NZ vs IND 2nd T20I Live Commentary - Christchurch (24 October 2026)

A swing and a miss! Pushed across the left-hander, on the fuller side. Sharma swings for the hills, looking to go down the ground and is beaten on the outside edge.

Another swing and a miss. Bashed in on a hard length, on off. Sharma swings across for the pull but can't make any connection. Superb build up of pressure from New Zealand early on, 8 dots in a row.

1 run, the batter lofts this in the air and gets a run for the team.

Right on the money. Hits the back of a length, angled in on middle. Samson gets right behind the line and stabs it down the track.

Beaten! Samson takes a step back in the crease and makes a bit of room as well. Henry pushes the length up, keeping it in and around the off stump. Gets a hint of a nibble away as Sanju prods at the ball tentatively and is beaten past the outside edge.

And again. Henry sticks to the full length and the line is just outside the off stump. Samson presents a straight bat for the block but the ball nips away ever so slightly to go past the outside edge.

So far, so good from Henry. Straightening off a good length, on off and middle. Samson lunges for the block but the ball squirts off the outer half to point.

Make that five dots in a row. Henry angles it in on a good length, on middle. Samson stays beside the line and brings his bat out in front to defend. It moves away off the seam to take the outer half before dribbling to point.

Goes past the bat! Matt Henry begins with a probing maiden. Stark contrast from the first over the other night, when Henry went for 11 runs. In the corridor of off, on a good length. Samson has a loose poke at the ball.