IND vs NZ 1st T20 Highlights:New Zealand Beat India by 21Runs to go 1-0 up in the Series

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Winning the Toss India chose to field New Zealand and posted a challenging 176/6 against India in the first T20I. Opener Devon Conway made a 35-ball 52. While Daryl Mitchell smashed a 30-ball unbeaten 59. For India, Washington Sundar (2/22) scalped two wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav (1/20), Shivam Mavi (1/19 in 2, overs) and Arshdeep Singh (1/51) accounted for one wicket each.

Chasing 176 India Collapsed, New Zealand Beat India by 21Runs to go 1-0 up in the Series

Washington Sundar Struggled from one side to bring India the winning umbrella, by hitting 50 off28 in the 1st T20 at Ranchi.

The Opening Pair Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill Started well in the chase with the four in the last ball of the openers over. Michael Bracewell with a four off the first ball, but the spinner clean bowled Ishan Kishan two balls later to give the Kiwis an early breakthrough.

New Zealand Bowlers turned the game upside down as Jacob Duffy scalped Rahul Tripathi caught behind after taking a successful review. Suryakumar Yadav then opened his account with a four off the last delivery.

Three back-to-back successful overs for New Zealand. Skipper Mitchell Santner came into the attack and immediately removed Shubman Gill off the very first ball. Gill’s leading edge was holed out at mid-wicket by Finn Allen. Surya Kumar Took charge for the side but could not make enough of it. After hitting two big hits, could not connect the next and caught on the Long on.

Indian Skipper Hardik Pandya also dismissed for 21 and Washington Sundar attacked from one side, but Indian batting order collapsed at Ranchi on Friday evening.

Bracewell and Santner took the charge for the New Zealand bowling line up took 2-2 important wickets for the side. New Zealand all together took 5 wickets in a nutshell they performed a good cricket at Ranchi in the 1st Master Card ODI.

Batting First New Zealand posted 176/6 in 20 overs

Devon Conway and Finn Allen walk into the middle. Hardik Pandya takes the new ball. Hardik reckons the ground is already wet in the outfield.

Sundar takes a brilliant catch of his own bowling to dismiss Mark Chapman. Chapman looked stunned at the catch and so did the New Zealand dressing room. New Zealand has now lost two wickets quickly.

Conway(59)and Phillips(17) have steadied the ship nicely here for the Kiwis setting a launching platform for the batters to follow Kuldeep Yadav has bowled well in his comeback game. The Kiwis batters couldn’t pick him.

Although the surface helped the wrist spinner.  Brilliant innings by the left-hander again. Whilst the others looked troubled, he looked absolutely comfortable on this surface.

Key Moment of the Match, Ishan Kishan has run out of Bracewell direct hit stuns the audience

After Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell (59)Innings took New Zealand to a defendable score the Indian the Indian Bowlers remained expensive in the last few overs.

Brilliant comeback over from Arshdeep Singh, who conceded 22 runs in his first two overs. Two wickets and two singles at this stage is pure gold. Set batter Devon Conway (52) was holed out at long-off by Deepak Hooda before Michael Bracewell was run-out off Ishan Kishan’s direct hit from behind the stumps.

Also, a forgettable day for Arshdeep Singh as the pacer returned figures of 1 for 51 in 4 overs.