After losing the toss, India’s start was cautious. Rishabh Pant (6) broke the opening partnership of 6th 36 runs off Ferguson. Another opener Ishan Kishan scored 36 runs off 31 balls. Suryakumar stormed down to three. After completing the fifty off 32 balls, he became even more dangerous. He scored a century in just 49 balls. This is the second century of his 41-match International T20 career. He made his first appearance against England in Nottingham in July. India’s scoreboard was moving at the speed of the storm.

Tim Southee scored a hat-trick in the last over of the innings. Captain Hardik Pandya (13) was caught by James Neesham in the third ball of the 20th over bowled by the Kiwi pacer. Ferguson took the catch of Deepak Hooda (0) in the next ball. In the fifth ball, Washington Sundar (0) completed the hat-trick by catching Neesham’s palm. In the end, India scored 191 runs in 6 wickets. Surya remained unbeaten on 111 * off 51 balls. His tornado innings included 11 fours and 7 sixes.