New Zealand Beat India By 40 Runs To Level Series 1-1

Batting first, New Zealand scored 196 for 2 riding on Colin Munro’s unbeaten 109 off 58 balls.

In reply, only skipper Virat Kohli looked in good touch with 65 off 42 balls as India were restricted to 156 for 7.

Brief Scores: New Zealand 196/2 (Colin Munro 109 no, Mohammed Siraj 1/53). India 156/7 (Virat Kohli 65, MS Dhoni 49, Trent Boult 4/34). NZ won by 40 runs.

However, it was a 56-run partnership between Kohli and MS Dhoni which gave the hosts some hope, but Kohli faltered in end, to the hands of wicket-keeper Glenn Phillips.

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