India, Jan. 23 -- New Zealand got off to an electric start after being asked to bat first in the second T20I against India in Raipur's Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. With Devon Conway opening the batting and Arshdeep Singh taking the first over, the Kiwi southpaw teed off early on, subjecting the seamer to an unwanted record.

Conway picked up three boundaries and a six in the very first over, good for an 18-run tonking to get the match going against one of India's premier seamers. This is only the second time that an Indian bowler in the first over of a T20I innings has conceded as many runs - and no bowler for the men in blue has ever conceded more.

Arshdeep was liable for providing Conway too much width early on, allowing the bat...