The stage was set for Ashish Nehra’s farewell in his home ground Feroz Shah Kotla and captain Kohli fit him into the squad for his career finale along with Shreyas Iyer. Kane Williamson asked Indian batsmen to bat first in the hopes of late dew.
Indian openers came out with all guns blazing and they put a show. Rohit and Dhawan were scoring runs at will and shared a record stand for India. In the process, they managed a third highest opening stand in the history of T20 International. Dhawan perished after a stroke filled 80-run knock. Hardik Pandya got a promotion ahead of Kohli but perished for silver duck.
This brought captain Kohli and he helped his team to 202/3 with his stunning cameo of 26 runs, which includes three towering sixes.
A tricky chase is ahead of Kiwi team as India is fielding with three pacers and two spiners along with a Hardik Pandya. All eyes will be glued over Ashish Nehra for a final time.