NZ 149-8 (20 ovs) vs India 202-3 | Scorecard

Nehra finishes wicketless in his final international appearance but India crushed New Zealand by 53 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Nehra bowled four overs for 29 runs and was unlucky not to finish with a wicket or two as a couple of catches were put down off his bowling..

Chahal and Axar picked up two wickets each as New Zealand finished on 149 for eight in a disappointing performance with the bat.

Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma smashed half-centuries and Virat Kohli played a quickfire cameo at the end to power India to a massive 202 for three in their 20 overs.

Interestingly, Dhawan and Rohit hit 80 each off 52 and 55 balls respectively.

Dhawan started off his aggressively hitting 10 fours and two sixes, while Rohit cut loose after a steady start as he smashed six fours and four sixes.

Kohli provided the boost at the end as he hammered a quickfire 26 from 11 balls, laced with three sixes.