India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I: India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets, claim series 5-0
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 02, 2020, 16:33:13 IST
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India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I: India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets, claim series 5-0

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14:46 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs5.2
Score32 - 3

N Saini to R Taylor, Stifled appeal but the umpire turns it down. Height looked to be an issue and also probably going down. Good length ball pitching on off and coming in. Taylor comes inside the line and looks to flick it over on the leg side but misses. The ball hits him on his pad. There is a hopeful appeal but the umpire is unmoved.

14:45 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs5.1
Score32 - 3

N Saini to R Taylor, Fuller and coming in on off, Taylor defends it with a dead bat.

14:44 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs4.6
Score32 - 3

S Thakur to Tim Seifert, Length delivery around leg, Tim flicks it to mid-wicket and gets through the over. 10 from it and the pressure has been released with this over.

14:43 (IST) Feb 02
4
Overs4.5
Score32 - 3

S Thakur to Tim Seifert, TOP EDGED AND FOUR! Short ball on the body, Seifert looks to pull but gets a top edge which flies towards the vacant fine leg region. The ball bounces a couple of times inside the ropes and then touches the fence. Very good over for New Zealand so far.

14:43 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs4.4
Score28 - 3

S Thakur to Tim Seifert, Length delivery outside off, Seifert punches it to cover.

14:42 (IST) Feb 02
1
Overs4.3
Score28 - 3

S Thakur to R Taylor, Very good ball. It is very full, almost a yorker on middle and off. Taylor manages to dig it out to the right of mid on and takes a single.

14:41 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs4.2
Score27 - 3

S Thakur to R Taylor, Good length ball on off, Taylor defends it towards mid on.

14:41 (IST) Feb 02
4
Overs4.1
Score27 - 3

S Thakur to R Taylor, FOUR! On the pads and Taylor glances it nicely! A very full ball on the pads of Taylor, he flicks it off his pads. There is no protection in the deep and the ball races away to the fence.

14:40 (IST) Feb 02
1wd
Overs4.1
Score23 - 3

S Thakur to R Taylor, WIDE! False start from Thakur as he slips this one down the leg side. Taylor lets it be.

14:40 (IST) Feb 02

Change in bowling! Shardul Thakur is on now.

14:38 (IST) Feb 02
4
Overs3.6
Score22 - 3

N Saini to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Nicely cut away! Short ball outside off, Seifert cuts it through the point region for a boundary.

14:38 (IST) Feb 02
1
Overs3.5
Score18 - 3

N Saini to R Taylor, Shortish and on middle, Taylor tucks it behind square leg for a single to get off the mark.

14:37 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs3.4
Score17 - 3

N Saini to R Taylor, Length ball angled into the batter, Taylor works it towards mid-wicket.

14:36 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs3.3
Score17 - 3

N Saini to R Taylor, Around off, it is defended.

14:36 (IST) Feb 02

Ross Taylor is the new man in. He is playing his 100th T20I match. Can he deliver for his side here?

14:35 (IST) Feb 02
W
Overs3.2
Score17 - 3

N Saini to Tim Seifert, OUT! RUN OUT! Bruce is out of the crease and he will have to go. This was a terrible mix-up. Full delivery on off, Seifert drives it to cover. Seifert takes off for a single but Bruce is not interested. He sees Tim has almost reached the non-striker's end and then takes off. Samson at cover is in deep though as to throw it to Saini or go for a direct hit. He goes for the latter but he misses the stumps. Luckily for him, Rahul comes ahead and whips the bails off. The replays roll in and they show that Bruce was out of his crease. New Zealand sink further into trouble.

14:34 (IST) Feb 02

Run out appeal taken upstairs. This can be a disaster for the Kiwis. What a mix-up. Indians are looking confident. Replay time! Tom Bruce is well short.

14:33 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs3.1
Score17 - 2

N Saini to Tim Seifert, Saini bowls it on a length around off first up. Seifert defends it with a dead bat.

14:33 (IST) Feb 02

Navdeep Saini comes into the attack now.

14:32 (IST) Feb 02
0
Overs2.6
Score17 - 2

W Sundar to Tom Bruce, Shorter and around off, tapped towards cover-point. Excellent over from Sundar after conceding 10 off the first two balls.