IND vs NZ 1st T20I: The New Zealand tour of India was to consist of two ODI and T20I series. In the first ODI series, India defeated the Kiwis 3–0, in which the Indian batting and bowling played an important role. Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2023, the first match of the second series is being played between India and New Zealand in Ranchi. Hardik Pandya, the Indian T20I team captain, chose to bowl and invited the Kiwi team to bat.
First Innings Highlight:
The new Zealand batting line-up was the best batting of a few batsmen, with the help of which India scored 176 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. After scoring 35 runs in 23 balls, Finn Allen was caught out on the ball of Washington Sundar. Mark Chapman came in as the second batsman but his bat did not work and he got duck out.
Glenn Phillips was caught out by Kuldeep Yadav after scoring 17 runs. The best batting in the Kiwi team was seen by two batsmen, in which Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell both batsmen made a big total of 111 runs for team, in which Devon scored 52 runs in 35 bowls, Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh was dismissed with the bowl but Mitchell 59 Runs at 196.66 run rate played an unbeaten innings on 30 bowls.
New Zealand Won by 21 Run in IND vs NZ 1st Match (NZ leading 1-3)
New Zealand Batting:-
| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Finn Allen c Suryakumar Yadav b Washington Sundar | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 152.17 |
| Devon Conway WKT c Deepak Hooda b Arshdeep Singh | 52 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 148.57 |
| Mark Chapman c & b Washington Sundar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Phillips c Suryakumar Yadav b Kuldeep Yadav | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Daryl Mitchell NOT OUT | 59 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 196.66 |
| Michael Bracewell run out (Ishan Kishan) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mitch Santner CPT c Rahul Tripathi b Shivam Mavi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Ish Sodhi NOT OUT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
India Bowling:
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 | 11 |
| Washington Sundar | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 11 |
| Deepak Hooda | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 |
| Umran Malik | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | 1 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 10 |
| Shivam Mavi | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 3 |
Secound Innings Highlight: In the second innings, the opening pair of the Indian batting, Shubman Gill and Ishaan Kishan, these two batsmen did not work in T20I, only two batsmen among the Indian batsmen who performed well in Ranchi ground, in which Suryakumar scored 47 runs in 34 balls, which was the best. Washington Sundar scored an unbeaten 50 off 28 balls and managed to score a half-century as India’s total was 155-9 (20 Ovs). Team India lost the first T20I match against New Zealand by 21 runs at Ranchi Stadium.
India Batting:
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Shubman Gill c Finn Allen b Mitch Santner | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Ishan Kishan WKT b Michael Bracewell | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Rahul Tripathi c Devon Conway b Jacob Duffy | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Suryakumar Yadav c Finn Allen b Ish Sodhi | 47 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 138.23 |
| Hardik Pandya CPT c & b Michael Bracewell | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 105.00 |
| Washington Sundar c Jacob Duffy b Lockie Ferguson | 50 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 178.57 |
| Deepak Hooda st Devon Conway b Mitch Santner | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Shivam Mavi run out (Mitch Santner) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Kuldeep Yadav c Devon Conway b Lockie Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Arshdeep Singh NOT OUT | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Umran Malik NOT OUT | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
New Zealand Bowling:
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 10 |
| Michael Bracewell | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 9 |
| Mitch Santner | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2.75 | 18 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 14 |
| Ish Sodhi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | 3 |
| Blair Tickner | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | 4 |
India Vs New Zealand Match Details:
| Match | IND vs NZ, 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2023. |
| Date & Time | Friday, January 27, 2023 |
| Toss | India won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
| Umpire & 3rd Umpire | Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Jayaraman Madanagopal & Nitin Menon |
India Vs New Zealand Firts T20I Playing XI.
India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
India Vs New Zealand Firts T20I Squad.
India: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Dane Cleaver, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.
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