INDIA BEAT KIWIS IN 2ND T20I WITH SURYAKUMAR’S 111*

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: India’s Suryakumar Yadav blasted his second T20 century off 49 balls on Sunday to propel India to a 65-run win over New Zealand in the second T20I and take a 1-0 lead in the three match series.

Suryakumar finished 111 not out as India made 191-6 batting first in damp conditions. He hit seven sixes and 11 fours in a brilliant display of improvisational and conventional ball-striking that underlined his ranking as the world’s best T20 batsman.

Suryakumar reached his half century from 32 balls, then added his second 50 from only 17 deliveries as he took apart the New Zealand attack at the Bay Oval.

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