NEW DELHI: India in any case tasted good fortune towards the crew that has been their Achilles heel for long in the format after they outplayed butter-fingered New Zealand by way of 53 runs in the first Twenty20 International here on Wednesday.
At the end of the lopsided recreation that was additionally veteran seamer Ashish Nehra's closing in competitive cricket, hosts India sauntered to a 1-0 lead in the three-match collection.
Fittingly, Delhi gamers Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan carried Nehra on their shoulders after the win. This was India's first win towards the Kiwis in six T20 outings. New Zealand innings ended at 149 for 8.
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The recreation was marked by way of openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma's blazing half-centuries, all the way through which they produced an Indian report of 158-run partnership to energy the crew to a formidable 202 for three, and Nehra's closing waltz, in fact.
And, any attempt to decorate with superlatives Hardik Pandya's catch to brush aside Martin Guptill, could be an underestimation.
When India batted, each Dhawan and Rohit had been brushed aside after scoring 80 runs, prior to skipper Virat Kolhi (26 no longer out off 11 balls) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (7 no longer out) guided India previous 200 with their energy hitting.
Set a frightening target of 203 in the allocated 20 overs, New Zealand had been off to a deficient get started as they lost Martin Guptill in the second one over in their chase.
It was a stunner from Pandya, who sprinted from long-off into what gave the impression of a no man's land and pulled off the incredible catch with a full-length dive and outstretched palms.
Starting the lawsuits for India with the ball, Nehra came with regards to selecting up a wicket in his farewell recreation, but Pandya may just no longer latch on to this one after making a valiant strive working backwards from cover.
Eventually, Nehra, additionally bowling the day's ultimate over, returned decent figures of none for 29 in his four-over spell. Not able to keep watch over his emotion, an excited fan of his entered the ground to touch Nehra's feet.
Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal and left-arm spinner Axar Patel completed with two wickets apiece.
Earlier, Dhawan and Rohit struck scintillating half- centuries all the way through a report partnership. This is India's biggest partnership for any wicket, eclipsing the previous best of 138 held by way of Kohli and Rohit, towards South Africa in 2015.
Invited to bat after the coin landed in New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson's favour, India had been off to a brisk get started and upped the tempo because the play advanced.
The packed crowd on the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium was handled to a few delightful - in addition to unorthodox - cricketing pictures.
Rohit, who got a reprieve on 16, slammed six sixes and 4 boundaries in his 55-ball knock. While the left-handed Dhawan, who represents Delhi in the domestic circuit, blazed his strategy to 80 off only 52 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes.
While Dhawan nearly lost his wicket while getting to his fifty, Rohit brought up the landmark with a six immediately excessive of left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner.
Dhawan began the innings with a flurry of boundaries - flicking one via mid-wicket, hit Trent Boult for boundaries on all sides of the wicket and then sliced Tim Southee for identical result.
Dhawan was offered a life when he was dropped at level off Boult, and luck additionally smiled on Rohit who was dropped at long off by way of Southee. The Mumbaikar was bating on 16 then, and the guests paid a huge worth for the mistake.
Even as Dhawan found the fence from the phrase pass with consummate ease, Rohit switched gears once you have his eye in and then dealt in fours and sixes. Colin Munro was hit over long-on for a six and having received in self assurance, sat on one knee and smashed Boult because the ball sailed over the fence in the back of fantastic leg. His first giant hit of the innings was a slashed six over third man off Southee.
For New Zealand, Tom Latham top-scored with 39 and Santner made an unbeaten 27. Rajkot will host the second one match of the collection on Saturday.
Read this tale in Marathi
At the end of the lopsided recreation that was additionally veteran seamer Ashish Nehra's closing in competitive cricket, hosts India sauntered to a 1-0 lead in the three-match collection.
Fittingly, Delhi gamers Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan carried Nehra on their shoulders after the win. This was India's first win towards the Kiwis in six T20 outings. New Zealand innings ended at 149 for 8.
Read this tale in Marathi
The recreation was marked by way of openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma's blazing half-centuries, all the way through which they produced an Indian report of 158-run partnership to energy the crew to a formidable 202 for three, and Nehra's closing waltz, in fact.
And, any attempt to decorate with superlatives Hardik Pandya's catch to brush aside Martin Guptill, could be an underestimation.
When India batted, each Dhawan and Rohit had been brushed aside after scoring 80 runs, prior to skipper Virat Kolhi (26 no longer out off 11 balls) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (7 no longer out) guided India previous 200 with their energy hitting.
Set a frightening target of 203 in the allocated 20 overs, New Zealand had been off to a deficient get started as they lost Martin Guptill in the second one over in their chase.
It was a stunner from Pandya, who sprinted from long-off into what gave the impression of a no man's land and pulled off the incredible catch with a full-length dive and outstretched palms.
Starting the lawsuits for India with the ball, Nehra came with regards to selecting up a wicket in his farewell recreation, but Pandya may just no longer latch on to this one after making a valiant strive working backwards from cover.
Eventually, Nehra, additionally bowling the day's ultimate over, returned decent figures of none for 29 in his four-over spell. Not able to keep watch over his emotion, an excited fan of his entered the ground to touch Nehra's feet.
Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal and left-arm spinner Axar Patel completed with two wickets apiece.
Earlier, Dhawan and Rohit struck scintillating half- centuries all the way through a report partnership. This is India's biggest partnership for any wicket, eclipsing the previous best of 138 held by way of Kohli and Rohit, towards South Africa in 2015.
Invited to bat after the coin landed in New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson's favour, India had been off to a brisk get started and upped the tempo because the play advanced.
The packed crowd on the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium was handled to a few delightful - in addition to unorthodox - cricketing pictures.
Rohit, who got a reprieve on 16, slammed six sixes and 4 boundaries in his 55-ball knock. While the left-handed Dhawan, who represents Delhi in the domestic circuit, blazed his strategy to 80 off only 52 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes.
While Dhawan nearly lost his wicket while getting to his fifty, Rohit brought up the landmark with a six immediately excessive of left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner.
Dhawan began the innings with a flurry of boundaries - flicking one via mid-wicket, hit Trent Boult for boundaries on all sides of the wicket and then sliced Tim Southee for identical result.
Dhawan was offered a life when he was dropped at level off Boult, and luck additionally smiled on Rohit who was dropped at long off by way of Southee. The Mumbaikar was bating on 16 then, and the guests paid a huge worth for the mistake.
Even as Dhawan found the fence from the phrase pass with consummate ease, Rohit switched gears once you have his eye in and then dealt in fours and sixes. Colin Munro was hit over long-on for a six and having received in self assurance, sat on one knee and smashed Boult because the ball sailed over the fence in the back of fantastic leg. His first giant hit of the innings was a slashed six over third man off Southee.
For New Zealand, Tom Latham top-scored with 39 and Santner made an unbeaten 27. Rajkot will host the second one match of the collection on Saturday.
Read this tale in Marathi
1st T20I: India beat New Zealand by 53 runs, lead series 1-0
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