In the low-scoring Lucknow T20I, the hosts India ultimately managed to level the series with a hard-fought six-wicket win with one ball remaining. It was a complete T20I match among ICC Full Members with the most deliveries without a sixer.
Leading the three-match series by 1-0, the visitors New Zealand chose to bat first during the second game at Lucknow. While New Zealand were restricted to 99/8 in 20 overs, the hosts took 19.5 overs to chase the 100-run target after losing four wickets. Though the hosts were mostly in control during that game, they were also very close to suffering a surprising defeat on a tough batting wicket.
It was a rare T20I game without a sixer. While that match experienced 239 deliveries, it was the longest T20I (number of balls) among the ICC Full Members to end with zero over-boundary.
Longest T20I (number of balls) among the ICC Full Members to end with 0 six
Match | Balls faced in the match | Venue | Date |
India vs New Zealand | 239 | Lucknow | 29 January 2023 |
Bangladesh vs New Zealand | 238 | Mirpur | 5 September 2021 |
England vs Pakistan | 223 | Cardiff | 5 September 2010 |
Sri Lanka vs India | 207 | Colombo (RPS) | 29 July 2021 |
India vs Pakistan | 200 | Mirpur | 27 February 2016 |
Meanwhile, it was the fifth-longest overall T20I (number of balls) to end without a six.
Longest overall T20I (number of balls) to end with 0 sixer
Match | Balls faced in the match | Venue | Date |
Guernsey vs Jersey | 243 | St Peter Port | 31 May 2019 |
Guernsey vs Jersey | 243 | Castel | 1 June 2019 |
Hong Kong vs Uganda | 243 | Bulawayo | 17 July 2022 |
Kenya vs Ireland | 240 | Mombasa | 24 February 2012 |
India vs New Zealand | 239 | Lucknow | 29 January 2023 |
Yuzvendra Chahal became India’s leading T20I wicket-taker
During that T20I, Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took one wicket (2-1-4-1) to surpass the right-arm pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the leading T20I wicket-taker for India. While Bhuvi has taken 90 wickets in 87 T20Is, Chahal has picked up 91 wickets in 75 T20Is.
New Zealand’s lowest T20I total vs India
The 99/8 was the lowest completed T20I total for New Zealand against India. Their previous record in this list was 111 in 17.2 overs at Kolkata on 21st November 2021.