India Vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, Final - Commentary

10 wickets down for NZ. Out batsman is Jacob Duffy. It is all over for NZ. 18.6Abhishek Sharma to Jacob Duffy. out, OUT! c Tilak Varma b Abhishek Sharma.

Gone? The celebrations have begun in the Indian camp.

18.5Abhishek Sharma to Lockie Ferguson. 1 run, Slower through the air, full and outside off, Ferguson carves it to the left of mid off for a single.

18.4Abhishek Sharma to Jacob Duffy. 1 run, A touch short, on off, Jacob flat bats it over the bowler. Long on cuts it off to his left. One taken.

18.3Abhishek Sharma to Lockie Ferguson. 1 run, Dropped short, on top of off. Lockie Ferguson rocks back and tries to pull, but miscues it over mid on for a single.

18.2Abhishek Sharma to Jacob Duffy. 1 run, Duffy advances and slaps this length ball to deep extra cover for a single.

18.1Abhishek Sharma to Lockie Ferguson. 1 run, Short on off, Lockie shimmies down the track and mistimes the heave to long on for a single.

Abhishek Sharma has been tossed the ball now.

17.6Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy. no run, Deceived! Pace-off delivery, full and just outside the off stump line. Jacob Duffy swings for the hills, only to miss. A superb spell from Jasprit Bumrah as he ends with figures of 4-0-15-4. 

17.5Jasprit Bumrah to Lockie Ferguson. 1 run, Once again, this is full and slow, on off. Lockie turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

17.4Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy. 1 run, Full toss on leg, whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Jacob Duffy is the last man in.

17.3Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. out, OUT! BOWLED! Bumrah has his fourth wicket of the finale. He rolls his fingers on the leather and takes pace off, executing the yorker. Lands the ball right at the base of the middle pole as Mitchell Santner tries to slog it over the leg side. He swings his bat months early before the ball arrives and misses. The ball dips below his bat and makes an absolute mess of the stumps.

17.2Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. no run, Short and nipping away from middle. Santner stands tall and eases it straight to the backward point fielder.

17.1Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. no run, That dipping slower one, just outside off, on a fuller length. Santner clears the front leg and has a swing across the line, but fails to connect.

16.6Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, A toe-crushing yorker, tailing in from middle. Mitchell Santner flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

16.6Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Slower short ball, far outside off. Santner lets it be as it breaches the tramline. 

150 runs for NZ 16.5Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. FOUR, FOUR! In the gap! Singh misfires another full toss, on the pads. Santner backs away and heaves it to the leg side, bisecting the long on and deep mid-wicket fielders for a boundary. 150 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!

16.4Arshdeep Singh to Lockie Ferguson. 1 run, Slips in a full toss, on off, Ferguson hits it on the bounce to long off for a run.

16.3Arshdeep Singh to Lockie Ferguson. no run, From around the stumps now. Full and on middle, Lockie drives it straight to the cover fielder.

16.2Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Seeing Santner shuffle outside leg, Arshdeep fires the yorker at the toes of the batter to cramp him for space. The Kiwi skipper carves it through mid off for a run.

16.2Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Goes for the slower one, but way down the leg side on a fuller length. Santner swings his bat before the ball dips and misses to connect. Wided.

16.1Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. no run, A full toss that tails in from middle to leg. Santner drills it down to long on and denies the single.

15.6Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Full toss, on off, Mitchell Santner forces it to long off for one more.

15.5Jasprit Bumrah to Lockie Ferguson. 1 run, No hat-trick for Bumrah! In the blockhole, on middle, Lockie Ferguson manages to jam it out towards short third for one.

Lockie Ferguson walks in at number 10. Ravi Shastri on air mentions that no Indian bowler has picked up a hat trick in a T20 World Cup. Can Bumrah be the first?

3 wickets for Jasprit Bumrah. Jasprit Bumrah is on a roll. 15.4Jasprit Bumrah to Matt Henry. out, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Jasprit Bumrah is on a hat-trick now! This is another excellent slower yorker, dipping in, too good for any batter, let it be a tail-ender. Matt Henry backs away to play at it, but plays all over it, and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps once more.

Wicket number 2 for Jasprit Bumrah. Matt Henry is the new batter in at number 9.

15.3Jasprit Bumrah to James Neesham. out, OUT! CASTLED! Boom Boom strikes now. A pinpoint yorker, on middle, takes pace off as well. James Neesham clears his front leg to go big across the line but goes through the shot very early. He misses it completely as the ball goes through and hits the base of the middle stump.

15.2Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Full toss, on leg, Mitchell Santner heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

15.1Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. no run, Good length and on off, Mitchell Santner pushes it to extra cover.

15.1Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Slower bouncer, on middle, but a bit too high. Mitchell Santner ducks under it. Another wide.

Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-9-1) returns to the attack. 

14.6Arshdeep Singh to James Neesham. no run, Another fine yorker, on middle, moves in, James Neesham jams it back to the bowler.

14.5Arshdeep Singh to James Neesham. 2 runs, A low full toss, on leg, James Neesham clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

14.4Arshdeep Singh to James Neesham. no run, Gets the yorker right, on middle, tailing in, James Neesham looks to dig it out but misses and gets hit on his toes.

14.4Arshdeep Singh to James Neesham. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Short but way outside off this time, James Neesham throws his bat but fails to reach it. Called a wide again.

14.4Arshdeep Singh to James Neesham. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Pitched up but down the leg side, James Neesham shuffles across to scoop but misses. Wided.

14.3Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Full toss, on middle and leg, Mitchell Santner lofts it to long on for a single.

14.2Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. no run, A mix-up but no harm done! Fuller and on middle, angling in, Mitchell Santner looks to loft it but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards backward point. Santner sets off for the run but is sent back. The fielder misses his shy at the batter's end, with Santner putting in a desperate dive to save himself.

14.1Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. no run, Clever bowling! Arshdeep Singh sees the batter back away, bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off as well. Mitchell Santner is too far away to reach out for the ball.

DRINKS BREAK! It has turned out to be a rather one-sided final. After the way England pushed India in the semifinal, we were hoping for a similar fight from the Kiwis tonight. But New Zealand have struggled to keep up with the required rate and have lost wickets regularly throughout the chase. While they do look to be going down here, they will want to do so with a fight. Arshdeep Singh returns to the attack. 2-0-18-0 so far for Arshdeep.

13.6Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Right in the blockhole, on leg, Mitchell Santner tucks it away through mid-wicket for one more. 122 needed in 36 balls.

13.5Hardik Pandya to James Neesham. 1 run, Short of a length and on middle, James Neesham pulls it to deep square leg for one.

13.4Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Fuller and around leg, Mitchell Santner flicks it away to deep backward square leg for another run.

13.3Hardik Pandya to James Neesham. 1 run, Hard length and on middle, James Neesham heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

13.3Hardik Pandya to James Neesham. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Fuller but way outside off, James Neesham leaves it alone. Wided.

13.2Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Back of a length and on leg, Mitchell Santner pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

13.1Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. no run, A shout for LBW, but turned down! Hardik Pandya bowls a slower, dipping yorker, on middle and leg. Mitchell Santner tries to slog it away but the ball sneaks under his bat to hit his back toe. Pandya looks confident and convinces SKY to take the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, but Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside leg. The on-field call of Not Out stands.

12.6Axar Patel to James Neesham. FOUR, FOUR! Put away! Floated, full and on leg, James Neesham goes down and swipes it away to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

The new batter is...James Neesham.

3 wickets for Axar Patel. Axar Patel is on a roll. 12.5Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell. out, OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel gets his third now. He bowls a juicy full toss, on middle. Daryl Mitchell tries to slog it away but gets it high on the bat. He loses his shape and mistimes the shot straight to deep mid-wicket, where Ishan Kishan takes his third catch of the game. The easiest one of the three. The Kiwis are six down now.

12.4Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell. no run, Full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell reaches out in front for the sweep but is beaten.

12.3Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Short and on leg, Mitchell Santner nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

30 runs for Mitchell Santner 12.2Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner. FOUR, FOUR! Misfield now! Flatter, full and outside off, Mitchell Santner drills it away towards point, where Hardik Pandya gets low but lets it through his legs for a boundary. The 50-run partnership comes up between Santner and Daryl Mitchell.

12.1Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner. no run, DROPPED! Hardik Pandya drops a sitter here! Floated, full and outisde off, Mitchell Santner throws his bat at it. He ends up slicing it in the air towards point, where Hardik Pandya moves to his right but spills it out.

11.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Quicker on middle, on a length, Santner punches it through cover for a run.

11.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. SIX, SIX! Hardik watches that as a bystander. A real slot ball again, on off. Mitchell Santner clears the front leg, crouches low and pumps it behind long on for a huge six. Geez, that is a long hit indeed.

11.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. SIX, SIX! High and handsome! Varun pushes it full and on the stumps, from around the wicket. Mitchell Santner takes a couple of babysteps ahead and tonks it cleanly over the long off fence.

11.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell. 1 run, Around off, on a length, crunched through point for a single.

11.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Full again, around off. Santner gets down to slog sweep against the spin but gets a leading edge wide of short third for a single.

11.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell. 1 run, Full, googly that spins back in from off. Daryl heaves it off the inner half to deep square leg for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes back into the attack now.

10.6Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell. 1 run, Full and wide outside off at 134.3 kph. Mitchell lunges forward, reaches for it and throws his hands at the drive, but gets it off the toe end towards deep backward point for a single. And now Arshdeep and Mitchell share a handshake as the two come together at the non-striker’s end.

No, no, no! You don't want to see this in a cricket ground. The emotions got the better of Arshdeep Singh here, and Daryl Mitchell is absolutely not happy with it. Suryakumar Yadav goes up to him to apologise straightaway.

10.5Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell. no run, It's heating up in the middle! A low full toss outside off by Arshdeep. Daryl Mitchell has already shuffled across again and tries to heave to the leg side, but gets it off the inner half. Arshdeep Singh collects the ball on his follow-through and throws it back at the batter in frustration. It strikes Mitchell on the pads, and he immediately throws his arms up in protest as Singh turns back to his bowling mark. That was absolutely needless from Arshdeep.

10.4Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell. no run, A bit too full, outside off, Daryl toe ends his drive to the cover fielder.

10.4Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Far beyond the cut strip as Daryl shuffles across off to thrash that away, but misses to connect. Wide called.

100 runs for NZ 10.3Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell. SIX, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Into the slot, on leg. Daryl Mitchell clears the front leg and sends it sailing 89 meters behind deep mid-wicket for a six. 100 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!

10.2Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell. SIX, SIX! Just goes over! It is that man again, Ishan Kishan, with a good effort. But it goes in vain this time. Fuller length around off. Mitchell shuffles across and heaves it across the line, getting enough on it to find Kishan at deep square leg. He takes the catch, but ends up stepping on the boundary ropes while doing so.

10.1Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Cannons onto the pads, on a fuller length, Santner pushes it through mid on for a single.

Arshdeep Singh is back on. He gave away just 3 runs in his first over.

9.6Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Off cutter, into the pitch, around middle. Mitchell Santner punches it straight down the ground for a single as long off cuts it off. At the halfway mark, New Zealand are crawling at 88/5.

9.5Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. no run, Pitched outside leg, full in length, Santner misses the flick shot and wears the ball on his front pad. The Kiwi skipper admonishes himself for not putting that away.

9.4Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell. 1 run, Slower one, outside off, on a length, Daryl Mitchell slashes it to the right of deep point for a single.

9.3Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. 1 run, Nagging length, around off, Santner punches it on the up through mid off for a single.

9.2Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. 2 runs, Length ball, slanting into the batter, Santner tucks it in the vast mid-wicket space for a couple.

9.1Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner. no run, Dug in short, over middle. Mitchell Santner ducks under it.

8.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. 3 runs, Good effort in the deep by Tilak. Touch short, around middle, turning back in. Santner rocks back and punches it past the left of short extra cover. Tilak at long off runs to his right and slides near the ropes to keep the ball in play. Excellent running between the wickets by the batters as they pick up three runs. The replay shows that Varma has saved a run for his team.

8.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. FOUR, FOUR! Edgy! Length delivery around the fifth stump, 92 kph. Santner rocks back, opens the bat face and punches it past the left of backward point for a boundary.

8.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. no run, Length ball, on off, sliding in, Santner punches it to cover.

8.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. byes, 4 runs, FOUR BYES! Goodness me, how has that missed the stumps? A googly on a length outside off. It sneaks past the outside edge and just sails over the top of the bails, outfoxing Samson as well and races behind to the fence.

8.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner. no run, Full and outside off. Santner gets on the front foot, plays with the spin, stays leg side of the ball, opens the face of the bat and guides it towards short third.

New Zealand lose half their side now and India already have one hand on the trophy. Skipper Mitchell Santner comes out to the middle.

5 wickets down for NZ. Out batsman is Tim Seifert 8.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert. out, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! It is just like a hammer blow on the Kiwis. A spectacular catch from Ishan Kishan yet again. Seifert miscues the pull on this short ball towards the deep mid-wicket region. Kishan moves to his right at deep mid-wicket to take it. Sensing he might lose his balance, he lobs the ball up momentarily but keeps himself inside the field of play and safely completes the catch. Tim Seifert departs after a breezy knock, and New Zealand are 72/5 now.

7.6Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Bangs it in short and keeps it out of the hitting arc, near the tramline. Tim is made to reach out and he bunts it towards cover for a single.

7.5Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell. 1 run, Over off, pace taken off, on a short of a length. Mitchell hops deep in the crease and turns it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.

And the climb gets steeper and steeper for the Kiwis from here. They need 186 more runs in 74 balls. Daryl Mitchell walks in at number 6.

7.4Hardik Pandya to Mark Chapman. out, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Mark Chapman drops his head in disappointment. Pushed across the left-hander, on a good length, Chapman reaches out to thrash it through the off side, but the ball catches the inside edge and deflects back onto the stumps. After an expensive first over, Hardik has struck back in his second over. New Zealand are now 70/4, chasing 256.

7.3Hardik Pandya to Mark Chapman. no run, Hardik rolls his fingers over the ball, on a short of a good length. Mark does not pick the change of pace and goes through the pull early. Ends up connecting with fresh air.

7.2Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Into the deck, on off, Tim stands tall on his toes and whips it to wide long on for one.

7.1Hardik Pandya to Mark Chapman. 1 run, Short and wide on off, this is slapped to deep cover for a single.

Another expensive start for Varun Chakaravarthy. 16 runs off his first over. Hardik Pandya (1-0-21-0) is brought back on, replacing Jasprit Bumrah.

50 runs for Tim Seifert 6.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert. SIX, SIX! The punches keep coming from Tim Seifert. He gets to his FIFTY in style. Varun Chakaravarthy offers a bit of flight, full and on off. Seifert just holds his shape and swings through the line to park it behind long on for a biggie. Back-to-back fifties for Seifert.

6.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert. 2 runs, Had to hurry! Around off, on a length, Tim whips it wide of deep mid-wicket and wants to come back for the second run. Ishan Kishan swoops in and gets rid of the ball quickly. Fires it on the bounce at the bowling end, where Varun Chakaravarthy fails to gather it and Chapman gets home with a dive. A clean pick-up could have been interesting.

6.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert. SIX, SIX! Tim Seifert makes it look so easy! This is flighted up slightly, on a length, outside off. Seifert stays leg side of the ball and does not try to overhit this one. A clean swing of the arms and he pumps it over long on for a six.

6.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman. 1 run, A bit fuller, drifting in at the pads. Chapman nudges it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

6.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman. no run, From around the wicket for the left-hander, short and outside off, Chapman punches it off the back foot back towards the bowler.

6.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Floats it up first up, full and on off. Tim Seifert presses forward and drives it down to long on for a single.

DRINKS BREAK. India hold all the aces at the moment as New Zealand have been pushed for the reconstruction job with 52/3 on the board. Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel have been absolutely instrumental so far, sharing all three wickets among them, and conceding just 27 runs from their four overs. New Zealand are under pressure, as they not only have to keep up with the asking rate, but also ensure they don't slide down further by losing more men. Varun Chakaravarthy is brought right after the restrictions are lifted. He has been very expensive in his last few matches, and replaces Axar Patel.

5.6Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Off-cutter, on a length, on middle. Tim is slightly early into the shot and chips it down to long on for a run. Another tidy over from Bumrah. At the end of the Powerplay, New Zealand are 52/3 in pursuit of 256.

50 runs for NZ 5.5Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. 2 runs, Dug in short, on off. Tim Seifert gets on his toes and drags the pull in front of square, wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

5.4Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. no run, Seifert will feel that he missed out. A dipping full toss, at thigh height, on off. Seifert looks to go across the line but ends up squeezing out an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.

5.3Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman. 1 run, Not in control but Chapman gets away with it! Bumrah hits the hard length, over middle. Chapman charges down the track and has a swipe across the line. The ball kicks up a bit to catch the top edge and it flies down to deep third. Tilak Varma runs in off the ropes and puts in the dive, but the ball does not carry. It deflects away from his body for a single.

5.2Jasprit Bumrah to Mark Chapman. no run, Nails the yorker, on middle. Mark hurriedly gets his bat down and keeps it out.

5.1Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Angled in, on a good length, on off and middle. Tim checks his drive as he plays it to long on for a single.

4.6Axar Patel to Mark Chapman. no run, Keeps the stumps in play, on a length, Mark pushes it back to Axar. End of another successful over from Patel.

New Zealand are under serious pressure now. India couldn't have asked for a better start. Mark Chapman makes his way to the middle, at number 5.

3 wickets down for NZ. Out batsman is Glenn Phillips 4.5Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips. out, OUT! TIMBER! The leg stump goes for a toss. Wickets off successive overs for Axar Patel. Under-cutter by Patel, full and sliding on with the arm, on middle and leg. Glenn Phillips stays rooted to the crease and swings hard at it to force it away. The ball keeps coming into him and skids through to go past the inside edge before uprooting the leg pole. New Zealand are 3 down for 47, chasing 256.

4.4Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips. no run, This skids through and it is a bit fuller at the sticks. GP plays it back to Axar.

4.3Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips. FOUR, FOUR! Nicely done! Pushed through by Axar, on a nagging length, on middle. Glenn Phillips picks up the length early and hits it over the man at mid on for a boundary.

4.2Axar Patel to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Flatter and fuller, outside off, Tim gets the front leg out of the way again and slams it towards long off for a single.

30 runs for Tim Seifert 4.1Axar Patel to Tim Seifert. SIX, SIX! That has gone back many a mile! Axar drops it a bit too short, on middle. Seifert rocks back, clears the front leg and pummels it over wide long on for a biggie.

3.6Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips. no run, Overpitched and on off, Glenn Phillips drills it towards extra cover.

3.5Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Low full toss, tailing back in on the pads. Seifert clips it through square leg for a single.

3.4Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. no run, Short of a length and outside off, Tim Seifert hops up to cut it away but ends up chopping it into the pitch, behind to the keeper.

3.3Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Seifert. 2 runs, Pace off, full and outside off, Tim Seifert reaches out and slices it over extra cover for a brace.

3.2Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Phillips. 1 run, Fuller and on off, Glenn Phillips drives it towards mid off for one.

Immediate impact from Jasprit Bumrah. Glenn Phillips makes his way out to the centre.

3.1Jasprit Bumrah to Rachin Ravindra. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Jasprit Bumrah once again strikes first ball. He did it in the semis and now in the final as well. Starts with a slower one, full and on leg, Rachin Ravindra looks to flick it away but goes through the shot early. Gets it from the toe-end of the bat as the ball flies in the air towards deep square leg, where Ishan Kishan runs forward and dives to take a superb catch, inches above the ground. The ball almost pops out of his grasp, but he does well to keep hold of it, even as his cap briefly blocks his vision while he tumbles to the ground. New Zealand are 32/2, chasing 256 runs.

A double change as Jasprit Bumrah has been called into the attack. He replaces Hardik Pandya.

2.6Axar Patel to Tim Seifert. no run, Slows it up, full and on middle, Tim Seifert looks to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

2.5Axar Patel to Rachin Ravindra. 1 run, Flatter, full and on leg, Rachin Ravindra swipes it to the left of deep square leg for a run.

New Zealand suffer a big blow. In walks Rachin Ravindra at number 3. Just 88 runs in 6 innings against India in T20Is for Rachin.

2.4Axar Patel to Finn Allen. out, OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel draws first blood. He bowls this short again, on middle, angling in. Finn Allen tries to move back and pull it but does not get enough room to free his arms. He ends up hitting it much straighter and down the throat of long on, where Tilak Varma takes an easy catch ahead of the ropes. The centurion from the last game walks back early here. New Zealand are 31/1, chasing 256.

2.3Axar Patel to Finn Allen. FOUR, FOUR! Nice shot! Quicker one, shortish and on off. Finn Allen moves back and swats it down the ground, beating long on to his left for a boundary.

2.2Axar Patel to Tim Seifert. 1 run, Short again and on middle, angling in, Tim Seifert stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

2.1Axar Patel to Finn Allen. 1 run, Dragged back and on middle, Finn Allen rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

1.6Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. FOUR, FOUR! 21 runs off the over! Goes back to his fuller length and on off. Tim Seifert gets underneath it and blasts it over the bowler's head for four more runs.

1.5Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. FOUR, FOUR! Gets it through! Back of a length and around off. Tim Seifert hangs back and punches it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary now.

1.4Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. no run, Good length and on off, Tim Seifert heaves it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

1.3Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. SIX, SIX! Innovative and effective! Pitches it up and just on off. Tim Seifert moves across early, gets into position and nails the scoop this time over the fine leg fence for another biggie.

1.2Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert. SIX, SIX! BANG! First one of the chase! Fuller in length and on middle. Tim Seifert clears his front leg out and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie.

1.1Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen. 1 run, Hardik Pandya lands this back of a length and on middle, Finn Allen shuffles across and scoops it wide of deep fine leg for a single.

It will be Hardik Pandya to operate from the other end. Shivam Dube has left the field to receive treatment on his right hand, which he injured while attempting the catch. Rinku Singh is on the park as the substitute.

0.6Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen. 1 run, Low full toss, on off, Finn Allen bunts it out to mid off for one.

0.5Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen. 2 runs, DROPPED! A big chance goes begging! Arshdeep Singh sticks to the fuller length, on off, moving away, takes pace off as well. Finn Allen looks to loft it away but his bat turns in his hands and he mistimes it high in the air. Shivam Dube backpedals at mid off, settles under it and tries to reverse cup it, but the ball bursts through his hands and drops to the ground. Two taken. Allen gets an early life here. Ian Bishop informs on air that this is the 15th dropped catch from India in this World Cup, the most by any team.

Simon Doull spots Jasprit Bumrah limbering up. Will he bowl from the other end?

0.4Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen. no run, Full again and on middle, shapes in a touch, Finn Allen drills it towards mid on. 4 balls and just 1 run so far.

0.3Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert. leg byes, 1 run, Pitched up and on middle, swinging in sharply, Tim Seifert looks to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards short fine. A leg bye taken. New Zealand are underway with extras.

0.2Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert. no run, Swing and a miss! Back of a length and on off, angling across the right-hander. Tim Seifert has a big heave across the line but fails to connect.

0.1Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert. no run, A dot to start! Arshdeep Singh serves this full and on off, shaping in, Tim Seifert bunts it out towards mid off.