Lucknow: On Sunday, the second T20 match between India and New Zealand (India vs New Zealand 2nd T20) took place in Lucknow. India won the match by 6 wickets to level the series 1-1. The third and last match between the two teams will be played in Ahmedabad on February 1.
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In the second match, New Zealand captain Michael Santner won the toss and decided to bat first. New Zealand could score only 99 runs in front of Indian bowlers. New Zealand got off to a good start. Finn Allen and Devon Conway started the offensive. At the same time, in the fourth over of the match, the Kiwi team got its first blow.
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Indian captain Hardik Pandya gave the fourth over of the match to Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal showed his amazing skills by keeping the confidence of the captain. Chahal (Yuzvendra Chahal) bowled Finn Allen on the first ball of this over. Finn scored 11 runs off 10 balls. Chahal did not give a single run in his first over and also took a wicket. He got a chance in the last 11 in place of Umran Malik in this match.
As soon as Finn Allen was bowled, Chahal (Yuzvendra Chahal) made a record in his name. Chahal holds the record for taking the most wickets for India in T20 Internationals. Chahal took 91 wickets in the 75th match. He averages 21.58 and has a strike rate of 18. Chahal has left behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar in terms of taking the most wickets. Bhuvi has taken 90 wickets in 87 matches. In this match, Chahal took 1 wicket for only 4 runs in 2 overs.