New Zealand off to a watchful start

Sun, 11 January 2026

13:57

NZ 17-0 (5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls to open the batting for New Zealand. Mohammed Siraj with the new bowl for India.

One slip is in place. Conway is on the strike. Siraj starts with a fuller delivery outside off and Conway drives it firmly to the fielder at cover. No run on offer.

Conway drives the next delivery too this time to the mid-on fielder.

Two more dots follow before Conway opens his account with a single through square leg. Poor fielding by Washington Sundar, allowing the batters to cross over.

A dot to end the over. Just a single come off it.

Harshit Rana to operate from the other end. Full length delivery shaping away and Conway lets it go. Another dot later, Conway pushes the fuller delivery outside off down to third man and gets off the strike.

A second slip in place but the batter sees off the next three delivery. Another 1-run over.

Siraj continues and Conway drives the fuller length delivery to mid-off and takes a quick single. After four dots, Nicholls makes room and clips one past square leg for four runs. First boundary of the innings.

Five runs come off Siraj's second over.

Harshit Rana continues. Conway leaves the first delivery, a good length ball wide outside off-stump.

A wide follows. A bouncer sails over Conway's head and is called a wide.

A slip and gully in place Conway hits the next delivery straight to the fielder at backward point.

Four! Conway leans forward and drives the half-volley from Rana down to long-on for a boundary.

A dot later, Conway gets off the strike with a single to cover point.

A dot to end the over. Six runs come off it.

Siraj with his third over and Conway leaves alone the good length delivery outside off.

Four! Full and wide outside off and Conway leans across and drives it beautifully through deep extra-cover. Four dots follow. Four runs come off the over.

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