aditya Talesara: "You got to love blackcaps. 100% commitment in the field no matter what. Absolutely deserved win."
Animesh : "Kane Williamson finally reports for duty.. No one else could touch 50. The difference between the two sides."
Rajiv: "Martin Guptill has officially transmogrified into Chris Martin." Great word - transmogrified.
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MS Dhoni: I feel this was one game where we lost wickets against the run of play, it was not that the deliveries were good, we just kept losing wickets. Until the end we had the run rate under control ... When you're chasing you need to play 50 overs and at one stage it didn't look like we would. I felt the NZ bowlers bowled really well ... but we just kept losing wickets. I dont think there was a lot of dew, it was not coming out to the bat ... I think we bowled really well, after the new ball it was key to get reverse swing and put pressure on the batsman, Mishy bowled well and got crucial wickets ...
The Man of the Match Kane Williamson: The wicket wasn't easy to increase the scoring rate, at the halfway stage we were a few off where we wanted to be, a lot of credit to the way we bowled, to create pressure on that surface was key and Trent Boult was outstanding. the bowling was huge for us, we were below par but we did have enough runs to create a squeeze, dealing the with dew is never easy .... the dew didn't help the spinners and they did a great job, there wasn't much turn but they did great for us. Seam bowling was easier to face on that surface. It was a good game of cricket, credit to India, they fought all the way ..."
And that's a wrap for tonight. Thank you for all your emails today. We'll see you for the third ODI on Sunday. Cheers.
49.3
W
Southee to Bumrah, OUT
Jasprit Bumrah b Southee 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 0
49.2
1
Southee to Umesh Yadav, 1 run
a full ball outside off, nearly blockhole length, Yadav reaches for it on the front foot and drives to long off, he won't get the second this time, Bumrah will have to face
49.1
2
Southee to Umesh Yadav, 2 runs
Southee goes full, he swings it into the right-hander but Yadav is up to it, bringing his bat down and hitting the ball hard through midwicket
Ten runs needed off the final over, one wicket left. Southee will bowl. Yadav to face.
end of over 496 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 233/9CRR: 4.75 • RRR: 10.00
Umesh Yadav15 (21b 1x4)
Jasprit Bumrah0 (0b)
Trent Boult 10-2-25-2
Matt Henry 10-0-51-1
48.6
1
Boult to Umesh Yadav, 1 run
a full toss outside off stump, Yadav plays towards point and runs the single to keep strike
The batsmen crossed so Yadav is on strike.
48.5
W
Boult to Hardik, OUT
Pandya's fight has ended and silence blankets the Kotla. The short ball brings the wicket. Boult dug that in really short and Pandya met it way outside the crease, trying to slap it down the ground off the front foot and with a flat bat. He was in a really awkward position as he made contact and the top edge flew high in the air towards the fielder on the sweeper boundary. Santner judged the high-pressure catch well
Hardik Pandya c Santner b Boult 36 (32b 3x4 0x6 51m) SR: 112.5
48.4
•
Boult to Hardik, no run
in the blockhole this time, full balls have been such a rarity in the slog, Pandya digs it out towards the bowler
48.3
4
Boult to Hardik, FOUR runs
Pandya is playing a blinder here, clubbing another short of a length ball over the head of the fielder at mid-off, he got on the front foot, cleared the front leg to make room and then swung hard
48.2
•
Boult to Hardik, no run
a slower ball wide outside off stump, that is just on the guide line outside off as Pandya lets it go, not a wide
48.1
1
Boult to Umesh Yadav, 1 run
short of a length outside off and Yadav cuts, the ball races across the outfield to Bracewell to third man, there's some awkward bounce in the deep but he adjusts well to field it
Two overs left, two wickets left, 16 runs to get.
end of over 486 runs
IND: 227/8CRR: 4.72 • RRR: 8.00
Umesh Yadav13 (19b 1x4)
Hardik Pandya32 (28b 2x4)
Matt Henry 10-0-51-1
Tim Southee 9-0-49-2
47.6
1
Henry to Umesh Yadav, 1 run
a fuller length outside off, Yadav gets on the front foot and throws his bat into a drive, he gets an outside edge that runs down to third man
47.5
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Henry to Umesh Yadav, no run
back of a length again to the No. 10, Yadav plays it into the covers and sends Pandya back, he rushes back and dives to make his ground, no direct hit though
47.4
1
Henry to Hardik, 1 run
finally a full ball, swinging and nearly a yorker, but Pandya is good enough to drill it out through midwicket, I wonder how Umesh might handle one of those?
Karthick KG: "@Yashas it was 1996. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/66061.html "
47.3
1
Henry to Umesh Yadav, 1 run
short of a length again, on the pads this time, Yadav moves across and flicks behind square
47.2
2
Henry to Umesh Yadav, 2 runs
length ball outside off, length again, on repeat. Yadav stays beside the line of the ball and cuts hard, beating backward point. Southee runs to his right from third man and dives to save two runs
Sankar2178: "Where are the Yorkers!!?? Just slip one under umesh's bat. That's it. Couldn't find even a single Yorker to the no.10"
47.1
1
Henry to Hardik, 1 run
short of a length once again, swatted through midwicket for a single
Yashas Sridhara: "This reminds of the Srinath and Kumble finish against Australia in Bangalore. 1998 was it?" Against Australia, when such finishes were so improbable.
end of over 478 runs
IND: 221/8CRR: 4.70 • RRR: 7.33
Hardik Pandya30 (26b 2x4)
Umesh Yadav9 (15b 1x4)
Tim Southee 9-0-49-2
Trent Boult 9-2-19-1
It feels like New Zealand's seamers have been bowling defensively with their lengths at the lower order.
46.6
1
Southee to Hardik, 1 run
moves back and across to flick the short of a length ball through midwicket
46.5
2
Southee to Hardik, 2 runs
short of a length again, swatted to mid-off and a quick single results in a direct-hit at the bowler's end ricocheting towards cover for an overthrow, Williamson was the thrower and Latham fumbled collecting the ricochet at cover
46.4
1
Southee to Umesh Yadav, 1 run
Southee's lucky there, it was far too short and Yadav pulled it so powerfully, he placed it right to Taylor at square leg, a few feet on either side and that was four
46.3
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Southee to Umesh Yadav, no run
New Zealand are not bowling full at these batsmen, it's short of a length and slower this time, Yadav backs away and tries to play on the off side, the ball bounces over the top of the stumps
46.3
1w
Southee to Umesh Yadav, 1 wide
Southee loses his line, strays down leg side and concedes a wide, 26 needed off 22 now
46.2
1
Southee to Hardik, 1 run
stays back this time and works the length ball through midwicket, not in the gap in the deep so just the single
46.1
2
Southee to Hardik, 2 runs
a length ball outside off stump, Pandya moves forward and towards the off side and flicks it towards wide long-on, they race back for the second, the crowd cheers as India close the gap
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