Tilak Varma and Nitish Reddy Lead India to 2-0 Series Lead Against New Zealand

India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I in Christchurch on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Chasing a target of 181, India slipped to 112/6 before Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls and Nitish Kumar Reddy added 26 not out.

Mitchell Santner claimed four wickets for 21 runs for the hosts, while Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs earlier scored 70 and 56 respectively to propel New Zealand to 180/5.