India vs New Zealand, 4th T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - CommentaryIND vs NZ, 4th T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Commentary

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Jacob Duffy to Kuldeep Yadav, out Caught by Seifert!! 122kph, slower ball bumper, Kuldeep jogs down the pitch and moves leg-side, gets into a tangle. Looks to pull and the ball gets big on him. Gets a glove on it and it's a simple grab for the keeper. New Zealand win by 50 runs. Kuldeep Yadav c Seifert b Jacob Duffy 1(3)

Santner to Bumrah, out Caught by Ish Sodhi!! 77.1kph, flighted ball that spins away a bit. Bumrah gets down low to slogsweep. The length isn't full enough to be playing that shot and he gets a top-edge that's been snaffled by Sodhi at short fine leg. Bumrah c Ish Sodhi b Santner 4(2) [4s-1].

Ish Sodhi to Bumrah, FOUR, 85.4kph, full ball on off, googly and Bumrah sweeps with the spin in front of square on the leg-side. One bounce and into the fence

Ish Sodhi to Arshdeep Singh, out Caught by Santner!! Santner takes a wonderful catch. Legbreak, Arshdeep moves across to flick it behing square on the leg-side and gets a leading edge that goes up in the air. Santner moves back and to his right from midwicket, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fine catch. The captain made a tough catch look easy. Arshdeep Singh c Santner b Ish Sodhi 0(2)

Ish Sodhi to Harshit Rana, out Caught by Ravindra!! Smart bowling. Sees the batter step out and bowls it slow (83.8kph) outside off. Rana has to reach as he moved leg-side as well. Gets a top-edge and it's a dolly for Ravindra at short third man. Harshit Rana c Ravindra b Ish Sodhi 9(13) [4s-1]

Santner to Harshit Rana, FOUR, straying onto the pads and Rana glances it fine of the short fine leg fielder

Santner to Ravi Bishnoi, FOUR, slow through the air, drifting in towards leg, Bishnoi gets low to reverse-sweep. Sodhi runs in from short third man and slides and lets the ball go past him

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Matt Henry to Harshit Rana, out Shivam Dube Run Out!! Oh dear, that's an anti-climactic end. slower ball on a short of length, Rana stands tall to slap it down the pitch. Henry gets low and sticks his right hand out to try and stop it. The ball brushes his fingers and hits the wickets at the bowler's end. Dube was backing up and was out of his crease when the stumps lit up. Pin-drop silence in Visakhapatnam. That was one helluva knock from Dube. Shivam Dube run out (Matt Henry) 65(23) [4s-3 6s-7]

Matt Henry to Shivam Dube, FOUR, Is that a four or run-out? Jacobs, the sub fielder, says it's a four. Slow and short, Dube swivels and pulls behind square on the leg-side. The fielder dived to try and flick the ball back into play but he did that after the ball hit the boundary rope. The batters, meanwhile, weren't sure and Rana got sent back. The throw came to the keeper's end and Rana was nowhere close to the crease. All that doesn't matter as it was clearly a boundary

Matt Henry to Shivam Dube, SIX, back of a length, Dube fetches it from outside off and slams the pull over long-on. Mitchell times his jump but it's out of his reach. Not quite off the middle of the bat but he's muscled it

Jacob Duffy to Shivam Dube, SIX, 119.9kph, slower ball on a shortish length, it sits up nicely for the left-hander. Dube spots it, waits and dispatches over cow corner with a powerful pull shot

Ish Sodhi to Shivam Dube, SIX, 29 runs off the over! Dube has raced to 40 off just 12 balls. Sodhi pulls his length back and Dube muscles the pull over deep midwicket. Massive over for India

Ish Sodhi to Shivam Dube, SIX, 84.7kph, looped up delivery, full and on off, Dube gets down low to nail the slogsweep over wide long-on for a 94m six

Ish Sodhi to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 96.3kph, quick and full - offie from Sodhi - Dube takes his front leg out of the way to wallop it over midwicket. Once again. finds the gap between long-on and deep midwicket

Ish Sodhi to Shivam Dube, SIX, fraction short from Sodhi, Dube stays back, clears his front leg and hammers the pull over deep midwicket

Ish Sodhi to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 91.4kph, full ball, Dube clears his front leg to drill it through the gap between long-on and deep midwicket. Superb placement

Foulkes to Rinku Singh, out Lbw!! Rinku Singh has been adjudged lbw and he reviews. 110kph, slower ball from Foulkes, Rinku crouches to help it on its way to fine leg and gets into a tangle. No bat/glove on it. Over to ball-tracking and that's crashing into the middle-stump - three reds. Review lost. Silence in Visakhapatnam as India have lost half their side. Rinku Singh lbw b Foulkes 39(30) [4s-3 6s-2]

Foulkes to Rinku Singh, FOUR, 132.7kph, the line is too straight, straying onto the pads and Rinku glances it fine of the man at 45

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Phillips to Rinku Singh, FOUR, Rinku shimmies down, moves leg-side and flays this length ball through extra cover. Bullets away to the fence

Santner to Shivam Dube, SIX, 93.7kph, wow, Shivam Dube gets going with a monstrous six. Overpitched and it's right in the batter's arc. Dube shuffles a bit, gets under it and bludgeons it over long-on with a towering 101m six

Santner to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Foulkes!! India lose their fourth wicket. 85kph, slow through the air and on a fullish length, Pandya bends his back leg to carve it over the covers. He's early into his shot and ends up slicing it off the outer edge. Foulkes backpedals at backward point to take a safe catch. Hardik Pandya c Foulkes b Santner 2(5)

Santner to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Foulkes!! India lose their fourth wicket. 85kph, slow through the air and on a fullish length, Pandya bends his back leg to carve it over the covers. He's early into his shot and ends up slicing it off the outer edge. Foulkes backpedals at backward point to take a safe catch. Hardik Pandya c Foulkes b Santner 2(5)

Santner to Samson, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Santner strikes in his first over. 95.3kph, length ball from round the wicket, pitches around middle and there's a hint of spin. Samson makes room to force it through the off-side and misses it altogether. Beaten on the outside edge and the ball crashes into the stumps. Samson fails to convert his start. Samson b Santner 24(15) [4s-3 6s-1]

Jacob Duffy to Samson, SIX, off-cutter, leg-stump line, Samson moves leg-side and wallops it over deep midwicket by bringing his wrists into play. Dispatched into the stands and Samson doesn't bother to run

Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, FOUR, swivels across and pulls this short of length ball over backward square leg. One bounce and into the fence

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Ish Sodhi to Samson, FOUR, Samson doesn't miss out! Shortish outside off, Samson moves leg-side even before the ball is delivered, reaches for it and slaps the cut through point

Foulkes to Rinku Singh, SIX, 129.2kph, quick hands and that's gone all the way. Width on offer, Rinku cuts fiercely, doesn't bother to keep it down and the ball has gone over the boundary rope. Deep backward point didn't have too much distance to cover to his left but he could only watch the ball sail over the rope as it went at a pace of knots

Foulkes to Rinku Singh, SIX, Rinku breaks the shackles and gets off the mark with a maximum. 107.4kph, slower ball on a back of a length, Rinku shimmies down, moves leg-side in the process and flat-bats it over the bowler's head

Matt Henry to Samson, FOUR, 137.9kph, length ball, straighter line and Samson flicks it to the left of Sodhi at short fine leg. Used the bowler's angle and pace to his advantage

Matt Henry to Samson, FOUR, length ball, cemented feet from Samson to drive it uppishly to the right of mid-off. The timing is spot-on and the diving fielder can't stop it

Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught&Bowled!! Jacob Duffy is claiming the catch. The TV umpire is summoned and that's a clean catch. 137.4kph, short of a good length and Suryakumar stays leg-side to drive it on the rise. Duffy gets really low on his followthrough to grab it superbly just inches above the turf. That was timed reasonably well and the bowler showed great reflexes. India lose both the in-form batters cheaply. Suryakumar Yadav c and b Jacob Duffy 8(8) [4s-2]

Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, 138.7kph, shuffles across a bit and uses the bowler's angle to flick it through square leg. No movement on this occasion and Suryakumar put it away in style

Matt Henry to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, edge and four! 133.7kph, Suryakumar wafts his bat at this short of length ball outside off. Gets a top-edge that goes wide of the first slip fielder. Duffy dives to his left at third man but he can't stop the boundary. India and SKY off the mark

Matt Henry to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Conway!! Wicket first ball! Abhishek Sharma is gone for a golden duck, thanks to an outstanding catch from Conway. Length ball on the stumps, Abhishek shimmies down the track and moves leg-side in the process to carve it over the off-side. He ends up slicing it in the air over backward point off the outer part of the bat. Conway comes in from deep backward point and as the ball dips on him, he puts in a dive to snaffle it superbly. Did well to grab it cleanly - with his palms clearly under the ball. Abhishek Sharma c Conway b Matt Henry 0(1)

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Harshit Rana to Mitchell, FOUR, New Zealand finish with 215/7! Short and wide outside off, Mitchell carves it uppishly towards deep backward point and Kuldeep fails to stop it despite putting in a desperate dive

Harshit Rana to Mitchell, SIX, stand and deliver! This was a full length delivery by Harshit Rana, right into the arc and Mitchell tonks it over the bowler for half-a-dozen

Bumrah to Matt Henry, FOUR, 200 up for NZ! A low full toss outside off, Matt Henry goes for a drive away from his body and the outside edge flies to the third man fence

Bumrah to Mitchell, SIX, NZ getting closer to the 200-run mark. Back of a length delivery by Bumrah and Mitchell has swiped this over deep mid-wicket as the ball goes the distance

Bumrah to Mitchell, FOUR, short one by Bumrah, Mitchell gets into a good position and nails the pull through mid-wicket. No chance of stopping that for the fielder in the deep

Arshdeep Singh to Foulkes, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Pitched up around middle and leg, Foulkes takes the aerial route, and miscues this completely. Rinku at long-on takes it, that's his fourth catch of the evening. He's everywhere on the field. Foulkes walks back after playing a handy cameo. Foulkes c Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 13(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

Arshdeep Singh to Foulkes, SIX, short and punished! Foulkes takes Arshdeep Singh on and flicks this over deep backward square leg for a 70m maximum

Arshdeep Singh to Foulkes, FOUR, low full toss outside off, Foulkes brings his bat down in a jiffy and chips it towards wide long-off as the ball trickles away to the fence

Bumrah to Santner, out Santner Run Out!! That's a rocket throw by Hardik Pandya! Back of a length delivery at the stumps, Santner closes the bat face early and the outside edge rolls towards short third man. Pandya is quick to gather the ball as he fires in a direct-hit at the bowler's end. Santner's dive isn't enough to save him. And he departs after playing a brief cameo. Santner run out (Hardik Pandya) 11(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ravi Bishnoi to Santner, SIX, smoked over the bowler's head! Right into the slot around off, Santner stays put and deposits it over the bowler's head for a clean six

Ravi Bishnoi to Santner, FOUR, fraction short outside off, Santner rocks back in the crease and punches it through covers for four runs

Ravi Bishnoi to Chapman, out Caught by Harshit Rana!! NZ have lost half their side now! This was tad short and Chapman pulled it towards deep backward square leg. Harshit Rana in the deep settles under the skier and takes a well-judged catch. Ravi Bishnoi loves it as up go both his arms. The Kiwis have lost 5 wickets for the last 52 runs. Chapman c Harshit Rana b Ravi Bishnoi 9(8) [4s-1]

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Harshit Rana to Mitchell, SIX, slower one goes the distance! Mitchell picks the bones out of this slower one and sends it into the orbit. Over the wide long-on boundary for clearly the biggest six of the evening

Harshit Rana to Chapman, FOUR, on a length around off, Chapman stands tall and drills it past the non-striker as he manages to beat Rinku Singh's chase at long-on

Kuldeep Yadav to Phillips, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Kuldeep Yadav gets Phillips' wicket again. This was tad short and Phillips lofted it towards long-on. Rinku moves to his left quickly and pulls off a good catch before the boundary. His third catch of the evening and NZ from 100/0 have slipped to 137/4. Once again that phase between 7-15 overs. That's where India have managed to take wickets and pull things back. Phillips c Rinku Singh b Kuldeep Yadav 24(16) [4s-3 6s-1]

Kuldeep Yadav to Phillips, SIX, tossed up delivery by Kuldeep Yadav, right in the slot and Phillips has launched it over long-off for a towering six. Guess it was the googly and he read it to perfection

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! The bowling change works for India. Arshdeep Singh gets the set batsman. This was short and wide outside off, tad slower and Seifert went hard at it. Flat-bats it towards long-off where Rinku Singh takes a it safely. That's his second catch of the evening. Took Conway's catch earlier, now Seifert's. A fine knock by the Kiwi opener comes to an end.. Seifert c Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 62(36) [4s-7 6s-3]

Ravi Bishnoi to Phillips, FOUR, short and punished! Phillips picks the length early and punches this towards wide long-off. The timing was pristine as it results in four runs

Ravi Bishnoi to Phillips, FOUR, interesting shot. Phillips was probably looking to play the reverse scoop, but Ravi Bishnoi fires it down the leg-side. Phillips adjusts late and scoops it over short fine leg

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, FOUR, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Seifert goes down on his knee and slogsweeps this towards deep square leg. Harshit Rana in the deep moves across to his left, but fails to stop the boundary

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Bumrah to Phillips, FOUR, Phillips opens his account with a boundary! This was fraction short outside off, Phillips opens the bat face and steers this down to the third man fence with soft hands

Bumrah to Ravindra, out Caught&Bowled!! Bumrah strikes in his 2nd over. A slower back of a length delivery by Bumrah, Ravindra tries to work this away by rolling his wrists, but ends up chipping it right back to the bowler. A safe catch taken in his followthrough and NZ have lost two wickets in quick succession following that rollicking partnership between the openers. Ravindra c and b Bumrah 2(4)

Kuldeep Yadav to Conway, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Conway's promising knock comes to an end. A tossed up delivery by Kuldeep Yadav outside off, Conway lofts this towards deep cover and Rinku Singh stationed there holds onto a safe catch. The 100-run partnership has been broken by the left-arm wrist spinner. Conway c Rinku Singh b Kuldeep Yadav 44(23) [4s-4 6s-3]

Kuldeep Yadav to Conway, SIX, 100-run stand up! A nicely tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Conway slogsweeps it over deep square leg for half-a-dozen

Ravi Bishnoi to Conway, FOUR, width on offer outside off, Conway throws his hands at it and slaps it towards deep extra cover, the ball lands just in front of the cushions

Ravi Bishnoi to Seifert, FOUR, more luck for Seifert! Quicker through the air on leg, this one keeps straight, Seifert has a wild swing and the inside edge misses the leg-stump and races away to the the fine leg boundary

Kuldeep Yadav to Conway, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

Ravi Bishnoi to Conway, SIX, NZ score 71 runs from the powerplay! A length delivery by Ravi Bishnoi, right into the slot and Conway has clubbed it over deep mid-wicket for a powerful six

Ravi Bishnoi to Conway, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Conway cuts it uppishly and manages to beat Abhishek Sharma's dive at point. He was flying to his wrong side as he stretched his right hand out, but couldn't grab it

Ravi Bishnoi to Conway, FOUR, tad short ond middle and leg, keeps straight, Conway goes deep in the crease and lofts it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary

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Bumrah to Seifert, SIX, 50 up for New Zealand! A length delivery by Bumrah, right into the slot, Seifert stays put and smokes it right over the bowler's head for a clean six. You don't see Bumrah getting treated in this way often

Harshit Rana to Conway, FOUR, first boundary for Conway. A short balloutside off, this was tad slow and Conway plays it on the rise, guiding it past the fielder at short third man

Harshit Rana to Seifert, FOUR, smashed again! Pitched up by Harshit Rana outside off, Seifert makes room and bludgeons this uppishly through extra cover. A few changes made in the field by the Indian captain

Harshit Rana to Seifert, SIX, Seifert continues to punish Harshit Rana. A length delivery around off, Seifert clears his front leg and bludgeons this over long-on, just managing to clear the fielder at long-on. Kuldeep with a leap at the edge of the boundary, but couldn't grab it

Harshit Rana to Seifert, FOUR, Seifert is playing fearless cricket. This is full and wide outside off and Seifert slaps it over extra cover for a boundary to end the over. 12 runs from the over and Seifert is off to a brisk start

Harshit Rana to Seifert, SIX, stand and deliver! On a length around off, hint of inswing, Seifert clears his front leg and launches it over long-on for a towering six. 89m maximum!

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, FOUR, quite similar to the top edge induced earlier in the over. Closes the bat face and tries to whip this away, but the awayswinger takes the top edge and flies down to the third man fence. Hat-trick of boundaries for Seifert

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, FOUR, smashed! Back of a length outside off, Seifert makes room and thumps it over the non-striker for back-to-back boundaries. This was much more convincing

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, FOUR, top edge, but safe! Seifert looks to whip this across the line, but the ball swings away sharply. The top edge is induced over short third man where Bumrah charges back, gets a hand to it, but was never in control of it. Ends up parrying it away to the fence

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