Twitter reactions: India wins a low-scoring thriller against New Zealand in Lucknow

The second T20I between India and New Zealand befell on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, the place the hosts received the match and levelled the continued 3-match collection 1-1.

New Zealand’s choice to bat first after successful the toss turned out terribly flawed as they stored shedding wickets at common intervals and will solely handle to succeed in 99 for the lack of 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Captain Mitchell Santner top-scored for the Black Caps with 19 off 23. No New Zealand batter may even cross the mark of 20-run. The Indian bowlers put up a dominating present, led by Arshdeep Singh, who picked up two wickets for simply 7 runs. Equally, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket every, whereas Deepak Hooda additionally bagged one scalp.

In response, the hosts additionally confronted difficulties on a difficult observe however finally chased down the goal of 100 with six wickets in hand. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with an unbeaten 26 off 31, whereas opener Ishan Kishan made 19 off 32.

Right here is how Twitter reacted:

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.@surya_14kumar hits the successful runs as #TeamIndia safe a 6-wicket win in Lucknow & degree the #INDvNZ T20I collection 1️⃣-1️⃣

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/p7C0QbPSJs#INDvNZ | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/onXTBVc2Wu

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 29, 2023

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India held their nerve to win with one ball remaining! #INDvNZ 📝 Scorecard: https://t.co/6iWNedCshI pic.twitter.com/ts9sv5vYpZ

— ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2023

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This pitch not one of the best fitted to T20 cricket. Batting should not be exhausting work in T20s. Sunday night time promote out crowd deserved higher. #INDvNZ

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 29, 2023

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No sixes however nonetheless an exhilarating match. New Zealand fought valiantly to defend 100 with 17 overs of spin however ultimately @surya_14kumar and @hardikpandya7 fought it out and win for group India. With the collection degree 1-1 , ought to be a cracker of a decider at Ahmedabad. pic.twitter.com/oTeH05noye

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 29, 2023

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Some Kattipidi Vaithiyam to finish the day with! 🫂💛#INDvNZ #WhistlePodu 🦁💛📸: @BCCI pic.twitter.com/6qBjuY5ibL

— Chennai Tremendous Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 29, 2023

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The nice benefit of getting twin ability gamers within the group. Hooda was excellent for this example.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 29, 2023

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Congratulations to the Males in Blue for a nail-biting win over the Black Caps! What a recreation, what a group! 🇮🇳🏏 #INDvNZ #BelieveInBlue

Tune into the third and remaining Mastercard #INDvNZ T20I Feb 1 | 7 PM onwards | Star Sports activities & Disney+Hotstar. #BelieveInBlue pic.twitter.com/ZHBOjiWvVE

— Star Sports activities (@StarSportsIndia) January 29, 2023

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Lowest run-rate in a males’s T20I match in India:

5.02 – IND v NZ at Lucknow, 20235.21 – IND v SL at Vizag, 20165.37 – IND v NZ at Nagpur, 20165.44 – IND v SA at Cuttack, 20155.59 – IND v SL at Pune, 2016

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 29, 2023

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Participant of the Match – Surya Dada 💙#OneFamily #INDvNZ

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 29, 2023

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The collection is now degree. 🔥

The Captain & Vice Captain have taken 🇮🇳 over the line. 🙌

📸: BCCI #PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/Dvi3MP7tPe

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 29, 2023