4th T20i: Shardul Thakur's All-Round Performance Helps India Beat New Zealand In Super Over

India once again came from behind to script a nail-biting victory in the second match running as they beat New Zealand in the Super Over to clinch the fourth Twenty20 International (T20I) in Wellington on Friday. With 18 needed off 18 balls, New Zealand were once again the favourites to win the tie, but they shot themselves in the foot and crumbled from 155/3 in 17 overs to 165/7 at the end of regulation play. Shardul Thakur was the hero for India as he first scored crucial runs batting down the order and followed it up with a brilliant final over in the regulation play, taking the game to the Super Over. New Zealand smashed two boundaries in the Super Over to set a 14-run target for the visitors. KL Rahul began India's chase with two consecutive boundaries — a six and a four off first two balls — off the bowling of New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tim Southee. Rahul went for another big hoick and paid the price as he was caught on the fence. However, Indian skipper Virat Kohli finished off the match in style by pulling Southee's short ball for a boundary, handing the visitors a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

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