India vs New Zealand: 1st T20I Report – Suryakumar Yadav shines!

India vs New Zealand Toss: India won the toss and elect to bowl

Playing XIs:

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand

Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

High Points:

• India lead the T20I series 1-0

• Mark Chapman became the first ever batsman to record at least one 50+ score for 2 countries – Hong Kong and New Zealand
• Suryakumar Yadav’s 62 in 40 balls – is his highest score in T20 Internationals.
• Venkatesh Iyer scored 4 runs in 2 balls walking in the last over – on his Team India debut.

India vs New Zealand 1^st T20I – Match Summary:

New Zealand 164-6 in 20 overs

Martin Guptill 70 (42) – 3 fours & 4 sixes

Mark Chapman 63 (50) – 6 fours & 2 sixes

Tim Seifert 12 (11) – 2 fours

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-24-2

Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-23-2

India 166-5 in 19.4 overs

KL Rahul 15 (14) – 1 four & 1 six

Rohit Sharma 48 (36) – 5 fours & 2 sixes

Suryakumar Yadav 62 (40) – 6 fours & 3 sixes

Rishabh Pant 17*(17) – 2 fours

Trent Boult 4-0-31-2

Mitchell Santner 4-0-19-1

Daryl Mitchell 0.4-0-11-1

Result: India won by 5 wickets

Player of the Match: Suryakumar Yadav

Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur