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Cricket News: India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets to level series 1-1

Riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's half-century, India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in the second T20 match to level the three-match series 1-1. Stand-in captain also surpassed New Zealand's Martin Guptill (2272 runs) in becoming the highest run-getter in T20Is. With his fifty, Rohit now has 2288 runs with a batting average of 32.68 scoring 4 centuries and 16 fifties. The chase was set up by skipper in company of Shikhar Dhawan with a 79-run stand after Krunal Pandya got three wickets to restrict the hosts to 158/8. Dhoni, the original master finisher couldn't have been happier as he saw Pant taking control of the chase with an unbeaten 40 off 28 balls. The series is now tied 1-1 with the decider in Hamilton on Sunday.

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  • Released : 09-Feb-2019

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