1st twenty20 international match of 3 t20i match series played between India and New Zealand at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Putting into bat first by India, New Zealand with firing batting performances set huge traget of 220 runs for India in 20 overs. Tim Seifert got excellent start and smashed 84 runs of just 43 balls. C Munro and KS Willimsons also played quick inning of 34 runs respectively for New Zealand. India in relpy managed to score 139 runs and lost the match by huge margins of 80 runs. Tim Seifert declared man of the match. New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0.