In the second T20I match against New Zealand, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-nz-2nd-t20i-abhishek-sharma-departs-on-27-runs-team-india-reach-66-runs-in-10-overs-23656729" rel="nofollow">Team India</a> emerged victorious by four wickets at the Hagley Park South in the central city of Christchurch.
With an aim of chasing the target of 181 runs, the "Men in Blue" scored 181 runs for the loss of six wickets in 19.5 overs.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-nz-1st-t20i-team-india-batting-coach-sitanshu-kotak-hails-sanju-samson-abhishek-sharma-23656570" rel="nofollow">Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson</a> was dismissed on 14 runs in 17 balls, including a boundary and a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma departed after scoring 27 runs in 21 balls, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi managed to score just four runs in eight balls. Skipper Shreyas Iyer scored seven runs in 11 balls. Axar Patel registered 11 runs in nine balls, with the help of a maximum. Facing just 17 deliveries, Naman Dhir accumulated 31 runs, including a boundary and three maximums.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-wi-4th-t20i-team-india-tilak-varma-speaks-about-west-indies-23654951" rel="nofollow">Tilak Varma</a> delivered an unbeaten knock of 51 runs off 26 deliveries, which was laced with six boundaries and a maximum. Shouldering him was Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored an unbeaten 26 runs in 13 balls, with the help of a boundary and a maximum.
New Zealand's captain Mitchell Santner returned with the figures of four wickets for 21 runs in four overs. Jacob Duffy and Nathan Smith bagged one wicket each. Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, and Michael Bracewell went wicketless in the second T20I match against the "Men in Blue".
<h2>IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: First innings' summary</h2>
Earlier, having been put to bat first, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ind-vs-nz-2nd-t20i-new-zealand-post-180-runs-in-20-overs-against-team-india-113753/1" rel="nofollow">New Zealand</a>'s wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert scored seven runs in six balls, including a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Finn Allen smashed 16 runs in 14 balls, including a maximum.
Daryl Mitchell registered six runs in five balls with the help of a boundary. Glenn Phillips returned to the pavilion after smashing 70 runs off 43 deliveries. His knock was laced with four boundaries and the same number of maximums.
Facing 46 balls, Bevon Jacobs garnered 58 runs, with the help of five boundaries and a maximum. Captain Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell stayed unbeaten. Santner accumulated four runs in five balls, whereas Bracewell's 10-run knock came in two balls, including a boundary and a maximum. With this, the "Black Caps" have posted 180 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/arshdeep-singh-reveals-plan-for-wi-skipper-shai-hope-after-indias-win-23654655" rel="nofollow">Team India's Arshdeep Singh</a> returned with the figures of two wickets for 33 runs in four overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, and Nitish Kumar Reddy claimed one wicket each. Naman Dhir and Axar Patel went wicketless in the second T20I match against the "Black Caps".

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: Tilak Varma delivered an unbeaten knock of 51 runs off 26 deliveries, which was laced with six boundaries and a maximum against New Zealand

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: Team India secure win by four wickets against New Zealand

Abhishek Sharma departs on 27 runs, Team India reach 66 runs in 10 overs

Tilak Varma delivered an unbeaten knock of 51 runs off 26 deliveries, which was laced with six boundaries and a maximum. Shouldering him was Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored an unbeaten 26 runs in 13 balls, with the help of a boundary and a maximum

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: Tilak Varma's match-winning knock helps Team India secure victory by four wickets

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