India (166/5) defeat New Zealand (164/6) by 5 wickets to win the 1st T20I

[Justcrazy]

Frustrated to see this indian team beating NZ in meaningless t20 and bottle in world tournament. Losers

So , what they should do? Stop playing series? India has won two WC titles , how many teams have done so ?

 

[subbu]

NZL missed Ferguson in WC

 

[Justcrazy]

Kiwi pacers not bowling that well.

 

[DRsohail]

SKY looks serious talent.

 

[shah_1]

It is best for India that they move on from Kohli and stick with SKY at 3

 

[Justcrazy]

India need 39 runs in 31 balls.

 

[sweep_shot]

38 runs are needed from 5 overs.

 

[dravidthewall]

So , what they should do? Stop playing series? India has won two WC titles , how many teams have done so ?

Blind fans like you only admire this team

 

[Ab Fan]

Boult really wants a break. Doesn't seem to be mentally up for any more cricket now. Good that he took the rest.

 

[Justcrazy]

India need 21 runs in 20 balls.

 

[sweep_shot]

India beat New Zealand 5-0 in New Zealand.

They generally maul Kiwis during bilateral games.

 

[Justcrazy]

Blind fans like you only admire this team

I am not fan of any team. I am fan of cricket.

Kindly stick to the point. In ICC tournaments there can be only one winner , how many teams have won two WC titles like India?

 

[Justcrazy]

Dravid first game as coach going well

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I am not fan of any team. I am fan of cricket.

Kindly stick to the point. In ICC tournaments there can be only one winner , how many teams have won two WC titles like India?

Pakistan, West Indies, Australia, Sri Lanka.

 

[Justcrazy]

India need 16 runs in 12 balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan, West Indies, Australia, Sri Lanka.

I am talking about 50 over WC , I mentioned that in the above post. Bilateral series are not played for joke , they are in records of players.

 

[sweep_shot]

Southee has been expensive.

3.5-0-40-0.

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan, West Indies, Australia, Sri Lanka.

Pakistan won only on WC in 1992 .2009 was a WT20

 

[oatmeal]

India are choking now

 

[sweep_shot]

10 runs are needed from the final over.

Is there a twist? Kiwis can still win this.

 

[Devadwal]

Lol indian choked .

 

[IMMY69]

Whose bowling the last over?

 

[mastimasti]

Why have all the main bowlers been bowled out? Daryl Mitchell bowling hahah we got this!

 

[sweep_shot]

Boundary. That should ease the pressure.

 

[sweep_shot]

Whose bowling the last over?

Mitchell.

He is a part-timer.

 

[IMMY69]

Pakistan won only on WC in 1992 .2009 was a WT20

2011?

 

[oatmeal]

That was too risky a shot with a man in catching position. V. Iyer gone

 

[Devadwal]

What was V.Iyer doing ? India need 5 run from 4 ball .superover?

 

[Justcrazy]

India need 5 runs in 4 balls.

 

[sweep_shot]

Wicket!

5 runs are needed from 4 balls.

 

[Devadwal]

2011?

India

 

[sweep_shot]

3 runs are needed from 3 balls.

 

[Devadwal]

3 of 3

 

[oatmeal]

Pant on strike 3 off 3 . Hope he doesnt do anything boneheaded

 

[Rajdeep]

How did Pant put on so much weight in just 1 week? He is looking so fat compared to T20 world cup

 

[IMMY69]

India

Uh huh

 

[sweep_shot]

All over.

India win by 5 wickets.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

That was a brutal and vicious performance from India.

It proves that WT20 was just a blip and that the Indian juggernaut is back to its unbeatable ways.

 

[Walawalkar]

Wow..what a win...Back to business..normalancy restored...New Zealand stay in your aukkat...these are not important world cup matches... This is our territory...these are meaningless bilaterals and we are king of it..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I am talking about 50 over WC , I mentioned that in the above post. Bilateral series are not played for joke , they are in records of players.

But you didn't mention in your above post that you were talking specifically about ODI WCs.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This looks like a 'feel good' series after world cup. Whoever scheduled this series deserves an applause.

 

[Walawalkar]

I am talking about 50 over WC , I mentioned that in the above post. Bilateral series are not played for joke , they are in records of players.

Why you are not counting WT20..we are in T20 match thread right now...and discussing about T20 bilaterals..

 

[Marathonrunner]

Good start for India. Rohit made it by wining the toss , hopefully he wins more tosses now. Also start to his captaincy by winning the match.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This was top tier cricket between two sides at their best.

I would rate this victory as bigger than winning the WT20.

Congrats to all Indians.

 

[Walawalkar]

This looks like a 'feel good' series after world cup. Whoever scheduled this series deserves an applause.

Indian cricket fans will be more frustrated after India whitewash New Zealand in this T20 Series

 

[Mahee]

Pant took 17 balls to score 17 runs....even Rizwan and Babar are better than Pant in this aspect.

 

[RamLakhan]

This looks like a 'feel good' series after world cup. Whoever scheduled this series deserves an applause.

Yeah we took the revenge!

 

[IMMY69]

This was top tier cricket between two sides at their best.

I would rate this victory as bigger than winning the WT20.

Congrats to all Indians.

Correct!
and to do it against Mitchell when ten runs were needed was truly exceptional

Well done India..

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Pant took 17 balls to score 17 runs....even Rizwan and Babar are better than Pant in this aspect.

Congratulations on winning the opening match of Paytm series and leading the series 1-0. This will give lot of confidence to the players to win the paytm trophy after abysmal performance in WT20. Thanks to BCCI for organising paytm trophy as stepping stone for 2022 WC prep.

 

[fight_club]

Toss was so crucial. Win the toss win the game

 

[Ab Fan]

Dhoni-esque knock from Pant.

Takes it till the end and then finishes off with a lusty blow towards long on/off.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Absolutely shocked that Rohit Sharma played this useless match. I know he is captain but burnout is very real. Rohit is one of India's backbone in any format, he should be rested whenever possible.

Bilateral T20Is are going to destroy all format cricketers. What an awful format.

 

[shah_1]

Absolutely shocked that Rohit Sharma played this useless match. I know he is captain but burnout is very real. Rohit is one of India's backbone in any format, he should be rested whenever possible.

Bilateral T20Is are going to destroy all format cricketers. What an awful format.

He is resting from test series against NZ.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

He is resting from test series against NZ.

Goes to show the state of test cricket in 2021. India's main test opener is being rested so he could play bilateral T20Is. Not to mention, bilateral T2OIs have no effect on the selection, as Kohli will be selected for 2022 WC despite missing 75% of the bilateral T2OI matches.

None of this makes any sense.

 

[Ab Fan]

Goes to show the state of test cricket in 2021. India's main test opener is being rested so he could play bilateral T20Is. Not to mention, bilateral T2OIs have no effect on the selection, as Kohli will be selected for 2022 WC despite missing 75% of the bilateral T2OI matches.

None of this makes any sense.

I was quite puzzled with this decision too.

But then realised that the reason behind it is because he has got the T20I captaincy so that is a new role he got so they want him to play all the T20I matches and prepare for 2022 WT20.

Basically, you don't reward anyone with captaincy and then rest him in the very next T20I series.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

I was quite puzzled with this decision too.

But then realised that the reason behind it is because he has got the T20I captaincy so that is a new role he got so they want him to play all the T20I matches and prepare for 2022 WT20.

Basically, you don't reward anyone with captaincy and then rest him in the very next T20I series.

I understand the reasoning behind it, but they should have made Rohit captain 5 years ago if they want the captain to play more matches. He is 34 years old now, turning 35 in 5 months. Rohit is as important as Virat to India as a batsman, India should have tried to squeeze out whatever's left of him as a batsman for important matches. T20Is are basically wasting his energy, skill and damaging mental health for no benefit.

 

[ChennaiFan]

These T20I’s are useless for the teams that have already qualified for T20 WC 2022. These two teams need not play this tournament just after 2021 WC. Other than making money, it doesn’t serve any purpose.
If T20 WC was Mickey Mouse tournament as someone noted, this tournament is pygmy mouse tournament.

 

[sweep_shot]

India used to chase these scores down very clinically. Not the case anymore.

Batting has regressed.

 

[MenInG]

India kicked off their new era in T20Is with a win over New Zealand at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

India's first game under the leadership of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid ended in a win, though not without some drama.

Chasing 165 for the win, India were in command for three-fourth of the game but faltered in the death. New Zealand made a spirited comeback in the game but fell short eventually as the home side got the win with two balls and five wickets remaining.

Earlier, half centuries from Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman helped New Zealand post a par-total of 164 in Jaipur.

India strike early but Guptill, Chapman stand tall

New India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first against New Zealand.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar had been left out from the side after India's first match at ICC Men's T20 World Cup when they tasted defeat against Pakistan. But after being brought back into the XI in the home series against New Zealand, Bhuvneshwar fired immediately as he castled Daryl Mitchell for a golden duck.

After the early loss, New Zealand towered a 109-run stand with Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman at the crease. Chapman reached his maiden half-century in style when he punished a full-toss from Axar Patel to mid-wicket for a six.

The visitors had laid the foundation for a big finish after they managed 110 in 13.1 overs, however, Ravichandran Ashwin's arrival to bowl his final over of the spell dented the flourish. Ashwin snared the set Chapman for a fine innings of 63, followed by Glenn Phillips for a duck to finish with 2/23.

Guptill too played an important hand of 70 off just 40 deliveries, clattering 3 fours and 4 sixes. On the first ball of the 18th, Guptill tonked Deepak Chahar for a 98-metre maximum, however, immediately on the next ball Guptill was caught in the deep -- mistiming to Shreyas Iyer.

India then pulled back strongly, swinging the momentum in their favour as they conceded 20 runs in the final three, setting themselves up for a chase of 165.

Strong start from India

In response, India got off to a flying start, courtesy of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. The new Indian T20I captain was in the mood, as he smashed Trent Boult and Tim Southee for two fours and a six each to bring up the 50-run partnership inside five overs.

The introduction of spin reaped immediate rewards for Tim Southee as Mitchell Santner struck off his very first ball, with Rahul holing out in the deep.

The spinners kept Rohit in check, not allowing him to score freely but Suryakumar Yadav found the boundaries regularly, thus ensuring Rahul's wicket didn't derail the chase.

The two batters particularly targetted Todd Astle who went for 34 runs in his three overs.

Rohit Sharma eventually got out two runs short of a well-deserved half-century as he fell for Trent Boult's slower short ball trap, mistiming the pull to short fine leg.

New Zealand fall short despite fightback

Suryakumar Yadav continued to take the attack to the New Zealand attack, bringing up his third T20I half-century in style, hitting Lockie Ferguson for a maximum. Boult brought New Zealand's hopes alive with the wicket of Suryakumar for 62.

New Zealand turned the screws on India after the wicket, giving away just 11 runs in the next 2.2 overs to bring the equation down to 10 off the last over.

With Astle going for runs, Southee turned to Daryl Mitchell to bowl the final over.

Debutant Venkatesh Iyer eased the nerves in the dugout with a four but fell trying to reverse sweep off the very next ball. A couple of wides in the final over from Mitchell eased the pressure and Pant eventually got India across the finish line with a four.

 

[Dingolfy]

India used to chase these scores down very clinically. Not the case anymore.

Batting has regressed.

LOL. We have chased down 190 plus scores in Australia and against England in India recently.Even WC cup winners Australian was in trouble against Pakistan while chasing.

 

[Dingolfy]

These T20I’s are useless for the teams that have already qualified for T20 WC 2022. These two teams need not play this tournament just after 2021 WC. Other than making money, it doesn’t serve any purpose.
If T20 WC was Mickey Mouse tournament as someone noted, this tournament is pygmy mouse tournament.

They have to test new players like Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Kan somewhere.

 

[Dingolfy]

I understand the reasoning behind it, but they should have made Rohit captain 5 years ago if they want the captain to play more matches. He is 34 years old now, turning 35 in 5 months. Rohit is as important as Virat to India as a batsman, India should have tried to squeeze out whatever's left of him as a batsman for important matches. T20Is are basically wasting his energy, skill and damaging mental health for no benefit.

We don’t need Rohit in India to win Tests against Newzealand. And as he moves into 35,he may any time have the fate our fab 5. So its better to test his replacement and give them more chances in India against a Team who have never done well in Tests in India.

 

[globalcitizen]

These T20I’s are useless for the teams that have already qualified for T20 WC 2022. These two teams need not play this tournament just after 2021 WC. Other than making money, it doesn’t serve any purpose.
If T20 WC was Mickey Mouse tournament as someone noted, this tournament is pygmy mouse tournament.

Stop this nonsense. India had a bad world cup that's it. Win and lose is part of game, don't take it personally, you were not playing. It's not the end. there could have been only one winner and it was Australia. Rest of them except NZ were failures as well.

These tournaments are essential for building teams and assessing upcoming talent. On what basis will you select a team for a multi format tournament ?

 

[globalcitizen]

It seemed to have been quite an exciting match at start of tournament and a last over thriller.
Sky , Ashwin, Rohit , Bhuvi were all excellent

One notable thing is aggressive approach of openers irrespective of target. A team like India should always target scores of 80 to 100 in first 10 overs.
I would still look at these matches as experiments.
Iyer should be bowled in next few games and given license to hit out while setting target
Ishan should be given a go at 3
Avesh khan to be played

 

[Dingolfy]

IPL is an Indian league so logically it will be blamed for India's poor run in ICC tournaments. How many NZ and Aus players play in IPL and how many of them warm the bench? Kindly compare that to Indian players who play in IPL.

Lol. There is no logic to blame IPL for India’s ICC trophy drought that includes Tests and ODis which are completely different formats.
And David Warner who is the player of this tournament was the captain of an IPL team in the first edition of 2021 IPL and benched in the second part. Hazzledwood, Maxwell, Stoinis and Wade are IPL veterans. So do Williamson,Boult and Ferguson.
And both Aussies and Kiwis play their domestic leagues too besides IPL. Compare their workload with Indian players who only play IPL.
And having a good league doesn’t guarantee you the silverware.
England has EPL which has more history than IPL and more professional run and with way more resources . And still the last time England had won the WC in 1966.
Italy has the world’s best men’s Volleyball league but has never even won any Olympic Gold whereas USA has 3 men’s Olympic golds and they don't even have a professional league in volleyball.
US has the best infrastructure in Tennis, best Tennis academies in the world and yet the last American to win a grandslam singles is Andy Roddick in 2003.

 

[globalcitizen]

IPL is an Indian league so logically it will be blamed for India's poor run in ICC tournaments. How many NZ and Aus players play in IPL and how many of them warm the bench? Kindly compare that to Indian players who play in IPL.

IPL is not to be blamed for previous performance. But fatigue due to this year IPL is ofcourse one of reason.
But you should remember the IPL was supposed to end in April or May and if that had happened, then players would have all the rest before the t20 world cup.

 

[ChennaiFan]

They have to test new players like Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Kan somewhere.

You have a point, it makes sense. But a T20I tournament immediately after T20 World Cup did make it boring.

 

[ChennaiFan]

Stop this nonsense. India had a bad world cup that's it. Win and lose is part of game, don't take it personally, you were not playing. It's not the end. there could have been only one winner and it was Australia. Rest of them except NZ were failures as well.

These tournaments are essential for building teams and assessing upcoming talent. On what basis will you select a team for a multi format tournament ?

The bolded sentence makes sense. Thank you. But your first 5/6 sentences are not relevant.
Note: Avoid using sentences like “Stop this nonsense.” when you follow it up with some rants. It looks ugly.