Pakistan, Oct. 24 -- India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20 international on Saturday. The victory gave India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with three matches remaining.

Tilak Varma starred with an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls. Nitish Kumar Reddy also remained unbeaten, scoring 26 from just 13 deliveries. Together, they guided India home with one ball remaining after a tense chase.

India struggled at 112-6 after New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner claimed four wickets for 21 runs. However, Varma and Reddy steadied the innings with an unbeaten 69-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Their stand established a new Indian record for the highest seventh-wicket partnership in T20 internationals.

Earlier, New Zeal...