IND VS NZ - 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2023

After being blanked 3-0 in the ODI series, New Zealand start the T20Is with a win and that sets up the series nicely. India would put this as one of their off days for the batters and look to come back strongly in the next game. It is going to be a quick turnaround as the second T20I is on Sunday. That's all from this encounter. Do join us for the next one in Lucknow. Until then, goodbye and stay safe..

Daryl Mitchell | Player of the Match: It is nice to contribute to a score which helps us win a game. I thought the way the boys bowled at the end was pretty special. It is nice to take some momentum into the rest of the T20 series. The guys who went in early said it was pretty difficult against spin because of the tacky nature. It was my job to build a partnership and then take the onus on myself after Conway's departure. For me it is being really present and really clear, keeping it simple as possible and trusting my skills, not everytime it comes off in T20 cricket but it is always nice when you get a few off the middle.

Mitchell Santner: It was a bit of a shock for everyone involved, how much it kinda spun in the second innings. But it was a great game and it was pretty tight at the end, we saw a lot of runs in the ODI series and it was nice to see the ball spin a bit more. I don't think we were ever safe, 170-odd was nice with Daryl hitting a couple over and he batted extremely well, we knew we had a sniff with 180. It was nice to chip away some wickets in the powerplay and we had troubled doing that in the ODIs. At the toss we were going to bowl because we know chasing is so good over here and especially with the dew. That's always the challenge (on captain using himself). You don't want to be seen doing the easy overs and stuff like that. We knew it was spinning in the powerplay and it was nice to chip one out.

Hardik Pandya: No one even thought that the wicket would play like that and both teams were surprised. But they played better cricket on this and that's why the result end up like that. Actually the new ball was turning more than the old one and the way it spun, way it bounced, it caught us by surprise. But somehow we pulled it back and were in the game till Surya and myself were batting. On hindsight, I don't think this wicket was 177, we were poor with the ball and conceded 20-25 runs. It is a young group and we will only learn from this. The way he bowled, batted and fielded, it was Washington against New Zealand today. We needed someone who can bat and bowl, gives us a lot of confidence and it will help us going forward.

Michael Bracewell: There was a lot of turn in the first innings and it continued right through the whole match which was fortunate for us bowling second. I was trying to get it to skid on a little bit (Ishan Kishan's wicket) it's one of those ones, nice to pick up a wicket early in the innings and as a bowling unit, we were able to capitalize on that start. We (Santner and I) were trying to discuss what sort of ball is the most effective on the wicket. Great to have his experience around. There was a little bit of moisture out there towards the end, probably not as much as we were expecting. Massive to bounce back from that disappointing ODI series, looking forward to going on to the next one in a couple of days' time with a little bit of momentum behind us.

STAT: Teams defending totals < 200 vs India in India in T20Is
167 by NZ Chennai 2012
126 by NZ Nagpur 2016
196 by NZ Rajkot 2017
176 by NZ Ranchi 2023

22:30 Local Time, 17:00 GMT, 22:30 IST: That 27-run last over gave New Zealand the momentum and they came firing with the ball. In an era of match ups, Santner got his spot on and India were rocked early as they were 15 for 3; Bracewell accounted for the left handed Kishan, Duffy sent back Tripathi and Santner outfoxed the right handed Gill. SKY and Hardik steadied the innings and brought India back into the contest by the halfway mark, but the pair departed in successive overs and left the lower order with too much to do. Washington continued his good game as he backed up his 2/21 with a maiden T20I fifty, if not for his knock the margin of defeat would have been even more. Santner ( 4-1-11-2) was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers and the skipper was well supported by his spin partners. Presentations coming up..

Ferguson to Umran Malik, FOUR, New Zealand win by 21 runs. Full delivery around off, Malik swings hard and the outside edge flies wide and over Conway

Umran Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, out Caught by Jacob Duffy!! Washington's fine knock comes to an end. The players were shaking hands thinking the game was done but there's still a ball and a wicket left. Short and around off, Washington makes room and ramps it to third man, he does not get the distance and Duffy hangs on. Washington Sundar c Jacob Duffy b Ferguson 50(28) [4s-5 6s-3]

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, wide, sprays the slower ball down leg, Washington lets it pass and takes the wide

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, no run, dropped! Sodhi puts his second catch down. Good length ball and Washington does not get the timing on the lofted drive, miscues it to mid-off and Sodhi runs in, dives forward and does not hold on

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, no run, on a length and outside off, Washington slices it over point and the sweeper tidies up, no single taken

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, SIX, maiden T20I fifty for Washington. No celebration from him as he knows it is not going to help India win. Just a punch of gloves with Arshdeep. Back of a length delivery and Washington gets under it, belts it flat and well over long-on

Ferguson to Washington Sundar, no run, short and into the body, Washington takes his eyes off and pulls, the ball hits the splice of the bat and balloons to short fine, but lands safely

33 off the last over. Mitchell smashed 27 runs for New Zealand at this stage and what an over it is turning out to be..

Jacob Duffy to Arshdeep Singh, no run, slower ball outside off, Arshdeep slaps it to sweeper and Washington does not take the single

Jacob Duffy to Washington Sundar, 1 run, nails the yorker outside off, Washington digs it past extra cover and takes the single

Jacob Duffy to Washington Sundar, wide, sprays the slower ball outside off, Washington leaves and collects the wide