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New Zealand vs India, 2nd T20I - Live Cricket Score
India tour of New Zealand, 2026 | 24 Oct 2026, Sat, 12:30 PM IST | Hagley Oval, Christchurch
ResultIndia won by 4 wickets
NZ
180/5 (20 ov)
IND
181/6 (19.5 ov)
Player of the Match: Tilak Varma
2nd Innings
2
19.5Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs, Jacob Duffy slips in a full toss down the leg side, and the batter works it away to hustle back for two.
1Wd
19.5Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 wide, Jacob Duffy errs with his fast delivery, straying too far wide as the batter hangs in the crease and swings an uppercut that fails to connect. The extra takes the chasing side one run closer to the target.
1
19.4Jacob Duffy to N. Tilak Varma, 1 run, Jacob Duffy hits a back of a length on the stumps, and the cut shot brings a single.
2
19.3Jacob Duffy to N. Tilak Varma, 2 runs, Jacob Duffy pitches back of a length outside off stump. He steps forward and hustles back for two runs.
4
19.2Jacob Duffy to N. Tilak Varma, Four, Jacob Duffy serves a full-length ball outside off stump. N. Tilak Varma sends it away for four to bring the target down to two runs.
1
19.1Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run, Duffy delivers back of a length outside off. He rocks back to pull, stopped in the field for one.
End Of Over
19
Run Scored: 18
4 4 0 4 0 6
Score After 19 Overs
IND Inning - 170/6
Tilak Varma44(23)
Nitish Kumar Reddy23(11)
Nathan Smith
3-0-34-1
6
18.6Nathan Smith to N. Tilak Varma, Six, Nathan Smith pitches it on a good length outside off stump. N. Tilak Varma steps forward and carves an inside-out shot all the way over the ropes for six. A massive blow in this tight chase.
0
18.5Nathan Smith to N. Tilak Varma, no run, Nathan Smith nails a yorker outside off stump. The batter cannot squeeze it away, pushing the required rate higher in this steep chase.
4
18.4Nathan Smith to N. Tilak Varma, Four, Nathan Smith drops it short on the stumps. Tilak Varma seizes the chance and sends it away to the fence for four vital runs in this tight chase.
0
18.3Nathan Smith to N. Tilak Varma, no run, Nathan Smith hits a back of a length outside off stump. The batter cannot find a way through, keeping it scoreless with the required rate climbing steeply.
4
18.2Nathan Smith to N. Tilak Varma, Four, Nathan Smith lands it back of a length on the stumps. Tilak Varma presses forward and sends it away for four in this tight chase. That also brings up the fifty-run partnership.
4
18.1Nathan Smith to N. Tilak Varma, Four, Nathan Smith serves a full delivery outside off stump. N. Tilak Varma hangs back in his crease and ramps it away for four vital runs to chip away at the steep target.
End Of Over
18
Run Scored: 17
6 1 4 1Wd 0 4 1
Score After 18 Overs
IND Inning - 152/6
Tilak Varma26(17)
Nitish Kumar Reddy23(11)
Jacob Duffy
3-0-30-1
1
17.6Jacob Duffy to N. Tilak Varma, 1 run, Jacob Duffy attacks the stumps from back of a length, and the batter clips it away to retain the strike with one run. The chase remains steep.