India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in the first T20I at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday to go one up in the three-match series. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India while batting at Number 3 in the absence of former T20I skipper Virat Kohli. Yadav scored 62 runs in 40 balls and added 59 runs with skipper Rohit Sharma for the second wicket. Rohit fell two-run short of his 25th fifty in the format. The India skipper also added 50 runs with KL Rahul for the first wicket that set the early tone for Team India in the chase of 165 runs. In the last four overs, New Zealand bowlers made a good comeback and India needed 10 runs in the final over. However, Rishabh Pant smashed a boundary on the fourth ball off the final over to put India 1-0 up in the three-match series. Earlier, New Zealand, after being asked to bat, had put 164 runs on the board for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Martin Guptill top-scored for New Zealand with his impressive knock of 70 off just 42 balls. Guptill and Mark Chapman added 109 runs for the second wicket before the latter was dismissed for 63 by Ravichandra Ashwin. For India, Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers as he returned figures of 2/23 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped picked two wickets. The second T20I will be played at the JSCA Cricket Stadium in Ranchi on Friday. (SCORECARD)
India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Highlights Straight From Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
India Win By 5 Wickets, Lead Series 1-0!
India Need 4 Runs Off 4 Balls!
India Need 9 Off 6 Balls!
Shreyas Iyer Departs!
Boult Strikes Again!
Suryakumar Reaches Fifty!
Rohit Departs On 48!
50-Run Partnership Comes Up Between Rohit And Suryakumar!
Stepped Out And SIX!
Another Good Shot From Suryakumar!
Suryakumar Yadav Joins Party!
Rohit Finds Gap, Punishes For FOUR!
Santner Takes First Wicket!
Excellent Shot From Rohit For Another Maximum!
Rahul Goes Downtown!
Rahul Is Off The Mark!
India's Innings Starting Shortly!
India Need 165 Runs To Win!
Chahar Removes Guptill!
Guptill Goes Downtown!
Second Wicket For Ashwin!
Ashwin Ends 109-Run Partnership!
New Zealand Eye Big Finish!
Guptill On Cusp Of Breaking Huge Record In T20Is!
31 Runs In Last 2 Overs!
Big Over For New Zealand!
Guptill Joins Party!
Excellent Over From Axar Patel!
50 Partnership Between Chapman And Guptill!
Seven Runs From 7th Over!
Good Comeback From New Zealand!
First SIX For New Zealand!
Excellent Shot From Guptill!
Good Over From Ashwin!
Steady Start For New Zealand!
Lucky Boundary For Chapman!
First Boundary For New Zealand!
Bhuvneshwar Strikes In His First Over!
Bit Of Swing For Bhuvneshwar Kumar!
Venkatesh Iyer "Ready To Bat At Any Position"
New Zealand Playing XI!
India Win Toss, Opt To Bowl!
Venkatesh Iyer To Make Debut!
Head Coach Dravid Takes Close Of Pitch!
First T20I Game At Sawai Mansingh Stadium!
Gavaskar Tips Coach Dravid Ahead Of NZ T20Is!
Eyes On IPL 2021 Stars- Gaikwad, Venkatesh Iyer!
A Look At Rohit Sharma's Captaincy Record In T20Is!
India Lead 5-1 vs New Zealand In Last Six T20Is!
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