Ind vs NZ T20 World Cup: Kiwi spinners dominate, in pics

Sent into bat by New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, India lost wickets at regular intervals and struggled to pose any serious threat to a disciplined Kiwi attack at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Zee Media Bureau | Oct 31, 2021, 22:38 PM IST

New Zealand with its leg-breaking bowlers and disciplined fielders intimidated the Men in blue and sent seven of the playing 11 to the pavilion and left team India with a low score of 110. Here are some glimpses from the first innings of the Ind Vs NZ T20 WC match.

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Not a comendable peformance by openers

Not a comendable peformance by openers

Put in to bat first, Indian had a bad start as Ishan Kishan made little impact. The opener fell to Trent Boult for just four off eight balls. On the penultimate ball of the powerplay, Tim Southee struck to remove another Indian opener, KL Rahul. He walked back after scoring 18 off 16 balls. (Image credit: ANI)

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Rohit back to pavilion with low score

Rohit back to pavilion with low score

India`s score read 35/2 after six overs in the innings. Rohit Sharma went to the pavilion two overs later after slicing a shot to long-on off Ish Sodhi. (Image credit: ANI)

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India loses luck with Kohli’s wicket

India loses luck with Kohli’s wicket

India`s fortunes took a huge blow when Virat Kohli was caught on the boundary off the very first ball after the drinks break, leaving India 48/4 after 10.1 overs. (Image credit: ANI)

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Pressure on Pandya as Pant gets clean bold

Pressure on Pandya as Pant gets clean bold

The scoring rate was slow as Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya tried to rebuild. But, just when they tried to let loose, New Zealand struck. Pant was clean bowled by Adam Milne in the 15th over. (Image credit: ANI)

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Pandya loses it to Pressure

Pandya loses it to Pressure

With runs in scarcity, Pandya tried to hit a few big shots but he was soon removed by Trent Boult in the penultimate over of the match.  Shardul Thakur followed him in the same over. (Image credit: ANI)

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With score of 110 ‘Men in Blue’ back to pavilion

With score of 110 ‘Men in Blue’ back to pavilion

India collected 11 runs in the last over as they reached 110 in 20 overs. For the Men in Blue, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya played the innings of 26* and 23 as no Indian batter crossed the 30-runs mark. (Image credit: ANI)

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