India reach 200 T20I wins with victory over New Zealand

India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, becoming the first team to record 200 outright wins in men’s T20 internationals. The result gave India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with three games remaining. Chasing 181, India finished on 181 for six with one ball to spare. The innings had been in trouble at 70 for five before Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy put on an unbeaten 69 for the seventh wicket. Varma made 47 not out and Reddy scored 26 from 13 balls. India needed 11 runs in the final over and completed the chase on the penultimate delivery. The partnership set an Indian record for the seventh wicket in T20Is, exceeding the previous mark of 63 by Dinesh Karthik and Krunal Pandya against New Zealand in 2019. India have now won 200 of their 300 matches in the format since their debut in 2006. They have lost 83, with the rest ending in ties or no results. New Zealand made 180 for five after being put in to bat. Early wickets left the hosts at 41 for three at the end of the Powerplay, but Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs added 116 runs to rebuild the innings. Phillips scored 70 from 43 balls and Jacobs made 58 from 46....