India slumped to their worst ever defeat in T20 Internationals as New Zealand outclassed the visitors in all departments to win the first match of the series by a comprehensive 80-run margin on Wednesday.
This is India’s biggest loss in terms of runs in T20Is. This is also the eighth time that India have been bowled out in the format. India had never lost a T20 International by 50 or more runs prior to this match. India’s previous worst was a 49-run loss to Australia back in 2010.
Tim Seifert took the Indian bowling apart blasting 84 off 43 balls as New Zealand posted a commanding 219 for six after being invited to bat first.
During the chase, skipper Rohit Sharma (1) and Shikhar Dhawan (29) departed within the Powerplay overs.
MS Dhoni (39 off 31 balls) did play his part but it was always an impossible chase with wickets falling at regular intervals at the other end. They were all out for 139 in 19.2 overs.
“We failed to get a good partnership. 200 was never going to be easy to chase,” said Rohit in the post-match presentation.
