In the first T20I between India and New Zealand, Washington Sundar took an incredible catch to dismiss Mark Chapman. Sundar took his second wicket of the game with the catch.
The first T20 match between India and New Zealand is being played in Ranchi. The kiwis got off to a flying start in the match thanks to the explosive batting of Finn Allen and Devon Conway. They were batting at a run rate of around 10 after 4 overs, with no wickets. Washington Sundar, on the other hand, drew first blood by dismissing Allen.
Suryakumar Yadav caught Finn Allen on the second ball for Washington Sundar. With his pace and turn in the first three balls, he troubled new batsman Mark Chapman at the crease. Then he bowled the final ball straight, and Chapman played the ball into the air, where Sundar dived to catch it.
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BCCI also shared a video of his incredible catch on its official Twitter account.
WHAT. A. CATCH 🔥🔥@Sundarwashi5 dives to his right and takes a stunning catch off his own bowling 😎#TeamIndia | #INDvNZ
Live – https://t.co/9Nlw3mU634 #INDvNZ @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/8BBdFWtuEu
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 27, 2023
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Sundar bowled two powerplay overs and gave India two wickets in one over. Sundar dismissed Finn Allen after he had scored 35 runs off 23 balls.
Washington Sundar has been named to the squad for the first T20I in Ranchi against New Zealand. He has been with Team India for the last several series. Sundar joined the team while Axar Patel was on leave due to his marriage in the current series. He took advantage of his position and scored the first two scalps for India. He took two wickets for 16 runs in the first three overs and had an economy rate of less than six.
In the match, Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first.
India Playing XI: Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
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