1st T20 highlights: Iyer's quickfire 58 helps India beat Kiwis by 6 wickets

Iyer built on K L Rahul's (56 off 27 balls) blazing start and Virat Kohli's useful 45 off 32 balls as India made short work of a 204-run target, knocking it off with an over to spare

3:45 PM

Over 19; Iyer hits fifty and wins the match for India

Over Summary:  6 4 1 1 0 6 ; India: 204-4

 

Southee continues
 

Ball 6: Shreyas Iyer wallopes towards deep mid-wicket for SIX and wins the match for India

 

Ball 5: A swing and a miss from Shreyas Iyer

 

Ball 4: Manish Pandey collects a single

 

Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer works towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: Shreyas Iyer moves towards off side and clips towards fine leg for FOUR

 

Ball 1: Shreyas Iyer smashes straight down the ground for SIX
 

3:41 PM

Over 18; India need 18 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary: 4 4 0 1 1 1  ; India: 186-4

Hamish Bennett [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A single for Shreyas Iyer
 

Ball 5: Manish Pandey smashes towards deep backward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 4: Shreyas Iyer hits down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer tries to guide the bumper keeper, misses. NO RUN

 

Ball 2: Shreyas Iyer whips towards cow corner for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Shreyas Iyer glances towards fine leg for FOUR

3:36 PM

Over 17; India need 29 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary:  1 6 1 0 1 1 ; India: 175-4

Tim Southee [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A single for Iyer

 

Ball 5: Manish Pandey collects a single down the ground

 

Ball 4: Manish Pandey hits towards mid-on for no run.

 

Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer works towards square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: Shreyas Iyer smashes towards long leg region for SIX.

 

Ball 1: Manish Pandey collects a single

3:31 PM

Over 16; India need 39 runs in 24 balls

Over Summary:  2 0 4 1 6 1 ; India: 165-4

 

Sodhi continues
 

Ball 6: Manish Pandey hits down the ground for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Manish Pandey wallopes towards cow corner region for SIX.

 

Ball 4: Shreyas Iyer clips towards backward square leg for aa single.

 

Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer smashes towards extra cover for FOUR

 

Ball 2: A wild swing from Shreays Iyer, misses.

 

Ball 1: Shreyas Iyer collects a couple of runs.

3:26 PM

Over 15; India need 53 runs in 30 balls

Over Summary:  1 1 2 1 1 1  ; India: 151-4

Hamish Bennett [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A single for Shreyas Iyer

 

Ball 5: Manish Pandey hits towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 4: Shreays Iyer collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Shreays Iyer nudges towards mid-wicket region with soft hands for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Manish Pandey collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Shreyas Iyer collects a single

3:22 PM

Over 14; India need 60 runs in 36 balls

Over Summary:  0 W 0 1 1 0  ; India: 144-4

Ish Sodhi [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack 

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Shreyas Iyer collects a single to square of wicket

 

Ball 4: Manish Pandey collects a single towards long-off.

 

Ball 3: DOT

Manish Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: Shivam Dube perished in search of bigge. 

 

Ball 1: DOT

3:17 PM

Over 13; India need 62 runs in 42 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 0 4 6 1  ; India: 142-3

 

Santner continues
 

Ball 6: Dube steers down to short third man for a single.

 

Ball 5: Dube smashes over deep mid-wicket fielder for SIX.

 

Ball 4: Dube smashes straight down the ground for FOUR

 

Ball 3: Dube hits without any timing towards extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 2: Iyer dabs towards point region for a quick single.

 

Ball 1: Dube works towards square leg for a single.

3:13 PM

Over 12; Virat Kohli departs

Over Summary: W 2 4 1 0 1  ; India: 129-3

Blair Tickner [2.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Dube steers down to third man for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Dube dabs towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 4: Iyer drives straight down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 3: Iyer makes some room and hits over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Shreyas Iyer drives towards wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs. 

Shivam Dube, left handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 1: Kohli whips towards deep mid-wicket and Guptill takes a forward diving catch to bring New Zealand back in the game

3:07 PM

Over 11; India need 83 runs in 54 balls

Over Summary:  1 0 1 Wd 1 1 1  ; India: 121-2

Santner comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Kohli collects a single down the ground. 

 

Ball 5: Shreyas Iyer collects a single.

Ball 4: A single for Kohli
 

Ball 4: WIDE

 

Ball 3: A single for Iyer

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: A single for Kohli

Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3:03 PM

Over 10; Rahul departs

Over Summary: Wd 1 Wd 1 1 1 1 Wd W  ; India: 115-2

Ish Sodhi [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Rahul tries to go big, hits from the bottom of bat and Southee takes the catch. GONE. Rahul c Southee b Ish Sodhi 56(27) [4s-4 6s-3]
 

Ball 6: WIDE

 

Ball 5: Kohli collects a single down the ground

 

Ball 4: Rahul hits down the ground for a single

 

Ball 3: A single for Kohli

Ball 2: A single for Rahul
 

Ball 2: WIDE

Ball 1: A single for Kohli
 

Ball 1: WIDE

2:57 PM

Over 9; K L Rahul hits fifty

Over Summary: 1 2 2 Wd 1Nb 6 1 1 ; India: 107-1

 

Blair Tickner [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Kohli drives towards sweeper cover for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Rahul pushes towards long-on for a single

Ball 4: FREE HIT, K L Rahul hits over long-on for SIX and completes his FIFTY.

Ball 4: NO BALL, Kohli hits down the ground for a single.
 

Ball 4: A bumper called WIDE

 

Ball 3: Kohli collects a couple of runs towards square leg region.

 

Ball 2: Kohli tries to go big, gets a leading edge towards third man and Ish Sodhi drops a SITTER, two runs taken

 

Ball 1: Rahul clips towards deep square leg for a single

2:51 PM

Over 8; CRR: 11.38 REQ: 9.42

Over Summary:  1 2 0 4 6 1  ; India: 91-1

Mitchell Santner [1.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Rahul collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Rahul smashes SIX, straight down the ground

 

Ball 4: Rahul smashes straight down the ground for FOUR

 

Ball 3: Rahul defends 

 

Ball 2: Rahul tucks towards mid-wicket region with soft hands for a couple of runs.

  

Ball 1: A single for Kohli towards long-off

2:47 PM

Over 7; CRR: 11 REQ: 9.77

Over Summary: 1 1 2 Wd 1 Wd 4 1  ; India: 77-1

Ish Sodhi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: A single for Kohli towards long-off

Ball 5: Kohli stays on backfoot and hits towards cow corner region for FOUR
 

Ball 5: WIDE

Ball 4: Rahul hits towards long-on for a single.
 

Ball 4: WIDE

 

Ball 3: Rahul collects a couple of runs

 

Ball 2: Kohli collects a single

 

Ball 1: Rahul collects a single

2:42 PM

Over 6; CRR: 10.83 REQ: 9.93

Over Summary: 1 1 0 4 1 1  ; India: 65-1

Hamish Bennett [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Rahul collects a single

 

Ball 5: A single for Kohli

 

Ball 4: Kohli smashes FOUR

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Rahul collects a single

 

Ball 1: Kohli collects a single towards long-off

2:37 PM

Over 5; CRR: 11.4 REQ: 9.8

Over Summary: 1 1 3 1 6 4  ; India: 57-1

Tim Southee comes back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A bumper and Rahul gets a top edge just over short fine leg for FOUR

 

Ball 5: Rahul whips towards deep square leg for SIX

 

Ball 4: Kohli dabs towards short third man region for a single

 

Ball 3: Rahul hits towards deep backward point for three runs

 

Ball 2: A short of length delivery and Kohli swivels through the pull shot towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 1: Rahul collects a single towards deep mid-wicket region

2:32 PM

Over 4; CRR: 10.25 REQ: 10.19

Over Summary:  6 0 0 1 1 2  ; India: 41-1

Blair Tickner, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Kohli works towards square leg with soft hands for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 5: Rahul tucks towards mid-wicket region for a single.

 

Ball 4: Kohli nudges towards extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Tickner beats Kohli outside off

 

Ball 1: A length delivery and Kohli plays an extended straight drive for SIX towards long-off

2:28 PM

Over 3; CRR: 10.33 REQ: 10.18

Over Summary: 0 4 2 Wd 1 1 1  ; India: 31-1

Hamish Bennett, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Kohli collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Rahul works towards mid-wicket region for a single.

Ball 4: Kohli clips towards backward square leg for a single.
 

Ball 4: WIDE down the leg side

 

Ball 3: Kohli whips towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Kohli smashes FOUR

 

Ball 1: Bennett beats Kohli outside off

2:23 PM

Over 2; Rohit departs

Over Summary: 4 2Wd 0 6 W 1 4  ; India: 21-1

Mitchell Santner, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Rahul hits over mid-on for FOUR

 

Ball 5: A single for Kohli towards long-off

Virat Kohli, right handed batsman, comes to the crease

 

Ball 4: Rohit goes for slog sweep again, gets a top edge to backward point, GONE. Rohit c Ross Taylor b Santner 7(6) [6s-1]

 

Ball 3: Rohit slog sweeps towards deep mid-wicket for SIX

Ball 2: DOT
 

Ball 2: 2 WIDES

 

Ball 1: Rahul hits though extra cover for FOUR

2:17 PM

Over 1

Over Summary: 1 0 2 1 0 0  ; India: 4-0

Rohit and Rahul are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Southee will open the attack

 

Ball 6: Southee beats Rohit outside off

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Rahul collects a single

 

Ball 3: Rahul collects a couple of runs

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: A single for Rohit

2:09 PM

India need 204 runs to win

2:03 PM

Over 20

Over Summary: 4 2 2 2 1 1  ; New Zealand: 203-5

 

Bumrah continues
 

Ball 6: A single for Santner towards deep fine leg

 

Ball 5: A single for Ross Taylor down the ground.

 

Ball 4: Taylor hits wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: A short delivery and Ross Taylor pulls, gets a top edge towards fine leg boundary for a couple of runs.

Bumrah injured as he twists his ankle during follow through.

 

Ball 2: Ross Taylor whips towards wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: A short delivery and Taylor pulls without any timing towards mid-wicket, collects 4 runs as India makes a sloppy fiedling effort.

1:55 PM

Over 19; CRR: 10.05

Over Summary: 4 2 0 1 1 1  ; New Zealand: 191-5

Mohammed Shami comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Taylor hits towards extra cover for a single

 

Ball 5: Santner hits straight down the ground for a single,

 

Ball 4: A single for Ross Taylor

 

Ball 3: A short delivery and Ross Taylor goes for a pull shot, misses.

 

Ball 2: Ross Taylor collects a couple of runs

 

Ball 1: Ross Taylor smashes FOUR

1:50 PM

Over 18; Bumrah scalps Seifert

Over Summary:  0 1 1 1 W 1 ; New Zealand: 182-5

Bumrah comes into the attack

 

Ball 6:  A single for Taylor

Mitchell Santner, left handed bat, comes to the crease
 

Ball 5: A slow delivery and Seifert holed up to long-on, GONE. 

 

Ball 4: A single for Ross Taylor down the ground.

 

Ball 3: A low full toss and Seifert hits towards extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: Taylor collects a single towards long-on

 

Ball 1: DOT

Tim Seifert, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1:43 PM

Over 17; Williamson departs

Over Summary: 1 4 4 0 4 W  ; New Zealand: 178-4

Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Willianson departs

 

Ball 5: Williamson hits toward cow corner for FOUR and completes his FIFTY.

 

Ball 4: Williamson goes for slog sweep, misses. Rahul removes the bail. Decision referred to third man, NOT OUT

 

Ball 3: Williamson hits towards deep extra cover for FOUR

 

Ball 2: Williamson sweeps wide of deep backward square leg for FOUR

 

Ball 1: Ross Taylor collects a single

1:38 PM

Over 16; Shami leaks 22 runs

Over Summary: 4 1 4 6 6 1  ; New Zealand: 165-3

 

Mohammed Shami [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
 

Ball 6: Ross Taylor whips towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 5: Back to back SIX for Ross Taylor

 

Ball 4: Ross Taylor smashes SIX

 

Ball 3: Ross Taylor smashes towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR

 

Ball 2: A  single for Williamson

 

Ball 1: Williamson smashes FOUR

1:34 PM

Over 15; Jadeja leaks 13 runs

Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 4 6  ; New Zealand: 143-3

  
Jadeja continues

 

Ball 6: Taylor slog sweeps towards deep mid-wicket for SIX

 

Ball 5: Taylor edges through vacant slip cordon for FOUR

 

Ball 4: Williamson collects a single wide of cover fielder.

 

Ball 3: A single for Ross Taylor towards long-off

 

Ball 2: Williamson hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

1:30 PM

Over 14; CRR: 9.29

Over Summary: 1 1 6 1 0 0  ; New Zealand: 130-3

Shivam Dube [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Ross Taylor defends back to bowler

 

Ball 5: Ross Taylor dabs towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 4: Williamson steers down to third man for a single

 

Ball 3: Williamson pulls towards deep square leg for SIX

 

Ball 2: Ross Taylor collects a single

 

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single

1:26 PM

Over 13; de Grandhomme departs

Over Summary: 1 W 1 1 1 1  ; New Zealand: 121-3

Ravindra Jadeja, left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: A single for Williamson

 

Ball 5: A single for Taylor

 

Ball 4: A single for Williamson

 

Ball 3:  A single for Taylor

Ross Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: de Grandhomme hits straight to short fine leg, GONE. 

 

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single

1:21 PM

Over 12; Colin Munro departs

Over Summary: 1 6 6 1 W 0  ; New Zealand: 116-2

Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: DOT

Colin de Grandhomme, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 5: A short of length delivery and Munro hits straight to square leg fielder, GONE. Munro c Chahal b SN Thakur 59(42) [4s-6 6s-2]

 

Ball 4: Williamson steers down to third man for a single.

 

Ball 3: Williamson goes for biggie again and this time between deep square leg and mid wicket for SIX

 

Ball 2: Williamson hits towards mid-wicket for SIX.

 

Ball 1: Munro collects a single.

1:15 PM

Over 11; Munro hits 50

Over Summary: 4 0 1 1 4 1  ; New Zealand: 102-1

 

Chahal continues
 

Ball 6: A single for Munro as Bumrah makes a sloppy effort at short fine leg

 

Ball 5: Munro sweeps just wide of deep backward square leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Williamson hits towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 3: Munro plays a slog sweep towards deep mid-wicket for a single

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Munro cuts late and ball races down to third man boundary for FOUR, Munro completes his FIFTY.