India came back strongly against New Zealand in the second T20I as they defeated New Zealand in a low-scoring thriller to level the ongoing three-match series 1-1 on Sunday at Lucknow. While Surya smashed the winning runs, the magical spin-duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav helped Team India restrict the Black Caps to a paltry total in the 2nd T20I at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. India has now leveled the ongoing three-match T20I series 1-1 with a nervy 6-wicket win.
Pandya-led Team India will meet New Zealand in the 3rd T20I on Wednesday at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Ahead of the 3rd T20I match, here, in this article, we bring you the 3 biggest positives or match-winners from the 2nd T20I match. Check it out:
1. Suryakumar Yadav:
Chasing a target of 100 runs, India once again couldn’t accelerate their innings while chasing the target. It took another brilliant knock from Suryakumar Yadav to get the Indian team over the line. SKY smashed the winning runs in the 2nd T20I against New Zealand to help the Indian cricket team. India chased down a target of 100 runs on a tough pitch. He played a gritty knock of 26 runs off 31 balls, smashing one boundary. The middle-order batter was also named the Player of the Match.
2. Kuldeep Yadav:
Ever since making a comeback, Kuldeep has been in excellent form with the ball. New Zealand was reduced to 48/4 inside 10 overs and a clinical show by the Indian bowlers showed New Zealand getting restricted to 99 runs. Kuldeep conceded 17 runs in his 4 overs quota and picked one wicket. He produced an almost unplayable delivery to dismiss Daryl Mitchell during the second T20I match. The ball pitched outside the off stump and turned sharply into the batsmen as Mitchell was completely caught off guard.
3. Yuzvendra Chahal:
Yuzvendra Chahal bowled only two overs, one of which was a maiden, and finished with impressive figures of 2-1-4-1. Chahal gave India their first breakthrough by getting the wicket of Finn Allen, who hit two fours and scored 11 off 10 balls. During his 2 overs, Chahal only conceded 4 runs.
