In the second T20 match, the Hardik Pandya-led Indian team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets. India's victory in this game brought the series' score to a tie at one.
In the second T20I match in Lucknow, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya maintained their composure to lead India to a tenacious victory against New Zealand.
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India was unable to accelerate while chasing 100 and needed another tenacious effort from Suryakumar to push them across the finish line.
On Sunday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India restricted New Zealand to 99/8 thanks to two wickets from Arshdeep Singh.
The visitors chose to bat first but continued dropping wickets at regular intervals and could only manage 99 runs in 20 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deep Hooda, and Washington Sundar all claimed one wicket in addition to Arshdeep.
At 19 off 23 balls, Mitchell Santner of New Zealand continued to stay unbeaten. Mitchell Santner, the captain of New Zealand, chose to bat first against India after winning the toss.
In a challenging run chase, Suryakumar Yadav scored an undefeated 26 runs, earning him the title of Man of the Match.