By Admin 
Akshar Patel got injured in the first T20 match played between India and New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday (January 21). In fact, when Akshar tried to catch Daryl Mitchell’s shot during bowling, the ball hit the upper part of the index finger of his left hand. His finger started bleeding as soon as the ball hit him.
By the time the ball was hit, Akshar had bowled only three balls in the over. Since Akshar bowls with his left hand, he left the field without completing his over. Abhishek Sharma bowled the remaining three balls of Akshar’s over. Akshar’s departure from the field is raising big questions, one of which is his exclusion from the 2026 World Cup.
Vice captain of Team India in T20 World Cup
Let us tell you that Akshar has been made the vice-captain of Team India for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Talking about his being out of the tournament, till now no official update has been given by BCCI on Akshar’s injury. Apart from this, it is also not known how serious the injury of the Indian all-rounder is.
Team India gained lead by winning the first T20
In the first T20 held in Nagpur, Team India defeated New Zealand and took a 1-0 lead in the series. In the match, Team India, batting first, scored 238 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. This became India’s highest total against New Zealand in T20. During this, Abhishek Sharma played the biggest innings for Men in Blue and scored 84 runs in 35 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes.
Then the Kiwi team, which came out for run chase, could score only 190 runs for 7 wickets on the board in 20 overs. During this time, Glenn Phillips batted well for the team and scored 78 runs in 40 balls by hitting 4 fours and 6 sixes. However, Phillips’ innings could not bring victory to the team. Let us tell you that the second match of the series will be played on Sunday, January 23.