New Zealand thrashed the hosts & favourites India by 47 runs in the first game of the Super 10 of World T20 2016. The Blackcaps won the toss and decided to bat first, but could only manage 126 for the loss of 7 wickets.
But the Indian team were bundled out for just 79 runs, courtesy of great display of spin bowling by Nathan McCullum, Ish Sodi & Santner.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to this dismal performance by the Indian Team:
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Shane Warne would have turned the ball to Mars on this pitch.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 15, 2016
New Zealand beat India yet again
India yet to beat New Zealand in T20I
This results will sum up that anybody can win this WT20!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 15, 2016
The message is quite clear, India should never start its world domination campaign from Nagpur. It spins a lot there. #IndvsNZ
— Rofl Peace Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) March 15, 2016
Hats off to @SGanguly99 ; pre match show told us spin could prove India's undoing! #IndvsNZ
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) March 15, 2016
Note to India …. Prepare pitches that Spin square and you bring lesser teams into the game .. #INDvNZ #ICCWT20
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 15, 2016
India have never won a T20i in Nagpur.
India have never beaten NZ in a T20i.
India still favourites for the WT20 for me, though.
— Iain O'Brien (@iainobrien) March 15, 2016
The target of 127 is the lowest ever India have failed to chase down in Twenty20 Internationals.#IndvsNZ #ICCWT20
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) March 15, 2016
New Zealand beating them at their own game? Stacked team with spin and off speed bowlers. https://t.co/5hx5U42KEu
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) March 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/shekhargupta/status/709775979007246337
Haha.
Dafuq, bros.
New Zealand spinners wrecking India.
This is like Indian fast bowlers wrecking Australia.#IndvsNZ— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) March 15, 2016
Ravi Shastri has gone to buy a trampoline. Says India will bounce back. #IndvsNZ
— Roflindian (@Roflindian) March 15, 2016
.@sachin_rt you're coming next please.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 15, 2016
Horrible pitch fr a t 20 world cup.
Poor batting by india cant believe nz spinners got all the wicketa @ibnlive @ESPNcricinfo @CNNIBNSPORTS— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) March 15, 2016
I think this pitch would be the last of its kind. #IndvsNZ #Indiathoughtalesson India is a great team don't need to compromise their chances
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) March 15, 2016
Spinners from New Zealand beating India in India. The world is genuinely flat!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 15, 2016
1st half: What India thought about NZ
2nd half: What NZ turned out to be.#IndvsNZ— PhD in Bak*****! (@Atheist_Krishna) March 15, 2016
India are being very welcoming hosts tonight.
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) March 15, 2016
India are playing the spin like… like England. Old England.
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) March 15, 2016
Wtf is going on!!!!!! Come on India.#WT20
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) March 15, 2016
Ooooooooooopppppppppssssss India …… #ICCWT20
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 15, 2016
#NZ bamboozling #IND with spin on a turning pitch. It's like a herd of wildebeest casually stampeding through a crocodile-infested river.
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) March 15, 2016
Spin… Wowee ?
— James Faulkner (@JamesFaulkner44) March 15, 2016
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Wow!!! How much is that ball turning tonight in Nagpur??? Even the Indian guys are struggling with it. #INDvNZ#wt20
— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) March 15, 2016
A nation in shock.
India lose by 47 runs in T20 opener v NZ.
Text, audio and highlights: https://t.co/chavT0HoUo pic.twitter.com/fBo3wllNx4
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 15, 2016
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