Nagpur, Jan. 21 -- A blistering knock by opener Abhishek Sharma and valuable contributions from Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and captain Suryakumar Yadav helped Team India to post a daunting 238/7 runs in 20 overs against New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday.

After being asked to bat first, Team India were off to a poor start as they lost their opener, Sanju Samson, during the fifth ball of the second over. Speedster Kyle Jamieson dismissed Samson for 10 runs off seven balls, including two fours.

In the very next over, Ishan Kishan was removed by speedster Jacob Duffy. Kishan made eight runs off five balls along with two fours.

India reached 38/2 after the end of four overs. However, opener Abhishek Sharma ...