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

Brendon McCullum seems to have taken the senior batsman's responsibility, and has curbed his aggressive instincts to anchor an inexperienced batting line-up. Today, he was returned the favour by the other batsmen, especially Martin Guptill, who surprised

India have often been accused of making slow starts to overseas tours, but no one can make that accusation this time - in the first 11 balls in New Zealand, they blasted 25 runs. Unfortunately for India, they got too greedy, as the short boundaries at the

Plays of the Day of the first Twenty20 international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch

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