India break Twenty20 International jinx vs New Zealand in Ashish Nehra’s farewell

Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team broke the Twenty20 jinx against New Zealand as they registered their first win against the Blackcaps by winning the Twenty20 International at the Feroz Shah Kotla by 53 runs to give Ashish Nehra a fitting farewell. (BCCI)

Updated on: Nov 01, 2017 11:26 PM IST

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Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team broke the Twenty20 jinx against New Zealand as they registered their first win against the Blackcaps by winning the Twenty20 International at the Feroz Shah Kotla by 53 runs to give Ashish Nehra a fitting farewell. (BCCI)

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India took on New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International at the Feroz Shah Kotla and Shreyas Iyer was handed a debut for India. (BCCI)

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However, all eyes were on Ashish Nehra as he was felicitated by the Indian cricket team ahead of his final cricket match. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli was determined to register their first win over New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals, having lost their previous five encounters. (BCCI)

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New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl on a cool evening at the Feroz Shah Kotla. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan got India off to a wonderful start as the pitch offered some assistance to the bowlers. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan was in great touch as he batted with confidence. (BCCI)

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New Zealand did not help themselves in the field as they dropped catches on a regular basis. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan was joined by Rohit Sharma, who after a slow start, batted with much more freedom and confidence to slam his 12th fifty. (BCCI)

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Rohit Sharma slammed his 12th fifty while Shikhar Dhawan notched up his 3rd fifty. (BCCI)

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Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan continued their great form and it seemed that New Zealand would be staring at a big total. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma stung 158 for the opening wicket, the highest for an Indian pair in Twenty20 Internationals, beating the previous best of 136 between Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. (BCCI)

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Ish Sodhi picked up two wickets in one over to dent India’s progress slightly. (BCCI)

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MS Dhoni got going with a six to delight the Kotla crowd. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli slammed a quick cameo as India reached 202/3, their highest total against New Zealand in T20Is. (BCCI)

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Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck early to dent New Zealand in the run-chase. (BCCI)

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India’s bowlers struck at regular intervals and did not allow New Zealand to regain the advantage. (BCCI)

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India’s fielding was also top notch as New Zealand fell behind in the run-chase. (BCCI)

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Ashish Nehra bowled the final over of his career as India won the match by 53 runs. (BCCI)

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The victory was India’s first in Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand and it was a fitting farewell to Nehra, who had served Indian cricket with distinction for 18 years. (BCCI)