T20 World Cup, India vs New Zealand, Highlights: Clinical NZ hammer listless India by 8 wickets

Dubai, October 31: A dominating performance from New Zealand helped the Kane Williamson-led side thrash Team India by 8 wickets in the Super 12 game on Sunday (October 31) in the ICC T20 World Cup. From being the pre-tournament favourites, the Virat Kohli-led side now faces the ignominy of failing to qualify for the knockout stage as they were outplayed in two consecutive games.

Having been restricted to 110 for seven, Indian bowlers could hardly pose any challenge to the aggressive batting effort from New Zealand. Daryl Mitchell (49) and captain Kane Williamson remained unbeaten on 33 guided the team home in the paltry run chase with 33 balls and eight wickets to spare.

With this emphatic victory, New Zealand have brought themself back on the winning track and victories against the lower-ranked sides in their remaining Super 12 games will also help the Blackcaps qualify for the semis.

Kiwi leg-spinner Ish Sodhi - who's enjoyed bowling against much-vaunted Indian batting line-up - once again emerged as the wrecker-in-chief as he gave big blows to the Men In Blue and bagged the player of the match award on his birthday.

Earlier in the day, India's highly acclaimed batting line-up put up another woeful performance to score a paltry 110 for seven against New Zealand. New Zealand, the bogey team for India at global events over the years, embarrassed Virat Kohli's men, who didn't even show any stomach for a fight after their skipper lost an important toss.

It seemed like a catching practice for the New Zealand team as most of the batters were out in the deep trying to force the pace and failing miserably. There were 54 dot balls which meant that India didn't score any runs in nine of their 20 overs.

There were no demons on the track but India's shoddy show with the willow is a consequence of poor team selection, not relying on form players and the failure to have any flexibility in the side, which lacked proper multi-skilled cricketers. Big batters like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both lost form at the same time.

The middle-order, which was a worry, remained so and Hardik Pandya as a batter completely flopped on big days. But the biggest of them all was how a country whose players are considered champion players of spin bowling looked clueless against the slow stuff.

The spinners -- left-arm orthodox Mitchell Santner (4-0-15-0) and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi (4-0-17-2) -- caught India by the scruff of their necks, giving away only 32 runs in eight overs.

Here are the highlights from the match between India and Pakistan:

Oct 31, 2021, 10:34 pm IST

Team India have the worst win-loss ratio against New Zealand.

Worst win-loss ratio for #India in ICC limited overs tournaments (WC, CT, WT20):

0.333 vs NZ (Won 3, Lost 9)
0.714 vs SL (Won 5, Lost 7)
0.818 vs Aus (Won 9, Lost 11) #IndvsNZ #WT20
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 31, 2021

Oct 31, 2021, 10:32 pm IST

Ish Sodhi has been named the player of the match for his fantastic show of spin bowling. He bowled 9 dots, conceded 19 runs and picked up 2 wickets from his 24 balls in the match.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:28 pm IST

It's all over! Clinical New Zealand hammer listless India by 8 wickets with 33 balls to spare. BLACKCAPS continue their unbeaten streak over the Men In Blue in the T20 World Cup. New Zealand return to winning ways on a dominant note.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:26 pm IST

Scores level.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:25 pm IST

12 runs came from Hardik's over. New Zealand reach 108/2 in 14 overs. They need 3 more runs to win.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:24 pm IST

Four! A boundary for Devon Conway and with that New Zealand go past the 100-run mark.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:19 pm IST

Bumrah finishes his quota of 4 overs with 19/2. He's the only positive for Team India from this forgettable game.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:17 pm IST

Wicket! Daryl Mitchell (49) tried to complete his fifty with a big shot but failed to connect it. KL Rahul takes a simple catch at long-on. Bumrah gets the second wicket of the match. NZ - 96/2 in 12.4 overs

Oct 31, 2021, 10:14 pm IST

After 12 overs, New Zealand reach 94/1. Bumrah has been brought into the attack for his final over of the match.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:11 pm IST

Hardik Pandya is being brought into the attack in the 12th over.

Oct 31, 2021, 10:02 pm IST

Daryl Mitchell is dealing in sixes and boundaries as he hits back-to-back boundaries off Shardul after dispatching him for a maximum early in the over. NZ - 83/1 in 10 overs

Oct 31, 2021, 9:58 pm IST

SIX!! Mitchell pulls Shardul Thakur for a biggie and the fielder at deep mid-wicket can only watch it sail into the stands.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:53 pm IST

9 came from Ravindra Jadeja's second over as New Zealand reach 64/1 in 8 overs. They need 47 off 72 deliveries. The BLACKCAPS are cruising.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:51 pm IST

Four! Kane Williamson plays Jadeja fine and the ball races towards the third man region for a boundary.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:48 pm IST

SIX!! Daryll Mitchell clubs the short-pitched delivery from Shami and gets a maximum over mid-wicket. New Zealand are cruising in the low-run chase.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:44 pm IST

4,4!! Mitchell hits Jadeja for back-to-back boundaries. He's dominating the spinner and making use of the fielding restriction.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:41 pm IST

After 5 overs, NZ reach 30/1. Kohli introduces Jadeja in the attack.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:34 pm IST

Wicket! Guptill (20) mistimes that one from Bumrah and the ball goes high in the air. Shardul takes a catch at mid-on after a fumble. New Zealand - 24/1 in 3.4 overs.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:29 pm IST

4,4! Back-to-back boundaries from Guptill off Varun. Bumrah conceded just 1 from his first over.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:22 pm IST

5 runs came from the first over bowled by Varun. New Zealand start with 5/0 in the run chase of 111.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:20 pm IST

Guptill and New Zealand get off the mark with a double on the very first delivery.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:19 pm IST

2nd innings! New Zealand begin run chase of 111. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell open innings for NZ. Varun Chakravarthy starts the proceedings with new ball.

Ish Sodhi: The pitch was certainly slower than we saw (the ENG-AUS game). Bit of grass cover but it played slower than expected. Main tactic was bowling first. Teams have had success here bowling first, so the toss was based on that opinion. Didn't turn hell of a lot but it does when you bowl a touch slow. Tough to catch under the lights here, unfortunate with those two drops. If you had asked before the start of the game, if you had told us we could restrict them to under 120, we will certainly take it.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:10 pm IST

Southee puts him down on the final delivery of the innings. Jadeja remains not out at 26 off 19 and India finish with 110/7 in 20 overs. New Zealand need 111 runs to win this game. Jadeja is the highest scorer for India in this match.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:06 pm IST

SIX!! Full toss delivery from Southee and Jadeja hits him over mid-wicket for a maximum

Oct 31, 2021, 9:04 pm IST

Another fine over from Trent Boult despite getting hit for a boundary by Jadeja in the penultimate over. India reach 99/7 in 19 overs.

Oct 31, 2021, 9:02 pm IST

Wicket! Shardul Thakur (0) hits Trent Boult over mid-off and Martin Guptill pouches a comfortable catch. New Zealand - 94/7

Oct 31, 2021, 9:00 pm IST

Wicket! Hardik Pandya (23 off 24) tries to hit Trent Boult over mid-off but fails to connect it. Martin Guptill takes a simple catch in the deep. India - 94/6 in 18.1 overs.

Oct 31, 2021, 8:58 pm IST

After 18 overs, India reach 94/5. Not a memorable batting effort.

Oct 31, 2021, 8:53 pm IST

Four! Finally a boundary from Hardik Pandya's bat. This is the first boundary in 71 balls for India. India reach 86/5 in 17 overs.