India vs New Zealand Highlights 1st T20I 2021: IND Win by Five Wickets, Lead Series 1-0

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

Deepak Chahar gets the big fish Martin Guptill. Fine knock by Guptill comes to an end, he is caught in the deep. Smashed Chahar for a six on a ball earlier and then looking to keep the attack going he perishes in the process. 

Now Martin Guptill has completed his half-century. With five more overs to go, New Zealand will be looking to go past 160-run mark from here. The projected total is somewhere close to it as well.

Two wickets in one over for Ravi Ashwin. He now traps Glenn Philips in front of the wickets. The batsman opted for DRS but it is umpire's call that stays and New Zealand are three down now.

Ravi Ashwin strikes for India, Finally a breakthrough for India. Mark Chapman was looking to keep the attack going and perishes in the process. However, he has done his job and scored a wonderful half-century.

Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman are turning things in favour of New Zealand. Chapman has completed his half-century while Guptill is nearing his fifty as well.

The partnership between Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman is now worth 61 off 51 balls. Chapman has done the bulk of the scoring with Guptill playing a run-a-ball innings.

End of powerplay overs and Indian bowlers have done well thus far. Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman are struggling to get going. The powerplay certainly belongs to India despite sixth over fetching Kiwis 15 runs.

Mark Chapman is new batsman in for New Zealand. Deepak Chahar shared the new ball with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Good start this for India with Bhuvneshwar Kumar giving away four runs from his second over, and that too via a big edge.

Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell are the New Zealand openers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts proceedings for India and he straightaway gets into the action. Daryl Mitchell is out for a first ball duck as Bhuvneshwar goes through his defence.

New Zealand Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.