समाचार Samāchār · Sports · 24 October 2026

India recover from 70 for 5 to beat New Zealand by four wickets

Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy added an unbeaten 69 from 30 balls in Christchurch. India lead the five-match T20I series 2-0.

India won by 4 wickets (1 ball left) · lead series 2-0

India came back from 70 for 5 to beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday, chasing 181 with one ball to spare. They lead the series 2-0.

Put in by India captain Shreyas Iyer, New Zealand recovered from 41 for 3 in the sixth over to 180 for 5. Glenn Phillips (70 off 43) and Bevon Jacobs (58 off 46) added 116 for the fourth wicket. Arshdeep Singh took 2 for 33.

Mitchell Santner’s 4 for 21 left India 70 for 5 in the 11th over and 112 for 6 in the 15th, with 69 still needed from 31 balls. Naman Dhir’s 31 off 17 had kept the chase alive.

Tilak Varma, 51 not out off 26 balls, and Nitish Kumar Reddy, 26 not out off 13 without a dot ball, then put on an unbroken 69 from 30 balls. India reached 181 for 6 in 19.5 overs.

What a founder takes from it: Stay in the game before you try to win it. The stand that only kept India alive is what made the winning one possible.