Suryakumar on Kishan’s counterattack: ‘This is what we want from batters’
India’s captain was full of praise for Kishan, who led India’s revival from 6 for 2 with an audacious 32-ball 76
Kishan and Suryakumar lay down marker in astonishing chase
From 6 for 2 in a chase of 209, India romped home with 28 balls to spare
India bowl and rest Bumrah, Axar out injured
Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav came into their side
Uttar Pradesh’s Prashant Veer suffers shoulder injury
Veer is understood to have suffered a grade-2 tear that could keep him out of action for at least three weeks
Pressure on NZ as they look to stop India’s T20 juggernaut
India will not want to let up any of the intensity as they stay in central India and move from Nagpur to Raipur
Bengal’s Abhimanyu Easwaran run out after leaving crease to get drinks
The batter had assumed the ball was dead, and was run out for 81
Abhishek: I back myself because I don’t have a lot of shots
The India opener explained how he prepares for a T20 game and that he relies more on timing than power-hitting
Abhishek and Rinku fireworks help India start series in style
Glenn Phillips’ 78 off 40 kept New Zealand’s hopes going for a while before India struck regularly to seal victory
Chinnaswamy remains in line to host RCB’s home games during IPL 2026
The franchise, however, has mooted other contingencies including playing home games in Navi Mumbai and Raipur
New Zealand bowl and hand Kristian Clarke T20I debut
Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana sat out for India, with Axar Patel carded at No. 8