17 Nov, 22:44 (IST)

India win by five wickets! That's victory for India. Rishabh Pant hits the winning runs. Some drama their towards the end and India eventually crossed the line. The hosts take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

17 Nov, 22:34 (IST)

Shreyas Iyer departs in the penultimate over. So, it is down to last over. India need 10 more runs to win from the final over. At one stage it looked like India will finish this off easily but that's not the case. Stay tuned one over to go now.

17 Nov, 22:18 (IST)

Suryakumar Yadav has gone past his half-century. Meanwhile, India now need 23 more runs to win from 24 balls. India looking comfortable and all set to go one up in the three-match series.

17 Nov, 22:07 (IST)

Trent Boult chips in with a wicket and that too a big one. Rohit Sharma departs, he misses out on his half-century by just two runs. Can New Zealand find a way back in this contest?

17 Nov, 22:00 (IST)

The partnership between Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav is now worth 59 off 47 balls. Meanwhile, India now need 56 more runs to win from 42 balls. Both Rohit and SKY are nearing their respective half-centuries.

17 Nov, 21:42 (IST)

11 more overs to go and India need 86 more runs to win from 66 balls. The required-run rate is 8.78 runs per over. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav has joined skipper Rohit Sharma in the middle.

17 Nov, 21:33 (IST)

OUT! KL Rahul departs! Mitchell Santer takes the wicket . Rahul is caught in the deep, looking to take advantage of the fielding restrictions. He, however, finds the fielder to perfection.

17 Nov, 21:21 (IST)

Good start this for India with Rohit Sharma scoring the bulk of the runs. Two more overs of Powerplay to go and India will be looking to take full advantage of it. 

17 Nov, 21:06 (IST)

India's chase begins with vice-captain KL Rahul and captain Rohit Sharma in the middle. Rahul got a top-edge and luckily for him the ball went over the slip for a four. 

17 Nov, 20:48 (IST)

Good comeback by Indian bowlers towards the end as New Zealand now finish with 164 runs on board. Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman were outstanding with the bat and so was Ravi Ashwin. So, India need 165 runs to win. Do join us back for the chase.

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The 2021 edition of T20 World Cup is done and dusted but teams have less than a year to prepare for the next edition. The 2022 ICC T20 World Cup will be held in Australia after it was postponed from 2020 due to coronavirus. So, teams will be looking to prepare the plan for the mega event. And thus the India vs New Zealand three-match T20I series which starts three days after 2021 T20 World Cup final. India will begin new era under Rohit Sharma as the new T20I captain and head coach Rahul Dravid. India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Streaming Online: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs NZ T20I Series on TV and Online.

Big names like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya won’t be in action in the series but Indian fans will still be glued to live action and watch some new additions along with seniors compete against 2021 T20 World Cup runners-up.

New Zealand, on the other hand, will be without Kane Williamson and Kylie Jamieson as the duo will prepare for the Test series against India. New Zealand earlier in the T20 World Cup registered a comprehensive win over India and the Blackcaps will be confident of the similar show. Is India vs New Zealand 1st T20I 2021 Live Telecast Available on DD Sports, DD Free Dish, and Doordarshan National TV Channels?

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad.

New Zealand Squad: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Adam Milne.