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Arshdeep was looking like Charasdeep for a while. Good comeback. Death overs have always been his strength.

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NZ looked set for 170. Arshdeep & Mavi pulled them back, 170 looked out of reach. Now Arshdeep has put them back on track, got them to ~180.

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Finn Allen's last 6 T20is:
1, 16, 32, 4, 0, 3. And the 32 was vs Ireland.

Today's 35 would have taken the pressure off.

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It is holding and gripping a little bit on this pitch for the spinners, but Pundits expect Dew.

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Chasing Team has traditionally done well at Ranchi.

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Massive opportunity for Ishan Kishan. He's squandered many. Wish him well.

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Typical Kishan innings. Either Block or Boundary. Block, Block, Block, Boundary, Out.

Zero Strike-Rotation.

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Kishan played back to a ball he should have got forward to. Fooled by the flat trajectory and faster speed.

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Top decision by the Kiwi Captain to bowl himself and Bracewell early before the Dew may set in.

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This is the second dodgy pitch in this 6 Match New Zealand Tour of India. First was Raipur.

Tier-2 Centre Pitches need improvement.

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Dharmik Bwoy SKY in.

Jai Shri Krishna.

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Bracewell's direction has suffered a bit. See more towels now. Dew setting in. Good for India.

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Surya will be disappointed. Very soft dismissal. Sawwft.

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Great opportunity for Washington Sundar, this.

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I know its a cliché, but India need to 'take the game deep', as the Ranchi Don MSD would have.

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I have never seen the gentle Ish Sodhi react as aggressively as he did after the SKY Wicket.

New Zealand were hurting after that 0-3 drubbing.

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Washington Sundar is the latest in a long list of Tamil Nadu Batsmen blessed with the gift of Timing.

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Two Boundaries per Over required.

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I agree with Atherton when he says we overanalyze T20 Cricket. There just isn't much scope for Tactical Brilliance here.

Kiwis won because India played like shit. All there is to it.

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India are losing on a turning pitch, at home, against a Kiwi Team minus Southee, Boult and Williamson among others. No excuses for this.

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Arshdeep is very important to the Indian Team because we need a Tall quick and a Lefty, and he's both.

Pity then that he can't bat, can't catch and his bowling crumbles under pressure.

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Shastri ji is drunk again. Thought the match was over 1 ball early.

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Sorry, but this looked like a 5th Day (Test)Pitch. Sub-Par. Also true in Raipur when India won.

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