Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs India 1st T20I 2020 - India tour of New Zealand 5-match T20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between India and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in 24th January 2020.
Shreyas Iyer scored his half-century in just 26 balls © Getty Images |
Rapid half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul leads to India emphatic six-wicket victory over New Zealand, despite a 25-ball fifties from Kane Williamson - Ross Taylor and take a 1-0 lead in a high-scoring game of the first T20I.
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New Zealand scored mammoth total of 203-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Colin Munro struck 59 off 42-balls including 6-fours and 2-sixes with strike rate of 140.47.
Ross Taylor hammered a 54 off 27-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 200 and Kane Williamson blasted a 51 off 26-balls included 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike-rate of 196.15.
Martin Guptill hit 30 off 19-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 157.89.
India best bowler by Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur each took one-wickets.
India chased 204-4 in 19 overs with top scorer by Shreyas Iyer 58 not out, KL Rahul hammered a 56 off 27-balls including 4-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 207.40 and Virat Kohli struck 45 off 32-balls included 3-fours and a six.
New Zealand best bowler by Ish Sodhi took two-wickets, Blair Tickner and Mitchell Santner both took 1-wickets.
Shreyas Iyer named Player of the match for his match-winning unbeaten rapid 58-runs knocked off facing 28-balls including 5-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 207.40.
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