New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The two Indian openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma took time to settle down in the first two overs. But the Kiwi bowlers did not realize that it was the calm before the storm. But the Indian team started batting monstrous from the third over. Leaving the New Zealand bowlers, De Ma cried and survived. But the Kiwi bowlers made a comeback towards the end.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma scored 92 runs in the first power play. The two star batsmen played eye-catching shots one after another. Abhishek chose the stage of the final to return to form. He completed his fifty in just 18 balls. Abhishek got out after playing an innings of 52 runs off 21 balls. 98 runs in the opening pair. But Sanju Samson continued his innings. He was accompanied by Ishaan Kishan.

India’s run rate has not decreased that much despite the wicket. It was as if Ishan had set out to bat from the dressing room. India’s run rate increased as time progressed. Both Sanju and Ishaan completed their individual gaffe centuries. After the fall of the first wicket, Sanju and Ishan took the team’s score past 200 with a partnership of 103 runs in just 8 overs. Sanju got out after playing a memorable innings of 89 runs off 46 balls. Ishan also could not stay at the crease for a long time to break the pair. He was dismissed for 54 off 24 balls. Then Suryakumar Yadav came and got out on the first ball. Jimmy Neesham hit India with 3 wickets in one over.

Losing 3 wickets in a row, India’s run rate slowed down a bit. Neesham bowled tight. India hit the first boundary after 17 balls at one point in the slog over. Hardik also returned to Sajghar while scoring Dru’s run in the slog over. He scored 18 runs. India scored only 28 runs from 16 to 19 overs. But in the last over, Dubey batted again. Shivam Dubey hits 24 off Jimmy Neesham in one over. India stopped at 255. Dube remains unbeaten with 26 runs off 8 balls.