Last Updated: January 29, 2023, 22:39 IST
Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya celebrates India’s win.
Chasing just 100, New Zealand made a match out of it. Just like India, the spinners used the turn on offer to full advantage. While SKY (26 off 31 balls) was the lead architect of India’s win, Hardik Pandya (15 off 20) played the second fiddle.
Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya held their nerve as India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets to level the three-match series in Lucknow. The Blackcaps pushed India to the brink and the game went to the final over; at one stage the equation was 4 needed off 3 balls. That was when SKY launched the bowler over mid off to hit the winning runs.
Chasing just 100, New Zealand made a match out of it. Just like India, the spinners used the turn on offer to full advantage. While SKY (26 off 31 balls) was the lead architect of India’s win, Hardik Pandya (15 off 20) played the second fiddle. Both shared a 31-run stand to help India win after being reduced to 70/4.
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