IND vs NZ

2023 - 1 - 27

new zealand vs india

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IND vs NZ 1st T20 Live Score Updates: India win the toss and opt to ... (The Indian Express)

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 Live Score Updates: India (IND) take on New Zealand (NZ) in the first T20.

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 Live Score: IND win toss, choose to ... (Hindustan Times)

India vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st T20 Match Updates: Hardik Pandya has won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Follow live score and updates of ...

This one serves a double role of a desert after the main course that was the ODI series against New Zealand and a taster before an even bigger meal that will be the much awaited Test series against Australia. Ruturaj Gaikwad is injured and out for the series but India have not gone for a replacement. Once again, there is no Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and it is likely that these players won't be there in T20 series for the immediate future. Shaw's last international appearance for India was also his only T20I match and that came against Sri Lanka on July 25, 2021. "The ball will skid on but there could be a little bit of help with the new ball." Hardik Pandya flips the coin and wins the toss. Both Umran Malik and Lockie Ferguson regularly touch speeds of over 150kph. Putting runs on the board and then defending would be challenging. He will bowl to Finn Allen with Devon Conway at the other end. Fifth ball, similar delivery and this time it is bludgeoned to the other side past mid-on for four. Arshdeep has already bowled 2 wides before getting his second delivery right and now the third is bludgeoned along the ground past the bowler by Allen for four. -

IND vs NZ 1st T20I: Go out and play best cricket, says India captain ... (India Today)

India captain Hardik Pandya outlined the series goal for the team ahead of the first T20I against New Zealand on Friday. Pandya said the squad will look to ...

The India captain had already said that Ishan Kishan would be playing the match in Ranchi ahead of Prithvi Shaw and went on to reveal that Yuzvendra Chahal also missed out. Speaking at the toss, as quoted by Cricbuzz, Pandya said that he could see dew and hence wanted to bowl first on the day. Pandya said the squad will look to go out and play their best game.

IND vs NZ 1st T20 Live Cricket Score: India struggling to score runs ... (India TV)

India vs New Zealand Live: Get Latest Updates, Scorecard and Highlights.

In the first T20I, that shall continue to be the case. Hardik Pandya, who led a 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka earlier this month, is back leading the T20 side with some regulars and fringe players in the squad. For a lot of them it is an experience just being in the team. It drops down to 110 in the 2nd innings. Out of 3 T20 matches played at this venue, 1 have been won by the team batting first, and the team chasing has won two times. India in searchh for the third wicket Putting runs on the board and then defending would be challenging. It is a young team. Would be a challenge for some of the new guys. Team India looks in trouble as Mitchel smashes a half-century after back-toback sixes. Chapman and Sodhi are in. The dew is setting in.

India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I | Conway, Mitchell, and spinners ... (The Hindu)

Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell conjured up fluent and fiery half-centuries before the spinners choked the hosts as New Zealand outplayed India by 21 runs ...

Sundar, however, got a lot of purchase from the wicket and soon saw the back of Allen and Mark Chapman (0) in the space of five deliveries to reduce New Zealand to 43 for 2. Conway used the slog sweep and his feet to pick up boundaries off Kuldeep and Hooda as New Zealand crossed the 100-mark in the 13th over. India had a disastrous start to their chase with both Ishan Kishan (4) and Rahul Tripathi (0) sent back to the pavillion by the third over. The Kiwi bowlers, led by Mitchell Santner (2/11) and Michael Bracewell (2/31), then spun a web around the home batters, restrict India to 155 for 9 in 20 overs. Santner then bowled a maiden as India reached 33 for three in the powerplay overs. Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell conjured up fluent and fiery half-centuries before the spinners choked the hosts as New Zealand outplayed India by 21 runs in the opening T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here on Friday.

IND vs NZ, 1st T20I: New Zealand beats India by 21 runs, takes 1-0 ... (Sportstar)

Washington Sundar (50, 28b, 5x4, 3x6) struck a few big shots, but it was too little too late as New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

The next ball, a wide full toss, was carved away beyond point for a four. Conway kept ticking, going on one knee to sweep the spinners. Spinners Michael Bracewell (2/31) and Mitchell Santner (2/11) then took over to dismantle the India chase. There were far too many full deliveries outside off, which gave Allen the freedom to swing freely. Skipper and left-arm spinner Santner was most impressive, even bowling a maiden inside the PowerPlay. When captain Hardik Pandya fell a few deliveries later, the writing was on the wall.