Varma and Reddy lead India to T20 win over New Zealand

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 14:20 · Archive

Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy's seventh-wicket partnership guided India to a four-wicket T20 victory over New Zealand in Christchurch.

India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the second match of a five-match T20 series in Christchurch, chasing 181 with a ball to spare. Tilak Varma struck 51 off just 25 balls in a player-of-the-match performance, and shared an unbroken seventh-wicket partnership of 69 off 30 balls with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored 26, to secure the victory. The win gave India a 2-0 series lead.

New Zealand had looked strong at 3-43 during the powerplay as India's pacers took early wickets, but Glenn Phillips (70) and Bevon Jacobs (58) turned the innings around with a 116-run fourth-wicket partnership. Phillips hit four boundaries and four sixes before being caught by Arshdeep Singh. Michael Bracewell then hit 10 off two balls to help New Zealand reach 5-180.

India's chase began shakily. Mitchell Santner's left-arm spin claimed early damage, taking 4-21 and leaving India needing 68 runs from the final five overs. Abhishek Sharma (27) and captain Shreyas Iyer (7) fell to Santner before the lower order collapsed further. But Varma and Reddy targeted the pacers in the final three overs to complete the chase. Varma said after the match: 'The Hyderabadi boys were in play today ... what everyone believed, I have done it, so I'm really proud of myself.'

How it is being reported

• Varma and Reddy lead India fightback to sink NZ againTilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy worked wonders with a superb seventh-wicket partnership to guide India to a four-wicket T20 win over New Zealand.The West Australian · 24 Oct, 13:48
• Varma and Reddy lead India fightback to sink NZ againTilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy worked wonders with a superb seventh-wicket partnership to guide India to a four-wicket T20 win over New Zealand.Perth Now · 24 Oct, 13:48

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