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NZ spinners trip up India in 127-run chase

New Zealand left out Tim Southee and Trent Boult to accommodate three spinners on a dry pitch against India in the World T20 Super 10s opener  IDI/Getty Images
Martin Guptill struck the first ball of the match for a six, but R Ashwin hit back, dismissing the opener lbw next ball  AFP
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Ashish Nehra then removed Colin Munro to reduce New Zealand to 13 for 2 in the second over  Associated Press
Corey Anderson struggled for timing but hung on for 34 off 42 balls, as wickets fell around him  Associated Press
Raina showed off his reflexes when he ran Ross Taylor out for 10 with a slick piece of fielding  AFP
India's bowlers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah, kept things tight in the death to limit New Zealand to 126 for 7  AFP
Shikhar Dhawan was trapped lbw by Nathan McCullum in the first over of India's chase  AFP
Rohit Sharma was stumped for 5 in the third over as New Zealand's spinners began to choke the home side  Associated Press
Suresh Raina was caught at midwicket, and soon after his dismissal India slid to 26 for 4  Associated Press
Ish Sodhi got the key wicket of Virat Kohli off his first ball, as the hosts lost half their side for 39 in only the ninth over  Associated Press
MS Dhoni resisted New Zealand with a run-a-ball 30....  Associated Press
... but fell to Mitchell Santner in the 18th over as the hosts were eventually bowled out for 79. Santner ended the match with career-best figures of 4 for 11  AFP
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