Tim Seifert’s blitzkrieg helps Kiwis beat India in opening T20
The loss is the subcontinent team’s worst by runs since its defeat to Australia at the 2010 World T20
Opener Tim Seifert’s 43-ball 84 helped New Zealand thump India by 80 runs in Wednesday’s first Twenty20 international to hand the tourists their heaviest defeat yet in the format. Asked to bat on a flat Wellington wicket by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, New Zealand scored 219/6 before dismissing their opponents for 139 in 19.2 overs. Tim Southee took three wickets while fellow paceman Lockie Ferguson and spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi claimed two each as India suffered their worst defeat by runs since a 49-run loss to Australia at the 2010 World T20. “One of the complete performances you search for. Seifert was excellent,” Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson said. “The bowling performance was outstanding. We had runs on the board, but bowling and fielding were outstanding.” India came into the contest on the back of a 4-1 victory in the one-day international series but sorely missed the stability offered by regular skipper Virat Kohli, who has been rested for the three T20 matches....
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