India vs New Zealand 1st T20 Highlights: NZ take 1-0 lead with 21-run win over IND

That is a huge blow and it has come completely against the run of play. SKY looking to help this to the leg side, but he ends up hitting it to wide long-on. Timed it too well, he had hit a six off the previous delivery itself. 

Suryakumar Yadav c Allen b Sodhi 47 (34), India 83/4 in 11.4 overs, need 94 runs in 50 balls

Just one run in the 11th over bowled by Santner. He has given just one run in 12 balls in fact, as the last over he bowled was a maiden. His figures so far stand at 1/6. Just extaordinary from the New Zealand captain. 

This partnership has reached 59 in 41 balls. It has helped India recover from that disastrous start. New Zealand know that one wicket here is enough to put them well ahead once again but for now, india are clawing back. India need 103 to win off 60 balls. 

Suryakumar given a bit of room outside off by Tickner and he sends both those deliveries to the boundary. 

Reaches for it and sweeps the fifth ball of the ninth square. SKY has got an array of sweep shots and he is using as many of it as he can agains the spinners today. 

Surya sweeps the second ball of the ninth over fine off Sodhi and that goes to the boundary. The partnership has reached 41 opf 31.  

The third ball of the seventh over is full and outside off from Bracewell, Pandya slogs sweep it over long-on.

Santner keeps SKY pegged in his crease. What a powerplay this has been for New Zealand, utterly dominant. And it is only now that they bring Ish Sodhi in. The danger just won't a go-go for India. 

Ferguson drifts to SKY's pads and the batter picks him up over fine leg for his first maximum of the night. India need a gigantic partnership between him and Pandya to harbour any hopes of winning this match but they are capable of it. New Zealand know that the game is far from being theirs yet. 

The captain strikes with his first ball of the match. Short from Santner, Gill rocks back but the ball grips and turns and the India opener can only get a top edge straight to square leg. India's top order has been shredded to pieces. 

Gill c Allen b Santner 7 (6), India 15/3 in 3.1 overs 

Appeal for caught behind, although bowler Duffy didn't seem too excited. But replays show a very clear spike on the snicko and that is the end for Rahul Tripathi.  

Tripathi c Conway b Duffy 0 (6), India 15/3 in 3.1 overs

Pitched on good length around middle, Ishan Kishan looks to defend but the ball spins right past his outside edge. Bracewell making the most of the spin on offer. 

Kishan b Bracewell 4 (5), India 10/1 in 1.3 overs

Kishan with the late cut to send the last ball of the first over past short third man.

Jacob Duffy has the ball in his hands. India will need a bit of an express start here to calm the nerves. 

Arshdeep nails the yorker for the last two balls, with Kuldeep's misfield allowing the Kiwis to run two off the second last. How about that for a last over, Daryl Mitchell has finished unbeaten on 59 off just 30 balls. 

Arshdeep goes wide outside off, Mitchell sends it past backward point. 23 runs off the first three balls now, New Zealand 172/6!

Mitchell races past 50 in just 26 balls! That's 19 runs in the first two balls of the 20th over. 

Flattest of sixes from Mitchell, he pulls the short delivery from Arshdeep. India's good work in the last three overs has been half undone already. 

And a no ball from Arshdeep Singh. He has had his problems with this in the recent past. Mitchell smashes it over long-on. 

Mavi bangs it in and makes Santner hook one straight into the hands of deep midwicket. This is turning out to be a great finish from India, just 26 runs in the last three overs for three wickets. 

Slow ball from Arshdeep, Mitchell looking for a big mow and misses it completely. Bracewell runs in looking for a leg bye but Ishan Kishan is alert, throws away his gloves, picks the ball up and throws it on the stumps like a certain former India captain and local favourite sitting in the stands.

Bracewell run out (Ishan Kishan) 1 (2), New Zealand 140/5 in 17.5 overs

Big breakthrough for India just as New Zealand look to accelerate in the death overs. 

Devon Conway c Hooda b Arshdeep Singh 52 (35), New Zealand 139/4 in 17.2 overs

Mitchell sends Hardik straight back over his head. He started the over with a six and ends it with another. 

A single off the fifth ball of the 16th over does the job. He has got there in 31 balls. Conway has looked at home against spin and that has helped him the most here. 

Big appeal off the third ball of the 16th over bowled by Daryl Mitchell. Ishan Kishan much more certain this time than he was for that bat pad catch. But in the end, it's the umpire's call that's held up. Bowler Washington Sundar goes down on his haunches before getting up and walking to his mark. 

Kuldeep Yadav bowls out and a loud appeal for a bat-pad catch to the wicketkeeper off the last ball. Pandya takes the review, even though Kishan says that there was no bat of glove on it, India can afford to take a speculative review here. It takes minutes and minutes for all the required replays to come and finally, Mitchell is deemed to be safe. Just two runs in that over. 

Phillips done by the wrong'un. Goes for a slog sweep and holes out to deep midwicket. The partrnership ends at 60 runs off 47 balls.  

Glenn Phillips c Yadav b Kuldeep Yadav 17 (22), New Zealand 103/3 in 13 overs

That also brings up the 50-run partnership. A loose one from Deepak Hooda short of a length and wide and Phillips smacks it past backward point. 

A little flat and short and Conway gets down on one knee to swat it away to the boundary. Sunil Gavaskar says that he delayed his shot a little bit so as to get it past the fielder at the boundary. 

It's time for drinks. The 10th over is bowled by Pandya and he gives just six runs in it. This match is finely poised at the moment, Allen's big hits gave New Zealand a good start and Conway has ensured that they haven't fallen astray after Washington Sundar took those two wickets. Neither side firmly on top as of yet. 

All the eyes and the cameras move away from the ground and on to the big screen as MS Dhoni is shown on it sitting with his wife Sakshi. The former India captain gives the camera a little wave, cue more cheers. 

Conway has raced to 27 off 14 balls while Phillips is on five off seven. The danger has by no means gone  here, these are two extremely dangerous batters in the middle and India would be desperately looking for a wicket here. Kuldeep Yadav gets handed the ball. 

Umran strays onto Conway's pads, a cardinal sin when bowling to the New Zealand opener, and the latter sends it over long leg. Conway had been content with standing at the other end while Allen went big games but now he has taken charge. 

Washington Sundar bowled three beauties to Mark Chapman after Allen fell and now, a brilliant catch after another fantastic delivery. He sends in a slow one, Chapman comes forward for the defence and the ball comes off the sticker. Sundar is quick to dart towards his right and take a diving catch. It is sent upstairs by the on-field umpires with a soft signal of out and the replays show that Sundar had taken a clean catch. 

Chapman c & b Washington Sundar 0 (4), NZ 43/2 in 5 overs

Allen c Yadav b Washington Sundar 35 (23), NZ 43/1 in 4.2 overs

Finn Allen is on a roll. Uses the turn from Washington Sundar and sends the ball flying over deep midwicket with a slog-sweep. 

Allen slashes hard at the fifth ball of the fourth that is sent in full and wide by Arshdeep. It gets a thick edge and flies over third man for four. 

Length ball from Arshdeep for the first delivery of the fourth and that goes over long-on for a six. He changes the angle immediately and goes around the wicket. 

Arshdeep steers wide and full outside off, Conway reaches for it and puts it past backward point. New Zealand are 23/0 in 2 overs. Washington Sundar comes in for the third.