Mitchell Santner is back into the attack now that Dube is gone. Rinku makes room and nudges one to point for a single. Hardik follows it up with a boundary, then backs it with a huge six. He dances down the track again, but Santner goes wider. A shortish delivery is slapped to deep cover, and Hardik avoids getting stumped. Rinku deals in singles, adding another run to end the over. Fourteen runs come off it, and after 15 overs, India are 182 for 5.
Jacob Duffy is brought back into the attack. Hardik powers one towards deep square leg for a single, while Rinku flicks a delivery to third man for another. Rinku faces a different field, but a short ball goes above his head -- a wide is called, and Hardik ducks under it. The next delivery proves difficult to play; a yorker beats him for a dot.
On the following ball, Hardik is caught by Chapman at deep midwicket and departs for 25 off 16 balls. A big wicket for New Zealand.
Axar Patel is the new batter and gets off the mark with a single. Rinku also takes a single to end the over.
Five runs and a wicket come off it, leaving India at 187 for 6 after 16 overs.
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