India’s Hardik Pandya pulled off a juggling catch to offer the hosts their first breakthrough, sending Devon Conway back to the pavilion within the second T20I of the five-match series against Latest Zealand. The match is going down on Friday, January 23, in Raipur. The wicket fell on the second delivery of the fourth over of Latest Zealand’s innings.
Harshit Rana bowled a slower ball at 115.2 km/h, deceiving the southpaw, who ended up toe-ending his shot towards mid-off. Pandya dived to his right and secured the catch on his third attempt, giving the Men in Blue their first scalp of the match. You’ll be able to watch the video here:
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Conway scored 19 from just nine deliveries, including three fours and a six, as his wicket left the Black Caps on 43/1 after 3.2 overs.
Latest Zealand Stumble Early As Each Openers Fall After Fast Start
Sent in to bat, Latest Zealand began aggressively, with Devon Conway launching Arshdeep Singh for 18 runs within the opening over. Hardik Pandya steadied the innings in the following over, gifting away just seven runs. Arshdeep returned for his second spell but was again punished, conceding 18 runs as Tim Seifert struck 4 consecutive boundaries.
Within the fourth over, Harshit Rana ended the 43-run opening stand by dismissing Conway for 19. The next over saw Varun Chakaravarthy remove Seifert, who scored 24 off 13 balls. On the time of reporting, Latest Zealand were 64/2 after six overs, with Rachin Ravindra on 19 and Glenn Phillips on 1 on the crease.
Playing XI of each teams:
Latest Zealand: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, and Ish Sodhi.
India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakaravarthy.
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