Shivam Dube's valiant knock goes in vain as Indian batters falter in high-octane chase

After a rampant run in the first three games, Team India finally fell to New Zealand in the 4th T20I as the batters faltered in a high-octane chase in Vizag. India had a late resurgence in the game as Shivam Dube rocked an incredible half-century but it wasn't enough to get them the result.

Winning the toss, India opted to bowl first. Devon Conway (44) and Tim Seifert (62) powered New Zealand to a solid opening stand. The duo added 100 runs in the first nine overs before Kuldeep Yadav finally managed to send Conway back.

Jasprit Bumrah struck in quick succession, claiming the prized scalp of Rachin Ravindra (2). Seifert's blitz came to an end shortly as well as Arshdeep Singh got the better of him, reducing the visitors to 126/3. Glenn Phillips (24) was the next to go as the Kiwis found themselves in an unpredictable soup despite the scoring rate being at an all time high.

Daryll Mitchell's unbeaten 39 off just 18 balls regulated the charge for the Kiwis despite India chipping away at the wickets at the other end. New Zealand racked up 215/7 at the end of their 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav led the charge for Team India with four wickets between them.

Chasing 216 needed India's top-order to fire. But much to their surprise, Abhishek Sharma (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (8) were gone in no time as India stared down the barrel. Sanju Samson (24) and Rinku Singh (39) got together to get the overhaul in place.

Much to India's woes, they lost Sanju Samson before the powerplay ended. Things only went from bad to worse for the Men in Blue as Hardik Pandya (2) and Rinku followed in the footsteps of India's top-order, complicating matters.

Just when it felt like that India were heading into a downward spiral, Shivam Dube’s 23-ball 65 saw him come out firing on all cylinders and gave India hope.

But lack of support from the other end and with the equation getting eerily difficult, Dube's innings buckled when Matt Henry ran him out. Dube's fall triggered a collapse as India lost their last five wickets within 20 runs, bundling them out for 165 from 18.4 overs. India fell short of the finish line by 50 runs as New Zealand averted the prospect of being clean swept by the hosts.