US EditionAbhishek Fireworks Help India Beat New Zealand in T20 Opener
Abhishek Sharma’s 84, including eight sixes, powered India to 238-7 and a 48-run victory in the first T20 international ahead of the World Cup, officials said.
- On Wednesday, India posted 238-7 and defeated New Zealand by 48 runs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 84.
- Put in to bat, India prepared for a World Cup defence next month while Abhishek Sharma hammered eight sixes in his blitz and Rinku Singh finished unbeaten 44 off 20 balls.
- Glenn Phillips launched a counter-attack with 78, but his dismissal by Axar Patel and two wickets from Varun Chakravarthy restricted New Zealand to 190-7, as Phillips' 78 briefly threatened a fightback.
- India now lead the series 1-0 following the Nagpur win as the teams move to Raipur for the second T20 on Friday, after New Zealand managed 190 in response.
- These performances shape India’s preparation ahead of the February 7 T20 World Cup start, as Abhishek Sharma, top-ranked T20I batsman, ended a run of 7 T20I innings without a fifty, while Suryakumar Yadav remains without a fifty in 23 innings.
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