India slumped to their worst ever defeat in T20 Internationals as New Zealand outclassed the visitors in all departments to win the first match of the series by a comprehensive 80-run margin on Wednesday. This is India's biggest loss in terms of runs in T20Is. India had never lost a T20 International by 50 or more runs prior to this match. Tim Seifert took the Indian bowling apart blasting 84 off 43 balls as New Zealand posted a commanding 219 for six after being invited to bat first. But Seifert never let the momentum drop and hit two more sixes off Krunal, who just kept on pushing the ball through a flatter trajectory.

Source: dna February 06, 2019 10:48 UTC