India: 149/ 6 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 50)
New Zealand: 150 / 5 in 20 overs (B McCullum 69*)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets and win the t20 series 2-0
After winning the first T20 against India, New Zealand has won the second t20 too by 5 wickets. India who batted first could not reach a very good total as they could reach only 149 in 20 overs. NZ bowlers Ryder and Vettori bowled great keeping the run rate very low. Yuvraj Singh who made 50 in 34 balls was the highest scorer for India.
In reply, NZ got a brilliant start with openers B McCullum and Ryder. McCullum was able to reach his 50. Irfan Pathan though took 2 wickets was expensive for India. For NZ, from a requirement of 28 off the last three overs with eight wickets in hand, it came down to nine runs off three balls. But McCullum smashed to powerful fours and finally an edge to give New Zealand the second win in series.
Harbajan Singh tried to bring India back to the game with his spin bowling. But McCullum inning made it possible for the Kiwis to win the match.McCullum has been the best batsman in t20. He is highest runs scorer scoring 582 runs and also the player with most no. of sixes and fours. In his last four t20 matches, McCullum has scored: 59, 61, 56* and 69*.
Full scorecard of second t20 between India and New Zealand.| Gautam Gambir | c Brendon Mccullum b Ian Butler | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 76.92 | | Virender Sehwag | c Daniel Vettori b Iain O'brien | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 218.18 | | Suresh Raina | c Tim Southee b Ian Butler | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | Yuvraj Singh | c Jacob Oram b Iain O'brien | 50 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 147.06 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c),(wk) | not out | 28 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 93.33 | | Yusuf Pathan | b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | Ravindra Jadeja | c Martin Guptill b Tim Southee | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 118.75 | | Irfan Pathan | not out | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 | | Harbhajan Singh | | | | | | | | Zaheer Khan | | | | | | | | Ishant Sharma | | | | | | |  |
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| Total : 149/6 (20) | Curr.RR: 7.45 |
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| FOW : Virender Sehwag (29-1, 3.3), Suresh Raina (36-2, 4.3), Gautam Gambir (47-3, 6.1), Yuvraj Singh (92-4, 12.4), Yusuf Pathan (94-5, 13.2), Ravindra Jadeja (121-6, 16.5) |
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| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | | Iain O'brien | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | | Ian Butler | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | | Daniel Vettori (c) | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | | Jesse Ryder | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | |
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| New Zealand : Jesse Ryder, Brendon Mccullum(wk), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, Nathan Mccullum, Daniel Vettori(c), Ian Butler, Tim Southee, Neil Broom, Iain O'brien |
| Jesse Ryder | b Zaheer Khan | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 173.33 | | *Brendon Mccullum (wk) | not out | 69 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 125.45 | | Martin Guptill | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 | | Ross Taylor | b Irfan Pathan | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 108.00 | | Jacob Oram | c Mahendra Singh Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | Neil Broom | c Irfan Pathan b Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 | | Nathan Mccullum | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | | Daniel Vettori (c) | | | | | | | | Ian Butler | | | | | | | | Tim Southee | | | | | | | | Iain O'brien | | | | | | | |
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| Total : 150/5 (20) | Curr.RR: 7.50 | Req.RR: 0.00 |
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| FOW : Jesse Ryder (53-1, 4.4), Martin Guptill (69-2, 8.5), Ross Taylor (125-3, 17.2), Jacob Oram (125-4, 17.3), Neil Broom (134-5, 18.4) |
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| Irfan Pathan | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.25 | | Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | | Ishant Sharma | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 | | Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | | Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | | Yuvraj Singh | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 | |
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| India : Gautam Gambir, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni(c, wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma |
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