New Delhi. The first match of the India and New Zealand 5-match T20 series was played in Christchurch on Thursday, with India facing a huge target of 226 runs. India achieved this target by losing 6 wickets on the fourth ball of the last over. Sanju Samson played an amazing inning. He was elected player of the match.
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Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first T20 match by 4 wickets. For India, Sanju Samson scored 67 runs, Shreyas Iyer and Naman Dheer scored 42-42 runs. India won the match by losing 6 wickets on the fourth ball of the last over. This is India's biggest successful run chase. India has never been able to chase a score of more than 220 in T20 International cricket.
In this match, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose bowling. In such a situation, the New Zealand team, batting first, managed to score 225 runs in 20 overs after losing 4 wickets. Team India had never chased so many runs. In such a situation, it was looking difficult for the Kiwis considering the conditions, but Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma had set the match by giving a fast start. Samson was out after scoring 67 runs. Captain Shreyas succeeded in scoring 42 runs. Naman Dheer also scored 42 runs. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs, while Finn Allen scored 45 runs.