Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul power India to a comfortable 6-wicket win in the 1st T20

Shreyas Iyer once again proved why he is perfect person to play in middle for Men in Blue as India picked up a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand in 1st T20 in Auckland. Chasing a target of 204 runs, India's run-chase was spearheaded initially by opener KL Rahul and skipper Virat Kohli followed by Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey - who ensured India went across line. A cool, calm and composed Shreyas Iyer played a quick-fire kck of 58 runs off just 29 deliveries, laced with five fours and three sixes. Along with Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer finished off game in style with a gigantic six, putting India 1-0 up on scoreboard.

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Rahul, Shreyas get job done for India

After losing Rohit Sharma early in run-chase, KL Rahul and skipper Virat Kohli took over reins of chase and guided team to a commendable score at end of powerplay. Surviving few run-out scares and drops, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli mand to get India to a commanding position from which Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube and Manish Pandey could take over. KL Rahul departed after a sensational fifty while Virat Kohli anchored run-chase and fell short of his fifty by six runs. Shivam Dube played a cameo, coming in at number four, while Manish Pandey stood firm on or end as Shreyas Iyer decimated Kiwi bowlers. 

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Jasprit Bumrah suffers ar injury?

Jasprit Bumrah just came back from injury in T20I series against Sri Lanka but India's worries may t be over for just yet when it comes to ir lead pacer's fitness. In a match where runs flowed easily for New Zealand, Bumrah was only bowler who could really hold his own in front of Kane Williamson and his men. Jasprit Bumrah ended match with figures of 1-31 in his four overs and turned out to be India's most ecomical bowler. However, in last over of NZ innings, Bumrah landed awkwardly on his left leg and seemed to injure his ankle. After some treatment, Bumrah did bowl remaining over and gave away only 6 runs in 4 balls after that. However, fans are worried about losing Bumrah to injury again and have taken to Twitter to share ir best wishes for bowler.

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