Nagpur, Jan. 21 -- A fighting half-century by Glenn Phillips went in vain as New Zealand suffered a 48-run defeat against Team India in the high-scoring opening T20I of the five-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.

With this win, the Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against the Black Caps.

Chasing a challenging target of 238 runs, New Zealand were off to a poor start. They lost opener Devon Conway (0) during the second ball of the first over.

In the very next over, all-rounder Hardik Pandya dismissed Rachin Ravindra (1) as the Black Caps slumped to 4/2.

However, Tim Robinson and Glenn Phillips stabilised the visitors' innings as New Zealand reached 33/2 after the end of four overs...