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. Indian bowlers responded well as the hosts only managed to score 158 runs in their quota of 20 overs and India chased down the total after losing just 3 wickets and 9 balls to spare. Rishabh Pant scored the winning shot for India.
Firstly, it was Krunal Pandya whose three-wicket haul throttled the New Zealand batting and then came Rohit’s sizzling half-century which set the stage on fire. Last but not the least, it was young gun Pant whose 40-run cameo cruised the Indian ship to its destination.
After a series of failures, Rishabh has found some form and played the finisher’s role. With MS Dhoni (the best finisher) at the other end, Pant hit a four towards the straight boundary to end the game in style. But before that, his one-handed six to Tim Southee garnered huge applause.
WATCH – Rishabh Pant Babysitting Shikhar Dhawan’s Son Zoravar
India needed 21 runs to win the game when Pant came up with this enormous shot. That was a length ball from ace Kiwi pacer, Tim Southee but the young Indian chap showed no mercy – he hoicked that with the bottom-hand off high into the cow corner for a colossal six.
Here’s the video of the six:
— Baahubali (@bahubalikabadla) February 9, 2019
That was simply a mighty shot played by this young boy who is on his way of becoming one of the finest strikers of the cricket ball.
Coming back to the series, both the sides are set to lock horns for one last time in New Zealand as the decider is scheduled to be played on Sunday at the Seddon Park in Hamilton.
