Twitter Making Sure India Don’t Forget Their Heaviest T20I Defeat

Here’s how Twitter reacted to India’s 80-run loss to New Zealand in the first ODI in Wellington.

An all-round effort guided New Zealand to a thumping 80-run victory over India in the first contest of the three-match T20 international at the Westpac stadium in Wellington on Wednesday.

Chasing a mammoth 220-run target for victory, the Indian batsmen failed to show fight against a disciplined Kiwi bowling attack as the entire team was bowled out for 139 runs in 19.2 overs.

Wednesday’s loss was India’s heaviest defeat in terms of runs in T20I. India’s previous biggest defeat came against Australia in 2010 in Bridgetown. India lost the match by 49 runs.

Apart from this, India is yet to win a T20I against New Zealand in New Zealand. After losing both T20Is in 2009, India win-loss ratio now stands at 0-3.

As India started the T20I series with a loss, Twitter made sure they won’t let Team India forget that this was their biggest defeat.

New Zealand send India to their biggest T20I defeat!

The visitors are bowled out for 139 in Wellington after Tim Seifert's 84 helped set up a crushing 80 run win for the Blackcaps!#NZviND scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/TTixTOEQaM pic.twitter.com/W8gh3ufYlg

— ICC (@ICC) February 6, 2019

For the first time on this tour, Indian bowling let the team down a little. It was all upto the batsmen tonight.... #NZvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 6, 2019

Seifert and Southee complete NZ demolition job
India suffered their biggest margin of defeat in T20Is in Wellington to go down 0-1 in the three-match series#NZvIND

— Sachin Padwal (@sachin140778) February 6, 2019

Most matches lost by India against an opposition in T20Is:

7 v New Zealand*
7 v England
6 v Australia #NZvIND

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 6, 2019

Don't be depressed guys, @ImRo45 has the habit of loosing the first match of any tournament as a captain with a loss....#NZvIND

— Punit Kumar (@punitdelight) February 6, 2019

This is the first time that four bowlers took two or more wickets each in a T20I match against India.

Today, Southee, Ferguson, Sodhi and Santner, all took 2-plus wickets.#NZvIND

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 6, 2019

This is how Indian batsman trying to chase 219 #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/KnKAeYlWUq

— ZeNi (@iamzyan_) February 6, 2019