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
Glenn Phillips' 78 off 40 kept New Zealand's hopes going for a while before India struck regularly to seal victory
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
Stats highlights from the first T20 international between India and New Zealand in Nagpur
Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana sat out for India, with Axar Patel carded at No. 8
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 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
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
Kristian Clarke has been added to the squad for the first three T20Is after an impressive international debut in the ODIs against India
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