a 120 kph short and wide delivery outside off, carved away towards deep point, India take the T20I series 2-1
India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I at Thiruvananthapuram, Ind v NZ, Nov 07 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
11.00pm That was an exceptional game of defensive bowling. The pitch gripped and turned, but terrific bowling from both sides meant only 128 runs were scored in 16 overs. New Zealand just needed a few more fours or sixes, but they just couldn't get enough away. India's bowlers were superb again, and take the series with a disciplined bowling performance. New Zealand were not bad, nowhere close, they were decent with the bat, but were found just short eventually.
Jasprit Bumrah is the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series: "The slower ball was gripping, after the first inning, Bhuvi and I had a chat about what will work. We saw they were gripping the ball, but our slower balls were not gripping. If you think about pressure, you won't be able to deliver."
Virat Kohli: "We were happy to get a game eventually. An exciting game. We expected them to give us a good fight, we were quite nervous as to whether we could get enough on the board. You need games to step up and finish off games, the guys showed character. When Pandya was hurt, I thought I may have to bowl those four deliveries."
Kane Williamson: "It was quite hard to know what a good score was on that surface. A tough match. A tricky surface. Runs on the board was handy. India outplayed us, although it came down to the last 2-3 deliveries. We showed good fight throughout, played smart cricket, but you need to be at your best to win here. That's why this team is possibly the best in the world. A number of strides forward for us as a group."
Hardik Pandya: "Will feel the pain after the game. I knew in the seventh over that I'll be bowling the last over. I knew I had to keep calm. Important to have a calm mind, one or two will go here and there.
Yuzvendra Chahal: "The wicket suited the bowlers, you have to handle the pressure. I've bowled in so many games like this. Whole team backed me, I calculate accordingly what the batsmen will do."
India coach Ravi Sahstri: " You'd be lying if you said you're not up for it. The balance can shift with 2-3 deliveries. There was electricity there while fielding. We thought we could do it, we aimed for 65, anything more was a bonus."
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Rajeev Kumar: "Interestingly India won both the deciders(ODIs, and T20I) by 6 runs"
8 off 1.
and that's the game. A slower delivery on middle and leg, driven away towards long-on for a couple.
A six and a four will do for NZ. Point goes back. Expect another cutter wide outside off?
ooh that was in the slot, right in the slot, a slower cutter outside off, de Grandhomme swings but finds deep square leg for one
a slow offcutter very wide outside off, left alone from de Grandhomme. Wide called
that's six. A slower delivery outside off, de Grandhomme knew what was coming, he stayed in his crease and swung away over deep midwicket. Just clears the boundary
fine stop from Pandya. Full outside off, drilled back to Pandya, who sticks his left hand out and takes the blow. OUCH! Pandya is writhing in pain. Has he broken a finger? Dislocated? The physio comes out. He's fine to continue.
another bye. It's another offcutter outside off, Santner misses another heave. De Grandhomme steals another bye as Dhoni misses the stumps again
This is it. The series down to 19 off 6. Santner has the strike. Pandya will bowl it. Not Kuldeep. Stokes was hit for four sixes with the same equation. Pandya is another seam-bowling allrounder.
another slower ball outside off, the ball misses Santner's drive. De Grandhomme takes the bye, Dhoni misses at the batsman's end
NZ need a boundary to stay in the game. Santner will face.
run-out? It's another slower ball outside off, but Bruce tries to ramp the reverse-lap, misses. Dhoni picks up, throws to Bumrah, who in turn throws at the bowler's end, misses. Pandya comes in from long-on, picks up cleanly and returns a terrific throw to Dhoni, who doesn't miss! Bruce dismissed trying to steal one
the slower delivery outside off, bounces extra and beats de Grandhomme's bat, but Bruce calls him through. Good awareness. The bye nearly results in a run-out
good stop Dhoni! Saved three runs. Sees Bruce coming and fires this short down leg, bounces in front of Dhoni but he throws his full body behind it, and lets it hit his body. A wide and a bye
NZ need one more boundary in this over, at least.
a full toss on middle and leg, looking for the yorker, flicked away past square leg for four. Superb timing
a high full toss on off, driven towards the sweeper cover for just one
NZ lost a close ODI decider. Can they turn it around?
taken at fine leg. A slow offcutter down leg to start, Nicholls gets low, gets underneath but a top-edge lobs towards fine leg, who runs to his left and takes a good catch. Tried to put Bumrah off but didn't work
NZ fall well behind, if they don't win this over, the game is done. Bumrah will bowl.
85 kph, short and wide outside off, slapped to deep cover for one. Just three off it, that's a game-changer
the googly outside off, Nicholls shuffles across and misses a slog sweep
Chahal can't commit an error now, one six will make this an even over
flat and wide outside off, chopped away towards cover for one. Fine bowling
well bowled, slow and wide outside off, de Grandhomme tries to go inside-out but can't make contact as the ball spins away
the slider, quick and flat outside off, goes past de Grandhomme's bat
Two sixes change this.
Saritha Sajeev: "I smell a tie." Ayya.
full delivery outside off, badly-timed to deep cover for a run
Not over, not by a mile. 32 off 18 is still game even. Bumrah has six balls. Chahal will bowl these six.