LUCKNOW, India (AP) — India held its nerve with the balls working out to stage its three-match T20 sequence towards New Zealand at 1-1 with a six-wicket victory on Sunday.

New Zealand failed to succeed in triple figures, managing solely 99-8 after profitable the toss and opting to bat first at Lucknow within the second Twenty20 recreation. India scored 101-4 in 19.5 overs in reply.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner was his group’s prime scorer with 19 not out from 23 deliveries. Medium fast Arshdeep Singh claimed 2-7 and legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal took 1-4, each from two overs, whereas Deepak Hooda and Kuldeep Yadav every returned 1-17 in 4 overs to assist comprise New Zealand.

India’s No. 4, Suryakumar Yadav, top-scored with 26 not out off 31 balls. He and captain Hardik Pandya (15 not out off 20) got here along with India at 70-4 midway by way of the fifteenth over and paced the chase successfully, leaving the group needing 18 runs to win with 18 balls left.

India required six extra runs firstly of the twentieth over, which was bowled by Blair Tickner. Home followers had a nervous wait earlier than Yadav struck a profitable 4 off the penultimate supply.

Michael Bracewell took 1-13 in 4 overs for New Zealand.

India made one change to its group — Chahal in for pacer Umran Malik — whereas New Zealand opted for an unchanged facet.

New Zealand received the primary recreation at Ranchi by 21 runs.

The sequence decider is at Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

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