AUCKLAND: Half-centuries from Lokesh Rahul and Shreyas Iyer led India to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 match in Auckland on Friday (Jan 24) with the winning runs coming with an over to spare. New Zealand did not help their chances by bowling 10 wides and missing wicket opportunities with sloppy fielding. But it was merely a momentary blip as Kohli joined Rahul to pound the New Zealand attack. Southee missed the first shy at the stumps and the mid-wicket fielder missed the return throw with Rahul still short of the crease. But when the pair had put on 99 off 50 deliveries New Zealand briefly fought back as the catches stuck.

Source: The Star January 24, 2020 10:52 UTC