If you are an Indian cricket fan, this is not the best place to start because Men in Blue lost the first ODI against the Black Caps by 21 runs because they were totally outplayed in all three categories.
There are many areas in which Men in Blue need to develop moving forward in T2o cricket, aside from the spin bowling strengths of Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav.
Regarding the events that occurred between India and New Zealand, the latter had 176 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
India’s offensive strategy when they were asked to bat in response flopped because they needed one person to stay in the middle at the top.
That's that from Ranchi.
New Zealand win the first T20I by 21 runs in Ranchi.#TeamIndia will look to bounce back in the second #INDvNZ T20I.@mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/Lg8zmzwYVH
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 27, 2023
Rahul Tripathi joined Shubhman Gill and Ishan Kishan in the middle and together they scored 11 runs. They were anticipated to attack from ball one.
Tripathi was unable to access his account, so he took a duck.
A winning start to the T20 Series! Scorecard | https://t.co/QaKoIoMlxt #INDvNZ đź“· = BCCI pic.twitter.com/hJ4GYukvEn
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) January 27, 2023
The middle order eventually came down to Surya Kumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, who put up a 68-run partnership.
Men in Blue lost by 21 runs in the end because of Washington Sundar’s outstanding performance with the bat, where he scored half a century but couldn’t get help from other batters, limiting them to 155 runs.
Men in Blue are currently trailing in the three-match T20I series, 0-1; they will next face off on January 30, 2023, in Lucknow. They will be aiming to win the second match of the series, ending in a 1-1 draw, so that an exciting match can be played in Ahmedabad for the series finale.
