India vs New Zealand, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shami to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, very full outside off, Michael Bracewell squeezes it out towards extra cover, they hustle for two, Axar charges in and fails to pick it up cleanly so they make it through

Shami to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, low full-toss wide outside off, Michael Bracewell shuffles across and reaches out as he laps it, gets it past backward square leg but it won't go all the way, he brings up fifty though! Absolute gem of a knock as far as New Zealand are concerned

Shami to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, great shot! Nothing wrong with the ball, yorker and just outside off, Michael Bracewell stays leg-side and uses the pace to carve it down towards third man, Jadeja is quite square and even he can't quite get to it, tries to stop it with his boot and fails

Hardik Pandya to Santner, out Santner Run Out!! 1 run completed. Bullet-throw from Virat Kohli in the deep to find Santner short of his ground! Slower short ball just outside off, Santner shuffled across and got on his toes as he pulled it down to deep mid-wicket, they wanted two to keep Bracewell on strike and Santner was always struggling coming back for the second, sharp throw from Kohli finds him well short at the striker's end as Rahul whips the bails off. Santner run out (Kohli/Rahul) 8(10)

Hardik Pandya to Michael Bracewell, SIX, he's nailed that! Half-tracker on off-stump, sat up nicely for Bracewell who was waiting for that, he stood still and smacked it over wide long-on with a flat-bat

Shami to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, clever thinking and executed well enough! Low full-toss on off-stump, Michael Bracewell moved across his stumps quite early and just lapped it fine, got just enough for it to go past his leg-stump

Shami to Mitchell, out Caught by Rohit!! Gone this time! Shami has the last laugh and Mitchell departs after making a crucial 63. It looked like he was tiring. Slower delivery full and wide outside off, Mitchell looks to shovel it up and over extra cover, doesn't quite get hold of it and ends up spooning it to Rohit who's stationed there. He takes a couple of steps back and takes it easily over his head. A great innings given the situation, now can New Zealand add the finishing touches? Mitchell c Rohit b Shami 63(101) [4s-3]

Shami to Mitchell, FOUR, he's found another gap! Much needed runs these for New Zealand, slower length delivery on middle, touch too straight and Mitchell heaves at it, gets it past deep backward square leg off the inner half

Shami to Mitchell, FOUR, and he picks the gap, just a fraction short on off-stump, half-tracker really, Mitchell hangs back and muscles it over mid-wicket, easy pickings

Varun Chakaravarthy to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, tucked towards square leg

Shami to Michael Bracewell, SIX, in the air and far over the ropes! He probably didn't get all of that but it sails over the ropes nonetheless, dug in short on off-stump, Michael Bracewell adjusts really well after committing to the front-foot, heaves across the line and dunks it over deep mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, a boundary after 65-balls! He's finally found a gap, full on off-stump, Michael Bracewell leans right in and sweeps it hard, doesn't bother keeping it down as he puts it into the gap at deep square leg

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell, 1 run, 50 for Mitchell. He has hung in there. Full outside off, Mitchell gets forward to drive to long-off. Now needs to be there till the end for New Zealand

Kuldeep Yadav to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, Michael Bracewell and Mitchell get in each other's way and luckily there is no direct-hit from Jadeja at backward point, punched off the back foot wide of Jadeja and the batters almost collide, Bracewell had given up there, Jadeja aims and misses, Kuldeep Yadav was not near the stumps and both Jadeja and Kohli are not happy. A run-out chance goes

Varun Chakaravarthy to Phillips, out Bowled!! Yet another big wicket just when New Zealand were looking to up the ante. The googly and Phillips is beaten all ends up, nicely bowled too, this is slowed down and given a lot of air, tossed up outside off, turns back in and beats the big cut of Phillips. The ball sneaks through the big gap between bat and pad. Varun Chakaravarthy was firing them in and suddenly he drops the pace and gets the ball to turn. Chakaravarthy is thrilled as he roars. New Zealand would have been hoping for Phillips to be there till the end and do damage, not to be. Phillips b Varun Chakaravarthy 34(52) [4s-2 6s-1]

Jadeja to Phillips, 1 run, tough chance and dropped by Gill at deep mid-wicket. Jadeja is not pleased. It's a length delivery on middle, Phillips goes on the back foot and pulls flat, Gill is in the shadows there, moves and dives to his left and the ball is dropping and dipping on him, he just about gets his fingers under the ball but can't hang on. He is wearing sunglasses and once he got there, would have backed himself to catch that, yet another chance put down by India

Axar to Mitchell, 2 runs, dropped by Rohit at mid-wicket. On the leap and he can only help it over the bar in football parlance. Mitchell goes on the back foot to pull and does not time it, just gets enough to get it over the outstretched right hand on the leap

Axar to Mitchell, 1 run, slower and good length outside off, Mitchell wants to come forward but then punches it from there to sweeper cover

Jadeja to Phillips, FOUR, dragged down around leg-stump, Phillips goes on the back foot and pulls hard and beats deep square-leg running and diving to his right. Gill the man

Kuldeep Yadav to Phillips, FOUR, short and wide outside off, no sweeper cover and Phillips goes on the back foot and makes room to cut it wide of cover and extra-cover, Rohit has a look at Kuldeep Yadav, maybe a word or two too

Kuldeep Yadav to Phillips, SIX, timely six for New Zealand. Phillips breaks the shackles. It's right in the slot for Phillips, full on middle, he gets forward and smashes the loft straight down the ground and it clears the sightscreen

Jadeja to Latham, out Lbw!! In the league game Jadeja got Latham out LBW, that time it was the reverse-sweep now the sweep. A review lost too. Too full on middle and he misses, usually plays the shot well but this goes under the bat and strikes him low on the pad. Another easy call for umpire Paul Reiffel. Three reds and New Zealand are in a spot of bother now. Latham lbw b Jadeja 14(30)

Jadeja to Latham, no run, India lose a review. Rahul and Rohit were right. The former felt it was too high while the latter thought it did not strike him in line. It did and Jadeja was the one who was confident. It pitches on a length and turns in to beat the forward defence and the inside-edge, does not hit the front pad, instead the back thigh and that's why it is missing. Rohit as Rahul and Jadeja were chatting takes the review and loses it

Jadeja to Mitchell, 1 run, full outside off, Mitchell gets forward to drive to long-off

Axar to Mitchell, FOUR, good calculated blow. It's tossed up full on off and middle, out comes the aerial sweep and it's down to the deep square-leg fence

Kuldeep Yadav to Williamson, out Caught&Bowled!! Kuldeep Yadav is doing it for India today. He has not been among the wickets in this tournament but today he already has two big wickets. Williamson played the same shot in the last over and got it wide of Kuldeep, not this time, it's full on middle, he gets forward to push and can't keep it down. Simple catch and India have come back with three quick wickets after a brilliant start by New Zealand. Williamson has a word or two with Mitchell before he walks off. Williamson c and b Kuldeep Yadav 11(14) [4s-1]

Kuldeep Yadav to Ravindra, out Bowled!! What a start for Kuldeep Yadav. He strikes first-ball. The googly on middle, Ravindra fails to pick it and he goes on the back foot to punch, misses, dream beginning for Kuldeep. Nicely bowled as it lands and goes through the bat-pad gap. Ravindra walks off after looking good for so many more. India pull things back. Replays show that it flicked the back leg before going on the stumps. Kuldeep leaps and punches the air in delight. Ravindra b Kuldeep Yadav 37(29) [4s-4 6s-1]

Shami to Williamson, FOUR, beautiful back foot punch. It's a short of length delivery just outside off, Williamson just unfurls a gorgeous shot that beats cover and mid-off. Technically so so good

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Young, out Lbw!! That is plumb. The legspinner and the seam was pointing towards slip, but does not turn as it lands full on middle and leg, Will Young flicks and plays all around it, the pads are pinged. Easy decision for umpire Paul Reiffel and he raises the finger. Young has a word with Ravindra and off he goes. Varun Chakaravarthy is pumped as he punches the gloves of Rahul. India will be relieved with that wicket. Will Young lbw b Varun Chakaravarthy 15(23) [4s-2]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, 2 runs, dropped by Shreyas at deep mid-wicket. Ravindra takes on Varun Chakaravarthy and it's tossed up outside off, he slogsweeps and it's a sort of a top-edge, Shreyas runs to his right and then lunges out at the last moment with outstretched hands, the ball hits the hands and goes down as he dives. Ran 21m and did all the hard work but couldn't hang on

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra, wide, that's why Ravindra was so confident. But there seemed to be a deflection when Ravindra pulled and missed down leg, he reviews and gets it overturned. Reiffel signals a wide after a flat line on UltraEdge, the ball was well under the bat and the gloves

Shami to Will Young, FOUR, the 50 is up. It's short of length outside off, Will Young gets forward and shuffles across to help the pull wide of mid-on, nice use of the wrists there

Shami to Ravindra, 1 run, dropped by Shami. And he has called for the physio straightaway. Rohit is not a happy man. Chipped back as Ravindra gets forward and it goes to Shami's left, not hit hard and it hits the end of the left hand and there's strapping on that hand. Initially Shami looked to be ducking and then put his hand up to try and catch. How costly will that prove to be?

Shami to Ravindra, FOUR, thick outside-edge and no slips. It is angled in on a short of length on off, Ravindra looks to defend and the thick outside-edge runs away to the third man fence

Shami to Ravindra, FOUR, my word! What a shot this is. Full on off and this is emphatically whipped away with a delectable work of the wrists, all along the ground and wide of mid-on, a dominant shot and forces Rohit to wear a concerned look on his face

Hardik Pandya to Ravindra, FOUR, Ravindra does not mind taking on the short ball. It's poor bowling with no-one back at deep square-leg or deep backward square-leg or deep mid-wicket. It's short just outside off, Ravindra pulls aerially and it flies to the deep square-leg fence

Hardik Pandya to Ravindra, FOUR, follows it up with a four. Another top shot. It's a short of length delivery just outside off, Ravindra gets forward and punches with an open face and beats backward point and point, right into the gap. Rohit had come out of slip after the previous six, but he was just a spectator

Hardik Pandya to Ravindra, SIX, there he goes. Ravindra gets going with a six. What a blow too. It's a short of length delivery on off, a front foot pull and it has sailed flat and over the deep mid-wicket fence, shows the confidence Ravindra has

Shami to Will Young, FOUR, width again and he doesn't miss out this time! First boundary of the innings, full and a bit too wide outside off, Will Young presses into a drive and opens the face of the bat to get it into the gap at point, it races away once it gets past the in-field