India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has praised Naman Dhir’s composure and understanding of the finisher’s role after his unbeaten 42 from 15 balls in the opening T20I against New Zealand. Kotak also highlighted Dhir’s fielding and potential off-spin contribution. India’s next match is in Christchurch on 24 October. This is a coaching follow-up to the previously recorded result.
Source reported status: India won by 4 wkts.
Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
| Batter | Dismissal / status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert (wk) | c Sanju Samson b Mayank Yadav | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Finn Allen | c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel | 45 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 187.50 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Arshdeep Singh | 28 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 147.37 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 82 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 205.00 |
| Bevon Jacobs | run out (Arshdeep Singh) | 31 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 193.75 |
| Michael Bracewell | not out | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.67 |
Extras: 8 (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 2, p 0).
Did not Bat Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.20 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.20 |
| Mayank Yadav | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.80 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Batter | Dismissal / status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson (wk) | b Mitchell Santner | 67 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 203.03 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Adam Milne b Michael Bracewell | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 241.67 |
| Tilak Varma | c Lockie Ferguson b Michael Bracewell | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | c Mitchell Santner b Adam Milne | 42 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Finn Allen b Mitchell Santner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Axar Patel | c (sub)Devon Conway b Lockie Ferguson | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Naman Dhir | not out | 42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 280.00 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 17 (b 0, lb 0, w 16, nb 1, p 0).
Did not Bat Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav.
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 3.4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 15.50 |
| Adam Milne | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.30 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.30 |
| Michael Bracewell | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.20 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.80 |
| Nathan Smith | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |