Matches (10)

IPL (2)

PSL (3)

BAN vs ZIM (1)

Women's One-Day Cup (4)

RESULT • 49th Match • IPL • T20 • Chennai

CSK

190

PBKS

(19.4/20 ov, T:191) 194/6

PBKS won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

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RESULT • 19th Match • PSL • T20 • Lahore

209/6

(16.5/20 ov, T:210) 121

Qalandars won by 88 runs

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New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I at Christchurch, Feb 25 2009 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st T20I (N), Christchurch, February 25, 2009, India tour of New Zealand

India

162/8

New Zealand

(18.5/20 ov, T:163) 166/3

New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Brendon McCullum

, NZ

56* (49)

Jacob Oram has a chat with Suresh Raina after hitting the winning runs•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Jacob Oram scoops one over the off side, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Jacob Oram scoops one over the off side•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Suresh Raina top scored for India with 61, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Suresh Raina top scored for India with 61•Feb 25, 2009•AFP

Brendon McCullum goes over the top during his 56, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Brendon McCullum goes over the top during his 56•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Ishant Sharma celebrates Jesse Ryder's wicket, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Ishant Sharma celebrates Jesse Ryder's wicket•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Daniel Vettori appeals for an lbw, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Daniel Vettori appeals for an lbw•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Iain O'Brien celebrates Virender Sehwag's wicket, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Iain O'Brien celebrates Virender Sehwag's wicket•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Virender Sehwag hits a six, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Virender Sehwag hits a six•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

There was support for India at the AMI Stadium, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

There was support for India at the AMI Stadium•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks back for 2, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks back for 2•Feb 25, 2009•AFP

Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram take New Zealand home, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram take New Zealand home•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Virender Sehwag loses a stump, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Virender Sehwag loses a stump•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Ishant Sharma dismissed Jesse Ryder with his first ball, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Ishant Sharma dismissed Jesse Ryder with his first ball•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Yusuf Pathan hammers one over the long-on boundary, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Yusuf Pathan hammers one over the long-on boundary•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

Gautam Gambhir is bowled, New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 international, Christchurch, February 25, 2009

Gautam Gambhir is bowled•Feb 25, 2009•Getty Images

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Sehwag hits New Zealand for six

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New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20, Christchurch

Match home for the first Twenty20 international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch on February 25, 2009

McCullum fifty sets up NZ's win

New Zealand and India adopted different approaches to their innings and in the end it was the host's more measured and sensible method that prevailed over the visitors' manic thrash

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New Zealand Innings

Player Name		R	B
JD Ryder	lbw	1	4
BB McCullum	not out	56	49
MJ Guptill	lbw	41	28
LRPL Taylor	bowled	31	20
JDP Oram	not out	29	15
Extras	(nb 3, w 5)
Total	166(3 wkts; 18.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	4	20	1	5
I Sharma	4	35	1	8.75 (3 nb)
IK Pathan	3	38	0	12.66
Harbhajan Singh	4	19	1	4.75
YK Pathan	2.5	37	0	13.05
Yuvraj Singh	1	17	0	17

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Brendon McCullum	Jesse Ryder
2nd	54	Brendon McCullum	Martin Guptill
3rd	50	Brendon McCullum	Ross Taylor
4th	60	Jacob Oram	Brendon McCullum

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