After facing a demoralizing loss in the first T20I of the three-match series in Wellington, Team India enter the Eden Park in Auckland with the determination to make a comeback. After winning the toss, the Kiwi skipper, Kane Williamson decided to bat first and surprisingly, the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also wanted to chase. Another surprising thing happened as both the skippers decided not to make any changes in the squad. Indian bowlers responded well as the hosts only managed to score 158 runs in their quota of 20 overs. Khaleel Ahmed got two bowled dismissals in the final over of the innings.

The Indian bowlers had got three wickets inside the powerplay overs as the Kiwis were reeling at 43/3. However, Ross Taylor (42) and Colin de Grandhome (50) made a decent partnership for the 5th wicket as they amassed 77 runs together. Despite their efforts, the Kiwis were struggling at 153/6 at the mark of 19 overs and Khaleel added insult to the injury by dismissing Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee in the final over of the innings.

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On the first ball of the final over, Hardik Pandya dropped a catch at the long-on boundary but, Khaleel was good enough to dismiss the batsman on the next ball as he sent back Santner packing. It was fuller ball outside off and while attempting to hit it down the ground, Santner got the inside edge on to the stumps. 

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However, on the final ball of the innings, Southee had to get back, packing on a slower good length ball on the stumps, he was looking to drag it on the leg side but missed and Khaleel hit the stumps to get his 2nd wicket of the game.

Here is the video of the dismissals:

https://twitter.com/videos_shots/status/1093779326091255808

New Zealand team only managed to reach a total of 158/8 in their quota of 20 overs. From India, Krunal Pandya was the pick of the bowlers as he finished the innings with the figures of 3/28.