17 November 2021, 22:22 PM
INDIA WIN by 5 wickets.
The match went to a last-over thriller and Rishabh Pant handled his nerves well to take the Indian side home with two balls to spare. India take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
17 November 2021, 22:19 PM
BOWLED! IND 144/3
Boult has cleaned up Suryakumar. The batter tried to slog sweep a fuller length delivery from Boult and lost his stumps. Boult had the full sighting of all three sticks and he slammed them with a yorker. Three wickets down now India and Shreyas Iyer joins Pant in the middle.
IND need 21 in 20 balls
17 November 2021, 22:05 PM
IND 142/2
Suryakumar slams fifty. He is looking in some touch tonight. Pant starts off brilliantly as well. India on cruise to a win.
Need 23 in 22 balls
17 November 2021, 21:29 PM
Rohit Sharma GONE! IND 110/2; India need 55 runs in 39 balls
Rohit Sharma departs for 49, missed his 29th fifty in T20Is by a run. However he has already set up a good base for India. India still in front to win this contest. Boult with wicket, banged it short, Rohit attempted a pull but ended up hitting it to short fine leg. Rishabh Pant has joined Suryakumar in the middle.
17 November 2021, 21:03 PM
OUT! After 6 overs, IND 56/1
KL Rahul goes back to the hut. Mitchell Santner picks up the wicket. Short and Rahul pulled it, but could not time it well and was caught at deep square leg boundary. India lose their first wicket after touching 50 run mark. End of powerplay. Suryakumar Yadav has joined Rohit in the middle.
17 November 2021, 21:00 PM
India openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have started the chase of 165 runs. NZ captain Tim Southee to bowl the first over.
17 November 2021, 20:10 PM
India need 165 runs to win
Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar bagged 2 wickets each, while Deepak Chahar and Mohammed Siraj picked one wicket each as India restricted New Zealand to 164/6 in the allotted 20 overs. For the Kiwis, Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman were the stand-out performers in the batting department as they scored 70 and 63 respectively.
17 November 2021, 20:06 PM
LBW!
Ashwin picks his second of the match and over as traps Philips in front of stumps. Glenn Phillips lbw b Ashwin 0 (3)
17 November 2021, 19:59 PM
BOWLED!
Finally, a second breakthrough for India as Ashwin strikes to remove Chapman, who was looking in solid form having completed his fifty. Chapman b Ashwin 63(50) [4s-6 6s-2]
17 November 2021, 19:41 PM
FIFTY for Chapman!
Mark Chapman completes his half-century in style as he smashes a six off Axar Patel's full toss delivery. Interestingly, Chapman has one international fifty playing for Hong Kong. NZ 96/1 after 12 overs
17 November 2021, 19:12 PM
NZ 55/1 after 8 overs
Mark Chapman and Martin Guptill have put New Zealand back on track after an early wicket. Both the batsmen have stitched a 50-run partnership so far as India look for the second breakthrough.
17 November 2021, 18:44 PM
BOWLED!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes in the first over of the match as he castles Daryl Mitchell stumps. An inswinging delivery and Mitchell, who was pushing forward in defence, left a big gap between bat and pad as the ball snuck through and demolished the middle stump. It's a first-ball duck for the New Zealand opener. Daryl Mitchell b Bhuvneshwar 0(1)
17 November 2021, 18:36 PM
Playing XI
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj
The grin says it all!
A moment to cherish for @ivenkyiyer2512 as he makes his #TeamIndia debut. #INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/2cZJWZBrXf
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 17, 2021
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
17 November 2021, 18:20 PM
India win toss
Team India's new T20I skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against New Zealand in the first T20I on Wednesday.
What does the pitch have in store? #TeamIndia Head Coach Rahul Dravid has a close look at the wicket. #INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/cpK86uj51v
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 17, 2021
17 November 2021, 18:16 PM
Team India are all set to take on New Zealand in the first T20I of the three-match series. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm.
