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Santner's Blitz Powers NZ to Record 208 vs India in 2nd T20I

Captain Mitchell Santner's explosive, unbeaten 47 propelled New Zealand to a formidable 208/6 in the second T20I against India in Raipur. This total marks New Zealand's third-highest T20I score against India and the highest ever recorded at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. The innings was anchored by Rachin Ravindra's brisk 44, helping the team recover after early wickets. India's bowlers, particularly Arshdeep Singh who conceded 53 runs, struggled to contain the Kiwi batters on a good batting surface.

Key Points: NZ Posts 208/6 vs India in 2nd T20I Led by Santner

  • Santner's unbeaten 47
  • NZ's 3rd-highest T20I total vs India
  • Rachin Ravindra's 44
  • India's bowling struggles
  • Record score at Raipur venue
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2nd T20I: Santner's unbeaten 47 powers New Zealand to record 208/6 against India

Mitchell Santner's unbeaten 47 powers New Zealand to 208/6, their third-highest T20I total against India, in Raipur. Full match recap.

"He timed his acceleration perfectly and dominated the final overs. - Match Report"

Raipur, Jan 23

Skipper Mitchell Santner's late burst of unbeaten and Rachin Ravindra's helped New Zealand post 208/6 in 20 overs--registering their third-highest T20I total against India and the highest-ever T20 score at the venue in the second T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, on Friday.

The total also marked New Zealand's third 200-plus score against India, placing it alongside 219/6 (Wellington, 2019) and 212/4 (Hamilton, 2019), and ahead of 203/5 (Auckland, 2020) and 196/2 (Rajkot, 2017).

New Zealand's new opening pair of Devon Conway and Tim Seifert started scoring quickly, with their 43-run opening partnership coming off just three overs before losing the toss. Harshit Rana gave India their first breakthrough by taking the wicket of Conway (19 off 9) with a wicket-maiden over. In the next over, Varun Chakaravarthy also added his name to the list of India's first-change bowlers as he took the wicket of Seifert (24 off 13); however, this gave India a temporary reprieve in what was a high-scoring match.

Rachin Ravindra led the way for New Zealand as he added 55 runs for the third wicket with Glenn Phillips (19 off 13), helping New Zealand recover after losing their first two wickets early in the match. Ravindra remained the anchor of New Zealand's innings as further wickets fell at the other end with Daryl Mitchell (18 off 11) and Mark Chapman (10 off 13) both being dismissed soon after. Ravindra's innings ended in the 13th over when he fell for 44 (off 26 balls) after a fine display, hitting two fours and four sixes.

From there, Santner took charge. He timed his acceleration perfectly and dominated the final overs. He scored 47 runs off 27 balls and remained unbeaten, pushing the total well past 200. His calm yet strong finish helped New Zealand make the most of the favourable batting conditions.

India's bowling struggled during this match. Arshdeep Singh had a particularly tough evening, giving away 53 runs without taking a wicket. Hardik Pandya was more economical, finishing with 1 for 25 from three overs. Harshit Rana, despite having a wicket maiden, ended with 1 for 35 from three overs. The spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy bowled a combined eight overs, taking three wickets while conceding 70 runs. Shivam Dube also contributed with one wicket.

Brief scores:

New Zealand 208/6 in 20 overs (Mitchell Santner 47, Rachin Ravindra 44; Kuldeep Yadav 2-35, Hardik Pandya 1-25) against India

- IANS

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Priya S
Santner played a brilliant captain's knock! But honestly, our fielding felt a bit sluggish today. A couple of dropped chances and misfields cost us 15-20 runs easily. Need to be sharper in the field.
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Rohit P
208 is a huge total, but not impossible on this Raipur pitch. Our top order needs to fire from ball one. No time to settle in. Let's go, Team India! 🇮🇳
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Sarah B
Watching from the US! Rachin Ravindra is such a talented player. His innings was the foundation. Interesting to see New Zealand's aggressive approach from the start. Makes for great cricket!
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Karthik V
Where was Bumrah today? His experience in controlling the run flow in the middle overs was sorely missed. Harshit Rana tried, but the pressure wasn't sustained from both ends. Bowling lineup looks thin without him.
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Nisha Z
Hardik Pandya was the only bowler with some control. 1/25 in 3 overs is a good spell in this carnage. Hopefully, our batters like Sky and Rinku can do their magic in the chase! 🤞

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