T20 World Cup: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets

India slumped to their second successive loss at the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai Sunday night as they were completely outclassed by New Zealand. Kane Williamson's team wrapped up the match by 8 wickets, reaching their target of 111 runs in just 14.3 overs. Daryl Mitchell was the top scorer with 49 for New Zealand while skipper Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 33. The victory was set up by New Zealand's bowlers after Williamson put India in to bat on winning the toss. Ish Sodhi was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for figures of 2 for 17. Trent Boult picked up three wickets for New Zealand. Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and was elected to field. The Kiwi pacers and spinners did their job to restrict the Indians to 110 for 7 in 20 overs and the batsmen did the rest thereafter.

India not only have to win their remaining three matches by a big margin but also hope that Afghanistan beat New Zealand. Safe to say that India’s semi-final hopes currently hang by a thread but captain Virat Kohli surprisingly has managed to stay upbeat about his team’s chances of making it to the final four. "When you play for India, there are loads of expectations. We are watched, people come to the stadium and everyone who plays for India needs to embrace that and cope with it. We haven't done that in these two games, and that's why we haven't won," Kohli said during the post-match presentation ceremony on Sunday.