Watch the highlights of the India vs. New Zealand 2nd Twenty20 International 2022: India’s three-match Twenty20 international series against New Zealand, which took place at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on November 20, 2022.
Despite Tim Southee’s second T20I hat-trick, India crushed New Zealand by 65 runs because to Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant unbeaten century, Deepak Hooda’s four-for, Mohammed Siraj, and Yuzvendra Chahal’s two wickets apiece. This gave India a 1-0 lead in the second Twenty20 International.
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- After their 73-run triumph in Kolkata on November 21st of last year, India’s 65-run victory over New Zealand was their second-largest victory in terms of runs in a T20 international.
- India’s 191 was their fifth-highest T20I total at Bay Oval and their fourth-highest score versus New Zealand.
- After Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav became the third Indian batsman to reach two hundred runs in a Twenty20 match.
- In the history of Twenty20 international cricket, Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian batsman to reach a century against New Zealand.
- The previous record of 80, shared by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in the same match in Delhi in 2017, was surpassed by Suryakumar Yadav’s undefeated 111, which was both his second-highest score for India in T20 internationals and the greatest score by an Indian batsman against New Zealand in T20Is.
- After Dawid Malan’s 48-ball century and Richard Levi’s 45-ball century, Suryakumar Yadav’s 49-ball century against New Zealand was the third-fastest batsman’s century in Twenty20 Internationals.
- 7: Suryakumar Yadav broke the previous record of five sixes each hit by Suresh Raina at Christchurch in 2009 and Rohit Sharma at Ranchi on November 19 of last year, tying both the record for the most sixes hit in an innings for India in T20 international cricket and the record for the most sixes hit by an Indian batsman against New Zealand in T20Is.
- 82: Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya established India’s fifth-highest four-wicket partnership in Twenty20 Internationals, which was previously held by the 46-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in Hamilton in 2020. The partnership was established against New Zealand.
- Tim Southee became the second player overall in T20Is after Lasith Malinga and the first bowler from New Zealand to record two hat-tricks in T20 international cricket history.
- In the T20 international match versus India, New Zealand’s score of 126 was tied for second-lowest in the whole innings.
- Axar Patel’s previous record of 3 for 9 in Kolkata on November 21, 2021, was surpassed by Deepak Hooda’s 4 for 10, which was both his greatest bowling performance for India in T20 internationals and the highest bowling stats by an Indian bowler against New Zealand in T20Is.
Suryakumar Yadav, India’s leading scorer, hit an undefeated 111 off 51 balls to record his second T20I century and his first century against New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals. India scored 191-6 in 20 overs.
Hardik Pandya hit 13 runs without a boundary, Shreyas Iyer scored 13 off 9 balls, including a six and a four, and Ishan Kishan smashed 36 off 31 balls, including five fours and a six.
Tim Southee, the finest bowler in New Zealand, got three wickets for thirty-four runs in four overs, Lockie Ferguson took two wickets, and Ish Sodhi took one.
Kane Williamson was the top scorer for New Zealand, scoring 61 off 52 balls, including four fours and two sixes, as they reached 126 for all-out in 18.5 overs.
With a strike rate of 200, Glenn Phillips hit 12 off 6-balls, including a six and a four, while Devon Conway scored 25 from 22 balls, including three fours.
Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal each got two wickets, and Washington Sundar grabbed one for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Deepak Hooda, India’s finest bowler, claimed a career-high four wickets for ten runs in 2.5 overs.
With a strike rate of 217.64 and an incredible batting display that saw him smash an undefeated 111 runs off 51 balls, including 11 fours and 7 sixes, Suryakumar Yadav was awarded Player of the Match.
