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Over 8 Done: Hardik’s Wicket Maiden-ish Over! NZ 72/4

A clinical over from Hardik Pandya comes to a close. After the big wicket of Mark Chapman, he kept things extremely disciplined. Daryl Mitchell got off the mark on his very first ball with a nudge to the leg side, and Tim Seifert retained the strike for the next over with a single off the final delivery. The required rate is now a mountain to climb at 15.33, but with Mitchell and Seifert in the middle, India can't afford a single lapse in concentration.

🇳🇿 New Zealand: 72/4 (8.0 Overs) RRR: 15.33
Tim Seifert: 52* (25b) | 4s: 2, 6s: 5
Daryl Mitchell: 1* (1b)

📊 Over 8 Analysis (Pandya):

1 • 1 • 0 • W • 1 • 1 (4 Runs)

Hardik Pandya: 1.0-0-4-1

Seifert is set, but he's losing partners. Mitchell's experience will be key here as New Zealand looks to rebuild while somehow keeping up with the scoring rate.

Update: 2026-03-08 16:16 GMT

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