Tilak and Reddy Guide India to 4-Wicket Win over New Zealand with 1 Ball Left in 2nd Cricket T20
Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 51 and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 26 sealed a four-wicket win after India fell to 70-5.
- On Saturday, Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy secured a four-wicket victory for India at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, chasing 181 with one ball remaining to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
- After slipping to 41-3, New Zealand recovered through a 116-run partnership between Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs, who scored 70 and 58 respectively to post 180-5.
- Mitchell Santner's spell of 4/21 through the middle overs left India reeling at 112-6 in the 15th over, threatening to derail the visitors' chase before their late recovery.
- Arshdeep Singh claimed 2/33, surpassing Bhuvneshwar Kumar's record for most T20I wickets by an Indian bowler in a calendar year with 38 total wickets in 2026.
- India aims to seal the five-match series with victory in the third T20I scheduled for Tuesday in Wellington, where New Zealand faces a must-win scenario to prevent elimination.
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Tilak Varma leads India fightback in four-wicket win over New Zealand
India's middle-order batter Tilak Varma hammered a half-century off 25 balls as India chased down a target of 181 with a ball to spare, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 series with New Zealand on Saturday.New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner's destructive spell (4-21) had left India shaken, with 68 runs needed from the last five overs. But Varma (51) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (26) targeted the pacers in the final three overs to secure …
Tilak, Nitish power India to 2-0 T20I series lead over NZ
Christchurch: Tilak Varma came up with another clutch performance to headline India’s come-from-behind win against New Zealand in the second T20I at the Hagley Oval here on Saturday. With their backs against the wall at 70/5 in 10.5 overs, Tilak smashed a match-changing and unbeaten 51 from 26 balls to guide India to a much-impressive … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on …
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Tilak and Reddy guide India to 4-wicket win over New Zealand with 1 ball left in 2nd cricket T20
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 51 from 26 balls to guide India to a four-wicket win over New Zealand with only one delivery to spare Saturday in the second Twenty20 cricket international. India took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. It won the opener by four wickets with two...
Varma leads India fightback in four-wicket victory over New Zealand
India's middle-order batter Tilak Varma hammered a half-century off 25 balls as India chased down a target of 181 with a ball to spare, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 series with New Zealand on Saturday.
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