India Vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: Harshit Rana Strikes Early, Sends Conway Packing

Just when it looked like a partnership was building, Kuldeep Yadav reminds everyone why he’s dangerous. Phillips had been handling him well, but this time the googly fools him completely. He swings hard, trying to go against the spin to the leg side, only to get a leading edge.

The ball balloons straight to backward point, and Hardik Pandya takes it comfortably. Phillips’ 19 off 13, two fours and a six, comes to an end, and India hit back in style.

Ravindra wastes no time. Varun Chakaravarthy drifts in round the wicket, teasing with a googly, but Ravindra is ready. He crouches just enough, gets under it, and sends it flying over deep mid-wicket, that’s a massive six, straight out of the middle of the bat, soaring 94 meters! What a statement shot to get the innings going.

And just like that, Devon Conway is on his way. Harshit Rana needs only his second ball to make an impact, rolling his fingers over a clever slower delivery that completely deceives Conway.

The shot comes too early, the timing vanishes, and the ball floats gently towards mid-off where Hardik Pandya makes no mistake. Conway’s lively 19 off just nine balls, with three boundaries and a six, comes to an abrupt end, and India draw first blood with a big early breakthrough.

The field spreads out, the openers take their places. Devon Conway marks his guard, Tim Seifert gives him a nod from the other end. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball and the shine, jogging in with purpose. The noise builds, the anticipation rises, and with Conway on strike, the first ball of this contest is about to be unleashed. Let’s go.

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

India have won the toss and have opted to field first against New Zealand.

Raipur is set for a perfect evening of cricket on Friday, January 23, with clear skies and plenty of sunshine giving way to a pleasant night. The second T20I between India and New Zealand gets underway at 7 PM IST, and there’s no threat of rain to spoil the party.

Temperatures should hover between 24°C and 17°C, while a bit of dew later in the night could come into play, don’t be surprised if the toss-winning captain opts to bowl first.

You can watch India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network.

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