Highlights, India vs New Zealand 1st T20I, Full Cricket Score: Black Caps collect 21-run win in Ranchi

22:41 (IST)

That brings us to the end of our coverage of the first T20I between India and New Zealand in Ranchi, with the action now shifting west to the Uttar Pradesh capital of Lucknow, where the Men in Blue will hope to mount a comeback and take the series to a decider in Ahmedabad.

On behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night and a happy weekend ahead!

22:39 (IST)

The Black Caps finally open their account in the tour of India, dishing out an all-round performance in Ranchi to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Daryl Mitchell's fireworks late in the New Zealand innings helped them get close to the 180-mark, shifting the momentum in their favour and giving them the psychological advantage at the start of the Indian chase.

The New Zealand spinners then rocked the Indian top-order, reducing them to 15/3. Skipper Hardik Pandya and his deputy Suryakumar Yadav tried mounting a fightback in the middle overs with a quality partnership, but India needed either of them to stay at the crease till the very end of the chase. Washington Sundar's cameo was a major positive for the hosts in what was otherwise a disappointing day in office.

22:35 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Score

After 20 overs,India 155/9 ( Arshdeep Singh 0 , Umran Malik 4)

FOUR! Umran Malik, the final Indian batter to walk to the crease, gets a thick top-edge off a short delivery from Lockie Ferguson to finish the Indian innings with a boundary.

And with that, New Zealand go 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series with a 21-run win in Ranchi!

22:33 (IST)

India vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! Sundar perishes while attempting to play a cheeky uppercut towards third man, getting caught by Duffy off Ferguson's bowling in the penultimate delivery of the match. IND 151/9

Sundar c Duffy b Ferguson 50(28)

22:27 (IST)

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score

SIX! What a way for Washington Sundar to bring up his maiden T20I half-century, smashing the ball over long on off Lockie Ferguson, bringing up the milestone in just 25 deliveries! Also brings up the 150 for the Men in Blue. IND 150/8

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New Zealand vs India LIVE Cricket Score

SIX! FOUR! FOUR! Sundar's not going out without a fight! Goes for an inside-out lofted drive off a slower delivery from Tickner, clearing long off in the process, and follows it up with back-to-back drives through the cover region. He's into the 40s now. IND 141/8

22:20 (IST)

New Zealand vs India LIVE Score

After 18 overs,India 127/8 ( Washington Sundar 29 , Arshdeep Singh 0)

OUT! Kuldeep's caught-behind off Ferguson's bowling, and there's barely any celebration at the moment. What's more, Ferguson collects five dots in a row to collect a wicket-maiden — the first of his career!

Kuldeep c Conway b Ferguson 0(1)

22:16 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Cricket Score

After 17 overs,India 127/7 ( Washington Sundar 29 , Kuldeep Yadav 0)

SIX! Short ball from Tickner, Sundar hooks this cleanly behind square, the ball sailing high over the fence as a result. He's batting on 29 at the end of the 17th over, and will hope to bring up his half-century by the time the innings is done, even if the prospect of guiding his team home from here is well beyond reach now.

22:13 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Score

OUT! The New Zealand captain's leading from the front today, not only featuring among the wickets but also shining on the field. Catches Shivam Mavi marginally short at the non-striker's end with a direct hit after Mavi taps the ball down the ground, and stutters briefly while going for the run. IND 115/7

Mavi run out (Santner) 2(3)

22:11 (IST)

India vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! No miracles from Hooda tonight, and it's unlikely anyone else will be performing the same tonight for the hosts. The all-rounder charges down the track, is beaten by the extra turn produced by Santner and is stumped by a mile in the end. IND 111/6; need 66 off 26

Hooda st Conway b Santner 10(10)

22:04 (IST)

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score

SIX! Muscled into the stands, has Deepak Hooda off Michael Bracewell in the latter's final over of the evening. Can he perform a miracle for the Men in Blue from here? IND 108/5

22:01 (IST)

New Zealand vs India LIVE Cricket Score

After 14 overs,India 99/5 ( Washington Sundar 13 , Deepak Hooda 2)

Sodhi and Bracewell snuff out whatever hopes the home team supporters at the JSCA Stadium had been brewing during the fourth-wicket stand, getting rid of Suryakumar and Pandya in quick succession, making the Black Caps firm favourites to walk away with a victory today. And India nearly lose a sixth, with a chance being put down at fine leg after a thick leading edge off Sundar's bat in the 14th over, in which Ferguson ends up conceding nine after being brought back into the attack. Another six overs left in the chase, and the Indians haven't even crossed 100.

21:53 (IST)

New Zealand vs India LIVE Score

OUT! Both set batters gone in a space of a few deliveries, and India's hopes of going 1-0 up in the three-T20I series are nearly over with Hardik Pandya's exit. The India skipper was looking for a pull, but ended up getting a thick top-edge, resulting in a simple return catch for Michael Bracewell. IND 89/5

Pandya c and b Bracewell 21(20)

21:51 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! Big blow to India's hopes as Suryakumar Yadav departs just three runs short of what would have been a well-deserved half-century. SKY chips the ball down the ground, but the timing is so good that it goes all the way to long on, where Finn Allen collects an easy catch. Sodhi with the breakthrough, bringing the Black Caps back in control. IND 83/4

Suryakumar c Allen b Sodhi 47(34)

21:42 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Score

After 10 overs,India 74/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 39 , Hardik Pandya (C) 20)

FOUR! FOUR! Consecutive boundaries by SKY off Tickner, who is introduced for the first time in the 10th over. Surya cuts the ball firmly on both occasions for the boundary. Back-to-back 11-run overs for the Indians, with Sodhi too having conceded two boundaries the previous over. The partnership between skipper Pandya and his deputy SKY also goes past the 50-mark, and at the halfway mark in their chase, there is hope for the Men in Blue.

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India vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Score

FOUR! Powerfully swept by Surya off Sodhi, the vice-captain collecting his second boundary of Sodhi's second over! He moves to 28 with the shot. IND 62/3

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India vs New Zealand LIVE Score

After 8 overs,India 52/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 19 , Hardik Pandya (C) 18)

Healthy little partnership starting to build now between the captain and the vice-captain, worth 36 at the end of the eighth over with Hardik also getting into the six-hitting act by going for a slog-sweep off Bracewell's bowling. It still is a Herculean task to get India past the finish line from here and both SKY and Pandya will have to bat out of their skins to accomplish that.

21:26 (IST)

New Zealand vs India LIVE Cricket Score

SIX! Pandya gets down on one knee and muscles the ball over the cow corner fence to collect his first maximum of the evening. IND 49/3

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New Zealand vs India LIVE Score

After 6 overs,India 33/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 15 , Hardik Pandya (C) 6)

Turned out to be a top powerplay for the Black Caps, with Mitch Santner collecting a maiden in his second over, that too with Surya on strike. Lockie Ferguson, however, is off to an expensive start after being brought into the attack in the fifth, conceding 13 off it including a six and a four to SKY and Pandya respectively.

21:16 (IST)

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score

SIX! SKY fires a warning to the Black Caps with a nonchalant whip over the long leg fence off Ferguson, collecting the first maximum of the innings. IND 27/3

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New Zealand vs India LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! Black Caps skipper Santner strikes off his first delivery of the evening, removing the in-form Gill, who ends up getting a tame top-edge while attempting a pull to offer Allen a sitter at short midwicket. IND 15/3

Gill c Allen b Santner 7(6)

21:09 (IST)

New Zealand vs India LIVE Score

After 3 overs,India 15/2 ( Shubman Gill 7 , Suryakumar Yadav 4)

Team India are off to the worst possible start after allowing the Black Caps to get close to the 180-mark with Kishan and Tripathi, both of whom are connected to Ranchi, departing inside the first three overs, the latter for a six-ball duck. Suryakumar Yadav walks out to the centre, and collects a boundary off the final ball of the third over.

21:04 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! And now Rahul Tripathi's gone for a six-ball duck, getting caught-behind off Jacob Duffy's bowling. Except the umpire didn't originally hear the nick and turned the appeal down. The Black Caps take it upstairs, and there is a sizeable spike on UltraEdge. IND 11/2

Tripathi c Conway b Duffy 0(6)

21:02 (IST)

IND vs NZ LIVE Score

OUT! Kishan falls early in the chase as Bracewell removes him with a beauty. The ball pitches along middle at good length, gripping and turning and clipping the top of off, catching the southpaw unawares. Just the start the Black Caps were looking for. IND 10/1

Kishan b Bracewell 4(5)

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India vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Score

FOUR! Kishan rocks back and cuts behind square, collecting the first boundary of the Indian innings off the last ball of the first over. IND 5/0

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India vs New Zealand LIVE Score

Local lad Ishan Kishan walks out to begin India's chase in the company of the in-form Shubman Gill, with Jacob Duffy set to bowl the first over of the innings. The momentum has shifted in favour of the Black Caps after Mitchell's late charge, and they'll be shifting their focus to snaring an early wicket or two now.

20:53 (IST)

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