India won the first match. (Photo- PTI)
IND vs NZ 1st T20I: The five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand started with a bang. This is India’s last T20 series before the T20 World Cup 2026. These 5 matches are big opportunities for Team India to test itself. In such a situation, the Indian team was successful in passing the first test. In the match played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, Team India won by 48 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Stormy innings of Abhishek Sharma-Rinku Singh
In this match, Team India lost the toss and batted first, but this decision did not affect the Indian batting. Team India managed to score 238 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. During this, Abhishek Sharma gave a stormy start to the team. Abhishek Sharma scored 84 runs in 35 balls, which included 5 fours and 8 sixes. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also scored 32 runs. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya scored 25 runs.
Rinku Singh made his mark in the last overs of the innings. He managed to score unbeaten 44 runs on 20 balls. Rinku Singh hit 4 fours and 3 sixes during his innings. On the other hand, for New Zealand, Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson took maximum 2-2 wickets. Christian Clarke, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi also managed to achieve 1 success each.
The bowlers also showed their strength
The bowlers also played brilliantly while defending the big score of 239 runs. Arshdeep Singh gave the team its first success on the second ball of the innings itself. Then Hardik Pandya gave the team the lead by dismissing Rachin Ravindra in the second over. However, Glenn Phillips played an explosive innings and scored 78 runs in 40 balls. During this, Glenn Phillips hit 4 fours and 6 sixes. Mark Chapman also played a fighting inning of 39 runs, but it was not enough for the team. New Zealand team could score only 190 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Varun Chakraborty and Shivam Dubey were the most successful bowlers from India. Both players took 2-2 wickets. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya made 1-1 batsmen their victims. Apart from this, both the teams together scored 428 runs in this match, which is a record. This is the first time that so many runs have been scored in any T20 played between the two teams.