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Samson, Iyer and Dhir fashion record win for India

India secured a record-breaking victory over New Zealand in the first T20I at Hagley Oval, chasing down 225 runs. Sanju Samson scored 67 from 33 deliveries, while Abhishek Sharma added 29 from 12 balls to help India reach 93 runs in the powerplay.

Shreyas Iyer contributed 42 off 28 balls and Naman Dhir hit 42 off 15 balls to seal the win with two balls remaining.

New Zealand's total was bolstered by Glenn Phillips, who remained unbeaten on 82 from 40 balls, and Finn Allen, who scored 45 from 24. Bevon Jacobs added 31 from 16 balls, while Daryl Mitchell contributed 28 from 19.

Tim Seifert made 24 before being dismissed by Mayank Yadav, and Axar Patel took the wicket of Allen. Arshdeep Singh removed Mitchell and run out Jacobs with a kick to the stumps.

Other bowlers included Nitish Kumar Reddy and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

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