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00:11Team India's all-format tour kicked off today with a big series ahead.
00:16Hello and welcome to the highlights of the first match of the five-match T20i series
00:20between New Zealand and India.
00:22Captain Shreyasaya won the toss and decided that India will bowl first.
00:27Let's have a look at the playing 11s for both the sides.
00:30You would find Tim Seifert and Finn Allen at the top of the innings for New Zealand
00:34with Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips adding strength to the batting order.
00:38Captain Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson completed the bowling attack.
00:44For India, it's a solid batting order with Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Aiyar and Tilak Parma in
00:53the fray.
00:53The all-round try of Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Namandhir also added to India's strengths.
01:01Alongside Arjdeep Singh and Mayank Yadav, there was a much-awaited comeback for Bhuvaneshwar Kumar which completed the bowling attack
01:08for the men in blue.
01:09Well, Tim Seifert's numbers are incredible this year in particular.
01:13He's racking up the matches now, isn't he?
01:15He's heading towards 100 and that has just come out of nowhere, really.
01:19And at the other end is one of the biggest commodities.
01:23And let's be honest, he put himself on the market for now in early in his career and it's paid
01:27a dividend.
01:2863 matches for New Zealand to this point.
01:31And they have gone for experience with Nishwa Kumar approaching 100 matches himself.
01:3890 wickets under the bat.
01:39Anyone that in the modern game goes for under seven runs per over is doing a job and a half.
01:45Three, two, one.
01:49The countdown is over and Summer is about to begin.
01:56And a little bit of movement, Tim.
02:02That's the first boundary.
02:03It sounded good off the bat.
02:05Didn't get the swing and gave him a half volley.
02:10Again, looking to cramp them up.
02:15Bonus, a real bonus.
02:19Overstepping and a free hit, says Chris Brown.
02:25And he does.
02:26He squeezes it down towards third man.
02:29And it'll make it all the way.
02:30So, yes, the bonus did pay off for New Zealand.
02:34Oh, that's good.
02:36That's good.
02:37One bounce for.
02:42Oh, yes.
02:44Catch a ton.
02:45Catch a ton.
02:46On the roof already.
02:48Here at Hagley.
02:50And it was the no ball that kick-started New Zealand.
02:52What a huge over.
02:5417 from it.
02:5429 for none.
02:59Over the top.
03:00It was a spectacular dive.
03:02But it brought no return for Tullak.
03:08Up and over.
03:09Extra cover.
03:10Glorious from Seifert.
03:15Edge and gone.
03:16And the first wicket falls here at Hagley Oval.
03:19And the youngster with the pace has done the trick, Robbie.
03:23Daryl Mitchell.
03:25In at number three.
03:31Over.
03:32Long off.
03:32Just gave himself a little bit of room.
03:34Chance in the crowd.
03:37Doesn't bother.
03:38Mitchell straight away.
03:40Use of the feet.
03:41Over long on.
03:42Starts with a six.
03:44Modern day cricket at its very best.
03:46First ball, Daryl Mitchell lined it up and executed perfectly.
03:52And again, straight down the ground.
03:55He gets enough of it.
03:56This is wonderful stuff from Finn Allen.
04:00He's just a guy that looks like he's come off a lot of cricket
04:02and a lot of good form and confidence as well.
04:07High this time.
04:08Not sure he's got enough of it.
04:10He hasn't.
04:11And taken comfortably in the deep to Latvonema with the catch.
04:14Trying to clear that field.
04:16He just pulled his pace back slightly.
04:18His length back slightly as well.
04:20Akshay Patel.
04:21Such an intelligence cricketer.
04:23Tilakvama does the work on the boundary rope.
04:28Stays in the crease, Katie.
04:30Yep.
04:31Comes down.
04:32Bangs it.
04:33Deep over that side screen.
04:36Straight down the ground for six.
04:41Daryl Mitchell down the long arm and done.
04:45Spilt it.
04:46There we were.
04:48Just saying our good back we were, Stephen.
04:50Tilakvama took a simple one before.
04:52Just got a little bit muddled with the footwork.
04:56Abhishek Sharma is better than that.
04:57A life for Daryl Mitchell.
05:00How costly may that be for India.
05:04Oh.
05:06He can take the pace off it if you like.
05:10Straight up.
05:11Who wants this?
05:12This is Askaya.
05:14Beautifully taken.
05:16Safe hands.
05:18And that is the end of Daryl Mitchell.
05:22Gee, that's a good catch.
05:24Very good catch.
05:25Oh, Ashti.
05:26The angle going across Daryl Mitchell.
05:30Not a bad way to get underway.
05:32In fact, that is unbelievably big.
05:38Just dragged it down.
05:39That touch too much.
05:44Two-fold.
05:46Poor finish to the over, it has to be said from Aksar Patel.
05:49And he's been expensive tonight.
05:51He's gone for 50.
05:58That's in the air.
06:05That's a really good length for him.
06:06He has been dismissed a lot from those shorter pitch deliveries.
06:09Because teams are trying to go out of that swinging arc.
06:12They might give this a no-ball.
06:14First ball was one for the over.
06:16So, just a little bit too high.
06:21Bang.
06:23Won't clear the fielder.
06:25That's a free hit.
06:33Did Tish Kumar already remember or not?
06:36I thought he might have been celebrating a touch there.
06:43Oh, that's hammered.
06:46Clears the rope.
06:48Oh, that's hammered.
06:51It's huge.
06:56Goes straight.
06:58One bounce over the rope.
07:03That's sliced away.
07:06And will beat the man in the deep.
07:17Strike his end.
07:18He's just taking a look now.
07:20Going upstairs to see if the batsman's made his ground.
07:24Just take that through slowly.
07:26Bits in the air.
07:29Yep.
07:31Out.
07:33Bat in the air.
07:34And really a wasted wicket here.
07:38Jacob's the man there.
07:42That's a big shot.
07:43The finger has gone up.
07:45Face.
07:45Face.
07:47Well, Glenn Phillips telling Grace will go upstairs.
07:53Impact in line.
07:55Wickets is missing.
07:56So, go back on field to Chris to change the decision to not out.
08:03He's got that into open space.
08:07And the ball will beat the two fielders into the fence.
08:12Oh, that's a terrific shot.
08:16Got enough bat on that.
08:21That struck away.
08:22Slice the whip.
08:26And they'll get through.
08:29Phillips running hard.
08:30Comes to the striker's end.
08:32By Bob Sturiovanchi.
08:34On the field.
08:35Just getting a little bit of time out in the middle.
08:41Right.
08:42Last ball.
08:43Left-handed.
08:44Swings it away.
08:46Out to.
08:47I'll say the extra cover boundary.
08:49But at that time.
08:50It was the deep mid-wicket boundary.
08:53Incredible.
08:54From Glenn Phillips.
08:56Such a talent.
08:58And he's powered New Zealand to equal their best ever score against India in a T20 international.
09:06225 for four having been sent into bat first.
09:11And Phillips finishes 82 off 40, Katie.
09:17Sandri Sampson versus Matt Henry.
09:21Notorious.
09:23Abhishek Sharma are putting the first ball out of the park.
09:25We're trying to.
09:27That's how he.
09:27It was a trademark for him.
09:29Matt Henry will know that.
09:31New Zealand Bowling Attack will know that.
09:33They were on the.
09:34We have a slip.
09:35Just in case the ball moves.
09:36Good move.
09:38A little touch there.
09:45There you go.
09:46He had a couple of siders.
09:48One bounce forward.
09:49He gets his innings underway.
09:54Boy, that's gone high.
09:56And boy, that's gone one bounce four.
10:03This one's gone high.
10:07And that does one bounce four over the rope.
10:14That'll go for four.
10:16The bats these days are amazing.
10:18It looked like he was in trouble.
10:19It raced down to fine leg.
10:24This is the one you're talking about with finesse.
10:26It wasn't perfectly timed.
10:28And it probably will not get all the way.
10:30But they'll get three unless they slide into it and make a hash of it.
10:37They'll have to worry about this one.
10:39That's gone all the way.
10:42Fireworks here.
10:45Oh, I thought he'd hit it to mid off.
10:47He'd hit it past him.
10:51Got to get one.
10:52No.
10:52They've taken slip out.
10:53They had to because of the constant barrage of boundaries.
10:57But there was one.
11:01Again, away from Seifert.
11:08That's as big as we've seen today.
11:16And further on to the back foot.
11:20That's gone squarer.
11:22And that is just brilliant.
11:25Just brilliant.
11:32That was flat.
11:35Can't do anything about it.
11:36Now here's an opportunity, is it?
11:37Surely, can they get back?
11:40No way.
11:42No way.
11:47Sounded pretty good.
11:49And it is plenty.
11:50Another opportunity.
11:54Gives himself room.
11:55Goes over the offside on this occasion.
11:57One bounce forward.
12:02Eases his way to a half century.
12:05Sanju Sampson.
12:07Great start to the tour for him.
12:10That's a brilliant batting.
12:12Seven boundaries.
12:13Three sixes.
12:18Edged and taken.
12:20It is.
12:22Milne with the catch.
12:23Finally, the breakthrough.
12:25Comes through Michael Bracewell.
12:27But it ends a terrific opening stand.
12:29He's gutted with himself here.
12:32Abhishek Sharma.
12:32He wanted to go over the top.
12:34The field was up on the offside.
12:36New Zealand wanted that wicket badly.
12:38And a brilliant, brilliant opening stand.
12:42Coming to an end.
12:43Sharma goes for 29.
12:44It's 93 for one.
12:48Goes straight down the ground.
12:50Is it long enough?
12:51It is.
12:53Yeah.
12:54And that's the wicket that we're looking for.
12:56Not his best delivery.
12:58And the shake of the head probably tells you everything about it.
13:05Chance in the deep.
13:06Take it in the deep as well.
13:10Bracewell's got a double.
13:15It's in the air.
13:17It's a long boundary.
13:19Another catch being taken.
13:21And India committing Haraki Rhea.
13:24After a good start.
13:25Three wickets falling in quick succession.
13:28Now number four.
13:30And Spin once again doing the damage.
13:39Oh, he's found the gap this time.
13:46That's well struck.
13:47Very well struck, that's a pattern.
13:51That's up in the air.
13:53Another opportunity.
13:54Oh, he's misjudged.
13:59Just seemed to have it covered.
14:02And the ball just leaving him.
14:06I hope he's okay.
14:07Because his head has hit the ground fairly hard here, Mitch Santner.
14:16That's a nice strike.
14:19Clean ass from Shreya.
14:23Oh, smart.
14:24Very smart.
14:26Timing of his move was excellent.
14:32That's up in the air.
14:33Should clear the fence.
14:35That's a beautiful pickup from Shreya.
14:37And a massive over this.
14:39Much needed for India.
14:4020 coming off it.
14:47It was just dying on him, but he's done well to dive forward and take the catch.
14:54Devon Conway has just come there and he's in business.
14:58Yeah, he wanted the review.
14:59Didn't need it, Devon.
15:01Breaks the partnership.
15:02It was building really nicely for India.
15:04Akshar goes for 24.
15:05It's 167 for five.
15:10That's in the air.
15:12Put down.
15:15That carried such an important moment in the play.
15:21This could have been two wickets in the over.
15:24Instead, it's 171 for five.
15:26Five to go.
15:28Oh, that's a loose one.
15:30And that will be looked at from square leg, I'm sure, in terms of its height.
15:36It's got completely away from Nathan Smith, and it looks like it's a no ball, Tim.
15:43Three hits.
15:45Good one, too, from Nathan Smith.
15:47An absolute killer that he was looking for the ball before.
15:52So he got out of jail here.
15:5316 overs gone.
15:54178 for five.
15:59And he might be.
16:02Oh, boy.
16:04And talk about margins.
16:08Trashes it behind point, and this could run away for a boundary.
16:12Ten off the last two deliveries, is it?
16:15Brilliant chase.
16:17Boundary.
16:21There is a shot.
16:23That is superb.
16:24And that will not get run down.
16:30Just over the top of short fine leg.
16:32Just, just is enough on this case, and gets away from that, Henry.
16:41Just over the top of short third man.
16:44So over the top of short fine leg.
16:46Over the top of short third man.
16:48Over the top of Lockie Ferguson.
16:52It was full of stumped to extra cover and taken.
16:55That's a good catch on the skipper.
16:57A low catch.
16:59And it's a big moment because he who was running the cutter can no longer do it.
17:06Shreyas Iyer is gone.
17:10Brilliant shot.
17:12Trying for that Yorker.
17:13Missed his mark again.
17:14There was a little bit of width involved too.
17:17And that takes the heat out of it for India's point of view.
17:20It was beautifully struck and placed.
17:25And again, New Zealand have erred two-fold.
17:29And that's pretty easy with mid-offer.
17:36Shrey will get him.
17:37Shrey misses.
17:41Half a chance there for some late drama from the skipper.
17:46Just missed, he said.
17:47Just by a whisker.
17:51Straight up.
17:52And over.
17:54And probably appropriate.
17:56It's finished with a skied six because we've seen so many of them today.
18:02India win to the delight of their massive support group here at Hagley.
18:07They've enjoyed every minute of seeing their heroes up close and personal.
18:11And they have delivered.
18:13They win by four wickets.
18:16With two balls to spare.
18:18But it's been a great start to the season.
18:29You