Twitter Reactions: New Zealand thump India by 80 runs to take the early honours in the T20I series
India never turned up for this game as the Kiwis got better of them easily.
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India continues to wait to register their first T20 International victory in New Zealand. They went down against the Kiwis in the first of the three-match T20I series in Wellington by 80 runs. The 220-run chase was too much for the visitors as they miscalculated it completely and ended up well short of the target in the end. MS Dhoni spent some time at the crease but one could only attribute it to the match-practice for the veteran as the contest in the game had ended long before.
The Kiwis were invited to bat first and they got off to a blistering start courtesy of Tim Seifert and Colin Munro. Both of them hit the straps almost immediately and added 86 runs for the first wicket. Seifert especially was on song on the day as he ripped apart the Indian bowlers. Munro was dismissed on 34 while Seifert kept going to smash 84 runs off 43 deliveries.
Though wickets fell quickly in the second half of the innings, the damage had already done and a few hits from the lower-middle order helped New Zealand go past the 200-run mark. They eventually posted 219 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs.
Horrendous run-chase
India were never in the run-chase. The first over included five dot balls with Tim Southee swinging the ball. Shikhar Dhawan smashed a few delightful sixes but the wickets kept on falling in a hurry. The pressure got to the batsmen with the ever-increasing required run-rate. At the 10-over mark, the Indian win was out of the question. India stumbled to 77/6 in the 11th over and one of the heaviest defeats for the team was possible then.
But Krunal Pandya and MS Dhoni’s half-century partnership made sure that the embarrassing record stayed away from the Men in Blue on the day when they didn’t turn up literally. Dhoni was the top-scorer in the innings with 39 runs to his name as New Zealand skittled India for 139 runs in the last over of the innings. They have taken the 1-0 lead in the three-match series and the tourists will have to win the next game to stay alive in the series.
Here’s how Twitter reacted during the game:
Today at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington…
India women from 102/1 in 11.2 overs
lost 34/9 in 7.5 overs #NZWvIndW
then India men 139/10 in 19.2 overs #NZvInd
Today: last 19 wickets for 173 runs in 27.1 overs!— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 6, 2019
Still haven't won a T20I in New Zealand and a lackluster batting performance means that this is our heaviest Defeat in terms of runs. Need to step up! #NZvIND
— Sharath Bala (@ShadyBala) February 6, 2019
Woh "We lost due to MS Dhoni" wala rona rona shuru kar sakte ho🙏#NZvIND #INDvNZ
— Aparna 🇮🇳 (@Jayaa_IND) February 6, 2019
Just fyi… India yet to beat New Zealand in New Zealand in T20 cricket. 3-0 so far dating back to 2009. #NZvInd
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) February 6, 2019
Our players and short ball the never ending love story continues….. #NZvIND
— TraVanCore (@Yummy_20002) February 6, 2019
Today India defeat means that the top two teams in the ICC T20I rankings have been beaten by their opponents in the last one week. #cricket #nzvind #SAvPAK
— Muhammad Saad (@Shussaini96) February 6, 2019
Pant is really good for intl t20 cricket?? I don't think he deserves a place in this team. #NZvIND
— cricketholic (@cricketholic_) February 6, 2019
Rishabh pant is panouti player
Jab bhi ata hai panouti lag jati hai #NZvIND— Sunil Kumar (@Sunilkr74) February 6, 2019
MS Dhoni 39 (31)
Rishabh Pant 4 (10)#NZvIND— JSK (@imjsk27) February 6, 2019
Rishabh Pant literally got out for 4 runs off 10 balls at a strike rate of 40, you stupid imbeciles coming after Dhoni for 'not attacking'! #NZvInd
— Eamon Lahiri (@TheSimianFreud) February 6, 2019
Will Rishabh Pant be given a chance in second T20 match?#AskStar
— RAHUL KUMAR (@iamrkjjp) February 6, 2019
Dont you All think that Rishabh Pant ,Hardik padya, getting more importance without doing anything for indian cricket? They are IPL starts only. #AskStar
— swapan (@swapan3108) February 6, 2019
Rishabh pant ko kyu khilaya gaya hai … bating to ati nhi … inki jagah prithvi show ko khilana chahiye… kyuki alredy wicket keeper hai …#AskStar
— Sandeep Singh (@SinghSingh9039) February 6, 2019
Why three wicket keepers today in team and why rishabh pant #AskStar
— Nayak Rupesh (@RupeshNayak04) February 6, 2019
What's up with Rishabh Pant? He plays like he doesn't care. ..
— Maverick 🇮🇳 (@HarishHMavericK) February 6, 2019
Largest defeats for India in T20Is by runs:
80 v New Zealand, Wellington, 2019*
49 v Australia, Bridgetown, 2010
46 v New Zealand, Nagpur, 2016#NZvIND— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 6, 2019
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