IND vs NZ 1st T20 highlights: India win by 5 wickets; Rohit, Yadav shine

India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets to take 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series

Rohit Sharma (Photo: AP | PTI)

Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav produced sublime knocks as India bungled towards end before recovering in time to fashion a five-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening T20 International ushering in a new era in Indian cricket.

India's chase was set up by Rohit (48 off 36), who made his full-time captaincy debut, and Suryakumar Yadav (62 off 40) who came in at number three in place of rested Virat Kohli.

The home team was cantering to a comfortable win but messed up the chase in the final four overs. In the end, with New Zealand running out of bowling options, the job was done in the 20th over bowled by part-time pacer Daryl Mitchell.

Debutant Venkatesh Iyer hit his first ball in international cricket for four before Rishabh Pant got the winning runs.

The game marked the start of a new chapter in Indian cricket with Rohit as T20 skipper and Rahul Dravid as head coach.

With both teams resting some of their key players as part of workload management, it was very much an even contest before the first ball was bowled.

India raced to 50 for no loss in five overs with Rohit playing some delightful shots.

He got going with back to back fours off Tim Southee in the third over before unleashing his signature front pull on the final ball of the over.

The seasoned pace duo of Southee and Trent Boult were put under pressure upfront by both the openers. K L Rahul (15 off 14) got into the act with a massive six over deep square leg off Boult before Rohit hit another pull shot to collect 21 from the over.

Rahul fell to a soft dismissal on the first ball of Mitchell Santer's spell to give New Zealand a wicket against run of play.

Suryakumar meant business from ball one and the most memorable shot of his innings was the pick up stroke off Lockie Ferguson to get to his third T20 fifty.

Both Rohit and Suryakumar should have gone on to finish the game but that didn't happen.

From a straight forward 23 off the last 24 balls, India made it complicated by making the equation to 10 runs off the last over.

Earlier, Guptill and Chapman ensured New Zealand were well placed for a 180 plus total on a batting beauty but Ravichandran Ashwin's double strike in one over put the brakes on the scoring rate.

Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking two for 23 in four overs while senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/24 in four overs) too got his swing back.

Expecting heavy dew later in the evening, Rohit opted to field. Venkatesh was expectedly handed a debut while New Zealand made four changes to the playing eleven that played the T20 World Cup final on Sunday as part of workload management.

10:42 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 19.4 | IND 166-5

This over: Wd 4 W Wd 1 4

Ball 4: FOUR. India win

Ball 3: Single to Axar

Ball 3: Axar Patel is the new man in. WIDE

Ball 2: OUT. Venkatesh Iyer c Ravindra b Daryl Mitchell 4(2)

Ball 1: Pulled away nicely, in the gap for FOUR. Venkatesh makes a fine debut.

Ball 1: Venkatesh Iyer is the new man in. Daryl Mitchell will bowl the last over. WIDE

10:34 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 19 | IND 155-4

This over: 1 1 1 L1 2 W

Ball 6: OUT. Shreyas Iyer c Boult b Southee 5(8)

Ball 5: In the air and lands safely, two runs.

Ball 4: Single

Ball 3: Single

Ball 2: Flicked to fine leg for one

Ball 1: Southee to bowl 19th. Single to Iyer

10:28 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 18 | IND 149-3

This over: 0 1 Wd L2 1 0 0

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Risky single

Ball 3: Two Leg-byes

Ball 3: WIDE

Ball 2: One-handed pull by Pant for one.

Ball 1: Lockie to bowl his last. DOT

10:24 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 17 | IND 144-3

This over: 0 0 Wd 1 W 0 0

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Shreyas Iyer is the new man in. DOT

Ball 4: BOWLED. SKY tries to go across and misses the line. Suryakumar Yadav b Boult 62(40)

Ball 3: Single to Pant

Ball 3: WIDE

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Boult to continue, DOT

10:24 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 17 | IND 144-3

This over: 0 0 Wd 1 W 0 0

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Shreyas Iyer is the new man in. DOT

Ball 4: BOWLED. SKY tries to go across and misses the line. Suryakumar Yadav b Boult 62(40)

Ball 3: Single to Pant

Ball 3: WIDE

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Boult to continue, DOT

10:17 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 16 | IND 142-2

This over: 4 1 4 4 1 L1

Ball 6: Single to finish

Ball 5: Single

Ball 4: Flicked, dropped, FOUR

Ball 3: SKY guides it for FOUR.

Ball 2: Single

Ball 1: Southee is back. FOUR, what a ferocious shot by Pant

10:12 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 15 | IND 127-2

This over: 6 1 1 1 2 1

Ball 6: Single

Ball 5: Two runs to Pant

Ball 4: Single to SKY

Ball 3: Single to Pant.

Ball 2: Single

Ball 1: Lockie Ferguson is back and SKY greets him with a picturesque SIX. 50 for SKY

10:07 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 14 | IND 115-2

This over: 0 W 1 0 4 1

Ball 6: Single to finish the over.

Ball 5: SKY hits over extra cover and gets a FOUR.

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: Rishabh Pant is the new man in. On the pads and single for Pant.

Ball 2: Slow bouncer and Rohit mishits and fine leg takes a simple catch. Rohit c Ravindra b Boult 48(36)

Ball 1: Boult is back. DOT

10:00 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 13 | IND 109-1

This over: 1 0 1 1 2 0

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Two runs to SKY

Ball 4: Single to Rohit

Ball 3: Single to SKY

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Santner is back. Single to Rohit

9:57 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 12 | IND 104-1

This over: 6 Wd 0 4 1 1 2

Ball 6: Two to finish the over.

Ball 5: Flicked for one by Rohit

Ball 4: Single to SKY

Ball 3: Nicely placed in the gap for FOUR

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 2: WIDE

Ball 1: Todd continues, SIX, what a shot by SKY

9:51 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 11 | IND 89-1

This over: 1 0 1 1 1 0

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Single to SKY

Ball 4: Single to Rohit

Ball 3: Single to SKY

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Santner continues, Single to Rohit

9:46 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 10 | IND 85-1

This over: 1 0 0 0 Wd 0 4

Ball 6: Flicked for four by SKY

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 5: WIDE

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Ferguson continues, single to Rohit

9:42 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 9 | IND 79-1

This over: 2 1 0 2 1 6

Ball 6: SIX

Ball 5: Single to Rohit

Ball 4: In the air and safe. Rohit is not able to hit the leg spinner well.

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: Single to SKY

Ball 1: Todd Astle continues. Two runs to SKY

9:38 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 8 | IND 67-1

This over: 1 0 0 2 1 0

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Single to SKY

Ball 4: Two runs to SKY

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: Appeal for LBW against SKY turned down. NZ review. Impact was outside the off, review lost.

Ball 1: Santner continues. Single to Rohit

9:34 PM

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 | Overs 7 | IND 63-1

This over: 4 0 1 1 1 0

Ball 6: Lucky for SKY it did not carry.

Ball 5: Single to Rohit

Ball 4: Single to SKY

Ball 3: Single to Rohit

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Todd Astle is the new bowler. FOUR. Nicely hit through extra covers

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First Published: Nov 17 2021 | 5:29 PM IST