Twitter Reacts as New Zealand Thumps India in 1st T20I in Wellington

Courtesy Tim Seifert 43-ball 84 and two wickets each for Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi, New Zealand won the first of the three T20Is against India in Wellington. Earlier, the hosts batted first and posted a mammoth 219 for six. India, while chasing did begin well but lost the plot as the game progressed. Though Shikhar Dhawan found some gaps inside the Powerplay overs, none of the middle-order batsmen clicked; thus leaving India’s situation in a dire state in Wellington.

New Zealand takes 1-0 lead in the T20Is

New Zealand had faced the wrath in the ODI series, losing 1-4 to India. Meanwhile, in the T20Is, they turned the tables around. Batting first in the first T20I, the hosts began on a brilliant note. The openers, Colin Munro and Tim Seifert, scored 66 runs inside the Powerplay overs. The right-handed Tim did the bulk of the scoring, collecting 84 runs off 43 balls. Not only him, but captain Williamson also scored 34 alongside opener, Munro. Later in the innings, 20 from Scott Kuggeleijn and 23 from Taylor helped New Zealand post 219 runs.

India, on the other hand, lost Rohit Sharma early on one. Then, the pair of Shankar and Dhawan did some hitting but couldn’t capitalise any further. India, in the middle order, lost the wickets in a cluster; as a result, they lost the first T20I by 80 runs.

Here is how the Twitter reacted –

Worst defeats in two formats of the game under Rohit's captaincy in almost a week.

Hmm.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 6, 2019

aisi fielding Indian hi kar sakta hai.. shabbash Sodhi ?

— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) February 6, 2019

Game to forget for India, nothing worked.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 6, 2019

in saare nalle players se 20 over bhi nhin khele jaate hain..

aur yeh Dhoni ko replace karenge

— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) February 6, 2019

Nothing’s worked for India today except Rohit Sharma winning the toss. And his decision to field first seems to be boomeranging badly

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 6, 2019

Chasing without Virat Kohli?
Indian team : pic.twitter.com/K83HdFa2mp

— Æ (@EngineeRoholic) February 6, 2019

NZ batsmen treating Hardiks bowling like he treats women…. #NZvInd

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) February 6, 2019

Biggest defeats for India in T20Is (by runs):

80 vs NZ, Wellington, 2019
49 vs Aus, Bridgetown, 2010
46 vs NZ, Nagpur, 2016
40 vs NZ, Rajkot, 2017#NZvIND

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) February 6, 2019

Kohli fans right now.#NZvIND pic.twitter.com/q1hDdgnbcT

— ch€t@n (@trust_my_lies) February 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/brainfadesmith2/status/1093090062382710785

Today at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington…
India women from 102/1 in 11.2 overs
lost 34/9 in 7.5 overs #NZWvIndW
then India men 139/10 in 19.2 overs #NZvInd
Today: last 19 wickets for 173 runs in 27.1 overs!

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 6, 2019