India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the first T20 of the three-match series at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on November 17.
Needing 165 runs to win, India scored 166/5 in 19.4 overs (2 balls remaining).
Rohit Sharma 48 runs (36 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) and KL Rahul 15 runs (14 balls, 1 four, 1 six) put on 50 run partnership for the first wicket in just 5.1 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India with 62 runs (40 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes).
India needed 10 runs to win off the last over and Rishabh Pant 17 not out (17 balls, 2 fours) ensured that India don’t lose to Kiwi team this time as he hit the winning runs.
Trent Boult (31/2 off 4 overs), Mitchell Santner (19/1 off 4 overs), Daryl Mitchell (11/1 off 0.4 overs) and Tim Southee (40/1 off 4 overs) were the successful bowlers for Kiwi team.
Earlier, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Tim Southee-led New Zealand to bat.
New Zealand scored 164/6 in 20 overs, thanks to opener Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman put on a partnership of 109 runs in 77 balls for the second wicket after early loss of Daryl Mitchell 0 runs (1 ball). Rest of the Kiwi batsmen failed to get going as Ravichandran Ashwin (23/2 off 4 overs) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (24/2 off 4 overs) applied brakes on Kiwi innings just when the team looked set for a score of around 180 runs.
Mohammed Siraj (39/1 off 4 overs) and Deepak Chahar (42/1 off 4 overs) were the other wicket-takers for Kiwi team.
Suryakumar Yadav was adjudged Man of the Match for his knock of 62 runs (40 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes).
New Zealand were the runner-up at the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup held in UAE, where they lost in the final to Australia.
Team India could not qualify for the knockouts after loss to Pakistan and New Zealand in the league stage. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid have replaced Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri after the T20 WC, which was the last assignment for the captain-coach combo.
India playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj and Deepak Chahar.
New Zealand playing XI:
Tim Southee (Captain), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.
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Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 79/1 in 9 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 67/1 in 8 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 63/1 in 7 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 56/1 in 6 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India lose KL Rahul; score 50/1 in 5.1 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 50/0 in 5 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 29/0 in 4 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 24/0 in 3 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 9/0 in 2 overs
Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: India 7 for no loss after 1st over
New Zealand set a target of 165 runs for India in the first T20 of the three-match series at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on November 17.
Earlier, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Tim Southee-led New Zealand to bat.
New Zealand scored 164/6 in 20 overs, thanks to opener Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman put on a partnership of 109 runs in 77 balls for the second wicket after early loss of Daryl Mitchell 0 runs (1 ball). Rest of the Kiwi batsmen failed to get going as Ravichandran Ashwin (23/2 off 4 overs) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (24/2 off 4 overs) applied brakes on Kiwi innings just when the team looked set for a score of around 180 runs.
Mohammed Siraj (39/1 off 4 overs) and Deepak Chahar (42/1 off 4 overs) were the other wicket-takers for Kiwi team.
New Zealand were the runner-up at the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup held in UAE, where they lost in the final to Australia.
Team India could not qualify for the knockouts after loss to Pakistan and New Zealand in the league stage. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid have replaced Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri after the T20 WC, which was the last assignment for the captain-coach combo.
India playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj and Deepak Chahar.
New Zealand playing XI:
Tim Southee (Captain), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.
