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India Becomes First Team With 200 Twenty‑Twenty International Wins

India recorded their 200th victory in the Twenty‑Twenty International format after defeating New Zealand by four wickets.

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Key Points

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First cricket side ever to reach 200 Twenty‑Twenty International wins.

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Record seventh‑wicket partnership of 69 runs for India in this format.

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New Zealand’s top scores were 70 by Glenn Phillips and 58 by Bevon Jacobs.

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Summary

Chasing 181 runs, India recovered from 70 for five to finish 181 for six, thanks to a 69‑run partnership between Tilak Varma (47*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (26).

The win gave India a 2‑0 lead in the five‑match series and a 71.2% overall winning rate, the highest among full member nations.

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New Words to Learn

6 words
precarious
in a very risky situation
partnership
the combined runs scored by two batters before one gets out
innings
the time a team spends batting
over
a set of six consecutive deliveries bowled by one player
wicket
the dismissal of a batter
percentage
a way to show part of a whole using 100 as the base
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