With 10 Required From 2 Balls, Rohit Sharma Smashes 2 Sixes! India Clinch T20 Series Vs Nz

With 10 required from 2 balls, Rohit Sharma smashes 2 sixes! India clinch T20 Series vs NZ

In what can be termed as a fascinating game of cricket, the men in blue went onto clinch their maiden T20I series win in New Zealand.With India leading the 5-match T20 series with 2-0, the Indians had an outstanding opening partnership, thanks to the courtesy of ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma (65 from 40) and KL Rahul (27 from 19).

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After winning the toss, the Kiwis put India to bat.What seemed like a 190+ score, India was restricted to 179/5, after fall of Rohit Sharma and Dube in one over.With Virat Kohli playing a decent hand, and Ravindra Jadeja’s 10 from 5 balls, India managed to cross the 175-mark.

The New Zealand openers began well and putting 43 for none at the end of 5 overs.

Guptill got out after he was holed in the deep, trying to cut a Shardul Thakur.Munro fell in the next over, stumped by Rahul.

What followed then was a sheer class from Kane Williamson (95 from 48 balls).

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Mohammad Shami bowled the last over, with NZ needing 9 from 6 balls.Ross Taylor sent the first ball into midwicket stands for six, and took a single the next ball.Williamson almost finished the, before getting out for the 3rd ball, leaving 2 to win from the next 3 balls.

Then the drama followed with Seifert failing to make the connection for the 4th ball of the over.Ross Taylor ran through for a bye for the next ball, with 1 required off the last ball.

Trying to go for the glory shot, Ross dragged a fuller length on to his stumps, leaving the match tied.

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The super over saw an ordinary opening from New Zealand, scoring 2 singles from first balls.The next four balls went for 13, with Williamson hitting a six and four, and Guptill sending the last ball to four.Bumrah who had a bad day conceding 45 of his 4 fours, gave away 17 in the super over.

With Indian openers coming in for the super over, only 3 were conceded from the first two deliveries, thanks to some good bowling from Southee.New Zealand missed a run-out opportunity in the very first ball, and India managed a second.

Rahul scored a boundary, and took a run, leaving Rohit Sharma at the striker’s end, with 10 to win from 2 balls.

Rohit Sharma heaved one to six towards the midwicket area, before launching the final ball above the long-offs head for a biggie.

What seemed like a cakewalk win for New Zealand, thanks to a brilliant show put-up by their captain Kane Williamson, ended as a win for India, with Rohit hitting two sixes, with 10 required from the last 2 balls.Rohit Sharma was awarded the man of the match.

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