KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten 57 off 50 balls and Shreyas Iyer scored a🉐n equally important 44 off 33 balls as India beat New Zealand by ꩵ7 wickets at Eden Park to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
The Men in Blue are now favorites to win their first-ever T20I🐭 series in New Ze𓂃aland.
Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja struck twice while Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube took one each for India as India restricted New Zealand at 132-5 in 20 overs during the second T2♏0I in Auckland. Martin Guptill was the top-scorer for the hosts with a 20-ball 33.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Over 300 runs for KL Rahul in his last 5 T20 innings.
Very impressed with the versatility that he has shown and adapted to different positions and roles.
Great support from Shreyas Iyer.
But this win was set up bey 🥀the bowlers🌃 who did not let NZ bataman to get away— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
The supꦡport at Eden Park for India makes it seem like Eden Gardens. Amazing consistency from KL Rahul , and Shreyas Iyer getting better with each game. But a special mention to the bowlers today- Shami, Bumrah , 🌺Jadeja were top class. Clinical win
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Perfect win no.2 for India!
NZ went from 48/1 in the powerplay to 🌌94/4 af♍ter 15 overs!
Indian bowlers set the game up in the middle overs for the team to win, as clinical @klrahul11 and ꦅwalked yet another chase.
Different conditions, same result!
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Brilliant bowling performance by team India. Real contarst from the first game. Simple but Good plan to ball slightly shorter length to use bigger boundaries o𓃲n the side.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Excellent adaptation to the conditions … and execution from the bowlers today
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
2-0 up congratulations well played @k𓂃lrahul11 superb bowling
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer's explosive batting powers India to a seven-wicket win in the second T20I 💥
🇮🇳 now lead the series 2-0!
— ICC (@ICC)
Another win 🇮🇳👏👏👏 well done team india 🇮🇳 brilliant bo🦂wlling performances 👌👌👏👏 and top knock 👏 and @klrahul11 👏👏👏😊 congratulations guys 😊🇮🇳 2-0
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
While we mention @klrahul11 and this game was won by the bowlers. a superb effort and were both terrific not to forg✤et the 🀅last power play over from
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
KL Rahul's first two T20Is as wicketkeeper:
56 vs New Zealand, 24 Jan 2020
57* vs New Zealand, 26 Jan 2020KL Ra🥀hul is now the 1st player to score fifties in first two matches as a wicketkeepe𒅌r in the history of T20I cricket.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
लगातार दूसरे मैच में जड्डू ने तगड़ी गेंदबाज़ी की। 2 wickets in 4 overs and conceded just 18 runs! Only bowler who didn't give a four or six in his bowling! Outstanding effort by helped India keeping New Zealand very quiet in the middle overs.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
4-18-2 at Eden Park. Sir Jadeja🙏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
From just 35 inni꧂ngs, KL Rahul🌠 has 11 fifty and 2 hundred in T20 Internationals. Just Wow.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
An explosive 3⃣rd wicket stand between KL Rahul (5⃣7⃣*) & (4⃣4⃣) sealed a comfortable victory for in t🌟he second T20I 👊
Next stop, Hamilton ✈
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
done right! ✅ lost couple of early wickets, but post that, it was a🌟 walk in the Eden ❀Park for the visitors! 🙌
🇳🇿 0 – 2 🇮🇳
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
1st T20I ☑️
2nd T20I ☑️🧡🇮🇳 🇮🇳🧡 (📸: BCCI)
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
