Ind vs NZ T20I: Heartbreak for Black Caps as India win again

A nervous New Zealand threw it away yet again as a perseverant India prevailed in the Super Over for the second successive time to take a 40 lead in the T20 International series here on FridayNeeding just 11 runs off the last two overs with seven wickets in hand New Zealand dug a hole for themselves yet again taking the game to a Super Over two nights after doing the same in Hamilton New Zealand managed 13 runs in six balls and India got there effortlesslyKL Rahul smashed 10 runs off the first two balls before he was caught Then a firedup Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson finished the game in style Earlier Manish Pandey proved his value to the team with an unbeaten 50 off 35 balls taking India to 165 for eight from 88 for six in the 12th over Indias total wasnt enough considering the battingfriendly conditions but the hosts made life a lot tougher for themselves from a commanding position before succumbing to pressureThe entertaining knocks from Colin Munro 64 off 47 and Time Seifert went in vain 57 off 39 Mohammed Shami who was rested on Friday had bowled a brilliant 20th over on Wednesday and man of the match Shardul Thakur was up to the task this time conceding just six runs when the opposition needed seven for victoryWith the series already in the bag India gave an opportunity to Sanju Samson Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini for the first time in the fivematch series resting Rohit Sharma Ravindra Jadeja and Shami However none of them was able to make an impact in the game Chasing 165 New Zealand lost Martin Guptill early But Munro and Seifert put on 74 runs for the second wicket to put themselves on trackMunro scored a halfcentury off 38 deliveries inclusive of six fours and three sixes He was out against the run of play as Kohlis direct hit surprisingly found the target after a relay throw from the deep It was the turning point as New Zealand lost regular wickets Yuzvendra Chahal bowled Tom Bruce 0 but Seifert found a partner in Ross Taylor as they pushed the score past 150 in the 18th overSeifert scored a halfcentury off 32 balls including four fours and three sixes But the great choke was yet to come again Needing 18 off 18 the Black Caps lost four wickets in the last over bowled by ThakurTaylor holed out of the first ball while Seifert was run out two balls later Daryl Mitchell 4 was caught next and Mitchell Santner 2 couldnt steal two runs off the last ball as the sides engaged in a tiebreaker for the second game runningThis was after New Zealand won a fourth consecutive toss and opted to field Kane Williamson didnt take part in the match owing to a shoulder niggleTim Southee was the standin skipper with the Black Caps making two changes Put in to bat the visitors were struggling at 886 at one stage before Pandeys lonesome rescue act took them to a respectable total KL Rahul contributed 39 runs off 26 balls inclusive of three sixes and two foursLeg spinner Ish Sodhi got into the act and ran through Indias batting order First to go was Shreyas Iyer 1 and then Shivam Dube 12 was caught at midwicket Sodhi finished with 326 while Santner dismissed Sundar for nought as the New Zealand spinners rounded up a good outing with 454 in eight oversCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever