Two losses from two games and it is problems for India. Their chances now to qualify for the semi-finals look bleak now. India just can't find a way to beat New Zealand in an ICC event. New Zealand surviveand live another day. Nothing went right for India today. India need to regroup quickly and bounce back hard. But unfortunately, their fate is no longer in their hand.
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Virat Kohli, India captain: I thought we were brutal up front. We weren't brave enough when we entered the field, but NZ sustained that pressure. Every time we took a chance, we lost a wicket. It's most often a result of hesitation of whether you should go for a shot or not. When you play for India, there are loads of expectations. We are watched, people come to the stadium and everyone who plays for India needs to embrace that and cope with it. We haven't done that in these two games, and that's why we haven't won. We have to be optimistic and positive and take calculated risks. We have to disconnect from the pressure and continue with our process, and play a positive brand of cricket. There's a lot of cricket to play in the tournament.
Kane Williamson,New Zealand captain:There's always planning to go into game, but this was a great performance against a side that puts up a fight. The surface wasn't easy to find the rhythm on, and the way the openers came out really set things up for the chase. It's just about adapting to the conditions as well as we could. The way the spinners kept applying pressure was commendable and it was a complete performance. We play against strong teams all the time, and there are match-winners in every side, and we commit to our brand of cricket and today was a good example of that. Ish is an outstanding white-ball bowler, and he's very experienced in playing T20 cricket, having played in different leagues all over the world, and we're looking forward to the rest of the games in the league stages.
New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi wins the Player of the Match award for his spell of 2/17.
Ish Sodhi, Player of the Match:I am usually big on pre-match prep, with this bubble life we haven't been able to see the ground until the day we come to the ground. The wicket here was one we had to adapt to pretty quickly. It was very different to what we played in Sharjah. The boundary sizes were very different. A big part of our game is using the spin bowlers in the middle. It was set up by the powerplay bowlers. Tim Southee getting that wicket late in the powerplay was massive for us and allowed us to do our job through the middle. We had a tough loss against Pakistan
New Zealand win by 8 wickets.
Thakur to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Thakur to Williamson, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Williamson dabs the ball down to third-man for a single.
15.2Thakur to Conway, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Conway pulls the ball down to fine-leg for a single.
15.3Thakur to Williamson, 1 full ball on middle and leg, Williamson drives the ball to square-leg for a single.