India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Player Highlights

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, FOUR, this ball has gone exactly where the fielder who was called from deep backward square leg was stationed. It had to be wide and nowhere else. But Mitchell tried to pull off the bluff. Bowled at the body and bowled short with both backward square leg and fine leg up. Rinku said thank you for that gift and pulled the ball over backward square leg. Didn't middle it but didn't matter

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, no run, now he does get the wide yorker right, that's inside the line and Rinku is furious about missing the lofted drive

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, FOUR, 6 6 0 wd 4 now with two more balls to go. Short delivery angling in, Rinku gets inside the line, pulls, fine leg up so was easy pickings for him. Mitchell didn't have the confidence to bowl the wide yorkers after the wide and bowled at the body, only to be punished

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, wide, this one's wide enough for me says umpire Nitin Menon

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, no run, in fact he even goes over the wicket and fires a full ball way outside off stump. Has it not been called a wide? That's shocking! Clearly a wide and not given. Earlier India got one that wasn't a wide

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, SIX, he's slogged this across the line. Stood on the crease, picked the slower ball from Mitchell's hands. Didn't move much till he was just about to make contact. Great sighting of the variation and great execution to make it 6, 6

Mitchell to Rinku Singh, SIX, walks at the bowler and plays a swag lofted drive into the sightscreen! Great start for Rinku and India. Length delivery right in the slot, Rinku attacked by getting close and smacked it nicely

Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, 1 run, low full toss, Rinku flicks to deep square leg. Interestingly he goes off strike first ball

Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, wide, slower delivery way outside off stump

Kristian Clarke to Rinku Singh, 1 run, worked away to deep square leg

Kristian Clarke to Rinku Singh, FOUR, now he tries to hide it wide of off but it's a half volley that Rinku could reach, sliced it past point and the man in the deep can't cut it off

Kristian Clarke to Rinku Singh, SIX, hit me ball! What Rinku is doing so well is waiting for those really loose balls and putting them away. Short slow and on the leg stump, and he did that with fine leg up. Easy shot for Rinku, who swivelled and helped it away over long leg

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, 1 run, short delivery, Rinku tries to help this away over short fine leg but he hits it squarer and the ball just lands in front of deep backward square leg

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, no run, full delivery, Rinku drills it down the ground, Jamieson dives to stop

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, FOUR, and when there's a slot ball on offer, don't miss out! Full and asking for treatment, Rinku gives the full face of the bat and just off-drives it to the left of mid-off for a smart boundary. Played a sensible shot and got four without slogging

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, 2 runs, smart nudge to mid-wicket. In the gap as Rinku flicks with soft hands, Axar races back for two but a direct-hit could have had him in trouble

Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, 1 run, Rinku stays back and guides, Sodhi dives at short third man but doesn't effect a clean stop

Jacob Duffy to Rinku Singh, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Rinku dabs to short third man. Jacob Duffy slips after delivering the ball. He's done that a couple of times today

Santner to Rinku Singh, 1 run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Rinku flicks to deep mid-wicket

Santner to Rinku Singh, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Rinku slices it to point

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Rinku flicks to deep mid-wicket

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, no run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Rinku pulls early, ball came later to hit him on the elbow

Jamieson to Rinku Singh, wide, slower delivery down leg, Rinku misses the tickle