India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets

M Santner to R Sharma, OUT! Rohit falls and it's a big blow to India! Santner this time slows it up in the air and lands it full around off, Rohit kneels down for the slog sweep but it spins away a bit to take the top edge of his bat. Taylor at backward point settles underneath it and takes the simplest of catches. New Zealand will be delighted with this breakthrough. The danger man departs cheaply!

M Santner to R Sharma, SIX! This one is right in the slot and dismissed! Santner fires in a full ball on middle, Rohit clears his front leg and launches it over long on for a maximum.

M Santner to R Sharma, Flashes and misses! Santner comes up with a sharp arm ball outside off, Rohit attempts to go downtown but misses.

M Santner to KL Rahul, Bonus runs! Santner fires one way down the leg side, KL leaves and Seifert fumbles while collecting. The batsmen cross as well. Two wides in total!

M Santner to KL Rahul, FOUR! Straightaway use of the feet by Rahul. He jumps down the track to a fuller length ball around off and smashes it over extra cover. They would try to attack the spinner and not allow him to settle down.

Mitchell Santner to operate from the other end.

Tim Southee to R Sharma, Beauty to beat the bat! Southee slants in a length ball close to off and gets it to straighten from there, Rohit pushes inside the line without any footwork and gets beaten comprehensively.

Tim Southee to R Sharma, Angles in a full ball on off, Sharma covers the line and pushes it to mid off.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Width on offer outside off, Rahul uses the pace of the bowler and guides it to third man for a single.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Nice wrist work! Fuller length ball on middle, Rahul rotates his wrists and clips it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Tim Southee to KL Rahul, Finds Munro at point! Short in length and outside off, Rahul slaps it off his back foot but fails to meat the point fielder.

Tim Southee to R Sharma, Starts with a length ball close to off, Sharma opens the face of the bat and eases it down to third man for a single. India are away!

Right then! 204 is what India need. They have quality batters in the side who can climb this mountain and with shorter boundary sizes, one would feel they will be aiming to get to it. New Zealand would want to strike early and put the Indians under pressure.

Indians were good with the ball early on but could not contain the batters after first couple of overs. With the shorter boundary sizes, it was always going to be tough for them. However, even then the likes of Bumrah, Chahal and Dube bowled economically. Mohammed Shami had a bad day at office as he gave away 53 runs in his 4-over spell.

It started with assault from the Kiwi openers who combined for an 80-run stand which they accumulated inside 7.5 overs. It was Munro who was the leader in that stand as he raked up a brilliant half ton in the process. Skipper Kane Williamson joined in after Guptill's wicket and went hammer and tongs from the word go. He smashed a 25-ball half ton before perishing to Chahal. Ross Taylor in the middle overs went berserk and smashed his half ton after nearly 6 years to take the Kiwi total over 200.

Wow! It was some striking from the Kiwi bowlers at the start and in the middle overs but India would feel that they have managed to keep the hosts to a chasable total. 203 is what New Zealand have managed to put on the board.

J Bumrah to M Santner, A single to end the innings! It is another bouncer on middle, Santner mistimes his pull and the ball goes towards fine leg. A single is taken and the batters show interest for the second run but is sent back. NEW ZEALAND END WITH 203 ON THE BOARD.

J Bumrah to R Taylor, Short of a length ball on middle, Taylor can only get a single as he pulls it straight to long on.

J Bumrah to R Taylor, Another couple! A low full toss on middle, Taylor whips it to deep mid-wicket and takes two.