India vs New Zealand 4th T20I live score and news

It was a Super Over again and the result did not change as India defeated New Zealand once again to lead the five-match T20 International series 4-0. The story of the third match repeated for New Zealand who looked all set to win the game in regulation time but Indian pacer Navdeep Saini forced the Wellington tie into the Super Over with some tight bowling.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2020 - 16:54

It was a Super Over again and the result did not change as India defeated New Zealand once again to lead the five-match T20 International series 4-0. The story of the third match repeated for New Zealand who looked all set to win the game in regulation time but Indian pacer Navdeep Saini forced the Wellington tie into the Super Over with some tight bowling.

New Zealand matched India's score of 165 in 20 overs losing 7 wickets to the latter's eight. For India, Manish Pandey was the top scorer with an unbeaten 50 from 36 balls. KL Rahul (39) and Navdeep Saini (20) were the other major contributors. New Zealand bowlers at one point of time were picking wickets are regular intervals and it seemed that India would be out before 20 overs.

The host team got off to a slow start but Colin Munro and Tim Seifert took the fight to India with quickfire 64 and 57 respectively. But the lower middle order failed to close the match and the Super Over once again proved to be a hurdle which they failed to cross.

Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and bowled first in the fourth T20 International against India at Wellington's Westpac Stadium on Friday (January 31, 2020). The host team was without its regular captain Kane Williamson with Tim Southee leading the side.

Tom Bruce came in for Williamson, Daryl Mitchell took Colin de Grandhomme's place in the New Zealand team. India, too, made some changes. With the series already won, Kohli rested Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Ravinder Jadeja and their places were taken by Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini.

The series is already decided with India taking an unbeatable lead of 3-0 after winning the first three matches. The first two matches of the series were played in Auckland's Eden Park with the visitors winning them by a margin of six and seven wickets each. The third match of the series at Seddon Park in Hamilton went to Super Over after the two teams were tied at 179 at the end of the match. India secured a thrilling win in the Super Over after Rohit Sharma hit two consecutive sixes off Southee to take his team home and pocket the series.

Batsmen of both teams will relish the flat pitch of the Westpac Stadium pitch. New Zealand have gone against the ground's history in bowling first as the team batting first having won four of the last five matches here. But New Zealand have defeated India in both the T20Is the two teams have played at the venue - by 5 wickets in the match on February 27, 2009, and then by a massive 80 runs in the second game on February 6, 2019.

India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar

New Zealand T20I squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin Munro, Tom Bruce, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Hamish Bennett, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner

Follow the live updates from fourth India vs New Zealand T20I here:

31 January 2020, 16:40 PM

Virat Kohli seals the win with a four. India lead the five-match T20I series 4-0

31 January 2020, 16:39 PM

Virat Kohli steals 2 runs from inside the 30 yard circle. India need 2 runs from 2 balls

31 January 2020, 16:38 PM

KL Rahul is out, caught at midwicket boundary. Sanju Samson is in. Virat Kohli on strike. India need 4 runs from 3 balls

31 January 2020, 16:37 PM

It's a four from the second ball. KL Rahul on song. India need 4 from 4 balls

31 January 2020, 16:35 PM

KL Rahul starts with a huge, huge six off Time Southee. India need 8 runs from 5 balls to win 

31 January 2020, 16:34 PM

Capatin Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are out on the pitch. India need 14 runs from 6 balls. New Zealand 13/1, Super Over

31 January 2020, 16:32 PM

New Zealand end with 13/1 in Super Over. India need 14 to win and take a 4-0 lead in the five match series

31 January 2020, 16:28 PM

New Zealand end with 12/1 in Super Over. India need 13 to win the 4th T20I

31 January 2020, 16:25 PM

Tim Seifert is caught off the fourth ball by Washington Sunder at deep point boundary. New Zealand 8/1 in 0.4 balls

31 January 2020, 16:23 PM

2 runs off first ball, a four on the second and another 2 from the third. Tim Seifert is taking all the risks

31 January 2020, 16:18 PM

New Zealand bat first in the Super Over with Colin Munro and Tim Seifert. Jasprit Bumrah to bowl.

31 January 2020, 16:15 PM

IT'S A SUPER OVER AGAIN! Scott Kuggeleijn is run out going for the second run which would would taken New Zealand home. New Zealand 165/7, 20 overs. India 165/5, 20 overs

31 January 2020, 16:14 PM

One more wicket! Shardul Thakur gets his second in the 20th over. Daryl Mitchell goes for 4. New Zealand 164/6, 19.5 overs. Target 166, 2 runs in 1 ball

 

31 January 2020, 16:07 PM

Tim Seifert is run out going for a quick single. New Zealand 163/5, 19.3 overs. Target 166, need 3 runs in 3 balls.

31 January 2020, 16:04 PM

Shardul Thakur gets Ross Taylor off the first ball of 20th over. New Zealand 159/4, 19.1 overs, Target 166, 7 runs from 5 balls.

31 January 2020, 15:58 PM

Navdeep Saini comes up with a tidy 19th over. New Zealand 159/3, 19 overs. Target 166, 7 runs from 6 balls

31 January 2020, 15:54 PM

Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor are going strong. Seifert got to his fifty in just 32 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours. New Zealand 155/3, 18 overs. Target 166, 11 runs from 12 balls.

31 January 2020, 15:49 PM

The host team is eyeing an easy win. New Zealand 148/3, 17 overs, Target 166, need 18 runs in 18 balls

31 January 2020, 15:44 PM

Tim Seifert has got into the act with big hits. Ross Taylor is also in form. New Zealand 140/3, 16 overs. Target 166, 26 runs from 24 balls.

31 January 2020, 15:40 PM

Yuzvendra Chahal sees two catches dropped, one of which goes for a six. New Zealand regain momentum. New Zealand 130/3, 15 overs. Target 166, 36 needed in 30 balls.

31 January 2020, 15:32 PM

After five singles, Tim Seifert hits Shivam Dube's last ball for a six. New Zealand 113/3, 14 overs. Target 166, 53 runs from 36 balls.
 

31 January 2020, 15:28 PM

New Zealand struggling as Indian bowler keep them guessing. New Zealand 102/3, 13 overs. Target 166, need 64 from 42 balls

31 January 2020, 15:26 PM

Yuzvendra Chahal gets Tom Bruce for a duck. New Zealand lose third wicket. New Zealand 97/3, 12.1 overs. Target 166 

31 January 2020, 15:25 PM

New Zealand 97/2 after 12 overs, need 69 runs from 48 balls. Tom Bruce and Tim Seifert at the crease.

31 January 2020, 15:19 PM

Colin Munro is run out from a direct hit from the cover boundary via a relay throw involving Shardul Thakur and Virat Kohli. New Zealand 96/2, 11.4 overs. Target 166, need 70 runs in 50 balls.

31 January 2020, 15:15 PM

Navdeep Saini gives 13 runs. Colin Munro and Tin Seifert look comfortable in the middle. New Zealand 92/1, 11 overs, need 74 runs from 54 balls. Target 166

31 January 2020, 15:12 PM

New Zealand build up the momentum and need 87 runs from 10 overs. New Zealand 79/1 after 10 overs. Target 166.

31 January 2020, 15:05 PM

New Zealand now scoring at a faster pace. Tim Seifert hits Yuzvendra Chaal for a six. New Zealand 68/1, 9 overs. Target 166

31 January 2020, 15:02 PM

Tim Seifert and Colin Munro target Washington Sunder, score 13 runs. New Zealand 56/1, 8 overs. Target 166

31 January 2020, 14:58 PM

Yuzvendra Chahal opens with a tidy over giving away just 4 runs. New Zealand 43/1, 7 overs. Target 166

31 January 2020, 14:51 PM

Colin Munro gets going, belts Shardul Thakur for a six and two fours. New Zealand 39/1, 6 overs. Target 166.

31 January 2020, 14:48 PM

Pressure works for India as New Zealand lose their first wicket in the form of Martin Guptill. New Zealand are 23/1 after 5 overs. Target 166

31 January 2020, 14:45 PM

KL Rahul takes a skier as Martin Guptill tries to hit Jasprit Bumrah. New Zealand 22/1, 4.2 overs. Target 166

31 January 2020, 14:40 PM

Colin Munro finally gets one over the ropes. He sends a Navdeep Saini delivery Saini into the stands over the square boundary for a six. New Zealand 21/0, 4 overs. Target 166.

31 January 2020, 14:35 PM

Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini and Jasprit Bumrah have maintained a tight line and length against New Zealand openers. Colin Munro and Martin Guptill struggle to score fast. New Zealand 12/0, 3 overs. Target 166

31 January 2020, 14:28 PM

New Zealand are off to a sedate start chasing 166. Both Colin Munro and Martin Guptill fail to free their arms. New Zealand 9/0, 2 overs

31 January 2020, 14:24 PM

New Zealand openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro start slowly. New Zealand 4/0, 1 over

31 January 2020, 14:20 PM

New Zealand begin their chase of 166 runs with Martin Guptill and Colin Munro. Shardul Thakur opens Indian attack. Match scorecard

31 January 2020, 14:07 PM

Some lusty hitting by Manish Pandey and Navdeep Saini takes India to a respectable score. Manish Pandey scores 50 runs off 36 balls. For New Zealand Isha Sodhi takes three wickets and Hamish Bennett nets two Indian batsmen. India 165/8, 20 overs. New Zealand need 166 to register their first win of the series.

31 January 2020, 14:01 PM

Navdeep Saini swings his bat and connects twice. First, the ball goes past point for four and then it crosses the cover boundary. India 154/8, 19 overs.

31 January 2020, 13:59 PM

India 144/8, 18 overs. Manish Pandey is at the crease with news batsman Navdeep Saini. India's hopes rest in Pandey's bat now

31 January 2020, 13:56 PM

Tim Southee sends back Yuzvendra Chahal for just 1. India 143/8, 17.5 overs

31 January 2020, 13:54 PM

India 138/7, 17 overs. Manish Pandey and Yuzvendra Chahal at the crease.

31 January 2020, 13:50 PM

Shardul Thakur tries to play a big shot but manges to sky the ball to only Tim Southee who takes it easily at short mid-on. Thakur goes back for 20. India 131/7. 16.4 overs 

31 January 2020, 13:45 PM

India manage a much-required boundary after 15 balls as Manish Pandey hits Santner past point. 13 runs in the 16th over. India 125/6, 16 overs 

31 January 2020, 13:39 PM

India 112/6, 15 overs; Manish Pandey and Shardul Thakur try to rebuild Indian innings. New Zealand bowlers have come back strongly to dry up the runs.

31 January 2020, 13:37 PM

India 104/6, 14 overs. Shardul Thakur and Manish Pandey keeping their cool.

31 January 2020, 13:34 PM

India 97/6, 13 overs. Manish Pandey and Shardul Thakur try to rebuild Indian innings as New Zealand tighten the grip.

31 January 2020, 13:33 PM

India 88/6, 12 overs. The visitors are in deep trouble with six wickets down and all their main batsmen except Manish Pandey back in the pavilion.

31 January 2020, 13:30 PM

Now Mitchell Santner gets a wicket. Washinton Sunder fails to make a mark and edges the ball onto his stumps. India 88/6, 11.3 overs