TeamIndia Target 154 in Ranchi T20 .. Kiwis floating at the end

Tourism New Zealand set a 154-run target for Team India in the second T20I at Ranchi on Friday. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. 3×4 in balls) made 153 for 6 with no loss. Among Indian bowlers, Herschelle Patel took two wickets while Bhubaneswar, Deepak Chahar, Akshar Patel and Ashwin took one wicket each.

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field With that .. Martin Guptill who started the New Zealand innings with Darley Mitchell .. went into top gear from the first over. Guptill and Mitchell, who hit Edapada boundaries, put on 42 runs for the first wicket in 4.2 overs. But .. the Kiwis scoreboard slowed down after Guptill was out. Chapman, Phillips stood at the crease .. could not play aggressively. Also in the middle overs, Tim Seifert (1×4 off 13:15 balls) and Neesham (3:12 balls) could not bat. New Zealand had to settle for 153 runs. In the end Mitchell Shantner (8 not out: 9 balls) and Milne (5 not out: 4 balls) tried to play big shots but the Indian bowlers did not give them a chance.