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85dHemant Brar

Abhishek and Rinku fireworks help India start series in style

Glenn Phillips' 78 off 40 kept New Zealand's hopes going for a while before India struck regularly to seal victory

85dHemant Brar

Rinku showcases his value as India's finisher

He hit 44 not out off 20 in his comeback game, against New Zealand, to tick a big box ahead of the T20 World Cup

86dSampath Bandarupalli

Abhishek Sharma fastest to 5000 T20 runs

Stats highlights from the first T20 international between India and New Zealand in Nagpur

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New Zealand bowl and hand Kristian Clarke T20I debut

Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana sat out for India, with Axar Patel carded at No. 8

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Abhishek: I back myself because I don't have a lot of shots

The India opener explained how he prepares for a T20 game and that he relies more on timing than power-hitting

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Kishan to bat at No. 3 keeping T20 World Cup in mind, Suryakumar says

Kishan is part of the squad for the tournament as back-up wicketkeeper, while Iyer, selected for the first three T20Is against NZ in Tilak's absence, is not

86dSidharth Monga

Suryakumar, a pioneer in search of his legacy

Suryakumar Yadav has had a wretched time with the bat of late and, with his 100th T20I approaching and then a T20 World Cup to deal with, he would want to hit a purple patch fast

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Bracewell in doubt for India T20Is after picking up calf strain

Kristian Clarke has been added to the squad for the first three T20Is after an impressive international debut in the ODIs against India

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87dKarthik Krishnaswamy

Can New Zealand finally crack India in T20I series?

New Zealand have a never won a T20I series against India in India, but will look to change history as full-strength sides meet ahead of the T20 World Cup

New Zealand INNINGS		R	B
DP Conway	caught wk	0	2
TB Robinson	caught	21	15
R Ravindra	caught	1	5
GD Phillips	caught	78	40
MS Chapman	caught	39	24
DJ Mitchell	caught	28	18
MJ Santner	not out	20	13
KDC Clarke	caught	0	1
KA Jamieson	not out	1	2
IS Sodhi
JA Duffy
EXTRAS	(w 2)
TOTAL	190 (7 wkts; 20 ovs)

India BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Arshdeep Singh	4.0	31	1	7.75
HH Pandya	2.0	20	1	10	(1w)
JJ Bumrah	3.0	29	0	9.66
AR Patel	3.3	42	1	12	(1w)
CV Varun	4.0	37	2	9.25
S Dube	3.0	28	2	9.33
Abhishek Sharma	0.3	3	0	6

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	DP Conway	TB Robinson
2nd	1	R Ravindra	TB Robinson
3rd	51	GD Phillips	TB Robinson
4th	79	MS Chapman	GD Phillips
5th	12	DJ Mitchell	MS Chapman
6th	46	DJ Mitchell	MJ Santner
7th	0	MJ Santner	KDC Clarke
8th	1	MJ Santner	KA Jamieson

Match Day

Abhishek and Rinku fireworks help India start series in style

Rinku showcases his value as India's finisher

Abhishek Sharma fastest to 5000 T20 runs

New Zealand bowl and hand Kristian Clarke T20I debut

Abhishek: I back myself because I don't have a lot of shots

Kishan to bat at No. 3 keeping T20 World Cup in mind, Suryakumar says

Suryakumar, a pioneer in search of his legacy

Bracewell in doubt for India T20Is after picking up calf strain

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Can New Zealand finally crack India in T20I series?

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