The second T20I of the three-match series between New Zealand and India was played at Mount Maunganui on November 20, 2022, after the first match in Wellington was rained out.
Kane Williamson of New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first in overcast conditions. Hardik Pandya captained India and revealed that Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant were picked as openers, while Shreyas Iyer was also included in the XI, along with Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rishabh Pant couldn’t do much at the start, scoring only 6 runs, while Ishan Kishan made 36 in 30 as the innings were interrupted by rain for some time. Suryakumar Yadav was the batter who led from the front.
Shreyas Iyer, who returned to the Indian team, looked good against spinners hitting a six and a four, scoring 13 runs, but was out hit-wicket. Hardik Pandya also got out for 13 runs as well.
However, the Indian innings belonged to Suryakumar Yadav, who remained unbeaten on 111 in 51 balls with 11 fours and 7 sixes to his name. He hammered both spinners and pacers to all parts of the Tauranga ground and gave the crowd the worth of their ticket money with exemplary strokeplay.
This was his second T20I ton, with both coming in 2022, as his first century had come against England in Nottingham in July.
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India finished their 20 overs for 191/6. Meanwhile, for New Zealand, Tim Southee picked up a hat-trick in the last over of the Indian innings, the second of his career in T20Is.
He dismissed Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, and Washington Sundar to achieve the milestone, finishing with figures of 3/34. Southee is also the highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 132 scalps to his name in 106 matches.
Cricket fraternity was all praises for Suryakumar Yadav on Twitter who hit his second T20I century.
Here are the tweets:
