India beat New Zealand by four wickets in Christchurch on Thursday, completing their highest successful run chase in Twenty20 internationals to lead the five-match series 1-0, Al Jazeera reports.
Sent in to bat, New Zealand made 225 for four, their biggest T20 total against India at home. Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 82 from 40 balls after Finn Allen and Tim Seifert gave the hosts a quick start.
India's openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma put on 93, with Samson making 67 from 33 balls. New Zealand took three quick wickets, but captain Shreyas Iyer hit 42 and Naman Dhir finished unbeaten on 42 to win with two balls to spare. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said his side were not at their best. The second match is in Christchurch on Saturday.
Source: Al Jazeera
