Hosts India loses to New Zealand in the ICC WC T/20 curtain raiser

Hosts India loses to New Zealand in the ICC WC T/20 curtain raiser

In the curtain raiser of the ICC World Cup T/20 between the hosts India and New Zealand played in

Nagpur New Zealand were able to win by a margin of 47 runs.

India fresh from the Asia Cup triumph and playing a T /20  match having won  their seven last matches were shocked with this loss. The pitch which favoured spin which the spin trio of New Zealand Nathan Santner,McCullum and Sodhi proved unplayable for the formidable Indians

New Zealand's Santner the left arm leg spinner captured 4 for 11 was named the "Man of the Match".

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