Indian batsmen Shreyas Iyer (L) and KL Rahul celebrate while Blair Tickner walks back to his mark. Photo: Getty ImagesWith the same venue, the same lineup and the same toss result, it stood to reason that the Black Caps batsmen would have been able to put in the same performance. Instead, two days after they walloped 203-5 at Eden Park, the same seven Black Caps batsmen produced a pitiful 132-5 as India stormed to a seven-wicket win to move 2-0 up in the five-match Twenty20 series. Instead they rotated the strike without requiring much effort, in some respects extending the Black Caps' misery, eventually winning with 15 balls remaining. His powerplay figures of 3-0-12-2 gave the Black Caps the slightest of hope, aiming to expose India's untested lower order.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 26, 2020 10:30 UTC