India were 70/4 in 14.3 overs and their two senior batters Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav at the crease. Both of them tried to play some shots, but because of the difficult, tacky, spinning and bouncing nature of the surface, they could hardly time and middle and place their shots to perfection.
It was a very anti-Suryakumar Yadav innings as well, who remained unbeaten on 26 off 31 balls, stroking just 1 four, but got the job done along with Pandya, who scored 15* off 20. New Zealand’s highest scorer was skipper Mitchell Santner with 19*(23).
No batsman in the entire match that lasted 39.5 overs hit more than two fours.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: No batsman in the entire game hit a single six!!
And if you are thinking whether this is some kind of record where the match lasted 39.5 overs and not a single six was it – Yes, you are right.
Among the Full Member nations in men’s T20I, India and New Zealand, in Lucknow, created the record for the match with most balls bowled without a single six.
Most balls in a men’s T20I where no sixes was hit (FM teams):
239 Ind vs NZ Lucknow 2023 *
238 Ban vs NZ Mirpur 2021
223 Eng vs Pak Cardiff 2010
207 SL vs Ind Colombo RPS 2021
