Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates the wicket of Black Caps wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert during game two of the twenty20 series at Eden Park in Auckland last night. Photo: Getty ImagesThe Black Caps had severe objections to a controversial umpiring decision in last night’s twenty20 against India, but they had little cause for complaint about the final result. Such a result wasn’t a surprise — India had not lost back-to-back twenty20 clashes in a series since 2015, and it was always going to be hard for the Black Caps to back up their record win in the series opener. The Black Caps may argue things could have been different had Mitchell not been sent on his way in controversial circumstances. Just 29 runs came from the last four overs as India executed excellently at the death, and to win, the Black Caps needed to produce another brilliant start with the ball.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 08, 2019 15:33 UTC