India defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series. It was once again Abhishek Sharma who stole the show with his blistering batting, smacking 84 runs off 35 balls. He set the tone for the rest of the middle order batters and Rinku Singh capitalised on that, hitting an unbeaten 44 runs off 20 balls as India posted 238 runs on the board in the first innings, which is also their highest-ever score against New Zealand in the format.
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