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India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ), 1st T20I Live Score: India’s misery finally comes to an end, as Mitchell cleans Chahal up off the second delivery of the over, with India suffering their biggest loss in T20Is. Great day for New Zealand cricket fans, with both the men and women winning in the first of the three T20I double-headers. The first India vs New Zealand T20I is being telecast on Star Sports Network. The New Zealand-India live streaming will take place on hotstar.com. Click
here to know when and where to watch the first T20I between New Zealand and India. 1st T20I preview: They have hit the homestretch of a memorable three-month tour and a rampant India will be fancying another series win when they clash with under pressure hosts New Zealand in the opening T20 International here on Wednesday. While regular skipper Virat Kohli is getting the much-needed rest, the Rohit Sharma-led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and a historic tour of Australia. [caption id=“attachment_6032751” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (L) and India skipper Rohit Sharma. AP/AFP[/caption] “We too are humans and our bodies need a bit of rest. Of course, we would be looking to the win the series and carry the momentum back home for the Australia series,” opener Shikhar Dhawan said on the eve of the game. The preceding ODI series solved a part of the puzzle as India look to finalise their 15 for the World Cup. But there are still a few spots up for grabs and the T20 series can help the team management zero in on the squad for the mega event in England in May-July. Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who was not part of the ODIs, returns hungrier and has a big opportunity to stake a claim for a World Cup spot in the upcoming three T20s. Veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back in the T20 mix after being omitted from the series against Australia last year and his performance will also be keenly followed. He last played a T20 in July. Following the high of the Test series Down Under, another stellar showing might just convince the selectors to include Pant in the final-15. The series is also an opportunity for Dinesh Karthik, who has done well as a finisher but is still not a sure starter in the eleven. Ambati Rayudu grabbed his chance with a match-winning 90 in the fifth ODI, probably enough to seal a place in the middle-order. Nineteen-year-old Shubman Gill showed glimpses of his much talked about talent in the final two ODIs but did not allow himself to settle in his debut series. In Kohli’s absence, he might get to bat at number three again. Besides Pant, the others who have joined the team are spin all-rounder Krunal Pandya and Punjab pacer Siddharth Kaul. In the absence of seniors like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Khaleel Ahmed have not made much of an impact and they will be aiming for a breakthrough performance. Dhawan did not do well in the last three ODIs against New Zealand and is eager to finish the tour on a high. Ahead of the game, he was also seen practising with a tennis ball to counter the bounce and swing generated by the home team’s pacers. New Zealand will be desperate to turn things around after a 1-4 drubbing. They do hold an upper hand over India in the shortest format. They beat India 2-0 in the 2008-09 in the sole bilateral series played on New Zealand soil till date. The Black Caps edged the sub-continental side 1-0 in a two-match away series in 2012 before losing 1-2 in India in 2017-18. The ball swung initially at the Westpac Stadium on Sunday and New Zealand pacers will be itching to exploit that but they won’t have the services of premier fast bowler Trent Boult, who has been rested. It will be interesting to see what rookie all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and pacer Blair Tickner do in their debut series. Squads: New Zealand: Kane Williamson(c), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin Munro, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner, James Neesham. India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Siraj. Match starts at 12.30 pm IST. With inputs from PTI
Highlights, India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I at Wellington, Full Cricket Score: Tim Seifert's blistering 84 sets up big win for Kiwis
India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I Live Score:India’s misery finally comes to an end, as Mitchell cleans Chahal up off the second delivery of the over, with India suffering their biggest loss in T20Is. Great day for New Zealand cricket fans, with both the men and women winning in the first of the three T20I double-headers.
 "Highlights, India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I at Wellington, Full Cricket Score: Tim Seifert's blistering 84 sets up big win for Kiwis")
So that brings us to the end of the first of the three-T20I series between India and New Zealand. After their 4-1 ODI triumph, the Indians are off to a nightmarish start in the T20Is, suffering their biggest loss in terms of runs to trail the Black Caps 0-1 in the series. Rohit Sharma will be a busy man over the next two days, pondering over India’s shortcomings and attempting to plug the gaps as the series now heads to Auckland, where the second double-header takes place.
For now, it’s time for us to bid you all goodbye!
This is the first time that four bowlers took two or more wickets each in a T20I match against India.
Today, Southee, Ferguson, Sodhi and Santner, all took 2-plus wickets.
Largest defeats for India in T20Is by runs:
80 v New Zealand, Wellington, 2019*
49 v Australia, Bridgetown, 2010
46 v New Zealand, Nagpur, 2016
Most matches lost by India against an opposition in T20Is:
7 v New Zealand*
7 v England
6 v Australia
Comprehensive win for New Zealand by 80 runs. India were never really in the game once their top order failed to get going. Last four wickets have fallen for 10 runs. Batting till number eight was on paper only once the openers didn’t set a base.
But let’s be honest, India lost this game in the first innings. Tim Seifert’s runs knocked them out. 220 was always going to be too tall. India have never beaten New Zealand in New Zealand in T20 cricket. 1-0!
After 19.2 overs,India 139/10 ( Khaleel Ahmed 1 , )
India’s misery finally comes to an end, as Mitchell cleans Chahal up off the second delivery of the over, with India suffering their biggest loss in T20Is. Great day for New Zealand cricket fans, with both the men and women winning in the first of the three T20I double-headers.
BOWLED EM! Mitchell collects his maiden international wicket as New Zealand pull off a massive 80-run victory to go 1-0 up in the three-T20I series, cleaning up Chahal to bring the Indian innings to an end. IND 139 all out.
Chahal b Mitchell 1(3)
After 19 overs,India 138/9 ( Yuzvendra Chahal 1 , Khaleel Ahmed 0)
Dhoni smacks the ball down the ground to move to 39, before getting dismissed off the final ball of the over. Southee finishes with outstanding figures of 3/17 from four overs.
OUT! Dhoni holes out to backward square-leg to depart for 39 as India lose their ninth wicket! IND 136/9
Dhoni c Ferguson b Southee 39(31)
After 18 overs,India 132/8 ( MS Dhoni (W) 35 , Yuzvendra Chahal 0)
Ferguson caps off an excellent display with the bat by conceding just three of his last over, while getting Bhuvneshwar caught behind. New Zealand two overs away from going 1-0 up in the three-T20I series.
OUT! India eight down now, as Bhuvneshwar nicks a wide full toss from Ferguson to get caught behind. IND 132/8
Bhuvneshwar c Seifert b Ferguson 1(3)
After 17 overs,India 129/7 ( MS Dhoni (W) 33 , )
Dhoni collects two boundaries off four deliveries — the second one bringing up the fifty-stand — before Southee pulls one back by removing Krunal with the short ball off the last over. 11 runs and a wicket off it.
OUT! Krunal is bounced out by Southee, lobbing the ball over to the keeper off his glove. IND 129/7
Krunal c Seifert b Southee 20(18)
After 16 overs,India 118/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 23 , Krunal Pandya 19)
Ferguson brought back into the attack, with Dhoni getting a boundary off the second delivery off a French cut. Five off another quality over from the express pacer. Meanwhile, decent partnership building between Dhoni and Krunal so far, worth 41 at the end of the 16th.
After 15 overs,India 113/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 18 , Krunal Pandya 19)
Krunal smashes the ball down the ground, but is robbed off a boundary after the ball deflects off the umpire’s leg, allowing him only a single. He does get his boundary two balls later though, after the ball spins away from Taylor at short fine before running away to the fence. Back-to-back wides off the penultimate over. Krunal steps forward in the last delivery, and muscles a back-of-length delivery over midwicket. 16 off a productive over for India.
After 14 overs,India 97/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 16 , Krunal Pandya 7)
Three singles collected off the first five deliveries, before Dhoni ends the over with a six over long on. Nine off the over, with India needing 123 off 36.
After 13 overs,India 88/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 9 , Krunal Pandya 5)
Five runs collected off Sodhi’s second over as Dhoni and Krunal are unable to get the boundaries thanks to the tight work by the fielders. With the asking rate now touching 20, it seems all but over for the ‘Men in Blue’.
Rohit suggested India likes chasing in the last ODI
Nothing’s worked for India today except Rohit Sharma winning the toss. And his decision to field first seems to be boomeranging badly
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 6, 2019
After 12 overs,India 83/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 8 , Krunal Pandya 1)
Santner is brought back, and is smacked down the ground for a boundary by MSD off the second delivery. The elder Pandya sibling is off the mark with a single off the fifth ball, getting an inside edge off a sweep. Six off the over.
After 11 overs,India 77/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 3 , )
DK misses the ball while looking for a reverse sweep off the first ball, before perishing off the second, holing out to Southee at deep midwicket off a flat hit. Hardik Pandya walks out to the centre, and gets off the mark with a boundary off his second delivery, only to perish off the fourth delivery. Five runs and two wickets off the over. The Black Caps looking set for a huge win today.
After 11 overs,India 77/6 ( MS Dhoni (W) 3 , )
DK misses the ball while looking for a reverse sweep off the first ball, before perishing off the second, holing out to Southee at deep midwicket off a flat hit. Hardik Pandya walks out to the centre, and gets off the mark with a boundary off his second delivery, only to perish off the fourth delivery. Five runs and two wickets off the over. The Black Caps looking set for a huge win today.
OUT! India six down now, with Sodhi collecting his second in his very first over! The leggie fires this one wide outside off, and Hardik is drawn into the slog over cover, with Mitchell collecting the ball safely near the boundary. IND 77/6
Hardik Pandya c Mitchell b Sodhi 4(4)
OUT! Flat hit from DK, and this travels all the way to deep midwicket, where Southee takes a low catch. Half the Indian side gone now. IND 72/5
Karthik c Southee b Sodhi 5(6)
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