IND vs NZ Live Score, 2nd T20I Updates: India win by 6 wickets and level the series 1-1 with New Zealand

IND vs NZ 2nd T20 Live Score Update: What a game of cricket this has been. Almost 40 overs of cricket between India and New Zealand where only 200 runs were scored. The bowlers were the ones who turned the game on its head. The match came right to the final over and ended with a dramatic finish in favor of India. After this thriller, we now eagerly wait for the decider to be played in Ahmedabad. Follow us for India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Stay tuned

Thank you for joining us for the live blog of the 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand. We hope you enjoyed the coverage. We'll be back soon with the live of the 3rd T20I on Wednesday. Till then, stay tuned to Sportskeeda!

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav, Player of the Match: A different version of SKY today. Adapting to the situation was very important when I went into bat. After losing Washy, it was important for someone to take the game till the end. It was my mistake, it was definitely not a run, I didn't see where the ball was going. It was a challenging wicket. We didn't think it's turn this way in the second innings but it's important to adapt. We just needed one hit in that over and it was very important to calm our nerves. Before we got the winning runs, he (Hardik) came and told me 'you are going to finish on this ball' and that gave me a lot of confidence.

India won by 6 wickets

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya, IND captain: I always believed that we'll be able to finish the game, but it went quite late. All these games are important with the moments. You don't need to panic because it was about rotating the strike rather than taking the pressure. That's exactly what we did. We followed our basics. To be honest, this was a shocker. Two games, the kind of wickets we've played on ... I don't mind difficult wickets, I am all up for that. But these two wickets are not made for T20. Somewhere down the line, curators should make sure that they prepare the game previously rather than having a couple of games there. Other than than, happy. Even 120 would have been a winning total. Bowlers - they stuck to their plans and ensured they did not rotate the strike. We kept rotating the spinners. Dew didn't play much part in this. They were able to spin the ball more than us. It was carrying through well. It was a shocker of a wicket.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Player of the Match

Suryakumar Yadav has been announced as the "Player of the Match" for his knock of 26*(31).

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Mitchell Santner

Mitchell Santner, NZ captain: It was a great game of cricket. To get it so close was a great effort from the bowlers. If we'd got an extra 10 or 15, could have been the difference. The calmness of Surya and Hardik to get them over the line was pretty good. We bowled 16 or 17 overs of spin, definitely something different. With the bounce out there, it looked challenging. You are not sure what a good total is. 120 might have been a good score. Rotation might have been the difference.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Record alert

Most number of balls in a T20I without a single six:
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

India vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand bowling

New Zealand spinners were the ones that pulled things back for them and really put India in a spot of bother. Bracewell, and Sodhi were amongst the wickets with one scalp a piece.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Record alert

Yuzvendra Chahal has now surpassed Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the leading wicket taker for India in T20Is with 91 wickets!

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Credit to New Zealand

You got to give the credit to New Zealand for giving such a hard time to India. They took 19.5 overs to reach the target and the Kiwis made this a highly competitive contest till the end. The spinners ruled tonight in Lucknow.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Edge of the seat experience

This one really had people thinking and biting their nails. Oh just 1 ball to spare for India as they reach 100 runs and win this one by 6 wickets. SKY hits the winning runs with a boundary. A very low scoring event but a thrilling one indeed.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: India win!

Oh what an absolute thriller! SKY hits it over the man in the 30-yard circle and they level the series 1-1.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Tight sitaution

A single off the first and then a dot, 5 runs needed from 4 now. This is going to be a nail-biting finish between India and New Zealand.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Blair Tickner against Hardik Pandya

Its Tickner who will bowl the crucial and deciding final over. This is his first over of the match. Which side will this game roll towards?

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pandya gets Indians roaring

A boundary after 7.3 overs! Hardik Pandya gets it on the bat at the right time. India require 6 runs of the final over.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pressure is rising

9 balls left and India still requires 12 runs. This is getting tough here as SKY swings and misses. India really would not want to leave too many for the final. This is excellent from the Kiwis.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand getting in deep

Another over goes where India were just able to score 5. New Zealand is pushing it to the final over here with 13 needed of the final two overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Just 5 scored

A tidy over from Chapman gets India 5 runs in the 17th over. India need run a ball from here on.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: 4 overs remaining

India is 77-4 after 16 overs and they now require 23 to win from 24 balls at 5.75 RPO.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Another run out

Its Washington Sundar this time. A second run-out of the match for India as a mix-up leaves SKY, and Sundar standing at the same end. India now stands at 70-4.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Good running

Signs of good chemistry at the crease as SKY, and Sundar run 2 off the last ball. A total of nine runs came off the over. India is 66-3 after 13.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: After 12 overs

India is 57-3 after the completion of 12 overs with Sundar, an SKY at the crease. India needs 43 runs in 48 balls to win.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Washington carries on

A much needed boundary for India as the in form Sundar continues from where he left on Friday. They need to up their scoring rate to avoid on rush at the end.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Tripathi perishes

Ish Sodhi gets Rahul Tripathi after a simple catch from Phillips. He gets out for 13, India lose their 3rd for 50 runs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Halfway through

India have reached the halfway stage of their batting season, it's 49-2.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: SKY walks in

Mr. 360 of India, SKY is in next at number 4. Can he get India through?

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Unfortunate for India

A poor judgement from Kishan has led to his downfall. India lose him in the form of a run-out and the score is 46-2.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Productive one for India

9 runs came off the over. India is 43-1 after eight overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Tripathi greets Sodhi with a four

Ish Sodhi comes into the attack and Rahul Tripathi smacks it over the top for a glorious four. Good start to the over for India.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Boundary off the last ball

A welcome boundary for India off the bat of Kishan gets their run tally to 34-1 after 7 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Glenn Phillips to bowl

Santner has brought in Phillips to bowl, who's the off-spinner. This move comes in to utilize the turn on offer from the pitch. Will this card play well for New Zealand?

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Kishan rocks back

A solid shot from KIshan off the back foot earns him a much needed boundary. This will do him world good of confidence. India is 29-1 after the powerplay.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pressure, pressure

ishan Kishan is feeling the heat as he is on 7(18). H tried to get a quick run but Tripathi disapproved. Luckily for Kishan, a bad throw saved him and provided a run off the overthrow.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: 5 overs bowled

After 5 overs of play, India is 22-1.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Tripathi walks in at no. 3

Its Rahul Tripathi, the new man in for India. He got out for a duck in the previous encounter and India would like for him to improve from that and take them home tonight.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Gill gets dismissed

A pull shot from Gill has once again caused him to walk back to the pavilion. He did not get it well on the bat as he would've liked and its an easy one for Allen at the boundary. India is 17-1.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Gill punches well

That's the right technique to play spin, he let the ball come to him and then came a punch off the backfoot, Four runs to Gill. India is 16-0 after 3 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Tricky time

Santer is at it and Kishan is finding it difficult to get to the pitch of the delivery. New Zealand need to pounce and pick a wicket if they want to stand any chance of winning.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Brilliant from Bracewell

There's definitely turn and bounce still on offer. Just a single scored. India is 9-0 after 2 overs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Gill starts well

Easily guided on the leg-side, Gill hits India's first four. After the first, its 8-0.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Duffy in to bowl

Jacob Duffy has been handed the responsibility of starting it off for New Zealand. Ca he get an early breakthrough for New Zealand?

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Indian openers come out

India is ready with the reply as Shubman Gill, and Ishan Kishan walk out to the field with 100 runs in sight.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Indian bowling

The bowling truly did the job tonight with al the spinners picking one wicket a piece. Adding to it, Arshdeep got two wickets, while Indian captain also took one wicket.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: India need 100 to win

New Zealand have ended at 99-8 in their 20 overs. A disappointing outing for the Kiwis as they just couldn't get a move-on right from the start. India needs 100 runs at 5 RPO.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Scoring over for Kiwis

11 runs came off the Shivam Mavi over. New Zealand is 94-8 with one over remaining.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Duffy gets one on the bat

A pull from Duffy earns New Zealand a boundary after 28 balls. This shows how dominant the Indian bowlers have been tonight,

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Arshdeep gets two

A well directed bouncer from Arshdeep gets the better of Ferguson and he now has two scalps in just one over. New Zealand is 83-8 with 12 deliveries remaining.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Arshdeep picks Sodhi

Arshdeep Singh gets a breakthrough in his first over. New Zealand is 7 down for 83 runs.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Arshdeep brought in

Arshdeep Singh has been handed the ball for the 18th over and Ish Sodhi joins Santner for New Zealand.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Hardik gets one

A good presence of mind on the boundary line from Arshdeep helps India get their 6th wicket of the night as Bracewell has to go for 14 runs. New Zealand is 80-6.

India vs New Zealand Live Score: Batsmen struggling

The New Zealand batsmen are in all sorts of struggle as they continue to find scoring runs a difficult task at hand. Just 4 over are remaining and New Zealand is only 76-5. The death overs is where they need to cash in and hit some against the Indian bowlers.