New Zealand win by one run! Rohit fetches that from the off stump and clubs it down the ground, long-on calmly jogs to his left and ensures he gets behind the line of the ball, flings it to the keeper and India can pick up only two
India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I at Chennai, Sep 11 2012 - Match Result
RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Chennai, September 11, 2012, New Zealand tour of India
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Scores: Sanjay Murari | Comms: Kanishkaa BalachandranScorecard summary
New Zealand • 167/5(20 overs)
91 (55)
3/31 (4)
28 (26)
1/27 (4)
India • 166/4(20 overs)
70 (41)
2/17 (3)
34 (26)
2/26 (4)
end of over 2011 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 166/4CRR: 8.30
Rohit Sharma4 (2b)
MS Dhoni22 (23b 2x4)
James Franklin 4-0-26-2
Jacob Oram 4-0-27-0
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Dhoni: The wicket slowed down and it was difficult to hit. But we should have won. Virat gave us a very good start. Our worry was how the wicket would behave in the second half. After the 10th or 12th over it got tough. It was good to see the approach in the start of the innings. It's good for us going into the World Cup.
McCullum is the Man of the Match and Series (!): "My head's ok. Kyle's a bit dazed at the moment. Pitch was really good for 20 overs. A lot of our guys are getting more worldly when it comes to these conditions. The collision was probably my fault."
Taylor: "Franklin needs a big pat on the back. Kohli could have taken it away from us and good catch by Southee. Hopefully we can take this confidence through."
It's the end of a very tough tour for New Zealand. This win will come as some relief.
Saurabh: "Trust Dhoni to bungle up the chase and put breaks on a rapidly accelerating train. This game was India's to lose and Dhoni ensured that it happened by his go slow approach. I am surprised to see no one raising this in the TV commentary box. Dhoni's go slow approach at the start of innings in T20s has put his teams ( CSK and India) at risk a number of times and today India paid the price."
That's it from us here. Thanks for your mails and company. I will now resume my dinner, which has gone as cold as ice. Cheers!
End of match: Ross Taylor does his best to lift Franklin who has his arms outstretched. NZ leave India with a win, finally and stretch their record against India in T20s to 4 out of 4.
India somehow lost their way towards the end, between overs 14 and 18. New Zealand did well to pull it back. Franklin, like Irfan, made things difficult with the back-of-the-hand slower balls. Yuvraj did more than what was expected of him but more dominance from the other end would have helped.
I was a bit surprised to see Rohit coming in at the climax. Is sending an out of form player the best thing for that situation? I don't think it was fair on Rohit to be honest. Irfan would have been a better option.
Skimming through the mails, plenty blaming Dhoni for this defeat.
19.6
2
Franklin to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs
19.5
2
Franklin to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs
that's not a bad shot, picks it on off and middle and he smashes it down to long-on, the fielder just manages to pick it
Rohit Sharma, of last-ball six fame in the IPL, walks in
Ends a valiant effort from Yuvraj. Hats off to him despite not being there to the end
19.4
W
Franklin to Yuvraj, OUT
Yuvraj swings and misses! Relief for Franklin, it was a slower delivery from the back of the hand, Yuvraj was at the crease to smash that over the on side and he swung too early and the ball crashed on middle and off
Yuvraj Singh b Franklin 34 (26b 1x4 2x6 49m) SR: 130.76
19.3
1
Franklin to Dhoni, 1 run
full on the pads and he drills it down to long-on, they settle for the single only
19.3
1w
Franklin to Dhoni, 1 wide
Franklin makes the mistake by bowling it too wide outside the off stump, Dhoni wisely leaves it alone
19.2
4
Franklin to Dhoni, FOUR runs
that siphons off four off the total! Franklin errs by bowling it too short, Dhoni was at the crease to size him up, one flat pull and it was scorching to deep square leg
19.1
1lb
Franklin to Yuvraj, 1 leg bye
Franklin fires it on the pads on seeing Yuvraj making room, the ball hits the pads and rolls to the off side
13 needed off the last over. Dhoni's been down this road before so many times
end of over 1912 runs
IND: 155/3CRR: 8.15 • RRR: 13.00
Yuvraj Singh34 (24b 1x4 2x6)
MS Dhoni17 (21b 1x4)
Jacob Oram 4-0-27-0
James Franklin 3-0-16-1
18.6
1lb
Oram to Yuvraj, 1 leg bye
good slower ball, Yuvraj targets the on side again and the ball clips his body and rolls to the off side
18.5
6
Oram to Yuvraj, SIX runs
trust Yuvraj to come up with the big one when it mattered! Fuller delivery and he gets across and swings and connects really well, goes long and high over deep midwicket
18.4
1lb
Oram to Dhoni, 1 leg bye
good slower ball from Oram, Dhoni goes for the pull and swings it too early and the ball clips his body and rolls away
18.3
1
Oram to Yuvraj, 1 run
Yuvraj goes for a tired slog but fails to make proper contact and gets an inside edge to short fine leg, India need boundaries
18.2
1
Oram to Dhoni, 1 run
bowls it shorter and he pulls it down to long-on and they don't risk a second run
18.1
2
Oram to Dhoni, 2 runs
pulls this one in front of square and really pushes Yuvraj for the second run but he makes it
Equation getting tougher for India
end of over 187 runs
IND: 143/3CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 12.50
Yuvraj Singh27 (21b 1x4 1x6)
MS Dhoni14 (18b 1x4)
James Franklin 3-0-16-1
Jacob Oram 3-0-17-0
17.6
•
Franklin to Yuvraj, no run
drills it down the pitch and Franklin appears to get a finger to it before hitting the stumps, Dhoni was home
17.5
2
Franklin to Yuvraj, 2 runs
slower ball and slightly short and he swivels and pulls down to deep square leg, pick up a couple
17.4
•
Franklin to Yuvraj, no run
Yuvraj goes for the big swing and misses it completely, good slower ball from Franklin
17.3
1
Franklin to Dhoni, 1 run
slogs and gets an inside edge to the on side and they can only take a single
17.2
4
Franklin to Dhoni, FOUR runs
just wide of long-on, Dhoni went for the pull and Guptill at long-on ran to his right and the ball evaded him and rolled over to the rope
17.1
•
Franklin to Dhoni, no run
Dhoni goes for the slash and gets an under edge to the keeper
end of over 173 runs
IND: 136/3CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 10.66
MS Dhoni9 (15b)
Yuvraj Singh25 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Jacob Oram 3-0-17-0
James Franklin 2-0-9-1
16.6
1
Oram to Dhoni, 1 run
clips it wide of deep midwicket
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
91 runs (55)
11 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
38 runs
7 fours0 six
Control
79%
IND
70 runs (41)
10 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
33 runs
5 fours1 six
Control
83%
Match details
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Toss | India, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2012 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20I no. 261 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.20, Interval 20.20-20.40, Second Session 20.40-22.00 |
| Match days | 11 September 2012 - night (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | |
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| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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