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    1st T20I: Abhishek, Rinku, Varun star as India beat New Zealand by 48 runs (ld)
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    1st T20I: Abhishek, Rinku, Varun Star As India Beat New Zealand By 48 Runs (ld)

    By IANS News January 21, 2026 • 23:42 PM View: 102
    New VCA Stadium: Abhishek Sharma’s magnificent 84, Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 44, and two scalps each by Varun Chakaravarthy and Shivam Dube powered India to a 48‑run victory over New Zealand in the T20I series opener at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday.

    Abhishek Sharma stepped up to take on the bowlers and produced another stunning knock from 35, laced with five fours and eight sixes, at a strike-rate of 240. Rinku finished the innings strongly with a 20-ball 44 not out, studded with four boundaries and three sixes to guide India past the 230-run mark after New Zealand had elected to bowl first.

    Quickfire cameos of 32 and 25 from captain Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya helped India reach their highest total in a T20I against New Zealand, who conceded a whopping 15 extras. Chasing 239, New Zealand were reduced to 52/3 before Glenn Phillips kept them in contention with a fluent 78 off 40 balls, laced with four boundaries and six maximums.

    TAGS Abhishek Sharma Rinku Singh Varun Chakravarthy VCA Stadium Varun Chakaravarthy Shivam Dube VCA Stadium Suryakumar Yadav Hardik Pandya Glenn Phillips Mark Chapman Arshdeep Singh Jasprit Bumrah Axar Patel Daryl Mitchell
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