India Vs New Zealand Live Score, 2nd T20I: Mitchell Santner picks Axar Patel. Earlier, Glenn Phillips scored 43 off 70 to help New Zealand get to 180/5 from 20 overs after Shreyas Iyer’s India won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand in the second of the five-match T20I series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday. The visitors have already won the first match and lead the series 1-0.
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Although India won at various points with both bat and ball, they looked a bit rusty, which can be attributed to the quick turnaround from the fifth T20I in Bengaluru against West Indies. However, they played some solid cricket during that match.
New Zealand, on the other hand, took time to get into the game, especially with the ball. Spinners Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell brought them into the contest with a few quick wickets, but the damage in the powerplay was too great for them to get a positive result.
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What is wrong with Axar Patel? A yard here, an inch there, and a lost touch
Axar Patel in action. (Surjeet Yadav / CREIMAS for BCCI)
Axar Patel is usually unfazed by conceding occasional sixes in T20Is, relying on his resilience and ability to bounce back rather than doubting himself. However, a fierce, premeditated hit by Finn Allen—capitalizing on a delivery that was a yard slower than expected—visibly frustrated the Indian spinner, highlighting the tiny margins of error and immense pressure faced by bowlers in modern T20 cricket. (Read more from Sandip G)
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