India pull things back in middle overs

Wed, 28 January 2026
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NZ 215-7 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Zakary Foulkes' departure brings Matt Henry to the crease

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the penultimate over. Mitchell is on strike and he pulls the first delivery through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Follows it up with a couple through deep square leg. 

Six! Back of a length delivery and Mitchell smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. 

A couple and a single off the next two deliveries. 

Four! Low full toss outside off and Henry attempts a drive away from body but ends up outside edging to the third man fence. 200 up for New Zealand. 

19 runs came off Bumrah's final over. 

Harshit Rana to bowl the final over. Mitchell and Henry pick up a single each off the first two deliveries. 

Six! Full length delivery and into the slot and Mitchell slams it over the bowler for half-a-dozen.

Two singles through long-off and long-on follow. 

Four! Mitchell fnishes  the innings in style with a boundary towards deep backward point beating Kuldeep.

New Zealand finish on 215/7. India have pulled things back to restrict New Zealand who were 108-2 at the half-way mark.

This is New Zealand's second highest total against India behind their 219/6 in Wellington in 2019.