Captain Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra starred in New Zealand’s batting spectacular, propelling them to 208 for 6 in the second T20 International versus India at Raipur’s international stadium on January 23. The formidable total challenges India to produce a record chase.
Toss winner Suryakumar Yadav chose to bowl, unleashing Arshdeep Singh into a nightmare. Conway smashed 18 off the first over; the third over leaked another 18. The powerplay yielded 43 in 3.2 overs before Conway (19, 9 balls) and Seifert (24, 13 balls) fell.
Ravindra-Phillips countered with 55 off 27 balls; Phillips scored 19, Ravindra 44 off 26 (4×6, 2×4). Santner stabilized with 32 alongside Chapman (10), then unleashed with Foulkes for 47* off 19 balls (Foulkes 15*).
Kuldeep’s two wickets led India; Pandya, Rana, Chakaravarthy, and Dube took one each. Arshdeep’s 0/53 at 13.20 economy highlighted struggles. With the series opener won by 48 runs, India targets 2-0 lead in five-match contest post-ODI loss.