Watch: Arshdeep Singh’s football skills run out Bevon Jacobs in NZ vs IND 1st T20I

During the opening T20I of the five-match series between India and New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, Arshdeep Singh displayed his superb football skills to run out Bevon Jacobs, whose bat was in the air by the time he entered the batting crease as the moment went viral around the social media platforms. 

India’s captain, Shreyas Iyer, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface which looked good for batting. The visitors, coming off the 2-2 drawn series at home against the West Indies, decided to leave both the premier spinners, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, from the playing XI.

Arshdeep kicks the ball onto the stumps to run out Jacobs

It was the third ball of the 18th over of the innings when Arshdeep went with a cracking yorker on off as Glenn Phillips could only jam it onto his feet and called Bevon Jacobs for a single. There was direct race between the batter and the bowler, who was ahead in the race due to his follow through.

Watch the run-out here- 

Arshdeep got in front of him, covered the distance and kicked the ball onto the stumps. There was some excellent football skills into play as this was a big wicket in the context. Jacobs put up a big dive but his bat was in the air as he was short of the ground.

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The third umpire had a few looks at the moment and decided to call it out. Jacobs was dismissed at the end for his 31 runs off 16 balls with the help of three sixes.

How New Zealand batted against India in the 1st T20I

New Zealand went off to a terrific start with 49 runs off their 4.5 overs. Finn Allen was dismissed for 45 runs in 24 balls with the help of five boundaries and a pair of six while the partnership between Glenn Phillips and Jacobs of 73 runs in 32 balls offered them the fire. Phillips remained unbeaten on 82 runs off 40 balls with eight boundaries and three sixes.

India went off to a flying start in the chase with 42 runs on the board without any damage in just three overs as Sanju Samson played some superb shots around the ground against the Blackcaps bowlers. 

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Brief Scores: India 46/0 (Sanju Samson 28*) vs New Zealand 225/4 (Glenn Phillips 82*, Mayank Yadav 1/40)