IND vs NZ Live Score, T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights: New Zealand thrash India by 8 wickets 

IND vs NZ Live Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 Match from Dubai. This is your host Aditya K Halder taking you through the minute-to-minute Live update of the match.

New Zealand 108/2 in 14.3 overs That's it, folks! India are handed another embarrassing defeat in the World Cup. They lie bottom in the six-team table with two defeats and will require a special effort if they want to qualify for the semi-finals. That was all from our live coverage, we will return with more live action from the World Cup tomorrow as the fight for semi-final continues.

New Zealand 108/2 in 14 overs Kiwis are just 3 runs away from win as skipper Williamson shot Pandya for two boundaries in the over.

New Zealand 96/2 in 12.4 overs Bumrah picks another consolatory wicket! Mitchell misses out on his half-century by just a run.

New Zealand 93/1 in 12 overs Pandya finally bowls in the match but it's too little too late for India now. New Zealand are just 18 runs from a win while Mitchell needs a single for his fifty.

New Zealand 89/1 in 11 overs Bumrah bowls his third over of the night. Six runs off it. 

New Zealand 83/1 in 10 overs Mitchell closes in on his 50 as he takes Shardul Thakur for 14 runs in his 1st over of the night.

New Zealand 69/1 in 9 overs Varun gives away just four runs in his final over of the night. His final bowling figure a 0/23. The mystery spinner is yet to take his first wicket in the World Cup.

New Zealand 65/1 in 8 overs Kane Williamson plays Jadeja fine behind the wicket to find his first boundary of the night. Nine runs come off the over.

New Zealand 56/1 in 7 overs Daryl Mitchell is surely in a hurry as he shots Shami for a six; 11 runs comes of the over. New Zealand have achieved half of the target.

New Zealand 44/1 in 6 overs A costly over by Jadeja; 14 runs came off it. Mitchell took good measure of the spinner by taking him for six and two boundaries in the over. The pressure created by Chakravarthy and Bumrah in the initial overs has now fizzled away.

New Zealand 30/1 in 5 overs Chakravarthy gives away just two runs in the over as Kane Williamson join Mitchell to continue the New Zealand run chase.

New Zealand 24/1 in 3.4 overs OUT! Bumrah removes dangerman Guptill for 20. India have their first look in!

New Zealand 18/0 in 3 overs Guptill adds pace to New Zealand run chase by smashing Chakravarthy for two boundaries early in the over.

New Zealand 6/0 in 2 overs A maiden over by Jasprit Bumrah as he keeps Mitchell guessing with his line and length, along with the movement.

New Zealand 6/0 in 1 over Daryl Mitchell and Martin Guptill start New Zealand 111-run chase with six runs off the first over bowled by Varun Chakravarthy.

Indian batting has itself to blame as the star-studded line-up only offered poor shot selection on the night while Kiwi fielders were offered catching practice. Barring Ravindra Jadeja's and Hardik Pandya's 20-odd innings, there's nothing good to talk about Indian innings. Trent Boult starred for the Kiwis with three scalps while Ish Sodhi bagged two wickets including that of Virat Kohli for just 9 runs.

India 110/7 in 20 overs Jadeja fires 11 runs in the last over to take India past the 100-run mark. A meek surrender by Indian batters.

India 94/7 in 18.4 overs OUT! Trent Boult is taking wickets for fun now as he dismisses Shardul Thakur for a duck.

India 94/6 in 18.1 overs OUT! Trent Boult hunts down his second victim of the night in Pandya, who so far has been India's top scorer with an off-colour 24-ball 23.

India 86/5 in 17 overs Pandya fires a boundary at the end of the over bowled by Boult. Certainly a welcome sight for the Indian pavilion.

India 78/5 in 16 overs Pandya is joined in by Ravindra Jadeja and the duo are yet fo fire while Sodhi completes his spell with an impressive 2/17.

India 70/5 in 14.3 overs OUT! Tim Southee's delivery takes Pant's middle stump after taking an inside edge of the southpaw's bat. Pant scored just 12 (19) on the night. This has been an appalling performance from Indian batters so far. 

India 67/4 in 14 overs Pant and Pandya are really struggling to find boundaries here. Hardik did show intent with a swing off the bat but the resulting top edge almost cleared the square leg boundary before James Neesham's acrobatic effort saved a certain six.

India 62/4 in 13 overs New Zealand bowlers are strangle holding Indian batters for runs as Southee gives away just four runs in the over.

India 58/4 in 12 overs Pant and Pandya taking their time to settle in after the top-order failure as Santner delivers another economical over.

India 52/4 in 11 overs Hardik Pandya joins Pant in the middle. The duo will have to bring their A-game if they want to bring India back in the game.

India 48/4 in 10.1 overs OUT! Kohli is gone! Sodhi continues to spin a web around the Indian skipper.

India 48/3 in 10 overs Another good over from the Kiwis' point of view as Kohli and Pant steals just 5 runs off it.

India 43/3 in 9 overs Milne makes a good comeback after conceding 15 runs in his 1st over. Just two runs came off the over as the onus is on Kohli and Pant again to rebuild Indian innings.

India 40/3 in 7.4 overs OUT! Rohit Sharma departs as well; poor shot selection again. It's Sodhi who picks the wicket this time as he invited Rohit for a pull shot that only finds Martin Guptill running in from the long-on to take a clean catch.

India 35/2 in 5.5 overs OUT! Tim Southee dismisses KL Rahul (18 runs off 16 balls).  A short ball on the off stump was pulled right to the deep square leg fielder as Indian openers struggled to get the right measure of the field in both the dismissals.

India 29/1 in 5 overs Finally a big over for India; 15 runs off i! Rohit slammed a six and a four off the last two deliveries by Milne after Rahul placed him for a four at the beginning of the over. You sure don't want to be in the shoes of Milne tonight.

India 14/1 in 4 overs Mitchell Santner piles on India's pressure with a tight over costing just 2 runs.

India 12/1 in 3 overs CATCH DROPPED! It's all happening in the match. Rohit Sharma plays a compulsive hook shot off a bouncer only to find the fine leg fielder beneath the ball. The batter, however, was granted life as Milne dropped down a clanger.

India 11/1 in 2.5 overs OUT! Ishan Kishan falls for cheap. Boult provides the breakthrough. Ishan did time his shot well but ends up hitting it more or less straight to the fielder at deep square leg.

India 6/0 in 2 overs Another good over from New Zealand as Tim Southee concedes just five runs. KL Rahul did manage find India's first boundary of the match as he places a delivery outside the off-stump through the mid-on boundary.

India 1/0 in 1 over A tight over by Trent Boult, who bowled five dot balls in the over with massive movement with the new ball. He kept Ishan Kishan guessing with variations of swing.

07:30 PM Let's Play! Rahul to face Trent Boult for the first ball.

07:29 PM Interesting move there! Ishan Kishan has come out to bat with KL Rahul instead of Rohit Sharma! The experienced opener will bat 

07:25 PM Both teams are out for the national anthem. India being the host of the tournament meant New Zealand's anthem to be played first.

07:15 PM Let's take a look at playing XI of both teams.

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), James Neesham, Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult

07:07 PM Interesting images from Dubai, Hardik Pandya marks his bowling line up ahead of the toss. This probably means he is expected to finally bowl for the first time.

07:05 PM Kohli says Suryakumar Yadav has got a lower back spasm, Ishan Kishan replaces him. Ishan will bat at the top of the order. Shardul Thakur replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

07:03 PM Kane Williamson has opted to field first after winning the toss.

06:35 PM The Dubai pitch looks lively for the big game tonight!

05:00 PM Toss will happen at 7:00 PM

04:30 PM Take a look at the best Dream 11 pick for the IND vs NZ match

Ahead of the do-or-die virtual clash, let's know which players can make a difference in the team of Dream XI:

Dream11 line-up Rishabh Pant, Devon Conway, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Rohit Sharma (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami, Ish Sodhi

04:15 PM Martin Guptill fit, available for India-New Zealand game in Dubai

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who had suffered a toe injury, has regained fitness and available for selection for the T20 World Cup match against India here.

India take on the Black Caps on Sunday.

Guptill was hit on his left foot during his side's defeat against Pakistan.

04:00 PM India heading into the game as favourites but New Zealand is not going to be an easy outing for Virat Kohli's men, says Sanjay Manjrekar.

Virat Kohli speaks ahead of the big clash against New Zealand 

 

Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial "phoenix rising from the ashes" when India take on a street-smart New Zealand in a 'do-or-die' ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 game here on Sunday.

Having endured a nightmare last Sunday against Pakistan, a match that they would like to forget in a hurry, India have a lot of course correction to do against the Kiwis, more so in getting the roles assigned for the players right.