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4th T20I Updates: New Zealand thrash India by 50 runs

Wed, 28 January 2026

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22:40

Dube's fighting fifty in vain

India 165 all out (18.4 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Santner continues and Bishnoi and Bumrah manage just a single off the first four deliveries before Bumrah gets out, caught by Ish Sodhi.

Bumrah goes down on his knees and attempts to slogsweep the flighted ball that spins away. He gets a top-edge that's been gobbled up by Sodhi at short fine leg.

Bumrah goes for 2-ball 4 with one hit to the fence.

Kuldeep Yadav is the last man in.

Duff bowls the 18th over and after three singles off the first three deliveries Kuldeep perishes, caught by Seifert.

Slower ball and Kuldeep comes down the track but ends up gloving it to the keeper.

New Zealand win the fourth T20I by 50 runs. Shivam Dube waged a lonely battle with a blitzkrieg half-century but once he departed India lost the way and were all out for 165.

Having already lost the series, Kiwis bounce back strongly and register a convincing win.

India will look to plug certain loopholes in the final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 31.

22:26

India fall apart after Dube blitz

India 161-8 (17 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Ravi Bishnoi comes to the crease after Shivam Dube's departure. He gets off the mark with a chip off a fullish delivery from Mitchell Santner to long off.

Rana then pushes one to covers and gets off the strike.

Four! Bishnoi to reverse-sweep a slower delivery from Santner through short third man.

A single and a dot follow.

Four! Rana then glances a tossed-up delivery straying onto the pads fine of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

11 runs came off the over.

Ish Sodhi is back into the attack. Bishnoi moves legside and carves one over extra cover but will get only one as Harshit slips.

A dot later, Rana departs, caught by Rachin Ravindra.

Seeing Rana stepping out, Sodhi fires in a slower delivery. Rana tries to reach out but gets a top-edge and it's a simple catch for Ravindra at short third man.

Rana departs after a 13-ball 9 with a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh comes to the crease and after a dot he is out caught by Santner!

Arshdeep shuffles across to flick the leg-break behind square on the leg-side but gets a leading edge that goes up in the air. Santner runs back and completes a tough catch.

Arshdeep falls for a two-ball duck.

Jasprit Bumrah comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a four through square on the leg-side.

Five runs came off the over.

22:15

Dube departs after whirlwind knock

India 145-6 (15 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Zakary Foulkes is back into the attack. Harshit Rana guides the length ball to midwicket and gets a single.

A dot and three more singles follow. A wide and a dot to end the over. A quiet over after some time. Just 5 runs came off it.

India now need 82 off 36 balls.

Matt Henry is back into the attack and Dube greets him with a towering six over long-on! Back of a length delivery outside off, and Dube lofts over long on beating Mitchell in the deep.

A slower short ball outside off follows which beats Dubes attempted guide.

Four! Slow and short and Dube swivels and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

A single through deep mid-wicket follows.

Out! Dube runs himself out! Slower ball on a short of length and Rana slaps it down the pitch. Henry tries to stop it but the ball brushes his fingers and hits the wickets at the bowler's end. Dube was out of his crease when the stumps lit up.

He goes after a whirlwind knock of 65 off 23 balls with three boundaries and seven sixes.

11 runs came off the over.

22:02

Dube slams 15-ball 50

India 129-5 (13 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Ish Sodhi is back into the attack. Shivam Dube smashes one over the bowler and Glenn Phillips at long-on dives to stop a certain boundary and saves two runs.

Four! Full delivery and Dube clears his front leg and works it through the gap between long-on and deep midwicket for a boundary.

A wide outside off follows.

Six! Short delivery from Sodhi and Dube goes deep and hammers the pull over deep midwicket. 100 up for India.

Four! Fullish delivery and Dube lofts it through the gap past midwicket.

Six! Another tossed-up delivery and Dube lofts into the stands behind midwicket.

Six more! Sohdi pulls his length back but Dobe pulls it over the mid-wicket boundary for another six and makes it a 29-run over.

India need 100 runs off 48 balls.

Jacob Duffy is back into the attack and Harshit Rana attempts an upper-cut but misses. He then top-edges a bouncer to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Six! Dube is on a six-hitting spreee. Slower delivery on a shortish length, and Dube gleefully pulls it over the cow corner and deposits into the stands again.

Low full toss and Dube is adjudged LBW. He reviews it and there is an inside-edge.

Six! And Dube completes his fifty with another biggie. Full toss on the pads and Dube clears his front leg to flick it over deep square leg. A 15-ball 50!

A dot to end the 13-run over.

21:51

Rinku Singh departs; India 5 down

India 87-5 (11 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Glenn Phillips comes into the attack. Dube takes a single off the first delivery before playing out a dot.

Rinku then cuts one through deep backward point and picks up a couple. Good stop by Mark Chapman.

Two dots later, Rinku slaps a wide ball through cover for a boundary.

Seven runs came off the over. The required rate has gone up to 13.9.

Zakary Foulkes is back into the attack. Dube drills the fullish delivery between mid-wicket and long-on and gets a single.

Four! Straight delivery and Rinku glances it fine with confidence.

New Zealand appeal for LBW and the on-field decision is out. Rinku reviews but is given out. India lose half their side.

Straight delivery on the pads and Rinku attempts to glance it down to leg but misses completely.

He goes for 39 off 30 with three boundaries and two sixes.

Harshit Rana comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through mid-wicket.

Bouncer from Foulkes and is called a wide.

Dube then outside-edges a drive to the right of short third man for a couple.

A single through point to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

21:39

India in deep trouble; Hardik falls

India 70-4 (9 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Ish Sodhi continues as New Zealand opt for spin from both ends.

Rinku Singh is on strike and he after playing out a dot ball flicks the second delivery to deep mid-wicket and brings Hardik back on strike.

A dot later, New Zealand review for caught behind but UltraEdge confirms there was no outside edge. Hardik survives.

Two singles to end the over. Just 3 runs came off it.

Mitchell Santner with his second over and Rinku Singh picks up a couple by cutting the first delivery to deep backward point.

A dot later, he gets off the strike with a single through point.

Out! Hardik goes, caught by Foulkes, India have lost a big wicket. Slow delivery on a fullish length and Hardik Pandya looks to carve it over the covers but ends up holing it out to Foulkes at point.

He goes for 2 off 5 balls.

Shivam Dube comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a biggie.

Overpitched delivery and Dube needed second invitation to get under it and bludgeon it over long-on.

A single through long-off to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

21:28

Samson departs

India 57-3 (7 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Mitchell Santner comes into the attack. Samson is on strike and he punches the first delivery to long-off and gets off the strike.

Rinku then flicks one through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Samson then under-edges one to cover for no run.

Out! Samson is clean-bowled! Santner strikes in his first over. Length ball from round the wicket, and Samson shuffles across to hit it through the off-side but misses it completely.

Another disappointing out for Samson as he departs for 24 off 15 balls with three fours and a six.

Hardik Pandya comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through deep point.

Another single to end the four-run over.

21:23

Rinku, Samson steady India

India 53-2 (6 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Ish Sodhi comes into the attack and Rinku Singh and Sanju Samson get two singles off the first two deliveries.

Rinku then flicks one to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple.

A dot later, he gets off the strike with a single as Foulkes puts in a dive to stop three runs.

Four! Samson moves leg-side and slaps the shortish delivery outside off cleanly for a boundary through point.

Jacob Duffy is back into the attack. Rinku Singh comes down the pitch but only manages to toe-ends the heave to mid-on. No run on offer.

Four! Short of a length delivery and Rinku swivels across and pulls it over backward square leg for a one-bounce boundary.

A dot and a single through backward point follow.

Six! Samson cuts loose. In the slot on leg-stump, and Samson deposits into the stands behind midwicket.

A single through deep mid-wicket to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

21:14

Rinku, Samson counterattack

India 32-2 (4 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Rinku Singh comes to the crease.

Matt Henry with his second over and Sanju Samson drives the length ball uppishly to the right of mid-off for a boundary. Excellent timing.

A dot later, Samson flicks the length ball to the short fine leg for another boundary.

Follows it up with a single to leg-side.

Rinku then glides the length delivery to short third man. No run on offer.

Nine runs came off the over.

Zakary Foulkes comes into the attack and Samson goes deep and slams the length ball over square leg but gets only a single.

Rinku Singh is on strike and Foulkes goes round the wicket. No runs off the first two deliveries.

Six! Rinku walks down the track and slaps one straight down the ground to get off the mark in style.

Six more! Short and wide and Rinku cuts fiercely past deep third for another six.

A single through mid-on to end the over. 14 runs came off it.

21:06

Abhishek, Suryakumar fall cheaply

India 9-2 (2 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

Jacob Duffy to operate from the other end. Sanju Samson, who is desperate to makes some runs, is on strike.

Two dots on the trot before Samson opens his account with a single through covers.

Duffy then beats Suryakumar with a quick leg-cutter.

Four! Suryakumar shuffles across and flicks the flick one through square leg.

Out! India lose their second as Suryakumar is out caught and bowled.

Short of a good length and Suryakumar stays leg-side to drive it on the rise but ends up tapping it back to the bowler who takes an great catch.

The Indian skipper falls cheaply, making 8 off 8 with two boundaries.

21:03

Abhishek falls for golden duck

India 4-1 (1 ovs) vs NZ 215-7 | Scorecard

India need 216 runs to go 4-0 up in the series.

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson to open the innings for India.

Matt Henry with the ball. Abhishek is on strike and he's out, caught by Devon Conway.

Length delivery on the stumps and Abhishek dances down the track and moves leg-side looking to carve it over the off-side. He manages to hit it with the outer part of the bat and ends up slicing it over backward point as Conway rushes in and puts in a dive to catch it superbly.

Abhishek falls for a golden duck.

Suryakumar Yadav comes to the crease and plays out two dot balls before getting off the mark with top-edged boundary.

A dot to end the 4-run over.

20:45

India pull things back in middle overs

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.

20:34

New Zealand tumble; India on top

NZ 182-7 (18 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Arshdeep Singh continues and Mitchell slices the first delivery through deep backward point and gets a single.

A wide down the leg follows.

Four! Low full toss outside off and Foulkes chips it towards wide long-off for a boundary.

A couple followed by a six. Short delivery and Foulkes flicks it over deep backward square leg for a 70m maximum.

A dot and Foulkes is out! Rinku Singh takes his fourth catch of the night.

Pitched up around middle and leg and Foulkes attempts to hit it over the long-on fielder but miscues completely.

Foulkes departs for 13 off 6 with a four and a six.

14 runs came off the over.

20:27

New Zealand six down; India on top

NZ 168-6 (17 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack.

Out! Santner runs himself out. A big blow for New Zealand. Excelelent throw by Hardik Pandya catches the Kiwi skipper short of his ground.

Santner attempts to guide a short delivery towards short third man and Pandya acts swiftly to collect the ball before effecting a direct-hit at the bowler's end. Santner dives but to no avail.

He goes for a 6-ball 11 with a boundary and a six each.

Zakary Foulkes comes to the crease.

Mitchell is on strike and he picks up a couple by pulling one through square leg.

India review for caught behind but lose it as the ball flies past Mitchell's gloves.

Three singles come off the final three deliveries. Five runs off the over.

20:19

New Zealand lose half their side

NZ 163-5 (16 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

New Zealand have lost four wickets in quick succession to slip from 100 without loss to 137/4.

Harshit Rana is back into the attack to bowl the 15th over.

Mitchell and Chapman get two singles off the first two deliveries before Chapman drills a length delivery around off past the non-striker for a boundary through long-off.

A dot and a single later, Mitchell slams a slower delivery over the wide long-on boundary for a maximum. 13 runs came off the over.

Ravi Bishnoi is back into the attack with his final over.

Out! Chapman goes, caught by Harshit Rana. Shortish delivery and Chapman pulls it towards deep backward square leg but fails to get the elevation. Rana takes a well-judged catch.

New Zealand have lost half their side.

Chapman goes for nine off 8 balls with a lone hit to the fence.

Skipper Mitchell Santner comes to the crease. He plays out two dots before hitting a boundary and a six off the next two deliveries.

A single through sweeper cover to end the over.

20:10

New Zealand crumble after good start

NZ 139-4 (14 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack and Glenn Phillips greets him with a six!

Tossed up delivery and Phillips smokes it over long-off for a towering six. It is his 100th six in T20Is.

Follows it up with a single through leg-side.

Kuldeep then sends one way outside the off-stump for a wide.

Chapman nudges one to long-on and gets off the strike.

Out! Kuldeep sends back Phillips as Rinku Singh takes the third catch of the night.

Phillips departs after a 16-ball 24 with three fours and a six.

Shortish delivery and Phillips looks to go over the long-on fielder but Rinku moves to his left and pulls off an excellent catch.

New Zealand have slipped from 100 without loss to 137/4.

Daryl Mitchell comes to the crease. He gets off the mark with a reverse swept single to third man.

A single to long-off to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

20:03

Arshdeep Singh sends back Seifert

NZ 128-3 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ravi Bishnoi is back into the attack. Phillips is on strike and he attempts a cut off the first delivery but misses.

Four! Bishnoi sends one down the leg and Phillips has enough time to adjust and scoop it over short fine-leg.

A dot later, Phillips hits another boundary off a short delivery, this time through wide off long-off.

Follows it up with a single through deep mid-wicket.

Another single through long-on to end the 10-run over.

Arshdeep Singh is back into the attack after an expensive first spell.

Starts off with a dot as Seifert attempts a scoop but fails to connect.

Out! Ashdeep strikes as Seifert hits one straight to Rinku Singh.

Short and wide outside off and Seifert goes hard but mistimes it completely and Rinku takes a comfortable catch at long-off.

He departs after a stroke-filled 62 off 36 balls with seven boundaries and three sixes.

Mark Chapman comes to the crease and gets off the mark straightaway with a slap through covers for a single.

Two singles and two off the final four deliveries. Just two runs and a wicket came off the over.

India have managed to pull things back after New Zealand got off to a fiery start.

19:53

New Zealand lose 2 quick wickets

NZ 116-2 (11 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Glenn Phillips is the new batter. Bumrah continues an Phillips gets off the mark with a boundary! Shortish delivery and Phillips opens the bat face and guides it to third man for four runs.

A dot later, he gets off the strike with a quick single through mid-off.

Two dots to end the 5-run over.

Kuldeep Yadav continues and Philipps drives the first delivery to long-on and picks up a single.

Four! Seifert brings out the slog sweep and takes the deep fielder out of equation and and gets a boundary.

Two dots and a wide follow.

Seifert then works one through leg-side and gets off the strike.

A dot and a single through long-on to end the over. Eight runs came off it.

19:45

Kuldeep, Bumrah strike

NZ 103-2 (9.1 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep Yadav continues and gets hit for a six by Conway over deep square leg. 100 up for New Zealand in just 8.1 overs.

Out! Conway departs caught by Rinku Singh.

Conway attempts to loft a tossed up delivery over deep cover but fails to get the elevation and Rinku takes a safe catch.

He departs after a promising knock of 44 off 23 balls with four boundaries and three sixes.

Rachin Ravindra is the new man in.

A dot later, Rachin opens his account with a single through long-on.

Seifert then drives one to long-off and gets off the strike.

Another single through long-on to end the successful over. Nine runs came off it.

Bumrah is back into the attack and he strikes straightaway! Rachin Ravindra is out, caught and bowled. New Zealand lose two quick wickets.

Slower delivery and Rachin attempts to roll his writs but ends up chipping it back to the bowler.

Rachin falls cheaply, managing just 2 off 4 balls.

19:37

Seifert hits 25-ball 50; NZ on top

NZ 94-0 (8 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. Seifert taps the first delivery into the leg side takes a quick single.

Four more singles follow. Tidy over so far from Kuldeep.

Six! Conway break the shackles by launching one over deep mid-wicket.

11 runs came off the over. 71/0 is the third highest Powerplay score by any team against India.

Ravi Bishnoi with his second over and Seifert gets a single off the first delivery and completes his half-century, his first fifty-plus score in the series. It came off just 25 balls, the joint quickest fifty for New Zealand against India.

Conway then slaps one to wide of long-on and gets off the strike.

Four! Seifert is riding his luck as he insides edges one and gets a boundary through fine leg.

A single and a boundary through deep extra-cover to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

New Zealand are currently scoring at a rate of 11.75.

19:29

Seifert, Conway on song

NZ 71-0 (6 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack. Seifert is on strike and he drives the first delivery towards mid-on and gets a single.

Conway then steers one to backward point and gets off the strike.

Six! A length delivery into the slot and Seifert lofts it straight down the ground for a huge six.

50 up for New Zealand in 4.3 overs.

Two singles come off the next two deliveries.

A dot to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack. Conway is on strike and he hits the first delivery straight to the fielder at cover-point. No run on offer.

Four! Short delivery on middle and leg and Conway sits back and lofts it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A dot later, Conway picks up a couple through long off.

Four! Conway cuts one firmly through point for a boundary and finishes the over with a six over deep mid-wicket.

16 runs came off the over. New Zealand have hammered 71 runs in the Powerplay.

19:19

Seifert on the attack

NZ 45-0 (4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Arshdeep Singh with his second over and Conway attempts a flick off a full delivery on leg but the ball clips his pad and there is enough time to pick a single (leg byes).

Another single through square leg follows.

Two dots later, Conway steers one to deep backward point and gets a single.

Seifert then attempts a scoop but miscues the low full toss to square leg and gets single off the final delivery. Four runs came off the over.

Harshit Rana with a fresh over and Seifert greets him with a sixer!

A length delivery around off and Seifert smashes it over the fielder at long-on.

Four! Pitched-up delivery and Seifert makes room and slams it over extra cover for a boundary.

He then attempts an upper-cut off the next delivery but is beaten.

A single through long-on brings Conway back on strike.

Four! Conway guides the short ball outside off through third man and gets a boundary.

A dot to end the 15-run over.

19:11

New Zealand off to a flying start

NZ 26-0 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Tim Seifert and Devon Conway, who have endured a tough series so far, are out in the middle to open the innings for New Zealand.

Conway is on strike. Arshdeep Singh with the ball.

Here we go! Arshdeep starts off with a short-pitched delivery and Conway gets hits on the gloves. The ball rolls down the pitch as the batters cross over.

A dot later, Seifert top-edges a swinging delivery and the ball races to the boundary for four runs.

Two more boundaries off the next two deliveries. Seifert makes room and punches the back of a length delivery outside off over mid-off before top-edging another over short third.

A single off a yorker length delivery to end the over. 14 runs came off it.

Harshit Rana operates from the other end. A slip in place for Seifert who attempts a scoop off the first delivery but is beaten.

Six! Length around off and Seifert clears his front leg and lofts it over mid-on for an 89m monster.

Two dots follow. Siefert then slaps a shortish delivery over cover and picks up a brace.

Four off the final delivery of the over as Siefert lofts one over extra cover.

12 runs came off the over as New Zealand began with some intent.

18:48

Arshdeep Singh replaces injured Ishan Kishan

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and has decided to bowl first in the fourth T20I against New Zealand at the ACAVDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

"Good pitch to bowl first. There was a lot of dew last night. The ball will come on well. Arshdeep replaces Ishan due to a niggle. One batter less. Axar Patel still needs a bit more time, so hopefully we'll see him in the next game. The batters will need to take a bit more responsibility, but at the same time not shy away from playing with fearless intent. We've got five good bowling options today, so we'll see how it goes," Suryakumar said.

New Zealand have made one change; Zakary Foulkes comes in for Kyle Jamieson.

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner said: "Looks like a good wicket again. The dew has already kind of set in, so it might be a bit harder later on. The runs and scores are definitely evolving. We know the quality of this Indian side, and we've seen that in the first three games. We need to be better with the ball. One change - Foulkes comes in for Jamieson. Lockie and Finn are still a little way off, but it's good to have them coming back."

Let's have look at the Playing XIs:

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand: Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (Captain), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

18:26

Spotlight on Sanju Samson

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the fourth T20 International between India and New Zealand at the ACAVDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

Having already clinched the five-match series 3-0, India will look to build further momentum ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting on February 7.

Focus will once again be on the struggling Sanju Samson, who has so far made just 16 runs at 5.33 in the first three games.

With a recuperating Tilak Varma having an extended time away from the team, Samson might be getting another game to vindicate the management's faith in him.

Perhaps, the team think tank might also consider giving him the No. 3 slot while pushing Kishan up to pair with Abhishek.

India show off enviable batting depth

While the bowling pieces in this series have still not entirely fallen in their places, the hosts' batting has been a different story.

The top-order reshaped India's T20 batting in this series and the third match resembled an extended Power Play. Abhishek has scored at a strike-rate of over 300 while Suryakumar and Kishan have maintained a strike-rate close to 230.

Such has been the fury in their batting that India have so far spent only a combined 25.2 overs in the park while chasing 209 and 154 (363 runs in total) in the second and third T20Is.

If the nature of the pitch and the amount of dew in Visakhapatnam are anything to go by, this match too will not be offering a different script.

Can New Zealand bounce back?

Little has gone right for New Zealand in the series.

Their batters found occasional spark but bowlers failed to mount a response to Indian batters' onslaught.

That Jacob Duffy, with an economy of 10.30, is their most parsimonious bowler tells a story in itself, but his numbers shine bright in comparison to other bowlers.

They offer a stunning read too. Matt Henry (13.80), Kyle Jamieson (14.20), Mitchell Santner (13.14) and Ish Sodhi (12.50) have all been taken to the cleaners by the home side.

There are some peripheral concerns such as a possible promotion of in-form Daryl Mitchell higher up in the order, but if the bowlers do not self-heal their scars and manage their fears quickly then another round of walloping awaits them.

India hold a clear edge over New Zealand in T20Is.

Out of the 28 matches played between the two teams, India have won 15, while New Zealand have emerged victorious 10 times. Three encounters have ended in ties.

Teams (from):

India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Ravi Bishnoi.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (Captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Tim Seifert.

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