IND:155-9(20) | IND VS NZ, 1st T20 Highlights and Cricket Scorecard: New Zealand beat India by 21 Runs, take 1-0 lead in Series

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After whitewashing New Zealand in the ODI series, Team India now shift their focus on the three T20Is with a number of senior players being rested. Hardik Pandya has got the opportunity to lead the Men in Blue once again and there are some exciting players in the squad available for him. New Zealand will be led by Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Mitchell Santner, who takes over from stand-in skipper Tom Latham.

Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Prithvi Shaw has made a comeback to the T20I squad of India after a gap of 1.5 years and it will exciting to see who will open for the Men in Blue. Shubman Gill or Shaw? Or will both of these batters will open leaving Ishan Kishan out or maybe him going down the order. Another interesting choice Pandya has to make is between Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.

A few months ago, Gill was not being preferred in the T20I side. However, his impressive knocks in the ODI format has got the youngster a good chance to prove his worth in the shorter format as well. Notably, Gill played a crucial part in the Gujarat Titans' IPL 2022 winning season.

On the other hand, New Zealand are looking for revenge after being clean swept in the 3-match ODI series. The absence of key players like Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Jimmy Neesham certainly hurt the Kiwis but they will look to make a statement in the T20Is.

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27 January 2023

22:34 IST

LIVE IND vs NZ 1st T20I Score: India defeated!

New Zealand beat India by 21 runs as the bowling unit of Kiwis display a dominant performance. Spinners were on top of the batters tonight in this game but Mitchell Santner and Bracewell were just too good for the Indian batters. New Zealand lead the 3-match series 1-0.

22:25 IST

LIVE IND vs NZ 1st T20I Score: Washington Sundar brings hope

Washington Sundar has brought life back in the Ranchi Stadium but India need 33 runs in the last over. He's batting on 44 off 23 balls, can he do it? Pressure on New Zealand as well as India at the moment.

IND - 144/8 (19 Overs)