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Arshdeep becomes world number 1 left arm bowler, leaves this Pakistani player behind

By Samira Vishwas

IND vs NZ: Team India has proved its dominance in the very first match of the 5-match T20 series being played between India and New Zealand.

IND vs NZ: Team India has proved its dominance in the very first match of the 5-match T20 series being played between India and New Zealand. After a huge score of 238 runs, the Indian bowlers restricted the Kiwi team to 190 runs and won the match by 48 runs. With this victory, we have taken a 1-0 lead in the series. In this match, Indian young fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has made a big record in his name with his powerful bowling. With this, Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has also been left behind.

Overtook Pakistan’s Afridi

In the very first over of the match, Arshdeep Singh broke the back of New Zealand by taking the wicket of Kiwi opener Devon Conway. With this wicket, Arshdeep has become the world’s number-1 bowler who has taken the most wickets in the first 2 overs of the innings in T20 International. He has achieved this position by defeating Pakistan’s star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Most wickets in the first 2 overs of the innings

Arshdeep Singh- 28
Shaheen Afridi- 27
Junaid Siddiqui- 27
Pawandeep Singh- 26
Bilal Khan- 25

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The first match was strong

Indian batsmen thrashed Kiwi bowlers in Nagpur. With the help of Abhishek Sharma’s storm and middle order, India scored 238/7 in 20 overs. This is India’s biggest score so far against New Zealand in T20 International. Earlier, India had scored 234 runs against the Kiwis in Ahmedabad in the year 2023. This is the third highest score made by any team in T20 against New Zealand.

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