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IND vs NZ 1st T20I in pics: India herald start of new era with win
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav produced sublime knocks as India bungled towards end before recovering in time to fashion a five-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening T20 International ushering in a new era in Indian cricket.
Updated: November 18, 2021 11:40 IST
1 / 9Teammates congratulate India's Suryakumar Yadav, centre, for taking a catch to dismiss New Zealand's Tim Seifert during the first T20 cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Jaipur, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
2 / 9Jaipur: New Zealand's Martin Guptill and M Chapman during the first Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000193A)
3 / 9Jaipur: Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary waves the national flag during the first Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000245B)
4 / 9Jaipur: India's Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the first Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000247B)
5 / 9Jaipur: India's Suryakumar Yadav gets bowled during the first Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000256B)
6 / 9Jaipur: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and New Zealand's captain Tim Southee during a practice session ahead of the first Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000155A)
7 / 9Jaipur: Indian cricket team's head coach Rahul Dravid with cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin after winning their first Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000270B)
8 / 9Jaipur: India's Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel after India wins the first Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000276B)
9 / 9Jaipur: Indian cricket team's head coach Rahul Dravid with cricketers Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel after winning their first Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI11_17_2021_000278B)
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