New Zealand produced a dominant show in Ranchi to register an emphatic win in the first T20I of the three-match series against India. After losing the ODI series (0-3), the tourists♑ bouncꩲed back in style to outclass India at JSCA International Stadium on Friday.
The Men in Blue failed to live up to the expectations as they failed to score against the spinners and lost wickets at regular intervals in the 177-run chase. Mitchell Santner led the Blackcaps from the front by picking up two crucial wickets of Shubman Gill and Deepak Hooda for just 11 runs in his full quota of four overs. He also bowled a maiden against the No. 1 T20I batter Suyakumar Yadav in the powerplay over.
Washington Sundar was the lone fighter for India but he too got out in the final over and the hosts lost the contest by 21 runs. Sundar smashed a quick-fire 50 off just 28 balls with the help of 🐼five fours and three sixes.
In the first innings, left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh leaked 27 runs in the last over, giving the visitors a much-needed momentum. New Zealand posted a challenging 176/6 on the board in the🐻ir stipulated 20 overs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Really impressed with the way Santner led tonight. His useꦫ of bowlers was spot on. And also he did the impossible act of bowling a maiden over to SKY in T20 cricket 🙌🏽 Well played 👏🏽 Expect India to bounce back!
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Well done gents 🤸🏽👏 On the board 👌
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66)
Winning while batting first against India in India (men's T20I):
New Zealand – 4 times in 6 matches
Other teams – 3 times in 25 matches— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
India panicked thꦬe moment the first two wen꧅t to spin. They panicked to (spin-friendly) conditions rather than match situation. Disappointing
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
Impressive win ꦡfor Kiwis. Raised level of performance in tight situations: first in batting, finishing with a flourish to post competitive score, then dismissing dangerous SKY an🐼d Pandya in quick succession to short circuit India’s victory bid
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Superb all round performance , well done. Alꦏl it would require now is to have faith in his all round ability, give 🔥him extra responsibility and help him sustain his success..
— WV Raman (@wvraman)
fall short in t▨he se✨ries opener despite a fighting maiden T20I 5️⃣0️⃣ by Sundar 🙁
We go again on Sunday 💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
New Zealand beat India by 21 runs. Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
What an incredible all-round performance by Sundar, 50(28) & 2 for 22 – the positive for India.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
A setb⭕ack in the 1st T20I, but some positive takeaway🦋s for 🇮🇳.
We will come back stronger. 💪
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
A match to learn from💪🏼
Th༒is weekend, we look to sﷺettle the scores 💙 | |
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
