4th T20I: Shivam Dube's fireworks not enough as New Zealand floor India by 50 runs

Shivam Dube produced a blazing half-century of uncommon quality, but it wasn’t capable to prevention India from a 50-run decision against New Zealand successful the 4th T20I connected Wednesday. Dube’s explosive 65 disconnected 23 balls (3x4, 7x6) stood retired successful India’s daunting pursuit of 216, yet the hosts were yet bowled retired for 165 arsenic the Kiwis pulled the bid backmost to 3-1.With Ishan Kishan sidelined owed to injury, Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were tasked with mounting up the chase. Instead, Abhishek departed archetypal ball, slicing Matt Henry to Devon Conway astatine heavy point. Suryakumar followed soon after, his gentle propulsion brilliantly snaffled by Jacob Duffy successful his follow-through, leaving India reeling astatine 9 for two.

Rinku Singh (39) and Sanju Samson (24) attempted to stabilise the innings but struggled to accelerate, some successful the Powerplay and beyond.

Rinku was trapped lbw by Zak Foulkes, portion Samson — who had earlier produced a sumptuous flicked six disconnected Duffy — was beaten by Mitchell Santner’s consecutive 1 and bowled.Hardik Pandya besides failed to marque an impact, and India slid to 82 for 5 successful the 11th over, leaving Dube to enarthrosis the work alongside Harshit Rana (9).Unfazed by the soaring asking rate, which hovered astir 14, Dube batted with state and intent.

Given a reprieve connected 46 via DRS, helium reignited Indian hopes by plundering 29 runs disconnected Ish Sodhi’s 3rd over, smashing a series of 4, 6, 4, 6, 6. He raced to his 50 successful conscionable 15 balls with a six implicit quadrate limb disconnected Duffy.

The sixth-wicket basal added 63 runs, though Rana’s publication amounted to conscionable four. Dube’s singular innings ended successful cruel manner erstwhile Rana’s consecutive thrust deflected disconnected Matt Henry’s manus and crashed into the non-striker’s stumps, catching Dube good short.

That infinitesimal efficaciously ended India’s chase.Earlier, New Zealand’s innings was anchored by Tim Seifert’s scintillating half-century. Seifert struck 62 disconnected 36 balls (7x4, 3x6) and was the standout performer, though helium lacked sustained enactment aft India tightened the screws done the mediate overs.Fresh from the Big Bash League, Seifert began aggressively, carving Arshdeep Singh for 3 consecutive fours — 2 disconnected edges — earlier launching Harshit Rana for a towering six implicit long-on.

He continued his battle successful Rana’s adjacent implicit with a six and four, and past sent Jasprit Bumrah to the sight-screen for different maximum.New Zealand raced to 50 successful the 4th implicit and reached 71 without nonaccomplishment successful the Powerplay. Seifert’s tempo allowed Devon Conway (44) to settee earlier accelerating. After crawling to 9 disconnected 9 balls, Conway recovered his range, taking Ravi Bishnoi for 2 fours and a six, and past added 35 runs from his adjacent 13 deliveries.However, Conway perished trying to wide heavy screen disconnected Kuldeep Yadav, ending a 100-run opening partnership. Seifert soon completed a 25-ball fifty, but India clawed backmost with 4 wickets for 37 runs, reducing New Zealand to 137 for 4 successful 13.4 overs.While determination was nary azygous magical spell, India benefited from the visitors’ eagerness to prolong the aboriginal tally complaint of 12 an over. That over-ambition triggered a mini-collapse. Daryl Mitchell (39 not retired disconnected 18 balls) provided precocious impetus with immoderate cleanable striking, lifting New Zealand beyond the 200 mark.