Published 18:07 IST, January 31st 2020
Ravi Shastri's reaction after 2nd consecutive Super Over win: 'Can be a real crazy game'
Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri was ecstatic as the Men in Blue picked up a second consecutive win off the super Over against New Zealand to go 4-0 up
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Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri was ecstatic as Men in Blue picked up a second consecutive win off super Over against New Zealand to go 4-0 up in series on Friday. Chasing 165 runs, New Zealand failed to cross line and game ended in a draw after a remarkable last-over from Shardul Thakur. New Zealand's luck with Super Overs continued o remain ugly as y lost ir seventh Super Over game, adding to ir already existing heartbreaks. A disciplined last over from Shardul and KL Rahul & Kohli's antics in Super Over meant India were leaving Wellington victorious and Men in Blue will w set ir sight on 5th T20 and will aim for a whitewash. Ravi Shastri took to Twitter to express his amusement after India's win and said that game can be highly unpredictable at times.
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Ravi Shastri's reaction after India's win
Shardul Thakur's remarkable final over
Shardul Thakur was given responsibility of defending seven runs in final over. Even though he had conceded a boundary, he took two wickets as Mitchell Santner was run out of final ball as scores of both teams were tied at regulation time.
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Super Over
Jasprit Bumrah conceded 13 runs as he finished off well after some missed chances in previous deliveries. Stand-in-captain Tim Soue once again took matters in his hands just like he had done in previous game and looked to win game for hosts. However, his plans were foiled as KL Rahul scored 10 runs off first two deliveries. Soue removed him on third delivery but dam was done by n. Indian skipper Virat Kohli completed formalities as he finished it off with a boundary as New Zealand's bad luck with super overs continued.
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18:07 IST, January 31st 2020