India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: New Zealand open series with a win

Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell both added half centuries to see New Zealand to a 21 run win over India today at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.

Match Summary

India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of India

India 155/9 (20 ov)

New Zealand 176/6 (20 ov)

Result - New Zealand won by 21 runs.

SCORECARD

India won the toss and elected to bowl, struggling early on as openers Finn Allen (35) and Devon Conway (52) put up on a show as they got things rolling.

Washington Sundar (2/22) fought back with the ball, Mark Chapman gone for a duck, as things began to steady out.

Daryl Mitchell (59*) got things going again as he top scored with a beautiful half century, smashing an unbelievable 5 Sixes along the way.

New Zealand left the field on 176, a very strong score to defend, it now being in the hands of their bowlers.

Michael Bracewell (2/31) and Mitchell Santner (2/11) put the pressure early on as they got some quick wickets to turn up the heat for India.

Suryakumar Yadav (47) and Washington Sundar (50) rallied to add some important runs but the shaky start had put the nail in the coffin as New Zealand won by 21 runs.

Match Stats

New Zealand Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Finn Allen - 4.2 ov), 2-43 (Mark Chapman - 4.6 ov), 3-103 (Glenn Phillips - 12.5 ov), 4-139 (Devon Conway - 17.2 ov), 5-140 (Michael Bracewell - 17.5 ov), 6-149 (Mitchell Santner - 18.6 ov)

India Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Ishan Kishan - 1.3 ov), 2-11 (Rahul Tripathi - 2.4 ov), 3-15 (Shubman Gill - 3.1 ov), 4-83 (Suryakumar Yadav - 11.4 ov), 5-89 (Hardik Pandya - 12.2 ov), 6-111 (Deepak Hooda - 15.4 ov), 7-115 (Shivam Mavi - 16.1 ov), 8-127 (Kuldeep Yadav - 17.1 ov), 9-151 (Washington Sundar - 19.5 ov)

Playing XIs

India - Ishan Kishan(WK), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(C), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi

New Zealand - Finn Allen, Devon Conway(WK), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(C), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

Match Details

Date - 2023-01-27 13:30:00

Venue - JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, Ranchi

Toss - India won the toss & elected to field

Umpires - Anil Chaudhary (India), Jayaraman Madanagopal (India), Nitin Menon (India TV)