India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Player Highlights

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, 1 run, 92.1ks short and skidding on, Chapman flat-bats it to long-on and retains strike

Varun Chakaravarthy to Santner, 1 run, 91.8ks flatter and fraction short, Santner punches it to sweeper cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Santner, no run, 91.7ks short of length on off, Santner knocks it back to Varun

Varun Chakaravarthy to Santner, 2 runs, drifting into leg, Santner nudges it to mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. Chapman had to hurry but Ishan's throw was wide and he was able to get in easily

Varun Chakaravarthy to Santner, no run, googly on off, Santner hangs back in the crease and defends down the pitch

Varun Chakaravarthy to Santner, FOUR, poor delivery and even poorer effort from Arshdeep. 94.1ks leg-break down leg, Santner glances it fine and Arshdeep gets across, dives over the ball and allows it to escape past him

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell, no run, comes down the track and is met by a shortened length, the googly spins in and Mitchell misses the tuck, struck on the thigh pad

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell, no run, India lose a review. That looked close but Mitchell had done enough to get himself out of the line. He went down on his knee, misses the googly and is struck on the back thigh. The impact is just outside off and Mitchell carries on..

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell, 2 runs, 94.2ks short of length around off, Mitchell nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket and races back for the second

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, 1 run, googly around leg, Ravindra is deceived in flight and chips it back over Varun, got enough elevation to clear him

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, FOUR, shot! Ravindra does well to reach that. This would have been wide number three. But Ravindra crouches low and flat-bats it straight back over the bowler. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle but the ball still races away

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, wide, now strays down leg, Ravindra misses the pull and umpire signals a wide

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, wide, very similar to the previous delivery. But this time Varun can't keep it inside the marker, Ravindra can't reach it as well

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, no run, googly outside off, spins away and Ravindra does not reach the slash. Samson collects it cleanly and whips the bails off. Ravindra's back leg was drawn out of the crease but he got back in quickly

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, SIX, started the over with a six and ends it with a six. 93.8ks flighted delivery, but the length allowed Ravindra to get under it, he sinks to his knee and smokes the slog sweep over cow corner. This is 92 meters..

Varun Chakaravarthy to Phillips, 1 run, 94.5ks spinning into leg, Phillips nurdles it backward of square and settles with a single

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, 1 run, short and spinning away, Ravindra cuts it square of the wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Phillips, 1 run, dragged short, Phillips rocks back and nails the pull straight to deep mid-wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, 1 run, 93ks drifted across off, Ravindra waits and directs it to sweeper cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, SIX, shot! Varun goes round the wicket and bowls a googly, Ravindra does not sit down on his knee, but crouches low enough to get under the ball and launches it over deep mid-wicket. That's massive - 94 meters..

Varun Chakaravarthy to Phillips, no run, wrong 'un, Phillips waits in the crease and defends it back to Varun

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, 1 run, 95.2ks googly on off, Ravindra stays leg-side and eases it to long-off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, no run, 95.6ks quicker and fuller, Ravindra leans forward and pushes it to cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Phillips, 1 run, tight single. But Phillips is so fast. He knocks this towards mid-wicket and Ishan swoops down with a dive, but Phillips was well in at the non-striker's end

Varun Chakaravarthy to Seifert, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Now Varun strikes with his second ball. New Zealand go from 43/0 in 3 overs to 43/2 in 4.2 overs. Another wrong 'un and Seifert decides to take it on, he kneels down and looks to slog sweep, but the googly always bounces more, takes the top-edge and goes straight up, Ishan backtracks from mid-wicket and hangs on with the help of his chest, tumbles on his back and still manages to keep control of the ball. Seifert c Ishan Kishan b Varun Chakaravarthy 24(13) [4s-5]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Seifert, no run, 93.7ks starts with a googly, Seifert reads it off the surface and turns it to mid-wicket