New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I

Tim Seifert scored 84 off 43 balls as New Zealand won the first T20I by 80 runs

Seifert and bowlers inflicted on India their largest T20I loss in terms of runs

Daryl Mitchell impressed with the ball on his debut, using slower balls to good effect on a pitch slowing down by the minute

Bhuvneshwar Kumar registered figures of 1 for 47, his worst in T20Is

Scott Kuggeleijn scored 20* off 9 balls towards the end of New Zealand's innings to take the hosts to a commanding 219 in 20 overs

MS Dhoni scored 39 off 31, top scoring for India. This was the fifth time Dhoni top-scored for India in T20Is. Interestingly, India have lost all five of those games.