India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I as it happened: Rishabh Pant guides hosts to narrow win
Highlights of the first T20 International between India and New Zealand in Jaipur.

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Asked to bat first, New Zealand finished with 164/6.
In reply, India finished with 166/5 (19.4 overs).
India win by 5 wickets!
Rishabh Pant seals the deal. India needed 3 off 3 and the left-hander stepped out to hit it over mid-off for four. New Zealand fought back valiantly but the hosts take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
IND 160/5 after 19.4 overs: OUT! Venkatesh Iyer, on debut, smashes his first ball for four but then attempts a reverse scoop and is caught at short-third. India need 5 off 4. Axar is the new batter and he’s on strike.
Venkatesh Iyer vs Daryl Mitchell. Two men who have had very little to do in the previous 39 overs. #INDvNZ
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) November 17, 2021
Iyer goes. Iyer comes. With India needing 10 runs off 6 balls. Captain must be wondering how did India reach here?? 🧐#IndvNZ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 17, 2021
IND 155/4 after 19 overs: OUT! Iyer (5 off 8) hits it to long-off. New Zealand have pulled things back in the 18th and 19th overs thanks to Ferguson and Southee. India find themselves in a serious spot of bother with 6 balls remaining. They need 10 to win. Debutant Venkatesh Iyer is the new batter and he’s on strike. Daryl Mitchell to bowl the last over.
Reminder that two matches in the previous bilateral series between these two sides needed Super Overs. #INDvNZ
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) November 17, 2021
Indian wicketkeepers with 1000+ international runs in a calendar year:-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 17, 2021
Dhoni in 2005
Dhoni in 2006
Dhoni in 2007
Dhoni in 2008
Dhoni in 2009
Dhoni in 2010
Dhoni in 2011
Dhoni in 2012
Dhoni in 2013
Dhoni in 2014
Dhoni in 2017
Rishabh Pant in 2021#INDvNZ
IND 149/3 after 18 overs: Good over from Ferguson, just five runs from it. He finishes with figures of 0/24 from his four overs. India need 16 off 12. Captain Southee with the ball in hand.
S𝙠𝙮𝙖 baat hai! 🤌🔥
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 17, 2021
An innings to remember for Suryakumar Yadav. He departs for a well made 6⃣2⃣ (40). 💙👏#OneFamily #INDvNZ @surya_14kumar @RishabhPant17 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/4utR1ICVRv
IND 144/3 after 16.4 overs: OUT! Suryakumar steps across and attempts a scoop but is clean bowled by Boult. The end of a special knock from the right-hander. He walks back for 62 off 40. The new batter is Shreyas Iyer.
IND 142/2 after 16 overs: Big over! Pant steps out to Southee and absolutely smashes one past cover for four, before Suryakumar threads the gap between backward point and short-third. The right-hander then flicks one to Boult at fine-leg but the ball goes through for four. It was a straightforward catch but Boult seemed to not sight the ball properly.
Surya’s boundary strokes are full of risk…but that’s exactly what makes him a dangerous T20 batter. If India’s indeed looking to develop a more aggressive template in T20i, India should continue investing in him. #IndvNZ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 17, 2021
When it comes to body language at the crease, it's no exaggeration to say SKY is as confident at Virat Kohli at his peak. #NZvsIND
— Rahul Fernandes (@newspaperwallah) November 17, 2021
Surya Kumar Yadav has stolen the show today so far with his half century Fine strokes all round the wicket, in great style and made rapidly too
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 17, 2021
IND 121/2 after 14.1 overs: Fifty for Suryakumar! He gets his third T20I half-century in seven innings with a stunning six off Ferguson.
Rohit Sharma falls for the trap 🕸
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2021
Trent Boult does the Indian captain with the slower shorter ball as he falls two short of a fifty.
🇮🇳 still need 50 from 36. pic.twitter.com/hCqJAxrfXz
Loving the Jaipur 𝐒𝐊𝐘 tonight. 😋💙#OneFamily #INDvNZ @surya_14kumar @BCCI pic.twitter.com/LifNtU4bdI
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 17, 2021
10.3 - Since the beginning of 2020, @BCCI have averaged a boundary once every 10.3 balls against right-arm leg-spinners in men's T20I cricket; only Sri Lanka have a poorer such rate among all Test playing nations in the format (14.4). Spellbinding.#INDvNZ
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) November 17, 2021
IND 109/2 after 13.2 overs: OUT! Boult returns to the attack and gets the key wicket of Rohit. It was a slow bouncer and the India skipper pulled it straight to short-fine. He departs for 48 off 36. The new batter is Pant.
IND 109/1 after 13 overs: Santner finishes with tidy figures of 1/19 from his four overs. New Zealand would’ve wanted him to get more wickets, though.
IND 104/1 after 12 overs: Suryakumar goes after Astle! The right-hander slams a six straight over before pulling one for four. He moves on to 37 off 26. Rohit is batting on 46 off 32.
Playing a captain's knock! 💪🔥#OneFamily #INDvNZ @ImRo45 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/HW9n3AEVqi
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 17, 2021
IND 89/1 after 11 overs: Another economical over from Santner. The Indian batters are avoiding taking risks against the left-arm spinner.
IND 85/1 after 10 overs: Ferguson was in the middle of a nice over but Suryakumar ends it with a flick over mid-wicket for four. India need 80 off 60.
Imagine if this was a triangular series involving India, New Zealand and Afghanistan or Sri Lanka. Bonus points for winning by a certain margin. World should be moving towards multi-nation tournaments for white-ball cricket. Thoughts?
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 17, 2021
IND 79/1 after 9 overs: Rohit attempts a slog against Astle and slices it, luckily for him it lands safely. Suryakumar then ends the over with a six between long-on and deep mid-wicket.
IND 67/1 after 8 overs: New Zealand lose a review. Santner struck Suryakumar on the back leg after the right-hander attempted a sweep, the umpire said not out and DRS showed impact outside off. Fine over from the left-arm spinner, though.
IND 63/1 after 7 overs: Leg-spinner Todd Astle joins the attack and bowls a full-toss first up, Rohit leans forward and drives it over cover for four.
Most 50-plus stands for India in T20Is:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 17, 2021
12 : KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma*
11 : Shikhar Dhawan/Rohit Sharma
7 : Virat Kohli/Rohit Sharma #INDvNZ
21% - Since the beginning of 2020, @BLACKCAPS have a direct hit percentage of 21% while fielding in men's T20Is; only West Indies among other Test playing nations have a better such rate than the Kiwis (23%). Accurate.#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/gjOSxBXX6o
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) November 17, 2021
IND 50/1 after 5.1 overs: OUT! Santner strikes with his first ball. It was short but Rahul pulled it straight to the fielder in the deep. He walks back for 15 off 14. The new batter is Suryakumar.
IND 50/0 after 5 overs: Huge over for India! Rahul pulls one for six before Rohit hits two fours (the second one should’ve been called a wide though) and hits a pull of his own for six. Boult kept banging it in and kept getting punished. India need 115 off 90.
IND 29/0 after 4 overs: Solid, fiery start from Ferguson as New Zealand look to break the opening partnership. The right-arm pacer, who missed out on the T20 World Cup due to injury, touches the 150 kmph mark in his first over.
IND 24/0 after 3 overs: A couple of balls were a bit too wide from Southee and it allowed Rohit to throw his hands at the ball and get two fours. Then, the seamer went a bit too short to the India skipper off the last ball and he was pulled away for a six. 15 runs off the over.
Venkatesh Iyer successfully replicates Hardik Pandya's role in the side by not bowling after the talk about sixth bowling option. Like for like. 😅
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) November 17, 2021
IND 9/0 after 2 overs: Tight over by Boult from the other end. Rohit Sharma needing four balls to get off the mark.
IND 7/0 after 1 over: One edged four to get things going for India. Southee got it to move away from Rahul and the edge flew just over first slip. Important partnership for India and NZ will know that too.
India last time lost a T20 while chasing at home was against New Zealand in 2017 when they were chasing a target of 157 runs - 8 T20Is ago.#INDvNZ
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 17, 2021
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are in the middle to begin the chase.
11 years apart:
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 17, 2021
2010 - Martin Guptill out at 70 v India at Jaipur (ODI)
2021 - Martin Guptill out at 70 v India at Jaipur (T20I)
The only player apart from Guptill common to today's match is R Ashwin, who dismissed him in 2010.#INDvNZ
New Zealand finish with 164/6
Chapman and Guptill put on a solid partnership for the second wicket and the Kiwis threatened to post a huge total at one stage. But India will be happy with how they fought back.
NZ 162/6 after 19.5 overs: OUT! Siraj cleans up Ravindra. He’s delivering a superb last over after hurting his left hand.
Siraj’s left hand is heavily bandaged but he’s ready to resume his over.
Oh dear, Santner drives it back powerfully and it strikes Siraj on his left hand in his follow through. The pacer calls for the physio immediately and seems to have split his webbing. He’s bleeding and in pain.
NZ 157/5 after 19 overs: Brilliant penultimate over from Bhuvneshwar, just five runs from it. He returns with fine figures of 2/24 from his four overs.
71% - @BCCI have a catch success rate of 71% in the last 12 months of men’s T20Is, the lowest rate of any Test-playing nation in that time. Dismal.#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/Lzvstbs5kL
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) November 17, 2021
NZ 153/5 after 18.2 overs: OUT! Bhuvneshwar gets Seifert! The ball goes miles up and Suryakumar does well to hold on to the catch. India are pulling things back nicely.
Excellent comeback in the over from Chahar, as he concedes just 2 runs after the first ball went over the boundary.
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) November 17, 2021
🇳🇿: 152/4 (18) #INDvNZ #OrangeArmy
NZ 150/4 after 17.2 overs: SIX & OUT! Guptill hits a 98-meter six and gives Chahar a stare. He then attempts another big hit but finds the fielder in the deep (a splendid catch by Iyer), and this time it’s Chahar who’s doing the staring. Guptill walks back for a brilliant 70 off 42. The new batter is Rachin Ravindra.
NZ 144/3 after 17 overs: Dropped! Oh dear, that was a sitter. Seifert hit the ball straight to deep extra cover but it went through Axar’s hands for four. That had to be taken. Bhuvneshwar the unlucky bowler.
NZ 130/3 after 16 overs: Seifert gets going with a sweep for four as Axar finishes his spell with figures of 0/31 from four overs.
Ashwin ended his spell tonight with a memorable over...

63 - This (63) was Mark Chapman's first half-century in T20I cricket for @BLACKCAPS; he had also registered a fifty (63*) in the format whilst playing for Hong Kong against Oman in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Nov 26, 2015. Magnificent. #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/sQAKMR9vf9
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) November 17, 2021
Two ducks and two half centuries so far! #INDvsNZ
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) November 17, 2021
NZ 123/3 after 15 overs: Fifty for Guptill! He gets there in 31 balls and with a six off Siraj. This is Guptill’s first T20I half-century against India. The new batter is Seifert.
THAT fourth over of @ashwinravi99 was an absolute delight to watch. Slower through the air, making the batsmen dance in their quest to pick the length. Top stuff 👏👏. #INDvsNZ
— RK (@RK_sports) November 17, 2021
Mark Chapman ☝
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2021
Glenn Phillips ☝
Ravichandran Ashwin strikes twice in an over 🔥 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/4CBVZaMF6i
Ashwin finishes with excellent figures of 2/23 from his four overs.
NZ 110/3 after 13.5 overs: OUT! R Ashwin has two wickets in one over! He beats Glenn Phillips’s outside edge and strikes the right-hander on the back leg. The umpire raises his finger and DRS goes India’s way. Phillips departs for a three-ball duck.
NZ 110/2 after 13.2 overs: OUT! Ashwin breaks the partnership! He bowls it slow and gets sharp turn to rattle Chapman’s stumps. Super delivery to end a fine knock. The left-hander walks back for 63 off 50.
An important knock from Mark Chapman 👊#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/xQYqzZLQxv
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2021
NZ 106/1 after 13 overs: 100-run partnership comes up in 76 balls. The acceleration in the last few overs has been impressive. Chahar returns to the attack and ends the over by conceding a boundary.
NZ 96/1 after 12 overs: Fifty for Mark Chapman! First T20I half-century by the left-hander for New Zealand. He gets there in 45 balls and with a six off Axar Patel. The over ends with a Chapman square-cut for four. Another big over for the Kiwis.
11 - Since the beginning of 2020, @BCCI have handed over men’s #T20I debut to 11 players, the most among all Test playing nations during this period in the format. Opportunity.#INDVNZ pic.twitter.com/lnNM2P5EpT
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) November 17, 2021
NZ 81/1 after 11 overs: Guptill mistimes a pull but it falls safely between three fielders. The right-hander then picks a slower delivery early and hits it over long-off for six. And he ends the over with a powerful drive down the ground for four. Siraj returns to the attack and bowls an expensive second over.
It’s been a while since this happened...

NZ 65/1 after 10 overs: Top over from Axar, just three runs from it. Chapman tried to get a big hit but the left-arm spinner’s variations ensured he couldn’t connect.
This is the first time R Ashwin is playing a home T20I match since the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final where he conceded 20 runs in 2 overs including the infamous no-ball that got Lendl Simmons out.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 17, 2021
No match in 2016-21 T20 WC cycle, but one before and one after.#INDvNZ
NZ 62/1 after 9 overs: Seven runs come from Ashwin’s third over. India need the Delhi Capitals spin duo of Ashwin and Axar to strike soon.
Wicket 🚨 #IndvNZ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 17, 2021
NZ 55/1 after 8 overs: Axar joins the attack and bowls a decent first over, seven runs come from it.
NZ 48/1 after 7 overs: Four! Ashwin bowls a good over but drops the last ball short and Chapman whips it away for four. The left-hander moves on to 35 off 31. This has been a solid stand for New Zealand.
So Guptill, who faced the first ball of the match, faced a total of 8 deliveries in the entire powerplay. That's got to be some sort of record or close to one? #INDvNZ
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) November 17, 2021
NZ 41/1 after 6 overs: Big over! New Zealand end the powerplay on a high. Chahar changes ends and returns to the attack, only to concede 15 runs in his second over. Guptill pulls one for four, before Chapman flicks one for four and then ends the over with a flat pull for six. Rohit, meanwhile, was off the field to get his finger looked at by the physio. But he’s back now.
NZ 26/1 after 5 overs: Ashwin comes on to bowl and mixes it up nicely, six runs come from the off-spinner’s first over. No real turn on offer. Guptill, meanwhile, moves on to 4 off 6.
NZ 20/1 after 4 overs: Chapman survives, again! This time Rohit takes a good look and fires a throw but misses. He had one stump to aim at, and Chapman wouldn’t have made it if it was a direct hit. Tidy first over from Siraj.
Indian bowlers to dismiss an opposition player for first-ball duck in first over of a T20I match:-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 17, 2021
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, 2018
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, 2021
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, 2021#INDvNZ
NZ 15/1 after 3 overs: Chapman survives! Bhuvneshwar asks for the slip fielder to be removed, he then gets the left-hander’s outside edge, and the ball flies past Pant for four. It would’ve been a straightforward catch for first slip.
Quite the last few months for Venkatesh Iyer. A great second half of the IPL and he is already into the Indian team. pic.twitter.com/pXXbR1KayA
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) November 17, 2021
CASTLED 💥
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2021
Bhuvneshwar Kumar makes a mess of the stumps as Daryl Mitchell walks back for a first-ball 🦆#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/QH6WqIiKpw
Dravid's all set. pic.twitter.com/ZO1njHMF8o
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) November 17, 2021
NZ 11/1 after 2 overs: First boundary of the match! Chahar bowls it full and wide, Chapman drives it in the air through the gap on the off side for four. Unlike Bhuvneshwar, not much swing for Chahar in his first over.
This is now the first T20I match played at Jaipur. #INDvNZ
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 17, 2021
NZ 1/1 after 0.3 overs: OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar with an absolute peach in the first over! He gets one to swing in drastically and the in-form Daryl Mitchell is clean bowled for a first-ball duck.
7.00 pm: The players are out on the field and we’re ready for play. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in hand. Here we go!
India and New Zealand play a T20I series starting Wednesday, just about 2 days after the Black Caps lost the #T20WorldCup final on Sunday.
— Zenia D'cunha (@ZENIADCUNHA) November 17, 2021
What would have happened had both teams made the final in Dubai, I wonder...
What both teams will be playing for this series. 🤩 🏆 #PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/vQr5HaDwMk
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 17, 2021
A special moment for @ashwinravi99 as he gears up to play his 5⃣0⃣th T20I. 👏 👏#TeamIndia #INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/h5iPSssPZq
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 17, 2021
So Venky Iyer becomes capped now. His Retention cost has moved up from 4 cr to 6 cr (min). Put him in the auction he will get much more. Disadvantage KKR. #INDvNZ
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) November 17, 2021
Playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (w), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
#INDvNZ
— The Field (@thefield_in) November 17, 2021
Smiles all around as Venkatesh Iyer gets his debut cap from Rohit Sharma 👏
📹: BCCIpic.twitter.com/UkeRzVRRU1
Rohit Sharma wins the toss. Indian fans: #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/iziqWeW22G
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 17, 2021
Toss:
Rohit Sharma wins the toss and India will bowl first.
6.25 pm: Venkatesh Iyer will make his T20I debut tonight! He has been handed his cap by skipper Rohit Sharma.
🎥 What does the pitch have in store? 🤔#TeamIndia Head Coach Rahul Dravid has a close look at the wicket. #INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/cpK86uj51v
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 17, 2021
6.20 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first T20 International between India and New Zealand in Jaipur.