India off to a good start

Wed, 21 January 2026

19:09

India 8-0 (1 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Abhishek Sharma will open alongside Sanju Samson, with big cheers greeting the pair as they walk out to the middle.

Jacob Duffy takes the new ball, with a single slip in place. Samson begins cautiously, defending the first delivery to point before flicking the next towards square leg, with a leg-bye taken. Abhishek then steps out looking to take on Duffy, but the delivery is called wide. He follows it up by driving to midwicket, though without any reward. Abhishek sways back to evade a sharp bouncer, a testing delivery from Duffy. The opener has the final say, however, striking cleanly and sending the ball soaring out of the ground.

Eight runs come from the opening over, with India off to a confident start without loss.

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