India beat NZ by 53 runs in first T20I

NEW DELHI: India beat New Zealand by 53 runs in the opening Twenty20 International match here today.

Brief Scores:

India: 202 for 3 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 80, Rohit Sharma 80, Virat Kohli 26 not out; Ish Sodhi 2/25).

New Zealand: 149 for 8 in 20 overs (Tom Latham 39; Axar Patel 2/20, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/26). (AGENCIES)