By Admin 
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: In the second T20 International match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, Team India presented a tremendous batting performance in the powerplay against New Zealand. India scored 75 runs for 2 wickets in the first 6 overs, which is India’s second highest powerplay score in T20 International against New Zealand.
With this innings, India almost touched its own 19 year old record. Earlier, in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup, India had scored 76 runs for 1 wicket in the powerplay against New Zealand in Johannesburg, which still remains on the top.
Aggressive intention shown in Raipur
In this match played in Raipur, Indian batsmen adopted an aggressive stance from the beginning. The way the Indian batsmen batted during the powerplay made the match one-sided. The biggest heroes of this victory were Ishan Kishan and captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Ishan Kishan batted in a flamboyant manner and scored 76 runs in 32 balls. On the other hand, captain Suryakumar Yadav once again showed his class. He played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs and by staying till the end, he led the team to victory.
Raipur’s powerplay score included in top-2
India’s score of 75/2 has now been recorded at the second position in the T20I Powerplay against New Zealand. Earlier, in Hamilton in 2020 and Eden Gardens in 2021, India had scored 69 runs without losing any wicket, but Raipur’s innings went ahead of both of them.
India’s top record in powerplay vs New Zealand
- 76/1 – Johannesburg, 2007
- 75/2 – Raipur, 2026
- 69/0 – Hamilton, 2020
- 69/0 – Eden Gardens, 2021
Changed thinking of Team India
The thinking of the Indian T20 team clearly seems to have changed in recent years. Starting fast in the powerplay has now become an important part of the strategy. This performance seen in Raipur is also the result of the same aggressive approach, where the batsmen did not hesitate in playing big shots from the very beginning.