Relive 1 NEWS NOW's live updates of tonight's Twenty 20 between New Zealand and India at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
11:16pm: IND 139 - 19 Chahal 1, Ahmed 1
Daryl Mitchell gets a wicket on his debut! He's bowled Chahal and New Zealand have crushed India by 80-runs in the first T20 match.
11:13pm: IND 136/9 - 19 Chahal 0, Dhoni 39
OUT! Tim Southee bowls to MS Dhoni and he smashes straight Lockie Ferguson on the boundary, who makes a safe catch.
11:10pm: IND 132/8 - 18 overs - Kumar 1, Dhoni 34
OUT! Ferguson bowls to Kumar and he edges it to the keeper! This was no easy catch, Tim Seifert really had to stretch to get to this one, he makes it look so effortless making a brilliant one-handed catch with his right hand.
11:04pm: IND 129/7 - 17 overs - K Pandya 20, Dhoni 33
WICKET! Tim Southee bowls a bouncer to Krunal Pandya and it hits his glove. Tim Seifert races out to leg gully and makes a stunning diving catch. He immediately looks at the umpire and he raises his finger.
11:00pm: IND 118/6 - 16 overs - K Pandya 19, Dhoni 23
A good over from Lockie Ferguson as India only manage to score five runs from his over with the ball. India need 102 runs with four overs and four wickets remaining.
10:50pm: IND 97/6 - 14 overs - K Pandya 7, Dhoni 16
SIX! Mitch Santner bowls MS Dhoni and he uses his feet and smashes the length ball towards long-on. And he's just got enough of it to clear the fielder out there.
10:41pm: IND 77/6 - 11 overs - H Pandya 4, Dhoni 3
OUT! Ish Sodhi bowls to HH Pandya and he hits it straight to Daryl Mitchell. The delivery is fuller and wider outside off by Sodhi and Pandya looks to clear deep extra cover Mitchell makes it easily near the boundary line and NZ have their sixth wicket of the match.
10:37pm: IND 72/5 - 10.1 overs - Karthik 5, Dhoni 3
WICKET! Ish Sodhi bowls to Karthik and he hits it to deep wicket with Tim Southee making a great diving catch to dismiss the Indian batsman. New Zealand are on fire at the moment!
10:31pm: IND 65/4 - 8.4 overs - Karthik 0, Dhoni 1
OUT! Santner bowls to Shankar and he hits it skyward! Colin de Grandhomme comes in from long-off and makes a great catch. India are in all sorts of trouble now.
10:26pm: IND 64/3 - 8.2 overs - Shankar 27, Pant 4
OUT! Santner bowls to Pant and the Indian batsman is caught in no man's land. Santner's yorker goes onto hit the stumps.
10:25pm: IND 63/2 - 8 overs - Shankar 27, Pant 3
A good over by the debutant Daryl Mitchell as India only score three runs from his over with the ball.
10:20pm: IND 61/2 - 7 overs - Shankar 26, Pant 2
10:13pm: IND 51/2 - 5.3 overs - Shankar 18, Dhawan 29
WICKET! Lockie Ferguson bowls to Dhawan and he's bowled him! His delivery reaches 151kph clicks and it is a yorker on the toe, his ball goes crashing onto the stumps. A superb delivery!
9:57pm: IND 18/1 - 2.2 overs - Sharma 1, Dhawan 16
OUT! Tim Southee bowls to Sharma and he hits it just over midwicket. Lockie Ferguson makes a sublime diving catch out in front of him to dismiss the Indian skipper.
9:56pm: IND 18/0 - 2 overs - Sharma 1, Dhawan 16
SIX! SIX! FOUR! A big over for India with Dhawan punishing Scott Kuggeleijn all over the park.
9:49pm: IND 1/0 - 1 over - Sharma 1, Dhawan 0
A great start from the New Zealand side as Sharma scores just one run off Tim Southee's over.
9:47pm: IND 0/0 - Sharma 0, Dhawan 0
India have a tough ask, they need 220 runs to win this T20 match.
9:36pm: NZ 219/6 - Kuggeleijn 20, Santner 7
A brilliant innings for New Zealand with Mitchell Santner finishing the innings with a four. India need 220 runs to win this match. Tim Seifert was sensational for the home team, top scoring with 84-runs from 43 balls.
9:31pm: NZ 207/6 - 19 overs - Kuggeleijn 14, Santner 1
FOUR! FOUR! SIX! Scott Kuggeleijn punishes Kumar, scoring three boundaries in Kumar's over. New Zealand surpass the highest score scored at the Westpac Stadium grounds.
9:26pm: NZ 191/6 - 17.4 overs - Taylor 23, Santner 0
WICKET! Kumar bowls to Ross Taylor and he's hit it skyward! Khaleel Ahmed is there at backward square leg, he bobbles the catch but manages to hold onto it.
9:23pm: NZ 189/5 - 17.4 overs - Taylor 22, de Grandhomme 3
OUT! H Pandya bowls to Colin de Grandhomme and he smashes it sky high! Mohammed Saraj is on the ropes and he makes a stunning catch at deep midwicket.
9:23pm: NZ 189/4 - 17.1 overs - Taylor 22, de Grandhomme 3
SIX! H Pandya bowls to Ross Taylor, Pandya's ball is too full and is outside off. Taylor shuffles across off and smashes it over the midwicket boundary.
9:19pm: NZ 180/4 - 17 overs - Taylor 13, de Grandhomme 3
SIX! Kumar bowls to Ross Taylor, his delivery is full and wide. Taylor reaches out and hits it hard over point for a maximu!
9:16pm: NZ 171/4 - 16.2 overs - Taylor 5, de Grandhomme 2
9:10pm: NZ 164/3 - 15 overs - Taylor 0, Williamson 34
OUT! Daryl Mitchell is out for eight runs on debut. HH Pandya bowls to Mitchell and Dinesh Kartik makes a sublime catch on the boundary rope at long on. He back pedals, makes the catch and then throws it back into the field of play, knowing he was about to go out of bounds. He slips up on the boundary rope but he makes it back into the field of play to make the catch safely.
9:05pm: NZ 160/2 - 15 overs - Mitchell 6, Williamson 34
BACK-TO-BACK SIXES! HH Pandya bowls to Kane Williamson and the New Zealand skipper unleashes! Williamson times it to perfection, he smashes back-to-back sixes over square leg.
9:01pm: NZ 146/2 - 14 overs - Mitchell 5, Williamson 21
Projected total for New Zealand at the moment is 206. Daryl Mitchell is making his debut tonight for the Black Caps, he is the son of former All Blacks coach John Mitchell.
8:54pm: NZ 134/2 - 12.4 overs - Seifert 84, Williamson 14
WICKET! Ahmed bowls to Tim Seifert and it's a beautiful delivery! It's yorker which clips the inside of Seifert's bat and goes onto hit the wickets. A much needed wicket for the visitors, Daryl Mitchell joins Williamson at the crease.
8:51pm: NZ 133/1 - 13 overs - Seifert 84, Williamson 13
SIX! Ahmed bowls to Kane Williamson and the New Zealand skipper decides to join the party! Williamson hits it over deep midwicket for a maximum.
8:51pm: NZ 127/1 - 12 overs - Seifert 84, Williamson 7
Tim Seifert is playing like a man possessed! He hits a four and six in Chahal's over with the ball, with New Zealand scoring 13-runs in that over.
8:47pm: NZ 114/1 - 11 overs - Seifert 73, Williamson 5
BACK-TO-BACK SIXES! Tim Seifert is making a statement! He should've been gone in the final ball of the over but India make a mistake in the outfield. Seifert hit the ball sky high but the Indian fielder couldn't hold onto it.
8:44pm: NZ 97/1 - 10 overs - Seifert 58, Williamson 2
Halfway through the innings and Tim Seifert continues his assault on the Indian bowlers. A handy total so far for New Zealand as Seifert sits on 58-runs not out.
8:40pm: NZ 88/1 - 9 overs - Seifert 51, Williamson 1
K Pandya blows up at officials after he claims Seifert intentionally got in the way as he tried to make a catch after bowling to Kane Williamson. Replays show Seifert was well in his rights turning his back and making his way back to the crease.
8:36pm: NZ 86/1 - 8.2 overs - Munro 34, Seifert 50
OUT! K Pandya bowls to Colin Munro and he tries to go big, but he is caught on the ropes. Before his wicket Seifert brought up his maiden fifty for New Zealand.
8:34pm: NZ 85/0 - 8 overs - Munro 34, Seifert 49
New Zealand's openers Colin Munro and Tim Seifert continue to cause headaches for the Indian bowlers.
8:27pm: NZ 65/0 - 6 overs - Munro 31, Seifert 33
FOUR! Seifert has his way against H Pandya, Seifert picks the ball up and hits it over short fine leg for another boundary. His second boundary of the over he smacks it through cover-point for four.
8:22pm: NZ 54/0 - 5 overs - Munro 30, Seifert 24
A great start from the Black Caps openers, New Zealand are 54/0. How long can Munro and Seifert keep this up?
8:19pm: NZ 44/0 - 4 overs - Munro 29, Seifert 15
SIX! SIX! Colin Munro is on fire! He hits back-to-back sixes, the first ball from Ahmed is hit over midwicket with his second delivery smashed over backward point.
8:14pm: NZ 28/0 - 3 overs - Munro 16, Seifert 12
SIX! FOUR! Kumar bowls to Siefert and he charges down the wicket and smashes over midwicket for the first maximum of the match! The second to last ball by Kumar is dispatched for four with Seirfert hitting the ball to right of the umpire for a boundary.
8:09pm: NZ 13/0 - 2 overs - Munro 11, Seifert 2
FOUR! FOUR! Ahmed bowls to Colin Munro and he begins swinging for the fences. The Kiwi batsman hits it over extra cover for his first boundary of the match. And the next he dispatches over mid off for another four!
8:04pm: NZ 4/0 - 1 over - Munro 2, Seifert 2
A good over for India's Kumar with the New Zealand openers only managing four runs from the first over of the match.
India have won the toss and have elected to bowl first.
PREVIEW:
The Black Caps will be looking to redeem themselves as they switch formats to the shortest format of the game.
India have been dominant so far in their tour of New Zealand, beating the home team 4-1 in the one day internationals series.
Black Caps squad: K Williamson, D Bracewell, C de Grandhomme, L Ferguson, S Kuggeleijn, D Mitchell, C Munro, M Santner, T Seifert, I Sodhi, T Southee, R Taylor, B Tickner.
Indian squad: R Sharma, K Ahmed, Y Chahal, S Dhawan, MS Dhoni, K Jadhav, K Karthik, S Kaul, K Yadav, B Kumar, M Siraj, H Pandya, K Pandya, R Pant, V Shankhar, S Gill.
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