India vs New Zealand 1st T20I highlights: Hosts secure big win, thrash Rohit Sharma's side by 80 runs

Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl in Wellington but Tim Seifert and Colin Munro stitched a solid stand at the top to boost New Zealand. Seifert found the boundary on a regular basis and smashed 84 off 43 balls, his highest individual score. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor also smashed some valuable knocks as New Zealand reached 219/6, the joint second-highest total for a side in this format against India. In response, India never got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner picked up wickets as India suffered their heaviest defeat in terms of runs in this format as New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. (SCORECARD)