India vs New Zealand 4th T20I 2020:
16:41 (IST): Virat Kohli does in style, slapping a back-of-length delivery from Southee towards the vacant midwicket fence as India snatch another victory from the jaws of defeat to go 4-0 up in the series.
16:40 (IST): Short, going down leg, and Rahul hooks this over short fine! IND 10/0; need 4 to win from 4
16:38 (IST): SIX! Rahul smashes this high over the square leg fence for a maximum! IND 6/0; need 8 to win from 5
16:33 (IST): India and New Zealand head to super over. New Zealand scores 13 runs.
15:59 (IST): After 18 overs, New Zealand – 155/3
15:39 (IST): Chahal gets Bruce. After 14 overs, New Zealand – 120/3
15:23 (IST): Out! Kohli catches Munro’s hit.
15:16 (IST): Colin Munro scores exceptional 50. After 10 Overs New Zealand – 85/1
14:50 (IST): Bumrah draws first blood! Guptill was gone. After 5 overs, New Zealand – 37/1
14:45 (IST): After 3 overs, New Zealand 19/0
14:41 (IST): After 2 overs, New Zealand 9/0
14:23 (IST): Guptill and Munro start New Zealand’s batting. NZ – 4/0
14:14 (IST): Pandey’s unbeaten 50 helps India finish on 165/8
14:03 (IST): India 8 down. Chahal and Thakur depart. IND – 144/8 after 18 overs
13:33 (IST): India 6 down. IND – 89/6 (12.2)
13:20 (IST): 5 down for India: Rahul and Dube falls. IND – 87/5 after 11 overs
13:13 (IST): 3 down for India.
12:40 (IST): OUT: Samson goes for a flashy drive and is caught by Santner.
12:04 (IST): Toss update, New Zealand’s stand-in captain Tim Southee wins the toss, elects to bowl first.
Sanju Samson failed to make a mark again as he departed after scoring just 8 runs. Virat Kohli departed for 11 as Mitchell Santner took a stunner inside the 30-yard circle. New Zealand’s interim skipper Tim Southee won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kane Williamson will not be taking part in the T20I.
Rohit Sharma, the hero of the previous T20I has been rested alongside Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja. Sanju Samson will open the innings. Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini will play as well. Williamson has suffered an ACL injury. Tom Bruce replaces Williamson in the side.
Daryl Mitchell was included in the side as well replacing an out-of-form Colin de Grandhomme.
India registered their first T20I series win in New Zealand after a thrilling win in super over in Hamilton T20I. Shivam Dube has struggled with the bat in the series. In the previous T20I, he struggled in every department of the game.
All-rounder Washington Sundar may replace him for the fourth match. Sanju Samson played just one match since his return to the T20I side and scored six runs against Sri Lanka.
Samson may play in the middle order. Also, Rishabh Pant is yet to get a game since he suffered a concussion in the first ODI against Australia in home series.
