Ranchi: The first match of the three-match T20 series was played between India and New Zealand (India vs New Zealand 1st T20 Match) on Friday. By winning this match, New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in this series. In the first match played against New Zealand, no Indian batsman could show his amazing. Only one player from India had a good performance. The name of this player is Washington Sundar. This player won everyone’s heart not only with the bat but also with his bowling and excellent fielding.

Seeing this brilliant performance of Washington Sundar, Captain Hardik Pandya also praised him fiercely. He said that the match was not between India and New Zealand, but between Washington Sundar and New Zealand. Hardik meant to say that only Washington Sundar was playing against New Zealand.

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After the match, Hardik Pandya said, ‘No one thought that the wicket would play like this. Both the teams were surprised, but New Zealand played well. As long as both me and Surya were batting, we were hopeful of winning. We gave away 25 runs more. The way Washington Sundar bowled, batted and fielded, it seemed that the match was not New Zealand vs India, but Sundar vs New Zealand. If Sundar and Akshar keep progressing like this, it will help Indian cricket a lot.

Let us tell you that, batting first, New Zealand scored 176 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. The Indian team could not achieve the target given by the Kiwi team and lost the match by 21 runs.