India vs New Zealand: Watch - Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were spotted while having fun with Mohammed Siraj in the dugout
India and New Zealand have started their battle in the 1st T20I at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The skipper of team India has won the toss and asked the opposition to bat first.
As usual, Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell came out to open the innings for their team. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar had other ideas and went on the hunt for his first wicket. He was successful in his hunt as he got Daryl Mitchell who faced his first ball of the game.
Then Mark Chapman and Martin Guptill played well in the middle for their side and added a crucial partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket. Ravichandran Ashwin gives the breakthrough for his skipper by sending back the well-settled Mark Chapman for 63 runs.
He continued the flow by removing Glenn Phillips in the same over as well. And Deepak Chahar got the big fish when he got the wicket of dangerous Martin Guptill for 70 runs.
Summary of the match between India vs New Zealand:
At the end of the first innings, New Zealand posted a quite challenging total of 164 runs with the help of Martin Guptill's 70 and Mark Chapman's 63. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin showed their experience and scalped 2 wickets each.
Following the chase, the regular openers Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult went on to open the innings for their side. Both the batsmen gave a flying start to the innings as they straightaway went on to attack the quality pacers Tim Southee and Trent Boult.
However, Mitchell Santner removed KL Rahul when he was batting on 15 runs. Now India is still on the chase and is expected to have an upper hand against the Kiwis. Then Suryakumar Yadav joined with Rohit Sharma and both the batsmen contributed well in the middle for their side.
Rohit Sharma just missed his fifty by 2 runs and has been sent back to the dressing room by boult. However, Suryakumar Yadav continued to play his role and added a fifty-plus knock to his name. In the end, India beat New Zealand in the 1st T20 on Wednesday.
Besides, during the match, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were caught while having some fun with Mohammed Siraj in the dugout. The video went viral on social media as fans were laughing at the activities done by the players.
Watch the video here: