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Rinku Singh`s finishing touches help Team India post 238 runs

Updated On: 21 January, 2026 09:17 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the first T20I match against New Zealand, Team India posted a total of 238 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

In the first T20I match against New Zealand, Team India posted a total of 238 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

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In the first T20I match against New Zealand, Team India posted a total of 238 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)
<p>Having put to bat first, Team India`s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson scored 10 runs in seven balls, including two boundaries. Fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma played a fiery knock of 84 runs off just 35 deliveries. His knock was laced with five boundaries and eight maximums <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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Having put to bat first, Team India`s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson scored 10 runs in seven balls, including two boundaries. Fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma played a fiery knock of 84 runs off just 35 deliveries. His knock was laced with five boundaries and eight maximums (Pic: X/@BCCI)

<p>Ishan Kishan registered eight runs in five balls, with the help of two boundaries. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav accumulated 32 runs in 22 balls, including four boundaries and a maximum <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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Ishan Kishan registered eight runs in five balls, with the help of two boundaries. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav accumulated 32 runs in 22 balls, including four boundaries and a maximum (Pic: X/@BCCI)

<p>Later, Hardik Pandya garnered 25 runs off just 16 deliveries, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Rinku Singh gave the finishing touches to Team India`s innings. Having faced just 20 balls, he smashed an unbeaten 44 runs, with the help of four boundaries and three maximums. With this, the "Men in Blue" posted a total of 238 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Later, Hardik Pandya garnered 25 runs off just 16 deliveries, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Rinku Singh gave the finishing touches to Team India`s innings. Having faced just 20 balls, he smashed an unbeaten 44 runs, with the help of four boundaries and three maximums. With this, the "Men in Blue" posted a total of 238 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson returned with two wickets each. Having completed their quotas of four overs each, Duffy conceded 27 runs, and Jamieson leaked 54 runs. Kristian Clarke, Ish Sodhi, and skipper Mitchell Santner picked up one wicket each <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson returned with two wickets each. Having completed their quotas of four overs each, Duffy conceded 27 runs, and Jamieson leaked 54 runs. Kristian Clarke, Ish Sodhi, and skipper Mitchell Santner picked up one wicket each (Pic: File Pic)

<p>It will be interesting to see if Daryl Mitchell, who is in red-hot form, manages to replicate his ODI performances in the shortest format as well <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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It will be interesting to see if Daryl Mitchell, who is in red-hot form, manages to replicate his ODI performances in the shortest format as well (Pic: File Pic)

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