India pulled off a thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second T20I at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They have now taken a 2-0 lead in the series. Put in to bat, New Zealand slipped to 41/3 before Glenn Phillips (70 off 43) and Bevon Jacobs (58 off 46) stitched together a 116-run partnership to lift the hosts to 180/5. Arshdeep Singh claimed two wickets for India.
Chasing 181, India slumped to 70/5 in the 11th over as captain Mitchell Santner ripped through the batting order with figures of 4/21. Naman Dhir contributed 31, but the visitors were still struggling at 112/6/. Tilak Varma then took charge, finishing unbeaten on 51 off 26 balls, while Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 26 not out off 13. Their unbeaten 69-run partnership carried India home with one delivery remaining.