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India 191/6 - Yadav 111*; Southee 3/34
NZ 126 all out - Williamson 61; Hooda 4/10
India win by 65 runs
11:33pm
Not a lot you can say about that one really. India were equally as good as New Zealand were poor, and take an unassailable 1-0 lead in this series.
Suryakumar Yadav was unquestionably the hero, making 111 not out and completely knocking the wind out of the Blackcaps.
New Zealand will need to go back to the drawing board if they're to earn a series draw when these two sides meet again in Napier on Tuesday.
That'll be all from us tonight - so thank you for joining us, and we'll see you again soon!
11:32pm - INDIA WIN BY 65 RUNS
Hooda returns, Sodhi faces.
Huge swings and miss first ball.
WICKET! And gets him next ball. Sodhi runs right past it, and Pant takes his time before removing the bails.
Ish Sodhi 1 (3) stumped Pant, bowled Hooda
Tim Southee - who took a hat-trick earlier - comes out to the middle.
WICKET! And he goes first ball. Length, and Southee swings across the line, gets a top edge that Pant settles under and takes it.
Tim Southee 0 (1) caught Pant, bowled Hooda
Ferguson comes in to face the hat-trick ball, will we see another one tonight?
Everyone around the bat, but Ferguson drives through cover for one to see it out.
Milne on strike.
WICKET! And that's it. Milne looks to go big, but holes out to Arshdeep in the outfield.
Adam Milne 6 (5) caught Arshdeep, bowled Hooda
11:27pm - 18 overs
Siraj for his last over. Williamson on 49.
SIX! And he brings it up with a six. Length, and Williamson flicks it over square leg to reach his milestone. No celebration from the skipper, though.
Full toss, and Williamson punches it through cover for four more. Bouncer to follow, Williamson misses as he looks to hook.
Length, and Williamson cuts behind point for two more. Williamson backs away, so Siraj goes wider outside off, but gets called for it. Harsh call.
WICKET! Fitting way to end the night. Rubbish full toss, and Williamson can only drag it back onto his stumps.
Kane Williamson 61 (52) bowled Siraj
Sodhi in next, the required rate is over 30 per over.
Length to start, Sodho spoons it over the off side for one.
NZ 125/7
11:20pm - 17 overs
Arshdeep to Williamson.
Length, and Williamson whips through midwicket for two to bring up the 100.
Chance! Williamson looks to clear long-on, but doesn't get it all. Iyer gets under it, but is forced to throw it infield as he goes over the rope. Two runs.
Full, and Williamson drives to cover for a single to move to 49. Milne faces. Length ball, and Milne swings and misses.
Full, and Milne drives straight to cover, no run. Bouncer, Milne hooks, misses, and it's called wide for height - 87 more of those and the Blackcaps have this in the bag.
SIX! Shot! Milne clears the front leg, and whacks six over long-off to end the over.
NZ 111/6
11:15pm - 16 overs
Siraj comes back. Williamson faces.
Williamson looks to slog sweep, but misses as they steal a leg bye.
Santner faces. Short, and he looks to upper cut, but misses. Short again, and Santner cuts straight to point.
Short, Santner backs away looking for the upper cut, misses.
WICKET! Santner goes. He walks across his stumps, gets cramped for room and top edges a return chance that Siraj takes.
Mitchell Santner 2 (7) caught and bowled Siraj
Adam Milne comes in at No.8 ahead of Southee and Sodhi.
Milne faces, gets an inside edge onto his pad for a dot ball, and a wicket maiden for Siraj.
NZ 99/6
11:09pm - 15 overs
Six overs to go, the Blackcaps need 101. Arshdeep comes back, Williamson on strike.
Williamson uses his feet, and drives out to cover for one. Santner faces, and he pushes another single.
Williamson again, and can't get the timing to play out a dot. Full next ball, and Williamson breaks the shackles to drive through cover for four. Short from Arshdeep to follow, and Williamson can't catch up with it.
Full, and Williamson digs it out for a single to midwicket to end the over.
NZ 98/5
11:04pm - 14 overs
Chahal to bowl out.
Williamson faces, and uses his feet for a single down the ground.
Neesham faces, and defends.
WICKET! And Neesham falls now. He uses his feet and looks to clear long-on, but doesn't get it. Kishan settles underneath it, and takes the catch.
Jimmy Neesham 0 (3) caught Kishan, bowled Chahal
Santner in at No.7, and defends to midwicket first ball. Santner cuts to point to get off the mark second ball.
Williamson faces, and gets a single to end the over.
NZ 91/5
10:59pm - 13 overs
Hooda to Williamson. The Blackcaps need to accelerate, and fast.
Length, and Williamson uses his feet to get a single down the ground. Mitchell faces, and almost identical, single down the ground.
Full, and Williamson pushes it back to the bowler. Length, and Williamson gets an inside edge past the stumps for a single. Mitchell faces.
WICKET! And he departs. Mitchell tries to hit Hooda over long-on, doesn't get the timing and can only find Iyer coming in off the rope.
Daryl Mitchell 10 (11) caught Iyer, bowled Hooda
Neesham in at No.6, needing 14 an over for victory. Neesham looks to reverse sweep, and misses to end the over.
NZ 88/4
10:53pm - 12 overs
Chahal to Mitchell.
Length, and Mitchell clips to midwicket for one. Williamson faces, and looks to be aggressive, charges and hits one handed down to long-on for two.
Williamson then sweeps and gets one through midwicket. Mitchell faces. Short, and cuts for a single to deep point.
Williamson sweeps again, and gets another single out to square leg. Mitchell lofts down the ground, and they run two to end the over.
NZ 85/3
10:49pm - 11 overs
Surprise change. Deepak Hooda comes into the attack, not known for his bowling.
Short to start, and Williamson works it to midwicket for one.
Mitchell faces, gets a short and wide one and cuts it out to the point boundary, where Arshdeep and Sundar keep them to two runs.
Mitchell uses his feet next ball to defend. Mitchell pushes the next ball through cover for one. Williamson faces, and gets a flat ball that he clips out to square leg for one.
Mitchell faces the last, and punches it to deep cover for one.
NZ 77/3
10:43pm - 10 overs
The two teams' scores are nearly identical at this point of the innings, but India had a big finish. Chahal to Phillips.
SIX! Great start! Phillips slog sweeps over square leg for his first six!
Quicker from Yadav to come back, and Phillips can only defend.
WICKET! Chahal wins the battle! Slower through the air, and Phillips looks to repeat the six from earlier, but misses and loses his off-stump.
Glenn Phillips 12 (6) bowled Chahal
Daryl Mitchell comes in next, and leaves his first ball alone. Mitchell uses his feet, and tucks a single to midwicket.
Williamson on strike, and turns it to square leg for one.
NZ 71/3
10:38pm - 9 overs
Sundar continues, struggling with the wet ball. Conway on strike.
WICKET! But he gets him! Conway gets down on one knee and sweeps in the air, but only as far as Arshdeep on the deep square leg boundary!
Devon Conway 25 (22) caught Arshdeep bowled Sundar
Glenn Phillips in at No.4, John Cena theme and all.
Full first up, and Phillips clobbers it through cover for four! Phillips plays late next ball, straight to short third man, but there's an overthrow and they get one.
Williamson faces, and cuts over the top for a single to deep point. Phillips faces again. Short, and Phillips pulls in the air, but it drops short of the fielder and they get one.
Williamson faces again. He goes back and cuts, gets a bottom edge that evades Pant.
NZ 63/2
10:32pm - 8 overs
Spin from both ends, Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Conway faces.
Short to start, and Conway pulls it out to deep midwicket for two, and that's the 50-run stand between these two.
Length, and Conway punches it for one down the ground. Williamson faces, and turns one to square leg for a single.
India complain that the ball is too wet, but are told to get on with it. Conway gets another single to square leg next up.
Williamson faces, and gets one out to midwicket for a single. One ball left, Conway to face.
Conway drives down the ground for one to finish the over.
NZ 56/1
10:27pm - 7 overs
That's the power play over, so Washington Sundar comes in for the first sight of spin. Conway on strike.
Length, and Conway reverse sweeps for four first ball! Shorter, so Conway goes back and works to midwicket for one more.
Williamson faces - Sundar is his now-former IPL teammate. Williamson makes room and goes over cover for two.
Williamson goes over cover again next ball, and this time gets it properly for four!
SIX! Williamson goes over cover again - and this time gets it even better!
One ball to come, Sundar comes around the wicket as Williamson plays and misses.
NZ 49/1
10:21pm - 6 overs
We've now had enough overs to constitute a match if it rains. Siraj to Conway, the ball appears to have stopped swinging. Last over of the power play too.
Shot! Full, and Conway lofts over mid-on for four! Good comeback from Siraj, and tucks Conway up.
Length ball hits Conway on the glove, and they steal one to square leg. Williamson faces, and can't beat mid-off with a drive.
Williamson backs away and inside edges the ball for a single to fine leg. Conway faces the last ball, and gets a single to midwicket.
NZ 32/1
10:16pm - 5 overs
Pant is treated for that knock to the finger. Kumar continues for his third straight over. Blackcaps fans - start doing a rain dance. Conway on strike.
Cramps him up, and Conway steals a single after mistiming one to cover. Williamson faces.
Short, and he cuts through point for two runs. Short again, and Williamson pulls for one to square leg.
Conway faces. Shot! Full, and he clips it through midwicket for his first boundary! Length, and Conway blocks and runs for a single.
Williamson faces, and drives the last ball of the over straight to cover.
NZ 25/1
10:10pm - 4 overs
Bowling change. Mohammaed Siraj comes into the attack. Conway faces.
And beaten first ball with a ball that nips away. And again as the ball swings. Pant doesn't read it either and he's hit on the thumb. Ouch.
Conway advances, and gets an inside edge to fine leg for a single. Williamson back on strike.
Length, and Williamson drives but can't beat cover. Shorter, Williamson gets an outside edge to third man for one.
Conway faces, one to come. Short, and Conway pulls, but gets hit on the head and gets a single to square leg.
NZ 16/1
10:04pm - 3 overs
Kumar continues. Williamson faces.
Length to start, and Williamson gets no timing as the ball squirts to cover.
Williamson advances and looks to clear the off side, but misses. Length and swinging, and Williamson is beaten again.
Wide, and Williamson steers it for one down to third man for a single. Conway faces, two to come.
Length, and Conway defends. Length to finish, and Conway gets a single to square leg.
NZ 13/1
10:01pm - 2 overs
Arshdeep Singh opens up from the other end. Williamson faces.
Full, and Williamson drives straight to mid-off. Wide next, and Williamson plays and misses as the ball swings away from him. Length, and Williamson punches but can't beat mid-off.
Too straight from Arshdeep, and Williamson flicks it off his pads for four through midwicket. Shot, but plenty more of that needed.
Five wides! Arshdeep responds with a bouncer, but it beats everyone and goes to the rope.
Good comeback from Arshdeep, and beats Williamson outside off.
Length to finish, and Williamson guides it to third man for one to end the over.
NZ 11/1
9:55pm - 1 over
Two slips in place. Kumar to Allen.
Swing first ball, and Allen plays and misses.
WICKET! And Allen goes for a duck! Swing, and the ball gets the outside half of the bat and flies down to third man, where Arshdeep Singh takes the catch.
Finn Allen 0 (2) caught Arshdeep, bowled Kumar
Kane Williamson in at No.3. Length first up, and Williamson leaves it. Williamson gets off the mark with a dab down to third man for one.
Conway faces. Inside edge onto his pads first ball. One to come, and Conway is beaten by away swing.
NZ 1/1
9:48pm
We're ready for the Blackcaps' chase. The openers and India make their way to the middle.
Allen will face Kumar to get us going!
9:39pm - 20 overs
Southee to bowl the last. Pandya on strike. Can India get to 200?
Short to start, and Pandya pulls into a gap where Phillips saves another boundary at midwicket.
Chance! Slower ball, and Pandya skies it - but it lands in the gap and they run two more!
WICKET! He gets him this time! Slower ball, and Pandya hammers it straight to Neesham at long-off! More importantly it keeps Yadav off strike.
Hardik Pandya 13 (13) caught Neesham, bowled Southee
Deepak Hooda in at No.6.
WICKET! And he goes first ball! Length, and Hooda flicks it straight to Ferguson at short fine leg. First baller for Hooda.
Deepak Hooda 0 (1) caught Ferguson, bowled Southee
Hat-trick ball. Washington Sundar comes in to face Southee.
WICKET! He gets it! Length ball, and Sundar looks to clear long-on, but can only find Neesham! That's a hat-trick for Southee! The second of his T20 career!
Washington Sundar 0 (1) caught Neesham, bowled Southee
So Yadav won't face a ball in this over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes in at No.8, can Southee get four in four?
Kumar backs away and gets a single out to deep cover to end the innings.
IND 191/6
9:31pm - 19 overs
Yadav has 89, Ferguson returns.
What?!?!? Full and straight from Ferguson, but Yadav opens the face of the bat, and scoops the ball for four over third man?! That is insane. Yadav moves into the 90s.
Slower ball, and Yadav is hit on the pad. Ferguson appeals, but looks like he was outside the line.
Short and wide, and Yadav cuts over third man for another boundary! He's on 97!
Make that 101! Full, and Yadav drives over cover for four, and brings up his second T20I century! It's come off just 49 balls - what an innings.
Ferguson goes short, and Yadav stands tall and ramps it over Conway for another boundary!
Last ball.
SIX! Full, and Yadav slices it up in the air - but it's gone miles back for another six!
That's 22 runs from the over!
IND 186/3
9:26pm - 18 overs
Milne's back to bowl his last. Pandya faces.
Short, and Pandya pulls to deep midwicket for one. Yadav faces.
SIX! Slower ball, and Yadav lifts it straight over long-off for another six to bring up the 150! Can Yadav get 100?
Low full toss to follow, and Yadav clips it out to cow corner, where Phillips saves the boundary. They still run two.
Chance! Yadav looks to go straight again - but doesn't time it! Three fielders running in, but it lands between them all and they run two more!
SIX! Another slower ball, but Yadav gets inside it again, and flicks six more over fine leg! He's now on 88, and that's the 50 partnership between these two.
Milne finishes with a yorker, and Yadav drives out to cover for a single to keep the strike.
IND 164/3
9:21pm - 17 overs
Huge finish is possible for India with these two at the crease. Southee's back.
SIX! Slower ball to start, and Yadav swings him over midwicket!
Length to follow, and Yadav whips it to square leg, as Mitchell can't save the boundary - 10 runs from the first two balls of the over!
Wide down leg next ball, and Southee is called. Good comeback from Southee, full as Yadav can't get it away.
Wide again, and Yadav cuts him for four over a diving Allen for four more! Straight to follow, and Yadav pushes it for one down to long-on.
Pandya to face the last of the over. Short and Pandya cuts to deep point for one.
IND 146/3
9:16pm - 16 overs
Five overs to go. Santner returns, Yadav on 49 but Pandya on strike.
Length, and he works it down the ground for one. Yadav on strike, and he spoons one into leg for a single to bring up his 50.
Pandya faces, and cuts a single out to point. Yadav on strike, and he cuts a ball straight to point, no run.
SIX! Shot!! Yadav uses his feet, and lofts over cover for six!
Santner goes flatter, and Yadav works out to midwicket for one to end the over.
IND 129/3
9:12pm - 15 overs
Milne returns, Pandya faces.
Another low full toss, and Pandya goes straight - nearly takes out the umpire - and gets one.
Yadav faces. Milne goes slow and outside off, and Yadav can't get near it.
Full, and Yadav punches straight to cover. Length, and Yadav clips off his pads for a single to move to 49.
Pandya faces again. Full, and Pandya can't time it as he drives back to Milne.
One to come, full toss, and Pandya drives down the ground for one.
Great over.
IND 119/3
9:08pm - 14 overs
Sodhi to bowl his last. Yadav faces.
Flat, and Yadav punches to deep point for one. Pandya faces, and gets a single down the ground.
Yadav again, and uses his feet for another boundary over cover! Short from Sodhi, and Yadav cuts to point, dot ball.
Wide from Sodhi, and Yadav reaches for it and gets an under edge between Conway's legs - no run though.
Last ball, and Yadav can't get it away. Dot to finish.
IND 116/3
9:04pm - 13 overs
Ferguson comes back. Williamson needs a wicket. Yadav on strike.
Low full toss to start, and Yadav drives through cover and mid-off for another boundary! Shot, and that's the 100 up.
SIX! How on earth has he done that?! Short ball, and Yadav gets inside the line and just flicks it fine for a huge six!
Length, and Yadav defends but steals a single. What can Iyer do?
WICKET! Length ball, and Iyer goes back and clips it to midwicket - hang on, he's stepped on his stumps! Iyer unlucky, but has to go.
Shreyas Iyer 13 (9) hit wicket, bowled Ferguson
Captain Hardik Pandya promotes himself to No.5, bouncer to start, and he gets out of the way.
Full, and Pandya drives out to cover for two to get underway.
IND 110/3
8:58pm - 12 overs
Sodhi for his third on the bounce. Yadav faces.
Shot! Yadav uses his feet, and lifts Sodhi over cover for four! He goes again next ball, but Santner saves two runs out on the boundary.
Quicker from Sodhi. Yadav clips off his hip as Southee saves it at short fine leg to keep him to a single. Iyer on strike.
SIX! Bang! Iyer stands tall, and smokes a full ball back over Sodhi's head for six!
Short next, and Iyer can only get a single down the ground. One to come, Yadav on strike.
On the pads, and he clips it fine for a single.
IND 97/2
8:54pm - 11 overs
Santner to Yadav.
Quicker, and Yadav drives square to get four through point. Santner tosses one up, and Yadav mistimes it for a single out to square leg.
Iyer faces Santner for the first time. And he drives a full ball through mid-off for a single.
Yadav faces, and works one down the ground for another single. Iyer faces, Santner goes slow and wide outside off, and it's left alone.
Quicker to finish, and Iyer drives back to the bowler to end the over.
IND 82/2
8:50pm - 10 overs
Sodhi to Kishan again.
WICKET! And he gets him this time! Top spinner, and Kishan tries to cut it. He's beaten by the variation, and spoons a chance that Southee accepts coming forward at short third man!
Ishan Kishan 36 (31), caught Southee, bowled Sodhi
Shreyas Iyer comes in at No.4. He made his maiden test and ODI centuries against the Blackcaps. Make of that what you will.
And straight away Iyer uses his feet, and belts Sodhi back over his head for four! Sodhi comes back with a quicker ball, and Iyer can't connect as he looks to cut.
Iyer changes his stance, and scoops the ball over Conway's head - but only gets a single.
Yadav faces, and drives straight to point. Yadav gets one down to long-on to end the over.
IND 75/2
8:45pm - 9 overs
Spin from both ends, here's Santner. Around the wicket to Yadav.
On the pads to start, and Yadav whips to square leg for one. Kishan faces, and works one to midwicket for one more. Yadav again, and he gets one more to midwicket.
Slower from Santner, and Kishan can't get it away. Kishan works one to midwicket for a single. One to come.
SIX! What?! Yadav gets down on one knee, and sweeps Santner over fine leg for six? Unreal.
IND 69/1
8:41pm - 8 overs
Bowling change. Ish Sodhi enters the fray. This could be dangerous if the ball is wet in any way. Kishan on strike.
And he strikes first ball! Straight from Sodhi, no real turn as Kishan is hit on the pad. The umpire takes his time, but raises the finger. Kishan reviews. No bat involved, hit on the back leg, but maybe too high? Make that missing off-stump! Kishan survives!
Length, and Kishan sweeps for a single. Yadav faces, Sodhi goes short and he pulls two out to the deep midwicket boundary.
The ball is wet now, as Sodhi works to keep it dry. Short again, and this time Yadav gets it down to long-on for one.
Kishan on strike again. Sodhi goes full, and Kishan goes straight - nearly takes out his partner - and gets four down to long-off! Shot.
Kishan advances, gets an inside edge onto his pad that lands safely to end the over.
IND 59/1
8:35pm - 7 overs
Okay, so there's still two balls to come in this over from Neesham. Kishan has already smacked him for two boundaries, but that was a whole rain delay ago.
Straight from Neesham, and Kishan lofts it down the ground with no real timing, and gets one.
Yadav to face the final ball. Straight, and Yadav defends, thinks about one, but is sent back.
IND 51/1
8:32pm
The Blackcaps are straight out of the sheds and onto the ground. Kishan and Yadav return to the middle now as well.
Will they need to get themselves back in after the delay?
Only one way to find out!
8:29pm
The umpires are out checking the conditions in the middle. And the signal comes from the groundsman for the covers to be removed!
8:20pm - RAIN DELAY
And just like that, the rain has stopped. The groundstaff are working to dry the outfield, so we should have a resumption very soon!
8:15pm - RAIN DELAY
The good news is that the rain is very light, only the minor cover is on over the pitch.
The bad news is that the rain is still falling. If it stops any time soon, it wouldn't be a long delay at all to see them back out there, but we need that 'if' to become a when.
8:07pm - 6.4 overs (RAIN STOPS PLAY)
Rain is still falling. Neesham comes into the attack, probably too risky to go to the spinners in the wet. Kishan faces.
Short and wide, and Kishan cuts him for four. Neesham comes around the wicket, and goes short as Kishan pulls him for four more to bring up India's 50.
Kishan looks to go big, and uses his feet, but misses. Good length from Neesham to follow, and Kishan misses through to Conway.
Uh oh. The umpires come together, and the covers are coming on.
The rain isn't heavy, but it is steady enough to stop play.
IND 50/1
8:03pm - 6 overs
Last over of the powerplay. Ferguson to bowl it.
WICKET! And he strikes! Short ball and Pant has a swipe and gets a top edge. Southee does brilliantly running backwards, and takes the catch! Painful innings from Pant comes to an end.
Rishabh Pant 6 (13) caught Southee, bowled Ferguson
Suryakumar Yadav is in at No.3, the best six hitter in the world at the moment. Length to start, and Yadav drives it for two out towards deep point.
Outside off and quick to follow, and Yadav can't get near it - 147km/h! And again next ball! This one was slightly quicker at 147.3km/h.
Chance! Yadav gives up trying to hit in front of square, so looks to ramp Ferguson. He doesn't get all of it, and is lucky to clear a diving Neesham at slip as the ball trickles for four.
Last ball of the powerplay, and Yadav drives beautifully, but straight to cover.
IND 42/1
7:57pm - 5 overs
Change of ends for Milne, he replaces Southee. Kishan on strike.
Low full toss, and Kishan drives to mid-off, no run. Short to follow, and Kishan slaps it straight to mid-off, again.
Full toss again, and this time Kishan beats cover and mid-off for four! Rain is starting to fall.
Yorker next up, and Kishan pushes to mid-on for one. Pant faces, two balls to come.
Short from Milne, and Pant drives to cover-point. No run. Last ball, and Pant defends to point and steals one.
IND 36/0
7:53pm - 4 overs
Bowling change. Lockie Fergsuon replaces Milne. How fast can he go?
SIX! Kishan faces, and flicks him over midwicket for the first six of the night!
Good comeback from Ferguson, as Kishan can only defend to point.
Chance! Kishan defends to backward point, where there's a throw at the stumps - but it misses and lets them through for an overthrow! Harsh against Ferguson.
Pant faces. On leg stump, and Pant gets a leg bye to short third man. Kishan faces again, and has to get out of the way of a great bouncer from Ferguson!
On leg stump to finish, and Kishan clips to mid-on for one.
IND 30/0
7:48pm - 3 overs
Southee continues to Kishan.
Length, and Kishan plays it very late and gets an edge fine for four! Would have gone straight to first.
Kishan gets a single down to third man next ball. Pant faces, and drives straight to point.
Pant drives straight to point, and Santner stops them running. Great fielding.
Pant swings across the line next ball, and gets an inside edge for one to square leg. Last ball of the over, and Kishan gets a leg bye to short fine leg.
IND 21/0
7:44pm - 2 overs
Who takes the new ball with no Trent Boult at the other end? It'll be Milne. Kishan faces - these two are former IPL teammates. How quick can Milne go?
Outside off first, and Kishan leaves it, 133km/h to start from Milne. Length to follow, and Kishan uses his feet to push a quick single to mid-on.
Pant faces. Down leg, and it evades Conway to go for five wides. Straight next up, and Pant cuts to point, 138km/h from Milne. Another wide down leg to follow, but at least this one doesn't go to the fence.
Straight again, and Pant defends to midwicket. Straight again, and Pant swings across the line for an inside edge back onto his legs. No run.
Milne goes down leg again, so another wide called. Short to finish, but Pant cuts straight to cover.
IND 14/0
7:37pm - 1 over
Kishan to face first. Can Southee find any swing? He starts from over the wicket.
Shape first ball, as Kishan punches to mid-off, no run. More swing next up, but it goes down leg and is called wide. First runs of the night.
Great comeback from Southee, as he beats Kishan outside off. Conway drops it behind the stumps - no edge though. Straight to follow, and Kishan dabs to backward point where Phillips saves a run.
Same ball, same shot, except Kishan beats the field this time for a single to third man. Pant to face, two balls to come.
Beauty! Southee beats him with one that nips past the edge. Last ball, Southee goes full, and Pant shovels it past a diving mid-on for four! First boundary!
IND 6/0
7:32pm
Slight delay, Ishan Kishan has walked out with two left-handed gloves. That's sorted though, so we're ready to get underway.
Southee takes the new ball.
7:30pm
India's openers, Kishan and Pant make their way to the middle.
Tim Southee marks his run up to open the bowling.
7:29pm
The national anthems are done and dusted, as Williamson leads New Zealand's huddle.
7:25pm
We're almost ready to get underway.
There's (naturally) more blue than black in the crowd tonight. Packed houses wherever India play in the world.
Five minutes to go until the first ball.
7:10pm
Here's India's XI. There's no Rohit or Kohli, but still plenty of excitement with Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav in the top three.
India: 1-Ishan Kishan, 2-Rishabh Pant (wk), 3-Suryakumar Yadav, 4-Shreyas Iyer, 5-Deepak Hooda, 6-Hardik Pandya, 7-Washington Sundar, 8-Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9-Arshdeep Singh, 10-Mohammed Siraj, 11-Yuzvendra Chahal
7:08pm
Just one change for the Blackcaps after the T20 World Cup, Adam Milne replaces Trent Boult.
NZ: 1-Finn Allen, 2-Devon Conway (wk), 3-Kane Williamson (c), 4-Glenn Phillips, 5-Daryl Mitchell, 6-Jimmy Neesham, 7-Mitchell Santner, 8-Ish Sodhi, 9-Tim Southee, 10-Adam Milne, 11-Lockie Ferguson
No sign of India's team just yet.
7:04pm
Out in the middle for the toss. Hardik Pandya calls heads, and it's tails.
New Zealand have won the toss, and Kane Williamson wants to bowl first!
We'll bring you the XIs shortly.
7:00pm
Good evening! It looks like the weather has held for now, so we should be in for some play!
We'll bring you the toss and news from the middle as soon as we can!
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Kia ora, good evening, and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the second Twenty20 International between the Blackcaps and India, from Mt Maunganui's Bay Oval.
After what was supposed to be the series opener on Friday was washed out without a ball bowled, I'm afraid to say tonight might be a repeat dose.
Storms are forecast for the Bay of Plenty, so we could be in for a shortened match - if we get any play at all. Regardless, tonight's affair is a sellout.
Otherwise, this series serves as a kind of bronze medal match that never happened from the Twenty20 World Cup earlier this month.
Both sides were knocked out of the running in the semi-finals by Pakistan and England respectively.
India have named a weakened squad, resting star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, leaving Hardik Pandya to captain the side.
The Blackcaps meanwhile have opted to go without the former stalwart pair of Martin Guptill and Trent Boult, looking to the future instead.
TAB odds: Blackcaps $1.73, India $2.02
Teams (predicted):
Blackcaps: 1-Finn Allen, 2-Devon Conway (wk), 3-Kane Williamson (c), 4-Glenn Phillips, 5-Daryl Mitchell, 6-Jimmy Neesham, 7-Mitchell Santner, 8-Ish Sodhi, 9-Tim Southee, 10-Adam Milne, 11-Lockie Ferguson
India: 1-Ishan Kishan, 2-Shubman Gill, 3-Suryakumar Yadav, 4-Shreyas Iyer, 5-Rishabh Pant (wk), 6-Hardik Pandya (c), 7-Washington Sundar, 8-Harshal Patel, 9-Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10-Arshdeep Singh, 11-Yuzvendra Chahal
